John Turner

Artist + John Turner

My adventure in art began on Jackson Square. The French Quarter in 1970 was a world of its own, and I wanted to be a part of it. A recent college graduate with a major in Zoology, a minor in English Literature, and no real interest in pursuing either, I had wandered to New Orleans and discovered that people were selling artwork around the fence in front of St. Louis Cathedral. I had always liked to draw and paint, so I purchased a permit, copied some postcards with pen and ink, and headed to the square. My life was changed!

Fifteen years passed. I made many life-long friends, had great teachers, and learned and lived and shared an invaluable experience with this unique culture. I returned to school at the University of Memphis, this time in an area more fitting to my natural inclination, and earned an MFA in Studio Art. I attained a professorship at the University of North Alabama, taught 27 years, retired, and returned to New Orleans in 2017 with my wife and two Pug dogs.

My concept of Art is the same now as it was in those early days in the French Quarter. It is all about living. I told my students that they were the works of Art. Listen, study, learn to see. Refine your artwork each day that you are blessed with life. My work is a history of every moment that I have lived until the point that I created it. Each piece, whether a city scene, a figurative work, or my take on life, brings with it all that I have learned of design, composition, content, and observing and interacting with the world around me.

I am a New Orleans artist and live and work in the East Carrollton neighborhood.

SOUTH CARROLLTON 

Meet the Artists

Local art is the lifeblood of our culture and communities. We source work from hundreds of painters, muralists, sculptors, metal workers, printmakers, illustrators, photographers, and textile artists, every one of whom is part of your local community.

