Art Graduate Studies, University of California, Irvine
1973
MA Art, Claremont Graduate School
1974
Guggenheim Fellowship. 1975 National Endowment for the Arts, Matching Grant
1980
Arizona Commission for the Arts and Humanities, Visual Arts Fellowship.
1981
Lumen Award, New-York Section Illuminating Engineering Society with the International Association of Lighting Designers.
1984
Katherine T. and John D. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
1985
'Bessie' Award, New-York, for best collaboration with a Dance Company
1991
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, France.
1992
Freidrich Prize, Frankfurt, Germany
1994
Skowhegan Award for Sculpture. 1997 Governor’s Arts Award, Artist of the Year, Arizona.
1998
Wolf Foundation, Wolf Prize, Israel
1999
Honorary Doctor of Arts, Chicago Art Institute
2000
Grande Médailles d'argent, Arts Plastiques, Fondation Académie d'Architecture, Paris, France.
2000
Scottsdale Cultural Arts Council, Artist of the Year, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
2001
Honorary Doctorate, Claremont Graduate School, California
2002
Jefferson Medal in Architecture, University of Virginia, USA.
2002
Honorary Doctorate, Royal Academy of Art, London, England.
2003
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Claremont graduate University, California, USA.
He currently lives and works in Flagstaff, Arizona
Ausstellungen
2009
Dynamic Light Installation, Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen, Germany
2009
The Wolfsburg Project, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany
2009
James Turrell - Geometrie des Lichts, Zentrum für Lichtkunst Unna, Germany
2009
Time & Place: Los Angeles, 1958-1968, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
2008
"Time & Place: Los Angeles, 1958-1968", Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2008
James Turrell, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, CO
2007
James Turrell at Pomona College, Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
2006
James Turrell - A Life in Light, Louise T Blouin Foundation, London (England)
2005
James Turrell - Underground Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park - YSP, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (England)
2004
Art 35 Basel, sant H10, June 16-21. solo
2004
'Brainstorming, topographie de la morale', Centre national d’art et du paysage,Vassivière en Limousin, France (20.03 - 27.06.2004). solo
2004
'Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present', Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC, USA (05.03 - 16.05). solo
2004
Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York, USA (03.12.2003 - 10.01.2004). solo
2004
Kunsthaus Zug, Zug, Suisse (30.11.2003 - 29.02.2004). solo
2003
Cheryl Haines Gallery, San Francisco, USA, 4 septembre - 18 octobre. solo
2003
Paik Hae Young Gallery & PKM Gallery, Seoul, Corée du Sud, du 30/10 au 31/11. solo
2003
Inauguration du siège de la caisse des dépôts et Consignations dans le cadre de 'Nuit Blanche', Quai d'Austerlitz, Paris, France(4/5 octobre). solo
2003
'James Turrell : into the light', Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, USA (2 juin 2002 - 30 avril 2003)
2003
Sonoma County Museum, Californie, USA. solo
2003
Galerie Cheryl Haines, San Francisco, Californie, USA. solo
2003
Galerie Paik Hae Young & Galerie PKM, Seoul, Corée du Sud. solo
2003
Nasher Sculpture Park, Dallas, Texas, USA, octobre - novembre
2003
'Mind Space', Galerie HoAm/ Sam Sung Museum, Seoul, South Korea, 28/02-18/05
2003
Galerie Henry Art, Seattle, Washington, USA
2002
INAX Gallery 1, Tokyo, Japan, 'Moon and Architecture', December 7, 2001 to February 23, 2002
2002
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, 'The Magic of Light', February 1 to May 19, 2002
2002
INAX Gallery Osaka, Osaka, Japan, 'Moon and Architecture', March 7 to May 24
2002
Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, 9 mars - 13 juillet. solo
2002
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C, USA. solo
2002
Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art, London, England. solo
2002
'The Autonomous Spaces',Galerie Ace, Los Angeles, USA. solo
2001
Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, “Changing Perceptions: The Panza Collection at the Guggenheim Museum,” November 16, 2000 to April 22, 2001
2001
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, “Collaborations with Parkett: 1984 to Now,” April 3, to June 5, 2001. (Catalogue)
2001
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, “Infinite Light,” February 11 to June 3, 2001. (Installations, Models, Drawings, Permanent Installation
2000
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial,” Echigo-Tsumari Region, July 20, 2000 to September 10, 2000
2000
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, “The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000,” September to February 2000
2000
Peter Blum Edition, Blumarts Inc. New York, New York, “Lux et Tenebrae,” June 17, 2000 to September 9, 2000. (Prints)
2000
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venezia, Italy, “Arte Californiana della Collezione Panza al Museo Guggenheim,” September 1 to December, 2000. (Installation)
2000
Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, California, “Inventional,” August 11, 2000 to September 16, 2000
1999
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., “Regarding Beauty,” October 7 to January 17, 2000. (Installation, Catalogue)
1999
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, “The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000,” September to February 2000. (Photographs, Catalogue)
1998
Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California, “Sunshine & Noir, Art in Los Angeles 1960-1997,” September 16 to January 3, 1999. (Installation, Catalogue)
1997
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany, “Sunshine & Noir, Art in Los Angeles 1960-1997,” November 15, 1997 to February 1, 1998 (Installation, Catalogue)
1997
Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, New York, January 18 to March 2, 1997 (Installation)
1996
Galerie Michele Chomette, Paris, France, January 18 to March 16, 1996
1995
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, “After Art: Rethinking 150 Years of Photography,” (Catalogue)
1995
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan, “Foundation Cartier; a Collection,” January 25 to March 12, 1995. (Installation)
1995
Portside Gallery, Yokohama, Japan, March 17 to May 17, 1995
1995
95 Joong-Ang Special Exhibition, Ho-Am Art Galerie, Seoul, Korea, “Contemplation,” September 25 to October 20, 1995. (Installation)
1995
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California, February 10 to April 30, 1995. (Installation)
1995
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan, “Foundation Cartier; a Collection,” January 25 to March 12, 1995. (Installation)
1994
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, “Painting and Sculpture: Recent Acquisitions,” June 16 to September 11, 1994. (Installation)
1994
Lisa Sette Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona, “Roden Crater: Realizing a Vision,” March 10 to April 9, 1994. (Drawings, Prints, Hologram)
1994
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., “Gemini Editions Limited Collection, Recent Prints and Sculpture,” June to October 2, 1994. (Catalogue)
1993
La Defense, Paris, France, “Differentes Natures,” June 25 to November 1, 1993. (Drawings, Photos, Models)
1991
Universidad Internacional Menedez y Pelayo, Santander, Spain, July 31 to September 8, 1991, catalogue. (Installation)
1991
Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany, June 7, 1991. (Permanent Installation)
1990
Le Musee d’Art Contemporain de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 29 to July 22, 1990. (Installation)
1989
Ace Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, California, “The Innovators / Entering the Sculpture,” October 14 to November 25, 1989. (Installation)
