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Elisa Turner
Portrait of Elisa Turner. Photo: Margaret Smith
Portrait of Elisa Turner. Photo: Margaret Smith
Born1952 (1952)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationDePauw University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Notable awardsMiami-Dade County Arts Hall of Fame, 2025. Ellies Creator Award from Oolite Arts, 2023. Rabkin Prize, 2020
Website
https://elisaturner.com/

Elisa Turner (born 1952) is an American award-winning art critic and journalist with a focus on international contemporary visual arts. She lives and works in Miami, Florida, where she is married and has two adult children.[1]Turner is known for recording how the Miami art community evolved during the pivotal years of 1987 to 2007. Her reporting chronicles the careers of diverse artists who contribute to the unique cultural identity of the Miami art scene.[2]Turner is a member of the International Association of Art Critics, U.S. Section, and ArtTable, a national organization for women in visual arts professions.[3]

Career

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Elisa Turner held teaching positions in writing at Miami Dade College (2009-2019) and has presented as a guest-lecturer at University of Miami and New World School of the Arts.[4]Turner’s art journalism career for the Miami Herald newspaper began in 1986, where she was given local and international assignments in Haiti and Europe, including reviews of Biennials in Havana, Cuba (2000) and Venice, Italy (2003).[5] Turner was the primary art critic at the Miami Herald 1995-2007, with a brief interruption after an automobile accident (2004), involving recovery from a coma that required her to relearn how to talk, walk, and write.[6]Her writing has appeared in Artburst Miami,[7]Art+Auction, Art Circuits, Arte Al Dia, ARTnews[8], Biscayne Times, Burnaway,[9]Delicious Line,[10]Fine Art Globe,[11]Hamptons Art Hub,[12]Hyperallergic,[13]Florida International University ArtSpeak[14] and Miami Rail.[15]

As Miami correspondent for ARTnews magazine (1984-2014), she contributed reviews, news reports and feature stories for national and international audiences. Turner profiled figures in the art community for the “City Focus” series on the Miami and South Florida art scene and covered prominent art collectors for the magazine’s “Living with Art" series.[16]

Prior to her career in Miami, Turner held editorial positions at St. Martin’s Press, College Divisions of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and Random House (1980-83), where she was Developmental Editor for Random House, College Division. Her focus was on innovative academic textbooks for writing curriculums, including Problem-Solving Strategies for Writing by Linda Flower and 20 Questions for the Writer by Jacqueline Berke.[17]

Selected Essays and Book Publications

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  • "Miami’s Art Boom: From Local Vision to International Presence," University Press of Florida, 2025. ISBN 9780813081212[18]
  • “Milestones in Miami’s Coming of Age,” essay for "Making Miami: The Story of an Art Community," Jayaram Law and Exile Books, 2023[19]
  • “The Ancestors: Active in Past, Present and Future,” essay for "A Call to the Ancestors," Little Haiti Cultural Complex, commissioned by Carl Juste and Rebecca Friedman, 2023[20]
  • “The Memory of Her Face at Voloshyn Gallery,” Burnaway, March 11, 2022[21]
  • “At Spinello Projects, Antonia Wright Pushes Back on Abortion Ban,” Artburst Miami, October 9, 2022[22]
  • “Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: Dispatches from Imprisoned Dissident Artist in Cuba,” Fine Art Globe May 7, 2022[23]
  • “Intersectionality: Diaspora Vibe Art from the Creole City: Compelling, Thought-Provoking, Timely,” Artburst Miami, March 11, 2021[24]
  • “Michael Richards’s Visionary Sculptures Mourn Dreams Deferred,” Hyperallergic, June 9, 2021[25]
  • “Wendy Wischer at Oolite Arts, Miami” Burnaway, July 6, 2021[26]
  • “Beads rooted in Rhea Leonards’s art and culture”, Miami Times, September 16, 2020[27]
  • “Environmental Colors: For Ceramicist Morel Doucet, Art is Political,” Biscayne Times, pp 48-49, February, 2020[28]
  • “Paper Cuts/Social Fabric: Donna Ruff Burns, Slices and Shreds to Illustrate Immigration, Refugee Turmoil,” Biscayne Times, pp. 52-53, September, 2019[29]
  • “Art in Ethnobotany: Onajide Shabaka,” Dimensions Variable, August, 2019[30]
  • “William Cordova: Now’s the Time for His New Type of Perspective,” Hamptons Art Hub, October 26, 2017[31]
  • “Adler Guerrier at Pérez Art Museum Miami,” ARTnews, November 3, 2014 [32]
  • Miami Contemporary Artists by Paul Clemence and Julie Davidow. Turner, E. Foreword. Schiffer Books, October 18, 2007.ISBN 9780764326479[33]
  • “Chronicle on Miami 2000-2005,” essay for "Uncertain States of America: American Art in the 3rd Millennium," Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway, 2005[34]
  • "The Hardy Boys Meet the Sea Nymphs," profile of Hernan Bas, ARTnews, January 2003, p. 110-113[35]
  • “The Right Stuff,” James Rosenquist retrospective, ARTnews, October, 2003, p.96-99

