Helen Turner was born in Prestwick in 1937. When she left school she joined the design studios of James Templeton and attended Glasgow School of Art in the evenings from 1952 to 1960 - studying drawing, still life and portraiture under Trevor Mackinson and William Gallagher.
Continuing her career she became a documented designer in Aubusson and Beauvais – travelling extensively throughout the world. Helen’s designs can be seen in the Waldorf Astoria, the Turnberry Hotel and the San Francisco Opera House. She eventually gave up her design work to become a full-time painter. She is a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute and the Glasgow Society of Women Artists.
AWARDS:
2000 Awarded a Diploma, Paisley Art Institute
1992 Soroptimists Fine Art Award (International), Commendation
1972 East Linton Award
POSTS:
Lay member of Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts
Artist member of the Paisley Institute
Past President of Ayr Sketch Club
Founder Member of Octagon
Artist member Glasgow Society of Women Artists (GSWA)
Elected President Paisley Art Institute (PPAI 2001)
COLLECTIONS:
Robert Flemings plc
Ramco Oil
Dunedin Fund Managers
Baillie and Gifford
Leone Cockburn Contemporary Art
TSB
South Ayrshire Council
and collections of Lord Morton and Lord Maclean
REGULAR EXHIBITOR:
Susan Lemond Gallery, Bearsden
The Richmond Hill Gallery, London
Thompson's Gallery, London
Thompson's Gallery, Aldeburgh
TSB, George Street Edinburgh
Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI)
Paisley Art Institute (PAI)
The Maclaurin Art Gallery, Ayr
Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld
The Annan Gallery, Glasgow
Glasgow Society of Women Artists
The Stenton Gallery, East Lothian
Brian Sinfield Gallery, Oxon
Leone Cockburn Contemporary Art, Haddington
Glasgow Art Fair
Manor House Gallery, Chipping Norton
EXHIBITIONS:
St. Petersburg Russia
John D. Kelly, Glasgow
The Guggenheim Gallery
The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
Royal Bank of Scotland Exhibition
Scottish College of Textiles Gallery, Galshiels
Inverbeg Gallery, Luss, Loch Lomond
Wellington, Centre, Ayr
Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven
The Glasgow Vennel, Irvine
Exposition Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
Broughton Gallery, Biggar
The Waverley Centre, Prestwick
The Green Gallery, Aberfoyle
Harbour Arts, Irvine
Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Exhibition
Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeen
Horizons Gallery Perth
Lanark Gallery
Alistair Anderson Gallery, Eaglesham
The Gatehouse Gallery, Rouken Glen, Giffnock
The Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, Milngavie, Glasgow
Robert Flemings Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong
The Rotunda, Hong Kong Land
CHARITY EXHIBITIONS:
Save the Children
The Mcmillan Retail Trade, Crookfur
Dunkeld Cathedral Exhibition
