"My work is guided by a desire to make pieces that are accessible but not obvious, pieces that reveal themselves slowly over time."
Artist/curator Richard Turner is a Professor Emeritus at Chapman University where he taught Asian art history and studio art. He lived in Vietnam from 1959 -1961. He studied Chinese painting in Taiwan in 1963-1964 and Indian miniature painting in Rajasthan in 1967 - 1968. He has worked as a public artist for over three decades doing projects in the western United States ranging from water treatment plants and light rail to memorials and sacred art.