Lisa Turin (b. 1986) is an American-born visual artist based in Zurich, Switzerland. Working primarily with acrylic inks, she explores the fluid interplay of gravity, wind, and water to create richly layered paintings that evoke the rhythms of oceans, coastlines, and the deep currents of organic shapes. Her work bridges abstraction and metaphor, using flow and stain to reflect on movement, connection, and the invisible forces that shape the human experience.

Raised along the California coast near the Pacific Ocean, Turin developed an early sensitivity to scale, rhythm, and movement that continues to inform her material and conceptual approach. Water is not only a medium in her work, but a formative influence — shaping her understanding of flow, resistance, and transformation.

Her practice is rooted in an experiemental process that embraces both chance and control. Using custom techniques that harness natural elements — including water, airflow, and precise canvas manipulation — Turin allows materials to behave according to their own physical logic while guiding compositions through deliberate intervention. The resulting works capture the unpredictable beauty of liquid dynamics, while preserving the subtle trace of human intention within natural forces.

Thematically, her work considers stains as symbolic DNA — visual metaphors for history, identity, and the blending of cultures across generations. Through layered color, motion, and gesture, Turin examines how personal and collective identities evolve over time, shaped by forces both visible and unseen. Her paintings function as quiet records of transformation, where memory, matter, and movement intersect.

From her atelier in Zurich, Turin continues to develop new bodies of work that expand her exploration of memory, nature, and the poetry of process.

Her work has been exhibited internationally, with presentations across Europe, and continues to resonate with audiences drawn to its balance of intuition, materiality, and depth.