Selected Public Speaking

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  • "Disrupting Narrative: Art and the Newspaper," Conversation with Donna Ruff and Yessica Gispert on the occasion of 2024 Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA)Congress[36]
  • "Aesthetics of Transition: Conversation with Edouard Duval-Carrié and Elisa Turner," 2023, IPC ArtSpace, Miami’s Little Haiti, curated by Rebecca Friedman and Carl Philippe Juste
  • "Art Spotlights Rising Seas,” Creative Time Summit 2018, Pérez Art Museum, Miami[37]
  • "Critical Discourse and Art Writing Symposium," 2015, Spinello Projects, Miami, moderated by Taylor Renee and Jessica Lynne, founders and editors of ARTS.BLACK[38]
  • “Now What? Chaos and Controversy in the Visual Arts,” 2011, Panel Moderator for Miami Dade College-Kendall, Arts & Letters Day
  • "ARTtuesdays/MIAMI," 2009-2017, Founding Program Planning Committee Member, Panel Moderator[39]
  • “Criticizing Art Criticism,” Art Basel Conversations, 2007, Miami Beach, Panelist, Moderated by Daniel Birnbaum[40]

Awards and Recognition

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  • Knight Foundation Grant[41]
  • Miami-Dade County Arts Hall of Fame, 2025[42]
  • MIA Artist Grant from Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, 2024[43]
  • Ellies Creator Award from Oolite Arts, 2023[44]
  • Society of Professional Journalists Florida Sunshine State, 2020 -2021, First Place Award, Arts Commentary & Criticism[45]
  • Rabkin Prize, 2020[46]
  • Leadership Award, Florida Chapter of ArtTable, 2019[47]
  • Hamptons Art Hub Readers’ Choice, Top 15 Stories, 2015- 2016[48]

