sonia turner
Sonia has been practising as a photographer for the past 10 years. A resident of Bungendore she regularly exhibits in the local area and Canberra. She most recently exhibited in Vivid the national photography expo in Canberra. She is on the board of Photo Access in Canberra and was the artist in residence there in 2005.
This body of work entitled Caught in a Still Moment continues Sonia's dialogue with landscape and occasionally the people in it. Sonia is able to master the photographers' art of managing light, time and space to create a world of reflection and wonder. Whether it be a broad landscape or simply a flower or leaf, Sonia creates a sense of calm that also makes the viewer question further the circumstances of the moment. The work is timeless and serene.
In works such as She and Staircase it is what is left out that creates such intrigue and wonderment and it is Sonia's ability to find these subtleties that makes her so sensitive to her medium.
Artist Biography
| 2000 | Cowra Regional Art Gallery "First Showing" | |
| The Boorowa Young Artist Exhibition | ||
| Champion Print & Stewadrs Choice Award Cowra Show | ||
| Most Outstanding Exhibitor Young Show | ||
| Most Outstanding Exhibitor & Print Boorowa Show | ||
| 2001 | Dubbo National Portrait Exhibition - Highly Commended | |
| Young "Cherry Festival" Photographic Exhibition - merit award | ||
| 2002 | "The Light of Day", Solo Exhibition, Bungendore | |
| Tuggeranong Art Gallery, Canberra | ||
| Boorowa Young Artists | ||
| 2003 | Solo Exhibition, Forrest Inn, Canberra | |
| Solo Exhibition, The Hughenden, Wollahra | ||
| "Light on the Landscape", Boorowa | ||
| Solo Exhibition, Mudgee Art House | ||
| DPS Images of Aged Care, National Portrait Exhibition, Perth - merit | ||
| Goulburn Regional Art Gallery - Art Awards | ||
| 2004 | Weswal Gallery, Tamworth | |
| Guest Speaker - Cowra Gallery, "Minding the Muse" | ||
| Calleen Art Festival, Cowra Regional Gallery | ||
| Board Member, Photoaccess, Canberra | ||
| Boorowa Young Artists | ||
| NSW Rural Women's Gathering Art Exhibition, Peoples Choice Award | ||
| 2005 | Olive Cotton National Portrait Award, Tweed Heads Regional Gallery | |
| Calleen Art Festival, Cowra Regional Gallery | ||
| Artist in Residence, Photoaccess, Manuka Arts Centre, Canberra | ||
| 2006 | Out of The Woodwork | |
| Solo Exhibition, Bungendore Woodworks Gallery | ||
| Solo Exhibition, Huw Davies Gallery, Manuka | ||
| Commission, Lume Exhibition, Cowra Regional Gallery | ||
| Boorowa Young Artists | ||
| 2007 | Solo Exhibition, "A Decade", Japanese Gardens Gallery, Cowra | |
| 2008 | Wirriwa Festival, X Gallery, Bungendore | |
| Boards of Directors, Photoaccess, Canberra | ||
| A Day in the Life of Cowra, Cowra Regional Gallery | ||
| Solo Exhibition, The Quarters Gallery, Butmaroo | ||
| Solo Exhibition, Woodworks Gallery, Bungendore | ||
| Vivid, National Photography Expo, Canberra | ||
| Boorowa Art Exhibition | ||
| PARTnership, Bungendore School of Arts |
Dappled Road
56x44cm framed $400
Paper Daisies
20x30cm unframed $250
St Mary's in Spring
69x57cm Framed $500
Starburst
42x54cm framed $400
Storm
54x65cm framed $500
Willows over Binni Creek
43x54cm framed $400
Central Park
38x27.5cm unframed $250
Cherry Blossom
40x28cm unframed $250
Enchanted Path
54x44cm framed $400
Olives Iris
70x58cm framed $500
Pergola Walkway
36x27cm unframed $250