Traditional Geometric Artist Gillian Turnham Opens Exhibit at Watson & Lou

Traditional geometric artist Gillian Turnham will showcase her art through a free exhibition at Watson & Lou starting March 6.

photo courtesy of Gillian Turnham.

Born in London, England, and based in Peterborough, Turnham specializes in traditional geometric ruler-and-compass construction methods, with a focus on architectural and ornamental traditions of North Africa and Central Asia. Her work brings traditional pattern systems and craft practices into a present-day context. 

Turnham, a graduate of PCVS in Peterborough and NSCAD University in Nova Scotia, has forthcoming exhibitions planned across 2026 to 2027 in California, London, Istanbul and Paris. She is a regular instructor with The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts in London, England, and has lectured most recently at Trent University and Carleton College in Minnesota. She is a member of the GAAC Collective (Geometric Abstraction Artists of Canada Collective).

@ptbo_canada Traditional geometric artist Gillian Turnham will showcase her art through a free exhibition at Watson & Lou starting March 6! #ptbocanada ♬ safe harbor - sunflwr

Her March 6 exhibition offers Peterborough audiences the opportunity to experience works from the past five years, including several new pieces and recent prints. 

The exhibition will run from March 6 to 28 at Watson & Lou (383 Water St.) Gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The exhibition opens at Watson & Lou during the First Friday Art Crawl. 

For more information about the artist visit her website.

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