Marcela Montoya-Turnill
In 1985 Marcela obtained her Fine Art degree from "La Esmeralda" and
decided to do a further year studying Printing. After that year and having met
a number of interesting artists, she decided to go to Barcelona, Spain to experience
the art of mainly Catalan painters. While in Barcelona she met many artists
from diverse backgrounds and nationalities and was able to continue painting
and exhibiting. In 1990 she moved to England where she now lives and works.
Marcela Montoya-Turnill
b. Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico. 1959
Education
2008- Currently studying a Ph.D at Camberwell College of Arts
2007- MA in Drawing as Process, Distinction, Kingston University, U.K.
2004 - Certificate in Education (Adult & Community) The University of Westminster
1980 - 1985 Fine Art BA at Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas "La Esmeralda",
Mexico.
Selections:
2008 - Shortlisted for Sue Ryder Care's Art Liberating Lives, UK
2008 - Shortlisted for The National Open Art Competition Chichester, UK
2007 - Jerwood Drawing Prize Competition 2007
1993 - Waterman’s Art Centre: Mono 93
1985 - Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico: V Encuentro Nacional de Arte Joven
Individual Exhibitions:
1997 - Arragon Gallery, Middlesex, UK
1992 - Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London: Fiesta Mexicana 92
1991 - Old Town Hall, Richmond, UK
Group Exhibitions:
2008 - Sue Ryder Care's Art Liberating Lives Exhibition, Mall Galleries, UK
2008 - The National Open Art Competition, Chichester, UK
2008 - Silent Space, A Creative Happening at St John on Bethnal Green, Open House London, UK
2008 - Art Amen - St Paul's, Bow Common, London UK
2008 - Arthouse, Open Studios, London Borough of Richmond, UK
2008 - Orleans House Gallery, Network Show, Greater London, UK
2008 - Wimbledon Open Art Studios
2007-2008 - Jerwood Drawing Prize 2007 - Touring Exhibition U.K.
Jerwood Space, London
Pitville Gallery, Cheltenham
Mackintosh Gallery, Glasgow School of Art
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Bay Art, Cardiff
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle
2007 - Wimbledon Art Studios, London
2007 - MA Degree Show - Bargehouse, Oxo Tower, London.
2000-2007 - Paolozzi Gallery, London, UK
2000 - Celadon Art Gallery, London, UK
2000 - The Mall Galleries, London, UK orchardgallery.com
1998 - Arragon Gallery, UK
1998 - Riverside Gallery, Richmond, UK
1997 - Lewisham Art House Gallery, London, UK
1996 - Casa Latino Americana, London, UK
1987 - Estol Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
1985 - Proteus Gallery, Mexico
1985 - Dr. Atl Gallery, Mexico
1983 - Dr. Atl Gallery, Mexico.
Collaborative Projects:
First Project with Regan O'Callaghan, Lucy Brennan-Shiel and Marcela Montoya-Turnill
Art Amen at St Paul's, Bow Common
"An exhibition exploring the relationship between artist and community in the making and creative process. Three artists, working mainly with church communities in East London over the last year have achieved some stunning results, both in terms of the art works produced and the exploration of spiritual expressions encountered on these journeys." Tower Hamlets Council Website 2008
and Silent Space, a creative happening at St John on Bethnal Green, London during Open House London.
"Transference, How to make a Paranoid Smile" 2007
A Collaborative Project with the photographer Cayetano Rios, the Psychoanalyst
Doctor Edgard Sanchez Bernal. and Marcela Montoya-Turnill.
Collections
Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
St Paul's Church, Bow Common ,London, UK
Teaching Experience
2008 - Visiting lecturer for MA Illustration and Animation at Kingston University in Model Making of 'Day of the Dead in Mexico'.
2008 - Visiting lecturer at University College of the Creative Arts at Farnham short intensive workshops, mixed media and collage.
2007 -"Big Draw" at the Jerwood Space, London. A Drawing Event that engaged visitors with the act of drawing. An intensive workshop developed and delivered on the theme of Ecology and the Cocoa Tree, exploring 3D and 2D drawing.
2007 - Visiting lecturer at University College of the Creative Arts at Farnham short intensive masterclass/workshop on Sculptural Papier Mache
2005-2007 Lecturer at RACC City & Guilds 7407, Stage 2 to a group of FE teachers seeking to gain Cert Ed qualifications.
1996-2007 Lecturer of papier mache workshops/courses and painting and drawing
courses to groups of adults, teenagers and children in both the private and
public sectors: schools, church groups, community groups and FE Colleges. Tutor
of papier mache to groups of learners with physical or mental disabilities.