Deirdre Murphy - Resume

BORN: 1967, New York, NY

RESIDENCE: Philadelphia, PA

EDUCATION:
M.F.A. Painting, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2000
B.F.A. Painting and Printmaking, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO 1991

HONORS & AWARDS:
Second Round Finalist, Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2004
Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Grant recipient, 2004
Abington Art Center Print Commission, 2004
Leeway Foundation Window of Opportunity Award, 2003
Wayne Art Center, National Spring Exhibition, Newman Award, 2001
Graduate Rep., Search Committee for Fine Arts Faculty, Univ.of Pennsylvania, 2000
Wayne Art Center, National Spring Exhibition, Jurors Award, 2000
College of General Studies Teaching Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Pouch Cove Foundation, Artist in Residence, Newfoundland, 1998
Kansas City Art Institute, Merit Scholarship, 1991
Vermont Studio Center, Summer Scholarship, 1990
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship, Kurume, Japan, 1985

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
"Artifice," Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, March 2008
"Urban Camouflage," Bridgette Mayer Gallery - New Hope, New Hope, PA October 2006
"Worlds Within Worlds" Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, April 2006
"The Bliss of Growth" Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, June 2003

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
"Out of This World", Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005
"Dreams & Memories", Vita Gallery, Portland, OR 1997
Vita Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1996
"Landscapes Lost", Vita Gallery, Portland, OR 1995

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
"Panting Pink Pajamas," Bradley University, Peoria, IL, November 2008
Bridgette Mayer Gallery Group Show, Tierney Communications, Philadelphia, PA 2008
"Magical Realism" Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA, September 2007
"Lilly Oncology on Canvas" Royal College of Art, London 2007
"The Red Show," Bridgette Mayer Gallery - Philadelphia, PA, December 2006
"Color My World," Bridgette Mayer Gallery - New Hope, PA, June 2006
Tierney Group Exhibition, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2006
AAF - Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY October 2005
"What Planet are You From," Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago IL November 2005
"In Depth II" Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA 2005
"Visible Spectrum," Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2004
"Wayne Art Center Faculty Show," Bill Scott curator, Philadelphia, PA 2003
"Circle Show," Philadelphia Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA 2003
"Works on Paper: 8th Biennial Exhibition" Abington Arts Center, Jenkintown, PA 2003
"Abstraction 2003" Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY 2003
"Drawing As Drawing, Drawing in Painting" Olmsted Gallery, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA 2003
Gallery Artist Group Exhibition, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA December 2002
Penn Folio, Korean National University of the Arts, Seoul, Korea 2002
"National Juried Exhibition" Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY June 2002
"Summer Group Exhibition" Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA July, 2002
"Young & Fun: On Paper" Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2002
"Penn Folio Printmaking Exhibition" Burrison Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2001
"Small Print Show" Penny Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2001
"National Spring Open Juried Exhibition" Wayne Art Center, Sam Huntor, Juror 2001
Kelly Writers House, Poet and Painters Series, Philadelphia, PA 2000
Group Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Claudia Gould, Curator 2000
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA Barbara Grossman, juror 2000
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Meyerson Gallery, University of Penn, Philadelphia, PA 2000
MFA Exhibition, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1999
Bowery Gallery, New York City, NY Bernard Chaet, Juror 1999
"Small Print Show" Penny Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1999
MFA Exhibition, Blauhaus Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1998
James Baird Gallery, St. John's Newfoundland, 1998
"Vault Series" New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA 1998
Prisma Gallery, Verona, Italy. Catalog 1997
Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), Portland, OR 1997
Children's Museum, Portland, OR 1997
"Transitions Project" Portand, OR 1996
Vita Gallery, Portland, OR 1996
Children's Museum, Portland, OR 1996
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Juror 1995
Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR. Paul Misal, Juror 1994
Gallery 76', Wenatchee, Washington, Faye Jones, Juror 1993
"Pocket Full of Posies" Installation, Portland, OR 1993
Bibelot Gallery, Portland, OR 1992

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Amorosi, A.D., "Art If Ice," Art Matters, March 2008
Rosof, Libby, "Abington's Annual Holds Some Surprises," fallonandrosofblogspot.com, January 21, 2007
Newhall, Edith. "A new Approach," Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 10, 2005
Strauss, R.B., A First Friday, The Weekly Press, January 5, 2005
Strauss, R.B., Mayer and Highwire Galleries, aroundphilly.com, January 7, 2005
New American Paintings: Mid-Atlantic, May Issue 2004
Oncologist, September Issue, 2003.
Matthew Freedman, catalogue essay "Bliss of Growth", June 2003.
R.B. Strauss, "A Shining Talent in a solo debut", Daily Local News, July 15, 2003.
Roberta Fallon, "Murphy's Law", The Philadelphia Weekly, July 16-22, 2003.
Lori Hill, "First Friday Focus", City Paper, June 6, 2003.
Edward Sozanski, "Patterns of Delight", Philadelphia Inquirer, June 27, 2003.
Victoria Donahoe, "At Area Art Centers, Array of Fresh Works", Philadelphia Inquirer, May 4, 2003.