About Jacqui Turner
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” ~Thomas Merton-
I am a Fine Art Photographer residing in Monterey Bay. My work consists of abstracts, surrealism, still lifes, landscapes, architecture, and portraits. I strive to create works of art that exhibit beauty, timelessness, and meaning.
My photography has been nourished by my career as a dancer/choreographer. Engaging in the elements of shape, form, design, light, and emotion, empowers me to express reflections of our experience of reality.
As I pick up my camera, a creative evolution begins. Approaching the natural world with awe and wonderment, I am transported. My photographs express what I am feeling within, what I am drawn to, what touches me, then I frame it, and the final interpretation is left up to the viewer.
I am a longtime member of the Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA and ImageMakers of Monterey, in which I was Director for 6 years. I also teach photography and art to youth, and have been a photography assistant for several local photography workshops over the years. My work has been displayed at the New York Center for Photographic Art, A. Smith Gallery, SE Center for Photography, RI Center for Photographic Art, Center for Photographic Art, Praxis Gallery, All About Photo, What Will You Remember?, Black Box Gallery, Pacific Grove Art Center, Monterey Maritime Museum, Color Awards, ArtVale Gallery, Alvarado Gallery, Marjorie Evans Gallery, Carmel Visual Arts, Homescapes, Carl Cherry Center, Spider Awards Online Exhibits, Triton Museum Online Exhibit, Merit Award Spotlight Award winner with Black and White Magazine(Issue #162) and other venues.
EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Juried Exhibition, SE Center for Photography, “Nude”, Greenville, South Carolina
2024 - Juried Exhibition, Refocus Awards, “Color” People’s Choice Awards
2024- Juried Exhibition, Praxis Gallery, “Black & White”, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2024 - Juried Exhibition, A. Smith Gallery, “Interiors”, Johnson City, Texas
2023 - Refocus Awards Black & White 2023 - Bronze Award for “Poetry of a Leaf” series
2023 - 18th Annual Spider Awards - 3 Nominations
2023 - Juried Exhibition, She Clicks, “Spooky” theme contest
2023 - Juried Exhibition, All About Photo, “Nature”, Online and Print Magazine Feature
2023 - Juried Exhibition, SE Center for Photography, “Light Prospectus” Greenville, SC
2023 - Juried Exhibition, Photo Place Gallery, “Capturing the Light”, Permanent Online Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
2023 - Juried Exhibition, Photo Place Gallery, ““Botanical”, Middlebury, Vermont
2023 - Juried Exhibition, A. Smith Gallery, “Black & White,” Johnson City, Texas.,
2023 -- ReFocus Awards, Black & White Exhibition
2022 - 17th Annual Spider Awards - 4 Honorable Mentions
2022 - A. Smith Gallery,Juried Exhibition, “Light” , Johnson City, Texas
2022 - Color Awards Winner
2022 - Juried Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, “Taking Pictures”, Portland Oregon
2022 - Juried Exhibition, SE Center for Photography, “Black, White, & Monochrome”, Greenville, SC
2022 - Black and White Magazine Spotlight Awards Winner - Oct/Nov. 2023 Issue
2022 - Juried Exhibition, SE Center for Photography, “All About The Light” Greenville, SC
2021- Juried Exhibition, SE Center for Photography, Black, White, & Monochrome: :Sitting for a Portrait”, Greenville, SC
2021 - 16th Annual Spider Awards - 4 Honorable Mentions in Still life, Abstract, & Fine Art and 2 Nominations in Fine Art and Photojournalism
2021 - Juried Exhibition, Praxis Gallery, The Shape of Things Exhibition: “Enfold” St. Paul, Mn
2021 - Black and White Magazine 2021 Portfolio Contest “Merit Award” - “Veiled in Light” series. Published.
