MFA in Visual Art, West Virginia University
BA, University of Pittsburgh
Hailing from suburban Philadelphia, where he spent his formative years, Turri now calls Pittsburgh home and has become enmeshed in its regional art community. He has had a broad range of artistic experiences: as a self-taught drummer playing in punk rock, to an improvising percussionist in a performance art band, writing for New Art Examiner, BOMB, and Afterimage magazines, to currently concentrating primarily on painting and experimental animation. He is represented by James Gallery. Along with these pursuits, Turri is also an educator and holds a full-time lecturer position in the Studio Arts Department at the University of Pittsburgh.
Contact
Office: B13 Frick Fine Arts Building
Email: sturri@pitt.edu
Website: http://scottturri.com
Courses Taught
SA 0120 Painting Studio 1
SA 0130 Drawing Studio 1
SA 1220 Painting Studio 2
SA 1230 Drawing Studio 2
SA 1370 Preparation and Practice in the Visual Arts
SA 1450 Painting Studio: Figure
SA 1504 Directed Study: Studio
SA 0130 Drawing Studio 1
SA 1220 Painting Studio 2
SA 1230 Drawing Studio 2
SA 1370 Preparation and Practice in the Visual Arts
SA 1450 Painting Studio: Figure
SA 1504 Directed Study: Studio