Scene from 'Alligator' (1980)
Thomas Deaton Painting
UPTOWN
Thomas Deaton
Fragility- Fine Art Print
Kate Hanrahan Illustration / Mixed Media / Painting
Kate Hanrahan
Clouds Uplifting
Daryl D. Johnson Painting
BAYOU ST. JOHN
Daryl D. Johnson
Bird Watching
Ember Soberman Painting / Mixed Media
MID-CITY
Ember Soberman
Limerita Angelica
Rayne Bories Painting
UPTOWN
Rayne Bories
Touch of Magenta - Geode
Lori Sperier Mixed Media / Painting
COVINGTON
Lori Sperier
Dr. John: "The Night Tripper"
Max Bernardi Painting
Max Bernardi
Aggressive or Soft
Katie Yaquinto Painting
BROADMOOR
Katie Yaquinto
Terrance Strikes a Pose on Lafitte Street
Drew Cooke Mixed Media / Painting
UPTOWN
Drew Cooke
High Tide
Debbie Boyd Painting
ALGIERS POINT
Debbie Boyd
I am Enough
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly Gator Girl Art
Painting
EAST CARROLLTON
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly
Awake Print on Cotton Paper
Josie Azuma Painting
UPTOWN
Josie Azuma
Ascending Trees
Louise Guidry Encaustic / Monotype / Painting / Printmaking
Louise Guidry
Le Bon Temp Roule
Nurhan Gokturk Illustration / Painting
BYWATER/LOWER NINTH WARD
Nurhan Gokturk
Landscape Layers
Kat Ryalls Painting
BAYOU ST. JOHN
Kat Ryalls
Glissando
Connor McManus Mixed Media / Painting
UPTOWN
Connor McManus
Tomb of The Unknown Slave
Queen Hope Parker Queen Hope Poetic Art
Painting
Queen Hope Parker
Okra Farms: Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA
Miro Hoffmann Painting
Miro Hoffmann
Uptown Ruler
Nicole Ockmond Painting
Nicole Ockmond
The Godfather of Soul
Lucille Anderson Lucille Blues
Painting
LOWER 9TH WARD
Lucille Anderson
Watson 101 Print
Bruce Corona Drawing / Mixed Media / Painting
MID_CITY
Bruce Corona
Circus Pig – on Chartres Near NOCCA
Ramiro Diaz Painting
Ramiro Diaz
Hurricane Season homage to Trombone Shorty
George McClements Painting
BYWATER
George McClements
Aftermath
Rebecca Birtel Madura Painting
UPTOWN
Rebecca Birtel Madura
Land Before Time II
Leroy Miranda Jr. Painting
MARIGNY
Leroy Miranda Jr.
Infinite Sadness
Jeremy Paten Mixed Media / Painting
UPTOWN
Jeremy Paten
Yugen - Archival Print of Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper
Rachel Rice-Baham Painting / Mixed Media
DENHAM SPRINGS
Rachel Rice-Baham
Lenny
Lionel Milton Elleone
Painting
Lionel Milton
seen
Jessica Strahan JHand Paints
Painting
UPPER 9TH WARD
Jessica Strahan
Temperance (XIV)
Margaux Hymel Art by Gaux Gaux
Painting
GARDEN DISTRICT
Margaux Hymel
A Snowbird's Winter
Michael Eble Painting
LAFAYETTE
Michael Eble
Blue Notecard
Shelby Little Painting
SAINT ROCH
Shelby Little
Blushing Oyster Original Painting
Sarah Nelson Sarah Nelson Fine Art
Painting
BYWATER
Sarah Nelson
Confluence of Emotions in a Field
Donald Fontenot Painting
MANDEVILLE
Donald Fontenot
"India"
Ceaux . Ceaux Artwork
Painting
UPTOWN
Ceaux .
Buddy Bolden
Connie Kittok Painting
UPTOWN
Connie Kittok
Grey Green Ladder
Julie Silvers Julie Silvers Art
Painting
OLD METAIRIE
Julie Silvers
Pictures at an Exhibition
Stephanie Reed Painting
7TH WARD
Stephanie Reed
Festival des Acadiens
Devin De Wulf Folk / Outsider Art / Painting / Photography
BYWATER
Devin De Wulf
Summer Song
Anne McLeod Painting
Anne McLeod
Waiter/Waitress
Alexandra Kilburn Illustration / Painting
FRENCH QUARTER
Alexandra Kilburn
Swamp Goddess Print
Saegan Swanson Painting
CENTRAL CITY
Saegan Swanson
Close Encounter
Maddie Stratton Painting
TREME
Maddie Stratton
Mardi Gras Ball
Lee Morais Painting
Lee Morais
The Blues
Darlene Langendonk Art Impressions
Painting
NORTH SHORE
Darlene Langendonk
Kermit Ruffins : BBQ swinger
Gabriel Flores New Orleans Paint and Design
Painting
RIVERBEND
Gabriel Flores
Science Mural
Brent Houzenga Painting
Brent Houzenga
Abstract #2
Toné Lowe Painting
Toné Lowe
"Mia"
Brett Henderson Painting
MARIGNY
Brett Henderson
Unbroken Shadows
Blair Dupre Painting
Blair Dupre
Golden Hour
Anne Blenker Painting
MARIGNY
Anne Blenker
The Neighborhood
Ella Albrecht Painting
UPPER 9TH WARD
Ella Albrecht
Bicycle in the Marigny
Lyla Clayre Illustration / Painting
TREME / 7TH WARD
Lyla Clayre
LYRS
Gabrielle Tolliver Painting
Gabrielle Tolliver
Wildlife
Mary Singleton Painting
Mary Singleton
No Coasters Needed
Kristen Albrecht Mixed Media / Painting
Kristen Albrecht
Alejandra
Katie Kut Painting
BYWATER
Katie Kut
Red Cloud 12.01
George Dolgy Painting
BYWATER
George Dolgy
Zulu Uptown
Sean Randall Painting
IRISH CHANNEL
Sean Randall
Shattered Shorty
Patrick Henry Victory Arts
Painting
SLIDELL
Patrick Henry
'Mono No Aware' Fine Art Print
Heather Bird Harris Painting
GENTILLY
Heather Bird Harris
Meeting Notes #185
Sean Clark Painting
Sean Clark
Harley Baby
Rise Delmar Ochsner Painting
Rise Delmar Ochsner
Moon Moss
Stephen Rooney Painting
LOWER NINTH WARD
Stephen Rooney
Head to Toe
Kris Muntan Painting
NORTHSHORE
Kris Muntan
Orgullo
MILAGROS Collective Painting
ALGIERS
MILAGROS Collective
Blue Roots 1
Emma Fick Painting
Emma Fick
"The March"
Meghan Methe Painting
METARIE
Meghan Methe
Tylor and His Dog Lemon
Paige DeVries Painting
7TH WARD
Paige DeVries
Pink Cadillac
Cheryl Anne Grace Painting
UPTOWN
Cheryl Anne Grace
;