Open Studio for First Friday

My studio will be open to the public from 5PM -8PM on Friday, May 1st, 2026. Much of the available artwork was created by my mother, Elsa Turner. Since the work is currently property of her estate, I am not accepting electronic payments for it at this time. Featured items include her Earth Poem and Spanish Fever watercolor abstracts. Several studio items – a bentwood rocker, a T-Square, a wooden art box – are also available. Come wander about! It’s a fun atmosphere and my studio is full of art.

There is a wheelchair ramp at the back of the building and an elevator to the basement.

Gallery

SOLD The Last Iris, Oil on Linen, Sold

 

This is a watercolor painted on commission.

SOLD Pete, Watercolor on Paper, Private Commission.

SOLD Kayaker, Oil on Linen, 6″ x 8″.

Sold, Beloved Withers, Oil on Linen on Board, Public Commission.

 

Joyce Ellen Turner Biography

I create both visual art and creative writing. My education includes an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, a BS (general biology) and a BA (philosophy) from Winthrop University, two years of Great Books Program study at St. John’s College in Annapolis, and coursework from both UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University Continuing Studies.

I have taken visual art classes and workshops through the Art Students League in New York, City Art in Columbia, SC, the Arts Council of York County. I have published fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Currently I am at work on a memoir about my life as a team over-the-road trucker in the 1990s.

Contact

If you would like to aquire artwork, arrange a studio visit or discuss a commission, please contact me at joyce_e_turner@hotmail.com. My studio is located in the basement of the Gettys Building at 201 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC, 29730. It is open at selected arts events, including First Fridays (the first Friday of each month) from 5-8 PM.