References

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  1. ^ "Elisa Turner:Art Critic". ArtSpeak. FIU Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media. College of Communication. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "Miami's Art Boom: From Local Vision to International Presence". University Press of Florida. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "About Elisa Turner". Art Burst. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  4. ^ Elmon, Raymond. "Introduction to Elisa Turner". ArtSpeak. FIU Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media. College of Communication. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Elisa Turner". Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI). Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Chideya, Farai (June 7, 2005). "Life After Waking Up from a Coma". NPR News & Notes. NPR. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "About Elisa Turner". Art Burst Miami. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  8. ^ "Author Elisa Turner". ARTnews. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  9. ^ "Contributors:Elisa Turner". Burnaway. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  10. ^ "Reviews by Elisa Turner". Delicious Line. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  11. ^ "Author: Elisa Turner". Fine Art Globe. May 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  12. ^ "Elisa Turner Joins Hamptons Art Hub". Hamptons Art Hub. April 21, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  13. ^ "Author: Elisa Turner". Hyperallergic. June 9, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "Posts by Elisa Turner". ArtSpeak. Florida International University. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  15. ^ Turner, Elisa (November 8, 2017). "Adler Guerrier: Deployed, Conditional, and Limited Utopia". The Miami Rail. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  16. ^ Turner, Elisa (March 1991). "Living With Art: Ruth and Marvin Sackner". ARTnews. ARTnews.
  17. ^ Turner, Elisa. "About Elisa Turner". elisaturner.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  18. ^ "Miami's Art Boom: From Local Vision to International Presence". University Press of Florida. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  19. ^ "Making Miami: The Story of an Art Community" (PDF). Carlos Betancourt. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  20. ^ ""A Call to the Ancestors" Tells Story of Lincoln Memorial Park". The Jitney. September 4, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  21. ^ Turner, Elisa (March 11, 2022). "The Memory on Her Face at Voloshyn Gallery, Miami". Burnaway. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  22. ^ Turner, Elisa. "At Spinello Projects, Antonia Wright Pushes Back on Abortion Ban". Artburst Miami. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  23. ^ Turner, Elisa (May 7, 2022). "Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: Dispatches from Imprisoned Dissident Artist in Cuba". Fine Art Globe. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  24. ^ Turner, Elisa. "Intersectionality: Diaspora Vibe Art from the Creole City: Compelling, Thought-Provoking, Timely". Artburst Miami. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  25. ^ Turner, Elisa (June 9, 2021). "Michael Richards's Visionary Sculptures Mourn Dreams Deferred". Hyperallergic. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  26. ^ Turner, Elisa (July 6, 2021). "Wendy Wischer at Oolite Arts, Miami". Burnaway. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  27. ^ Turner, Elisa (September 16, 2020). "Beads rooted in Rhea Leonards's art and culture". The Miami Times. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  28. ^ Turner, Elisa (2022). "Environmental Colors: For Ceramicist Morel Doucet, Art is Political". No. February. Biscayne Times Magazine. Biscayne Times. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  29. ^ Turner, Elisa. "Paper Cuts/Social Fabric: Donna Ruff Burns, Slices and Shreds to Illustrate Immigration, Refugee Turmoil" (PDF). Donna Ruff. Biscayne Times. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  30. ^ Turner, Elisa. "Art in Ethnobotany: Onajide Shabaka". Dimensions Variable. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  31. ^ Turner, Elisa (October 26, 2017). "William Cordova: Now's the Time for His 'New Type of Perspective'". Hamptons Art Hub. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  32. ^ Turner, Elisa (November 3, 2014). "Adler Guerrier at Pérez Art Museum Miami". ARTnews. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  33. ^ Clemence, Paul; Davidow, Julie; Turner, Elisa. "Miami Contemporary Artists". Schiffer Books. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  34. ^ "Uncertain States of America". e-flux. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  35. ^ "Hernan Bas Biography: Literature". Artnet. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  36. ^ "How Photography Teaches Us to Live Now" (PDF). wophacongress.org. WOPHA Congress. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  37. ^ "Creative Time Summit 2018". creativetime.org. Creative Time. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  38. ^ "Littlest Sister Platform:, A Symposium Featuring Miami's Most Influential Women In the Arts". Time Out. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  39. ^ "Elisa Turner Miami Art Writer". Art Miami Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  40. ^ "Art Basel Miami Beach 2007". E-Flux. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  41. ^ "Elisa Turner Biography". miamidadearts.org. Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  42. ^ "Miami-Dade Arts Hall of Fame". miamidadearts.org. Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  43. ^ "Elisa Turner Biography". miamidadearts.org. Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  44. ^ "The Ellies, Elisa Turner, 2023, Creator Award Winner". Oolite Arts. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  45. ^ "Two AICA-USA Members Win Awards". aicausa.org. Association of International Art Critics. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  46. ^ Ogle, Connie. "Backbone of the art community: Miami critic wins prestigious $50,000 Rabkin Award". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  47. ^ "Elisa Turner Biography". miamidadearts.org. Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  48. ^ Rogers, Pat (December 28, 2016). "Best Writing at Hamptons Art Hub". Hamptons Art Hub. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
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