Elizabeth Turk, a California-based artist known for her marble sculptures, will deliver the commencement address at the VCUarts May 2019 ceremony on May 11 at the Altria Theater.
Turk received her MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art, Rinehart School of Sculpture in 1994, her BA from Scripps College, Claremont, CA in 1983. She has been represented by Hirschl & Adler, Modern since 2000, and continues to exhibit more experimental work in other venues.
In 2010, Turk was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship and the Annalee & Barnett Newman Foundation award. Today, she splits time between her studio in Santa Ana, CA and New York.
Learn more about Elizabeth Turk at elizabethturkstudios.com
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