Maryam turkey

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM - Fall 2023

Maryam Turkey (1994) is an Iraqi-American artist based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2009, she moved with her family as refugees to the United States, where she attended Baltimore School for the Arts high school and learned traditional painting. She continued her art and design education at Pratt Institute, where she earned her Bachelor of Industrial Design in 2017. Shortly after graduation, Turkey was awarded an art residency at the Museum of Art and Design. A number of other esteemed residencies followed, including the Silver Arts Residency at the World Trade Center, (LMCC), and WorthlessStudios, all in New York City. Turkey has been featured in Architectural Digest as “one to watch,” in 2021 as well as being featured at Surface Magazine, Galerie Magazine, Interior Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. Turkey was granted the ForFreedoms 2023 annual fellowship, supporting artists with a focus on social change. And she recently revealed her public sculpture at the Socrates Sculpture Park as part of her Socrates Annual Fellowship this year.

Website: www.maryamturkey.com
Instagram: @maryamturkey