Joanna Turlej
Joanna Turlej
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SHERIDAN NURSERIES
606 Southdown Road Sat. 9 am - 6 pm, Sun. 9 am - 5 pm
Joanna@joannaturlej.com
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"A Splash of Red" 40 x 30
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"Blue Vase 2" 30 x 24
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"Born in Paradise" 12 x 12
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"Frosty Morning" 12x12
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"Poppies for You" 16x12
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"Weekend Dream" 24x30
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"Passion" 12 x 12
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Joanna Turlej, OCAD, OSA, CFS
Artist Statement
I cherish a beauty of nature and feel strongly connected with it. I care about the environmental problems we are facing today. Through my art, I like to highlight the importance of preserving the nature.
As a medium, I use high-quality repurposed magazine papers, Japanese papers and tissues, or my own painted papers. I express my vision by creating collage of ripped or cut papers adhered onto canvas or wooden board. I find this process challenging, exciting and environmentally friendly.
I like to interpret what I see in a meaningful way, abstracting the image to some degree or at times just creating a feeling it evokes in me in total abstraction.
Biography
Joanna Turlej graduated from OCAD University in Toronto, ON with honours degree and George A. Reid Award of Excellence in Fine Art. Since her graduation, she studied under many notable artists, continuously expanding her artistic knowledge and expertise.
During her 25 years career as an artist, she has explored different media, among them watercolours, acrylics, and mixed media. In 2014, her explorations led her to embrace paper collage technique, as her expression in art. This very specialized and unique technique, created by her, brought her a lot of success.
Joanna’s work has been accepted into national and international prestigious exhibitions. She is an elected member of OSA (Ontario Society of Artists) and a life member of CFS (Colour and Form Society).
She won several top awards in prestigious juried exhibitions in Canada and Europe.
Most recently, her painting “Arctic Beauty” was juried into and exhibited in the international exhibition themed “Human Rights? #H2O”, sponsored by UNESCO and exhibited in Rovereto, Italy, where she was representing Canada among other 31 countries.
Artist Statement
I cherish a beauty of nature and feel strongly connected with it. I care about the environmental problems we are facing today. Through my art, I like to highlight the importance of preserving the nature.
As a medium, I use high-quality repurposed magazine papers, Japanese papers and tissues, or my own painted papers. I express my vision by creating collage of ripped or cut papers adhered onto canvas or wooden board. I find this process challenging, exciting and environmentally friendly.
I like to interpret what I see in a meaningful way, abstracting the image to some degree or at times just creating a feeling it evokes in me in total abstraction.
Biography
Joanna Turlej graduated from OCAD University in Toronto, ON with honours degree and George A. Reid Award of Excellence in Fine Art. Since her graduation, she studied under many notable artists, continuously expanding her artistic knowledge and expertise.
During her 25 years career as an artist, she has explored different media, among them watercolours, acrylics, and mixed media. In 2014, her explorations led her to embrace paper collage technique, as her expression in art. This very specialized and unique technique, created by her, brought her a lot of success.
Joanna’s work has been accepted into national and international prestigious exhibitions. She is an elected member of OSA (Ontario Society of Artists) and a life member of CFS (Colour and Form Society).
She won several top awards in prestigious juried exhibitions in Canada and Europe.
Most recently, her painting “Arctic Beauty” was juried into and exhibited in the international exhibition themed “Human Rights? #H2O”, sponsored by UNESCO and exhibited in Rovereto, Italy, where she was representing Canada among other 31 countries.
