Turner Prize for Excellence in the Arts

Lui, Hung
B. 1948 China
"Luzao" (stove)
color spitbite/softground/sugarlift/aquatint/etching
Ed. 40 Printed at Paulsen Press, Berkeley, CA

Each year the Turner Acquisition Committee selects a new print to add to the Turner Print Collection funded by the Turner Board of Directors.

This special purchase is made in honor of an individual, business or organization that has made a difference to the vitality of the arts in the North Valley. The honoree's name is a permanent part of the artist label when that print is exhibited.

This year's honoree is Claudia Steel, a friend and colleague of the late Dr. Turner as well as a noted painter and printmaker in her own right. In addition to raising her family she has had a vital career as practicing artist with an extensive exhibition record and a long time supporter of arts education. Claudia was also honored by an exhibition of her prints in the lobby gallery of the Turner Print Museum, Meriam Library on the CSU, Chico campus.

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Catherine Sullivan, Curator
Janet Turner Print Museum
CSU, Chico

Spring 2010

Turner Prize for Excellence 2008

Candiani, Alicia
B. 1953
Argentina
"Awakening the Servant"
lithograph/chine colle/Rives BFK paper
1994

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This addition to the Janet Turner Print Collection housed at CSU, Chico honors the contribution of the Avenue 9 Gallery. This local fine art gallery support the ongoing quality of public art available enriching the local art scene by its sales and innovative programming.

Founders Dr. Maria Phillips and Dr. Dolores Mitchell as art historians trained generations of art appreciators. They now produce art themselves and support other artists in their collective venture as Avenue 9 Gallery. Also honored was Giovanna Jackson, part of the early foundation of Avenue 9, the former Ira Latour Visual Resources curator and a printmaking supporter.

Catherine Sullivan, Curator
Janet Turner Print Museum
CSU, Chico

Turner Prize for Excellence 2007

Ruscha, Edward
B. 1937
USA NE

"Public Market"
Printed at Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA
Etching/sugar lift/chine colle
2006

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"Public Market" added a notable regional artist and iconic print to the Janet Turner Print Collection.

This selection honors the City of Chico Fine Arts Commission for their longstanding devotion as private citizens operating in a public forum to support all the arts offerings in the city of Chico. The current commission, including former commissioners such as the Turner Print Museum curator, was present for the awards announcement at the Chico Museum the year the Turner programmed a full academic year of exhibitions for FarWest Heritage Association.

Catherine Sullivan, Curator
Janet Turner Print Museum
CSU, Chico