COMMODE Studio Resident, 2026
George Turner

COMMODE is excited to announce George Turner as our 2026 artist in residence. This marks the beginning of COMMODE’s first residency programme, offering a dedicated studio space for ten months at Anvil House in central Wellington. Conceived as an extension of COMMODE’s commitment to experimental practice, the residency provides sustained space, and critical dialogue within our framework. Over the course of the year, Turner will develop a body of work in situ, culminating in the realisation of a project presented at COMMODE. The residency reflects our investment in long-form artistic research and in building infrastructures that privilege depth.

George Turner (they/them) is a Wellington 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.

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