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GREGOR TURK
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Updated August 8, 1999


Educational Background:

 Boston University: Program in Artistry, MFA, Boston, Mass., 1989
Rhodes College: BA (Psychology and Religion), Memphis, Tenn., l982


Selected Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions:
 Con/Text: Atlanta Financial Center, Atlanta, Ga., 2000 (scheduled)
Decade: Bank of America, Atlanta, Ga., 2000 (scheduled)
South of North: The Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas, 1999
Con/Text: Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1998
Twenty Years Later: The Lovett School Galleria, Atlanta, Ga.
Interstate 50: City Gallery at Chastain, Atlanta, Ga., 1998
The Legend Series: McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1997
The 49th Parallel Project: Ace Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1997 (external link)
Up North: Carolyn Ruff Gallery, Minneapolis, Minn., 1996
The 49th Parallel Project: Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 1996 (external link)
New Works: New York Mills Cultural Center, New York Mills, Minn., 1995
49th Parallel Project: Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana, 1995
49th Parallel Project: Barrier as Corridor: Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Ga., 1995
49th Parallel Project: Latitude and Limitations: McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1995
Projection Series: The McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1992
Points of Reference: Tula Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1991

Group Exhibitions:
 Regional Exhibition: The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Ga., 1999 (scheduled)
Fire: City Gallery East, Atlanta, Ga., 1999
Drive Through Show: Marshall Arts, Memphis, Tenn., 1998
Troubling Customs: Gallery of the Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Ontario, 1998
Trees: Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, Ga., 1997
Water: Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, Ga., 1996
Invitational Exhibition: Campbell Public Library, Gillette, Wyoming, 1997
Boundaries and Explorations: St. Paul Companies, St. Paul, Minn., 1995
Mapping the Self: Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga., 1994/95
Landscape of Limitation: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, Del., 1993
Three Person Show: The Sarratt Gallery, Nashville, Tenn., 1992
Tenth Anniversary Exhibition: The McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1992
Georgia Clay '92: The Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1992
Five Person Show: New Visions Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1991
Special Visions: Willow Street Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1991
Two Person Show: The McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1991
Artists in Georgia: Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Ga., 1990
LaGrange National XV: Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, Ga., 1990
Ceramics Now/l990: Downey Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Ca., 1990
Gloria Wilcher Memorial Exhibition: Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, N.H., 1989
Creative Continuum '89: Studio 2080, Atlanta, Ga., 1989
Georgia Clay: Contemporary Studio Works: Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, Ga., 1989
Program in Artistry Exhibition: Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Mass., 1989


Professional Experience:

Public Art Coordinator: Fulton County Arts Council, Atlanta, Ga. 1998 - 2000
Adjunct Instructor: Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga. 1999
High Musuem of Art: Instructor for Young Careers Outreach Program, Atlanta, Ga., 1999
Artist-In-Residence: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1997
Artist-In-Residence: Georgia Council for the Arts & Bureau of Cultural Affairs, 1989-present
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts/Artist Workshop Program: 1993
Instructor: Materials and Techniques, Swain School of Design, New Bedford, Mass., l987
Peace Corps Volunteer: Lofa County Agricultural Extension Project, Voinjama, Liberia, 1983-85



Grants:

Artist's Project: City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs, 1998
Alternate Visions Grant: N.E.A./ The Rockefeller Foundation/ The Warhol Foundation, 1996
Georgia Council for the Arts: Individual Artist's Grant, 1994 & 1990
New Forms Regional Initiative Grant: N.E.A. & The Rockefeller Foundation, 1990



Awards:

Documentary Prize Winner: Smoky Mountain/Nantahala Media Festival, Bryson City, N.C., 1998
Nexus Studio Program: Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Ga., 1998
Corporation for Olympic Development in Atlanta (CODA): Cultural Shuttle Bus Commission, 1996
Cultural Olympiad Regional Designation Award for the Arts: ACOG, Atlanta, Ga., 1995



Alternate Awards:

