Abstract painter Isabel Turban grew up traveling between neighboring countries Uruguay and Argentina for much of her life, so much so that the experience nestled itself into each aspect of her art. By first transferring images of maps onto canvas or paper, then applying layers of acrylic and charcoal in gestural strokes, Turban creates detailed images that invite viewers to examine closely and reflect on their own personal histories and travels.
Turban majored in Industrial Design at Centro de Diseño Industrial in Montevideo, Uruguay, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1996. Post-graduation, Turban became active in the local art community and worked alongside fellow Uruguayan artist Carlos Paez Vilaro who ran a well-known atelier, Casapueblo, in Punta del Este. No stranger to travel, Turban decided to move to New York City around 2001 when she enrolled in the Art Students League — an independent art school offering atelier-style studio classes that cover a wide range of artistic mediums.
The Art Students League does not set a curriculum for its instructors and is a place that affords students the opportunity to decide their own path. This structure has appealed to legions of artists over time, and while there, Turban studied with painter Charles Hinman, illustrator Jack Faragasso and installation artist Mariano Del Rosario.
The maps Turban uses in her work owe to travels she has taken and evoke specific cultural experiences for the artist. The Art Students League awarded Turban the Merit Scholarship, the Donn Russell Grant and the Red Dot Distinction.
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Perennial Flow II Isabel Turban, Contemporary Pastel Abstract Mixed Media 2023
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Perennial Flow II Isabel Turban, Contemporary Pastel Abstract Mixed Media 2023 Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or...
Mixed Media
$7,000
Perennial Flow I by Isabel Turban, Contemporary Pastel Abstract Mixed Media 2023
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Perennial Flow by Isabel Turban, Contemporary Pastel Abstract Mixed Media, 2023 Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas o...
Mixed Media
$9,100
Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting in Blue Ochre & Charcoal Tones Large
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Untitled , 2017 Acrylic on canvas 48 x 54 in (121.92h x 137.16w cm)
Canvas, Acrylic
$700
Isabel Turban Abstract Mixed Media Map Composition in Ochre and Charcoal Tones
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Throughout Isabel Turban work process, collected maps gathered from various travels are the most significant material as they fuel inspiration for the work.
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Isabel Turban, Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting, 2023
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turban, Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting, 2023 Mixed media on canvas\ Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto c...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Isabel Turban Abstract Mixed Media Painting in Charcoal Blue & Soft Pastel Tones
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politi...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Contemporary Blue Orange Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Isabel Turban
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politi...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Isabel Turban Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Blue and Coral Tones
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Throughout Isabel Turban work process, collected maps gathered from various travels are the most significant material as they fuel inspiration for the work.
Mixed Media
$1,500
Abstract Map Mixed Media on Canvas in Blue Blush Ochre with Graphic Lines Series
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Recreo, 2016 Mixed media on paper 15 x 22 in (38.1h x 55.88w cm)
Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic
Contemporary Yellow Green Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Isabel Turban
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politi...
Mixed Media
$2,500
Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Red, Ochre, and Neutral Tones
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politic...
Acrylic
Abstract Mixed Media Map Composition in Blue Tones on Paper Artwork
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Untitled, 2017 Mixed media on paper 32h x 24.50w in 81.28h x 62.23w cm
Paper, Mixed Media
$5,300
Large Abstract Mixed Media Map Composition in Blue and Green with Layered Lines
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Untitled , 2016 Mixed media on canvas 50 x 42 in (127h x 106.68w cm)
Canvas, Acrylic
Isabel Turban Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Soft Pink and Olive Green
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politi...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Isabel Turban Mixed Media Abstract in Black and Ochre for Modern Interiors
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politi...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,600
Abstract Map I Diptych Mixed Media on Canvas with Urban Lines in Charcoal Tones
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Untitled , 2017 Mixed media on canvas 30 x 24 in (76.2h x 60.96w cm)
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Mixed Media Map Study in Grey, Ochre, and Black Contemporary Art
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Untitled , 2017 Mixed media on paper 30 x 22 in (76.2h x 55.88w cm)
Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic
Isabel Turban Abstract Mixed Media with Charcoal Blue and Linear Depth
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Throughout Isabel Turban work process, collected maps gathered from various travels are the most significant material as they fuel inspiration for the work.
Mixed Media
$2,700
Abstract Mixed Media Painting in Blue and Red with Expressive Gestural Lines
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Untitled, 2017 Mixed media on canvas 30h x 24w in 76.20h x 60.96w cm
Canvas, Mixed Media
Abstract Mixed Media Map Composition in Ochre and Violet Tones on Paper
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
mixed media on paper
Mixed Media
$2,600
Abstract Mixed Media IIDyptique Panel with Charcoal Blue and Gold Linear Mapping
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Untitled , 2017 Mixed media on canvas 30 x 24 in (76.2h x 60.96w cm)
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
(Diptych) Contemporary Pastel Abstract Mixed Media by Isabel Turban
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politi...
Mixed Media
Contemporary Blue Yellow Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Isabel Turban
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politi...
