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Idris Murphy - Curriculum Vitae (May 2010) |
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| Born 1949 Sydney, NSW, Australia | |
| Studies & Work | |
| 1988-07 | Lecturer, College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW |
| 1997 | Head of Drawing, National Art School, Sydney, NSW |
| 1994 | Doctorate of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, NSW |
| 1989 | Graduate Diploma (Education), SCAE, Sydney, NSW |
| 1987 | Lecturer, TAFE School of Art and Design, Sydney, NSW |
| 1984-86 | Part time lecturer, Alexander Mackie College of Fine Art & City Art Institute (now COFA), NSW |
| 1982 | Lecturer, University of Wollongong, NSW (established printmaking department of newly founded School of Creative Arts), NSW |
| 1980-82 | Part-time Lecturer, Wollongong TAFE, NSW |
| 1976-77 | Post Graduate (painting & printmaking), Winchester College of Art, UK |
| 1966-71 | Diploma (painting), National Art School, Sydney, NSW |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2010 | Three Artists [Euan Macleod, Idris Murphy, Ann Thompson], Bega Valley Regional Gallery, NSW |
| I & Thou: Survey Exhibition 1986-2008, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, NSW | |
| Across the Board – Ten Years of Painting, Bett Gallery, Hobart, TAS | |
| 2009 | I – Thou, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, NSW |
| I & Thou: Survey Exhibition 1986-2008, Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW | |
| 2007 | New Paintings, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney, NSW |
| 2005 | Equilibrium of Contradictions, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW |
| Axia Gallery, Melbourne, VIC | |
| 2004 | Desert Paintings, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW |
| Contemporary Australian Prints: from the Collection Art Gallery of New South Wales, John Gordon Gallery (in assoc. with King Street Gallery on Burton), Coffs Harbour, NSW | |
| 2003 | Flags of Convenience, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydnery, NSW |
| 2002 | Desert Country, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne, VIC |
| Petrichor, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW | |
| 2001 | Recent Work, Bonython Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide, SA |
| 1999 | Works on Paper, King Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| Landskips, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW | |
| Recent Work, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne, VIC | |
| 1997 | Real Presence, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW |
| 1995 | Constant Revision, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW |
| 1993 | Other Roads, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW |
| 1990 | New Work Editions, Southbank Galleries, Melbourne, VIC |
| 1989 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW |
| New Work Editions, Southbank Galleries, Melbourne, VIC | |
| 1987 | Selected Prints- Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf Theatre, Sydney, NSW |
| 1986 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW |
| 1984 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW |
| 1983 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW |
| Idris Murphy Painting, Orange Festival, Orange, NSW | |
| 1982 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW |
| 1978 | Idris Murphy Painting, Upstream Galleries, London, UK |
| 1974 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW |
| 1972 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2010 | On This Island, Meeting and Parting, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, NSW |
| 2009 | Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 2008 | Stations of the Cross 2008, St Ives Uniting Church, Sydney, NSW |
| Plein Air Painting Prize, NSW Parliament House, Sydney, NSW | |
| 2007 | Five x Five, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA University of NSW, Sydney, NSW |
| 2006 | Going Out There, Alliance Francaise, Paris, FRANCE |
| King Street Gallery at Doggett Street Studios (Cummings, Elliott, Murphy, Penrose, Hart & Sages), Brisbane, QLD | |
| Painting 2006, John Gordon Gallery, Coffs Harbour, NSW | |
| Kedumba Drawing Prize, Kedumba Gallery, Wentworth Falls, NSW | |
| 2005 | Kedumba Drawing Prize, Kedumba Gallery, Blue Mountains Grammar, Wentworth Falls, Kings School Art Prize, Parramatta, NSW |
| (Going) Out There - Responses to the Remote lands around Fowlers Gap, Arid Zone Research Station, North of Broken Hill, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW | |
| 2004 | Spectrum 2004 [FONAS], Parliament House, Sydney, NSW |
| Fleurieu Prize for Landscape, South Australia, SA | |
| 2003 | 64 years, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW |
| An Approachable Landscape, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne, VIC | |
| 2002 | Two Thirds Sky - artists in desert country Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Sydney |
| A Silver Lining & A New Beginning, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, UNSW, Sydney, NSW | |
| Common Ground, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, MNSW | |
| 2001 | Floating, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW |
| Our Place: Images of Coffs Harbour & Region, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW | |
| Views, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW | |
| Landscapes, Artists Ties Gallery, Canberra, ACT | |
| Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW | |
| 2000 | Southern Sydney Artists, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, NSW |
| Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW | |
| 2000 Melbourne Art Fair, King Street Gallery, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, VIC | |
| 1999 | Schools & Universities Invitational Millennium Art Prize, Schools & Universities Club, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW | |
| 1998 | Staff Exhibition, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydfney, NSW |
| Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW | |
| 1996 | In Process, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| First Night, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW | |
| The Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW | |
| Gallery Artists, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW | |
| 1995 | Ironsides, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW |
| The French Embrace, Alliance Francaise, Sydney, NSW | |
| 1993-94 | Common Ground, University of New South Wales; Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW |
| 1994 | Gallery Artists, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney, NSW |
| Australian Contemporary Art Fair 4, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, VIC | |
| 1993 | Editions, Southbank Galleries, Melbourne, VIC |
| Virtu, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW | |
| 1992 | The Book and Print Show, University of Wollongong, NSW |
| Manu et Mente, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW | |
| