Studio
George Turner
2026

In February 2026, George Turner became COMMODE's first studio resident through a call for proposals. Based at Anvil House in central Pōneke, the residency reflects COMMODE’s investment in long-form artistic research and in building infrastructures that sustain creative practice.


George Turner (they/them) is a Pōneke based transdisciplinary artist working across installation, sculpture, moving image, and digital processes. Their practice is grounded in queer and Pākehā identity and shaped by post-human and post-colonial frameworks, using art as a site to examine how ecology, memory, and power are entangled in Aotearoa.

Their work has been exhibited widely across Aotearoa and internationally. George was the inaugural recipient of the Trans-Tasman Digital Artist Fellowship, and has undertaken residencies, most recently at PADA Studios, Portugal. Recent exhibitions include Stages of Grief, PADA Studios, Lisbon, 2025; Under the Pasture, Enjoy Contemporary Gallery, Wellington, 2025; Tangible Remains, Astor Bristed, Queenstown, 2024; and Second Impressions, Bowen Galleries, Wellington, 2023.

They have assisted artist Lisa Reihana on projects including Groundloop, 2022; Ihi, 2020; and The Battle, 2022. In 2026, George will present two solo exhibitions in Aotearoa and participate in a group exhibition in Berlin.

www.georgeturner.space
@georgeturner___
stowaway101@gmail.com


Exhibitions in 2026 by George Turner include:

The Ground Will Not Hold
Bowen Galleries
Opening 28 July 2026

Unsettling Nairn Street
City Gallery Wellington at Nairn Street Cottage
Opening 1 August 2026


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