JONATHAN TURNER jetfoundation@gmail.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
 
Born 13.05.1964, Sydney, Australia vicolo del Cedro 3 . 00153 Roma Italia
Lives in Rome, Sydney and Amsterdam P +39 06 5803980 . M + 39 333 2217269
CURATOR
Has organised more than 100 solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world (Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, the U.S., Thailand, Macau, Australia, New Zealand) for a broad variety of international artists and designers. Over the years, he has worked with numerous Australian artists including Maree Azzopardi, Paul Ferman, Peter Maloney, John McRae, Tracey Moffatt, Patricia Piccinini, Vurginia Ryan, William Yang.
MAIN GROUP SHOWS
1993
Executive Co, Aperto, Venice Biennalemmitee
1994
Conceived and curated L’Ottobre degli Olandesi, 12 solo shows by 12 Dutch artists in 11 Roman galleries. Organized in collaboration with Mondriaan Stichting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ING Bank.
1995
Award-winning Pierre et Gilles retrospective, touring to museums in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and Wellington.
1997
The All-Australian show – solos by 6 Australian artists in 4 Roman galleries.]
1998
Conceived and curated Triptych, a review of 20th Century Dutch realism,  Museum Van Bommel- Van Dam, the Netherlands
Since 1991
Has held various organisational positions with the Biennale of Art, Venice, including Executive Committee at Aperto in 1993.
Since 1995
Advisor to Manifesta, the European Youth Biennale, the 7th edition which takes place in 2008 in Bolzano-Trento.
In 1996
Founding director of the Jet Foundation for Inter-Continental Art, a non-profit organisation based on the promotion of art events around the world.
Founding advisor to RipArte Art Fair in Rome (12th edition takes place in 2006).
In 2005
Awarded the prestigious A.B.O. prize as best independent curator and critic for his work in Italy.
JOURNALISM
Since 1985
Numerous feature articles and exhibition reviews about artists, photographers, architects and designers, commissioned by publications including:
ARTnews (Rome correspondent since 1987), HG, Elle Decor and ART + Auction, New York
Casa Vogue, Next, and Flash Art, Italy
Art + Text, Black + White (correspondent since 1995), Blue (correspondent since 1997), Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Interior Architecture (European Editor 1986-1989) in Australia.
Tableau Fine Arts Magazine (correspondent since 1993), Het Parool, Eigen Huis en Interieur, and Avenue, The Netherlands
PUBLICATIONS
Catalogues and introductions for museum retrospectives, plus monographs for artists including Balletti & Mercandelli, Matteo Basilè, Ford Beckman, Ross Bleckner, Erwin Blumenfeld, Marlene Dumas, Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, Jasper Krabbé, Inez van Lamsweerde, Max Kreijn, Tracey Moffatt, Erwin Olaf, Pierre et Gilles, Maurizio Pellegrin, Roberto Pietrosanti and Olivero Rainaldi.