Artist Statement
Ann B. Murphy is inspired by solo journeys beyond the studio, interior quests and imaginary friends. Real life and envisioned events drive her process and inhabit her drawings, paintings and sculpture. She works primarily with paper, a medium which is closely connected to her devotion to reading and writing. She lives and works in the Hudson Valley.
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Ann B. Murphy Art Exhibit History
Ann Bridget Murphy
347-512-0896
www.annbmurphy.com
Art Exhibition History
Solo Exhibitions
2023 – upcoming
Kenny, Citiot, Catskill, NY
2020
Le Cimetière Marin, 4180 Gallery, Oakland, CA.
2011
Hard Matter, Kimberly Saari Gallery, Steamboat Springs, CO.
2010
Rising and Falling, The Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Steamboat Springs, CO.
Group Exhibitions
2022
Deep Love, Cygnet’s Way, Kingston, NY
Upstate Art Weekend, Catskill, NY
2021
Holiday Show, Labspace, Hillsdale, NY
Home, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2020
The Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2019
Art Shop, Backroom Gallery, Adobe Books San Francisco, CA
Terrain Biennial, Oakland, CA
Hands and Pants, Faultline ArtSpace, Oakland, CA
2017
Terrain Exhibitions, Third Terrain Biennale, Oakland, CA
Artists for Puerto Rico, Interface Gallery, Oakland, CA
2016
Bite Your Tongue, Art Murmur First Friday, Oakland, CA
Correspondencia, CTRL+SHFT Gallery, Oakland, CA
High Desert Test Sites, Sky Village Swap Meet, Yucca Valley, CA Curator: Andrea Zittel
Rising Tides Shifting Sands, The Compound Gallery, Oakland, CA
2015
Terrain Exhibitions, Second Terrain Biennale, Oak Park, Il and Oakland, CA
Here, The Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
Collect!, The Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Survival Instinct, The Compound Gallery, Oakland, CA
2014
Here, The Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
Collect!, The Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
2013
Scouting Oakland, The Compound Gallery, Oakland, CA
2012
Man vs. Nature, The Compound Gallery, Oakland, CA
2011
Arsenal, Kimberly Saari Gallery, Steamboat Springs, CO.
2009
A Contemporary Bestiary, A.M. Richards Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY.
All Roads Lead to Coney Island, A.M. Richards Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY.
2008
Crest Hardware Show, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY.
Repetition, Heart and Soul Gallery Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY.
2007
En Perfecto Desorden, Museo de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain. Curator: Perry Bard
2006
Radiant, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Video_DUMBO Festival, Brooklyn, NY. Curators: Caspar Stracke and Gabriela Monroy
Video Showcase, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ.
PANORAMICA, Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico. Curators: Caspar Stracke and Gabriela Monroy
Cathedral Arts Filmmakers Showcase, Cathedral Arts Festival, Jersey City, NJ.
2005
Video_DUMBO Festival, Brooklyn, NY. Curators: Caspar Stracke and Gabriela Monroy
If You’re Feeling Sinister, Alona Kagan Gallery, New York, NY Curator: Anat Ebgi
Bowieart Anti Antiques, Portobello Film Festival, London, England.
2004
FRISBEE Art Fair, Miami, Florida. Curator: Anat Egbi
Emerging NYC, Pool Art Center, Drury University, Springfield, MO.
White Box Local 525, The Annex, New York, NY.
Retro + 1, T Gallery at the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY.
2003
Exquisite, Naked Duck Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY.
Spring Salon, Limner Gallery, New York, NY.
2002
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
Cat Calls, NY Museum of Urban Experience, New York, NY.
The Brunswick Window, Jersey City, NJ.
2001
ArtSplash 2001, Rockaway Artist Alliance, Rockaway Beach, NY.
2000
Psycho, Anne Faggionato Gallery, London, England. Curator: Danny Moynihan
1999
The Body as Mental Landscape, School of Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY.
Curator: Rachel Gugelberger
Crest Hardware Show, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. Curator: Gene Poole
Artist Residencies
La Maison Verte, Marnay-sur-Seine, France 2016
CAMAC Centre d’Art Marnay Art Center. Marnay-sur-Seine, France 2015
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, TICA, Chicago, IL 2013
The Tin Shop Artist Residency, Breckenridge, CO 2011
Ox-Bow Artist Residency, Saugatuck, MI 2010 – Accepted
Rotunda Gallery/BCAT Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY 2006
Byrdecliff Colony, Woodstock, NY 2003
Publications
L’Est Éclair, Nogent-sur-Seine, France. 2016
New York Times, Your First Visual Art Crush, Holland Cotter. 2013
Summit Daily News, Breckenridge, CO. 2011
The Pilot, Steamboat Springs, CO. 2010
Greenpoint Gazette, Brooklyn, NY. Arts and Culture. 2009
New York Times, Arts and Leisure. February 2005
Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, MO. 2004
Television
Summit News, Breckenridge, CO. 2011
Steamboat Today, 2010
Education
2005 MFA, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1986 BA, French, Kansas University, Lawrence, KS