Paula Turmina is a Brazilian artist currently living and working in London. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Painting at Wimbledon College of Fine Arts and an MA Fine Art at the Slade School of Fine Art. Paula's practice encompasses painting, printmaking, analogue films, and writing. She is interested in the human relationship to the land, speculating on the future of the Earth and the absurdity of political discourse and colonial history. Her work stages the transition between the human body, animals, plants, and the landscape, combining a sci-fi perspective with personal desires.
In 2019, Turmina was awarded a residency programme with Winsor & Newton in collaboration with The FineArt Collective and was the recipient of the Zsuzsi Roboz Scholarship with the Chelsea Arts Club Trust. She has exhibited in several group shows in the UK, including ‘The Red Room’ at Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery, ‘In transit, our memory fragments’ at Chelsea Space, and ‘Tomorrow is tomorrow is tomorrow’ at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery.