Overview

Daniel Turner (b. Rochdale 1974) is a British artist living and working in Cornwall, UK. He studied Fine Art, specialising in Painting, at Falmouth University. Working primarily in oil painting and drawing, Turner investigates both the formal and physical nature of the medium, as well as the often mythologised tasks and rituals of the painter.

His practice examines the point at which Painting, and The Painter, encounters the world: not only the art world with its intricate systems and structures, but the broader cultural and social landscape in which we are all entangled. As he works, motifs emerge and evolve directly through the act of painting itself. These forms, discovered rather than predetermined, begin to suggest a loose narrative, one that reflects Turner’s ongoing inquiry into the history, labour, and identity of painters.

Turner works on multiple paintings simultaneously, revising and reworking them over several years. He describes this process as a form of History Painting, more precisely, an imagined history of painting, sustained through an ongoing dialogue with those who came before him. Built slowly in the studio and refracted through its rhythms, his paintings bear the marks of continual change, carrying the traces of shifting thoughts and feelings regarding The Painter, The Painting, and The Studio.

Works
  • Daniel Turner, Little History (Tall Poplars), 2025
    Daniel Turner
    Little History (Tall Poplars), 2025
    Oil on cradled panel
    24 x 18 cm
    £500.00
    Daniel Turner, Little History (Tall Poplars), 2025
    500.00
  • Daniel Turner, Long Shadows, 2025
    Daniel Turner
    Long Shadows, 2025
    Oil on cradled panel
    24 x 30 cm
    £650.00
    Daniel Turner, Long Shadows, 2025
    650.00
  • Daniel Turner, Yes and No, 2025
    Daniel Turner
    Yes and No, 2025
    Oil on cradled panel
    24 x 30 cm
    £650.00
    Daniel Turner, Yes and No, 2025
    650.00
  • Daniel Turner, Self Portrait as Birch Forest (after Klimt), 2025
    Daniel Turner
    Self Portrait as Birch Forest (after Klimt), 2025
    Oil on cradled panel
    24 x 30 cm
    £650.00
    Daniel Turner, Self Portrait as Birch Forest (after Klimt), 2025
    650.00
  • Daniel Turner, Often Have You Heard That Told, 2025
    Daniel Turner
    Often Have You Heard That Told, 2025
    Oil on cradled panel
    24 x 30 cm
    £650.00
    Daniel Turner, Often Have You Heard That Told, 2025
    650.00
  • Daniel Turner, The Shipping Forecast, 2025
    Daniel Turner
    The Shipping Forecast, 2025
    Oil on cradled panel
    30 x 40 cm
    £850.00
    Daniel Turner, The Shipping Forecast, 2025
    850.00
  • Daniel Turner, The Heart of Gold, 2025
    Daniel Turner
    The Heart of Gold, 2025
    Oil on canvas
    76 x 91.5 cm
    £2,000.00
    Daniel Turner, The Heart of Gold, 2025
    2,000.00
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