Works on paper, wood and in mixed media by Edinburgh artist, maker and designer Gail Turpin.

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Selected works

Nesting 3
Giclée print
Between 10
ink & acrylic on wood
Between 11
ink & acrylic on wood
Nesting 2
mixed media on paper
Nesting collage 1
mixed media collage
Nesting collage 2
mixed media collage
Between drawing 2
Acrylic, pencil, charcoal and pastel
Between artist's book 2
mixed media
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RECENT SHOW

Between

SOLO EXHIBITION

UPRIGHT GALLERY, EDINBURGH
12 AUGUST - 1 SEPTEMBER 2023

I drew for two days, almost without stopping, and on the third day found I couldn’t draw any more. This was the beginning of Between, a series of works on recycled wood and composite works on paper in mixed media.

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WORK

A selection of prints and original works in mixed media.
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Turpin worked with whatever she had to hand—wood, fabric, paint—to recreate these foraged feathers. A process, she says, that was full of happy accidents from printing and sanding.
Alice Fisher


The Guardian / The Observer

ABOUT

A lifelong maker, I am also an artist and designer. My career in design has taken me to London and Amsterdam, but I’m now based in Scotland – where I make work in mixed media in my Edinburgh studio.
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