Mixed Media
Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting in Gold and Charcoal - Isabel Turban
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politic...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$5,600
Isabel Turban Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Green with Expressive Layers
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed Media on canvas 40 x 40 in Unstretched Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings ma...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Isabel Turban Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Soft Blue and Neutral Tones
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politic...
Acrylic
Isabel Turban Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Neutral and Charcoal Tones
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politic...
Acrylic, Mixed Media
$700
Abstract Mixed Media Abstract with Cartographic Lines and Earth Toned Mapping
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Throughout Isabel Turban work process, collected maps gathered from various travels are the most significant material as they fuel inspiration for the work.
Mixed Media, Paper
$2,100
Abstract Mixed Media Map Composition in Black, Ochre, and Charcoal Tones Modern
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Untitled , 2017 Mixed media on paper 30 x 22 in (76.2h x 55.88w cm)
Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic
$635
H 9 in W 9 in
Glowing Sunset II - Original Vibrant Warm Tone Textured Abstract Artwork Framed
By Frederic Paul
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The delicate and poetic artworks of painter Frederic Paul reference his Asian roots in expressive and elaborate compositions. Inspired by the bold colors, spices, flora, and landscap...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Rice Paper
$795
H 14 in W 11 in
154 Squares V.3 - Modern Colorful Abstract Geometric Squares Acrylic Painting
By Brandon Neher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brandon Neher is a California artist whose original paintings embody a profound exploration of space, structure, and balance, infused with a touch of modern minimalism. Drawing inspi...
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$6,700
H 44 in W 66 in
12 Dreams - Large Floral Mixed Media Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas
By Bruce Rubenstein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His expressive abstract landscape artwork 'Flourishing Fields' features whimsical details and vi...
Enamel
$6,800
H 40 in W 122 in
Breathtaking (Triptych) - Large Colorful Impasto Inspired Abstract Painting
By Shiri Phillips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$11,340
H 68 in W 84 in
Robot Circleish - Large Scale Abstract Expressive Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Bruce Rubenstein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His expressive abstract landscape artwork 'Robot Circleish' features whimsical details and vibra...
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$10,150
H 58 in W 89 in
Mid-Hudson Inscape - Large Abstract Landscape Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Bruce Rubenstein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His expressive abstract landscape artwork 'Mid-Hudson Inscape' features whimsical details and vi...
Enamel
$7,000
H 40 in W 60 in
And It Felt Like We Could Fly - Original Abstract Colorful Nature Still Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kimberly Blackstock’s “And It Felt Like We Could Fly” opens into a luminous garden-like scene filled with movement, softness, and dimensional texture. The artwork has the feeling of ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Resin
$4,716
H 46.46 in W 37.8 in D 1.97 in
Contemporary Abstract Minimal Painting with Soft Horizon and Light Pau Escat
By Pau Escat
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pau Escat’s work explores the tension between presence and disappearance through subtle shifts of colour, light, and surface. His paintings unfold slowly, inviting a contemplative ga...
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment
Continuity
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Continuity” From the series “Metamorphoses of the Spirit” This work explores a state of continuous transition — a process in which form has no clear boundary between emergence, u...
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$12,315
H 30 in W 30 in D 2.75 in
Psychedelic Abstract Landscape Painting of Urban City Scene by British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Psychedelic Abstract Landscape Painting of Urban City Scene by leading British Urban Artist Angela Wakefield. This artwork is from an intense body of abstract work that fo...
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$455
H 24 in W 18 in
Momentous - Original Colorful Vibrant Abstract Mixed Media Artwork on Paper
By Shiri Phillips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$7,400
H 43 in W 62 in
ABACAB - Large Original Abstract Expressionism Colorful Mixed Media Painting
By Bruce Rubenstein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and...
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Cuento con Alas
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politi...
Mixed Media
For Years
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed Media on canvas 50 x 40 in Unstretched Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings ma...
Mixed Media
Resilience
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed Media on canvas 48 x 36 in Unstretched Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings ma...
Mixed Media
El Lado Obscuro
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed Media on canvas 50 x 30 in Unstretched Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings ma...
Mixed Media
Retazos
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed Media on canvas 54 x 48 in Unstretched Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings ma...
Mixed Media
Emerging
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politic...
Acrylic
Untitled
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politic...
Acrylic
Untitled
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Throughout Isabel Turban work process, collected maps gathered from various travels are the most significant material as they fuel inspiration for the work.
Mixed Media
Untitled
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Throughout Isabel Turban work process, collected maps gathered from various travels are the most significant material as they fuel inspiration for the work.
Mixed Media
Untitled
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Throughout Isabel Turban work process, collected maps gathered from various travels are the most significant material as they fuel inspiration for the work.
Mixed Media
Chaotic Nature Within
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Throughout Isabel Turban work process, collected maps gathered from various travels are the most significant material as they fuel inspiration for the work.
Mixed Media
Untitled
By Isabel Turban
Located in Miami, FL
Isabel Turbán Untitled, 2017 Mixed media on canvas 30h x 24w in 76.20h x 60.96w cm
Canvas, Mixed Media