Elizabeth Turk

Elizabeth Turk (born 1961 in Pasadena, California) is an American artist.
Early life
She graduated from Scripps College in 1983 with a B.A. in International Relations, and from the Rinehart School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute with an M.F.A. in 1994.
Exhibitions & Awards

2012 Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY
2010 MacArthur Fellow / Barnett & Annalee Newman Foundation Fellow
2006 Galerie Lareuse, Washington DC, "Poetry Book"
2003 Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, CA, "Matter and Matrix"
2003 Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC, "Collars"
2000 NYC Art Commission Excellence in Design/ Joan Mitchell grant

Works
Turk's work is known for expanding concepts of stone, primarily marble, while instilling in her observers that dialogue with material...