Cheyanne turions


cheyanne turions is a Canadian art curator, artist, and writer.

Biography

cheyanne turions was born in High Prairie, Alberta.
turions studied philosophy at the University of British Columbia before pursuing an MA in Visual Studies from the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto. While a student in Toronto she was awarded the 2014 Award for Emerging Curator of Contemporary Canadian Art. At the time of, award jury member Daina Augaitis explained that turions' "curatorial vision stands out for being highly considered and articulated, as well as being relevant, provocative, risky and ambitious."
turions is currently the curator at SFU Galleries and was previously the Director of Education and Public Programs at the Vancouver Art Gallery where she curated FUSE: A Conjuring. Previously she was the Artistic Director for Trinity Square Video and an independent writer and curator based in Toronto, Canada. She has worked on the Wood Land School project with Duane Linklater, Tanya Lukin Linklater, and Walter Scott at the SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art. The collaboration included a symposium that occurred at Or Gallery in 2016.

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