2021 - Juried Exhibition, Rhode Island Center For Photographic Arts “A New Leaf”, Providence, RI
2021 - Juried Exhibition, (New York Center 4 Photographic Art) - “Abstract” Exhibition - 3rd Place Winner - New York, NY
2021 - Juried Exhibition, A. Smith Gallery “Black/White Exhibition, Johnson City, Texas
2020 - 15th Annual Spider Awards: Nominee in Still Life Category – 2 images
2020 – Exhibition In Your Pocket “We Can’t Breathe” , Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2020 – “In The Shadow of Covid”, Group Exhibition, Cherry Center, Carmel,CA
2019 – 14th Annual Spider Awards: Nominee in Photojournalism Category
2019 - Juried Exhibition, Language Of Walls”, Carl Cherry Center, Carmel, CA
2019 – Center for Photographic Art Invitational, “8 x 10 Fundraiser”, Carmel, CA.
2018 – 2020 – “On-Going Exhibitions”, Sea Harvest Restaurant, Carmel, CA.
2018 - Group Exhibition, "Ashley", exhibit of dance images at Mundos Cafe, Monterey, CA.
2018 – Juried Exhibition, “Monster Mash”, at ArtVale Gallery, Oakland CA. 2 images exhibited.
2018 – Image Selected: “McGowan House of Monterey Centennial Year Calendar”, Monterey, CA.
2017 - Juried Exhibition, “Center for Photographic Art Member’s Online Gallery” , Carmel, CA 2016 - Juried
2016 - Exhibition, "Center for Photographic Art, 2016 Members' Juried Exhibition", Carmel, CA.
2016- “ImageMakers’ 20th Anniversary Exhibition”, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA. Exhibited and
presented on Panel Discussion.
2016 - Group Exhibition, "Polished: Mirrored Photography", a FotoSága Women's
Photography Exhibition, Marjorie Evans Gallery, Carmel, CA.
2016 – Group Exhibition, “City Centric”, an exploration of the San Francisco Bay area by FotoSága Women’s
Photography at Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA Image also used for Promotion Media.
2016 - Juried Exhibition, "Center for Photographic Art, 2016 Members' Juried Exhibition", Carmel, CA
2016 - 2018 - Group Exhibitions at Mundos Cafe, Monterey, CA.
2016 – “Miniatures”, installation inspired by contemporary Japanese photographer, Masao Yamamoto.
FotoSága Women’s Photography Exhibition at Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA.
2015 - Juried Exhibition, "Grotteschi: Exploring Hieronymous Bosch”, International Juried Exhibition, Carmel
Visual Arts, Carmel, CA. Jurors: Ted Orland and Carol Henry (Images also selected for the exhibit
promotional materials).
2015 – Group Exhibition, “Trés chic boutique + photograpique mini-portfolios”, A FotoSága Women’s
Photography Exhibition at Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA.
2015 – Group Exhibition of Five Photographers, “Unique Images: A Shared Vision”, an exhibit of ballet dancer,
Ashley Richardson, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
2014 – Group Exhibition, “Concours d’elegance Exhibit”, at Carl Cherry Center, Carmel, CA
2012 – Solo Exhibition, Frames on Broadway, Seaside, CA.
2010 – Group Exhibition –“ImageMakers Exhibit”, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA.
2009 – Juried Exhibition, “ImageMakers of Monterey”, Spectrum Gallery, Fresno, CA. Exhibited and
presented on Panel Discussion.
2009 – Juried Exhibition, “Luminosity: The Art of ImageMaking: ImageMakers of Monterey”, Center for
Photographic Art, Carmel, CA.
2009 – Group Exhibition, “ImageMakers’ Exhibit”, Avery Gallery, Seaside, CA.
2009 – Juried Exhibition, "Center for Photographic Art, 2009 Members' Juried Exhibition", Carmel, CA.
2007 – Juried Exhibition, ImageMakers: “Focus on Nature”, Pacific Grove Natural History Museum,
Pacific Grove, CA.
2005 – Group Exhibition, “ImageMaker’s Maritime Theme: In Sight of the Sea”, Maritime Museum of
Monterey, Monterey, CA.
2004 – Group: Exhibition, “Cowboy Music & Poetry Festival”, Alvarado Gallery, Monterey, CA.