Fulbright Fellowship: Selected as Alternate for Research Grant in West Africa, 1998
JFK Natatorium: First Runner-up for City of Atlanta Public Art Commission, 1998
CODA Public Space Program: Alternate for Marietta Art Bollard Competition, Atlanta, 1995
Nebraska State Capitol: First Runner-up for Public Art Commission, 1990



Residencies:

The Ucross Foundation: Residency Program, Clearmont, Wyoming, 1997
St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre: Residency Programme, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1997 (external link)
Banff Centre for the Arts: New Works Residency, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 1996
New York Mills Cultural Center: Residency, New York Mills, Minnesota, 1995 (external link)
Banff Centre for the Arts: International Artists' Residency, Alberta, Canada, 1992 & 1993



Selected Lectures/Presentations:

University of Manitoba/Ace Art: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1997
Southern Alberta Art Gallery/University of Lethbridge: Lethbridge, Alberta, 1996
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies: Banff, Alberta, Canada, 1996
Minneapolis College of Art and Design: Minneapolis, Minn., 1995
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center: New York Mills, Minn., 1995
Nexus Contemporary Art Center: Panel Discussion, Atlanta, Ga., 1995
Georgia State University: Art Department, Atlanta, Ga., 1995
Lynchburg Fine Arts Center: Lynchburg, Va., 1993



Selected Reviews, Articles (Print & Web):

Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: "Lessons from Home," Q8, Jan. 8, 1999
Visual Arts in Atlanta: http://www.visualartsatlanta.com, January, 1999
Art Papers: Atlanta, Ga.: p.52, Vol. 22, #6, November/Decmber 1998
Creative Loafing: Atlanta, Ga.: "Another Roadside Attraction," pp. 31 & 35, June 20, 1998
Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: "Empty Billboards Full of Meaning," Q6, 6-12-98
Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: Q7, May 29, 1998 (photograph)
Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: "The Real Vs. Fantasy," G14 May 23, 1997
Contact: Calgary, Alberta: "Barrier as Corridor," pp. 45-47, Autumn 1996
Critical Distance Volume 2 Number 7 by Douglas William Lewis(external link) Border Crossings: Winnipeg, Manitoba: "Manifest Cartography," pp. 70-71, Summer, 1996
Star Tribune: Minneapolis, Minn.: "Mapping the Border," p. E13 July 19, 1996
Minnesota Monthly: Minneapolis, Minn.: "Map Hazard," p. 115, July 1996
City Pages: Minneapolis, Minn., "The A List," p.37, August 14, 1996
Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: E8 April 8, 1996
Fast Forward: Calgary, Alberta: "Paralleling Imagined Reality," p. 14, March 6, 1996
Crag and Canyon: Banff, Alberta: "The 49th Parallel," Feb. 14, 1996
Art Papers; Contemporary Art in the Southeast: Atlanta, Ga.: Vol. 19, #6, p.44, 1995
Great Falls Tribune: Great Falls, Mont.: p. 1D, July 7, 1995
Art Papers; Contemporary Art in the Southeast: Atlanta, Ga.: Vol. 19, #4, pp.46 -47, 1995
30306: Atlanta, Ga.: "Drawing the Line," p. 18, June, 1995
Creative Loafing: Atlanta, Ga.: pp. 37-38, June 3, 1995
Preview: Atlanta, Ga.: p.11, May, 1995
Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: P1& 22 May 26, 1995
Rhodes: Memphis, Tenn.: pp. 22-26, Spring, 1995
Creative Loafing: Savannah, Ga.: Volume 1, #38, cover & p. 5, 1994
The Georgia Guardian: Savannah, Ga.: p. 1B, Dec. 16-22, 1994
Ceramics- Art and Perception: Sydney, Australia: Issue 18, pp. 83-83, 1994
Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: E3 Jan. 10, 1992
Art Papers; Contemporary Art in the Southeast: Atlanta, Ga.: Vol. 15, #5, p. 41, 1991
Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: E8 July 15, 1991
Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: D2 March 22, 1991
Art Papers; Contemporary Art in the Southeast: Atlanta, Ga.: Vol. 13, #6, p. 48, 1990
Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Atlanta, Ga.: F4 Nov. 14, 1990
Art New England: Boston, Mass.: July/August 1989

