Susie Turner initially trained and worked as an illustrator before pursuing her interest in fine art printmaking. Based in South Cambridgeshire, she currently practices as a visual artist and works as a part time tutor at Curwen Print Study Centre.
Much of my work is inspired by the natural world and elements connected with life, movement, and change. I am particularly interested in the impermanence of natural processes and the idea that nothing is static or fixed in time - everything is in continual and relative motion. This has led me to explore ways of depicting the movement of time through the use of transient material and natural phenomena. The fusion of art, science, and technology provides a means of realizing intangible things and makes unseen worlds visible. My work is informed by the creative approaches and methodologies of both art and science. In particular, how a knowledge and understanding of the biological and physical sciences influences contemporary art practice and encourages a greater understanding of what is inside us and around us. I am keen to consider further ‘nature’ and the notion of impermanence in relation to broader cultural and social aspects of the environment, for example nature’s part in influencing modernity and technology.
Education
2007 to 2009
- Studying for MA in Printmaking at Camberwell College of Arts
2003 to 2006
- BA (Hons) Fine Art Printmaking at Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University
1985 - 1987
- Higher National Diploma in Graphics/Illustration at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art & Design
1984 - 1985
- Foundation course in general art and design at Southend-on-Sea College of Arts & Technology