Broadcasts (Radio and Television):

KTCA: Newsnight Minnesota: Television Interview (Twin Cities Public TV), Aug. 15, 1996
CBC: Radio interview (Alberta), Feb. 24, 1996
KCUA : Radio interview (Alberta), Feb. 2, 1996
CNN: Newsroom: Television interview and feature (national), July 20, 1995
CNN: Saturday Morning: Television interview and feature (national), July 29, 1995
WEVO: Morning Edition: Audio Review (Public Radio for New Hampshire), May 5, 1989



Exhibition & Award Juror:

Emerging Artist Award: Forward Arts Foundation, Atlanta, Ga., 1999
Ex Lucius: Georgia State, Atlanta, Ga., 1999
Annual Exhibition: Arts Experiment Station, Tifton, Ga., 1999
Patron Purchase Competition & Exhibition: Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, Ga., 1998
Man, Earth & Sky : Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, Ga., 1998
BB&T - Florence Museum State-Wide Art Competition: Florence, S.C., 1998



Catalogues & Essays:

Interstate 50: Carolan Schwartz, City Gallery at Chastain, Atlanta, Ga., 1998
Landscapes, Borders and Boundaries: Julia Fenton, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Ga., 1995
Mapping the Self: Models of Identity in a Postmodernizing State: Jerry Cullum, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga., 1994
Georgia Clay 92: Rick Berman, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Ga., 1992
Affiliate Program: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Richmond, Va., 1992
Artists in Georgia: Peter Doroshenko, Albany, Ga., 1990
Gloria Wilcher Memorial Exhibition: Marilyn Friedman Hoffman, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, N.H., 1989


Video Projects:
The 49th Parallel: Barrier as Corridor
Broadcasts:
Georgia Public Television, Georgia, May 1995 (Premiere)
Prairie Public Television, North Dakota, 1996
Northern Minnesota Public Television, Minn., 1996
Duluth Public Television, Minn., 1996
KCTS Television, Seattle, Wa., 1996
KSPS Television, Spokane, Wa., 1996
Western N.Y. Public Broadcasting Assoc., Buffalo, N.Y., 1996

Screenings:
Free Times' 3rd Annual Colossal Film Crawl:Columbia, S.C. 1999
Smoky Mountain/Nantahala Media Festival: Bryson City, N.C., 1998
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies: Banff, Alberta, 1996
Nexus Contemporary Art Center: Atlanta, Ga., 1995 (Premiere)

Collections:
N.C. Arts & Humanities/Duke University, 1996
Emporia State University, 1998


Selected Collections/Commissions:

Corporate Collections:
*Colony Square Hotel: Atlanta, Ga.
Delta Airlines: Atlanta, Ga.
Delta Airlines: Washington D.C.
*Embassy Suites Hotel: Chicago, Ill.
*Embassy Suites Hotel: Washington, D.C.
Hatfield Phillips, Inc.: Atlanta, Ga.
*Hewitt & Associates: Atlanta, Ga.
King and Spading: Atlanta, Ga.
*Law Engineering: Atlanta, Ga.
Novare Group: Atlanta, Ga.
Rogers and Hardin: Atlanta, Ga.
The St. Paul Companies: St. Paul, Minn.
Shepherd Center: Atlanta. Ga.
*Southern Progress: Birmingham, Al.
*The Staubach Company: Atlanta, Ga.
Sutherland, Asbill and Brennen: Atlanta, Ga.

* indicates a commission
Institutional Collections:
Museum of Arts and Sciences: Macon, Ga.
Columbus College: Columbus, Ga.
The Ucross Foundation: Ucross, Wy.



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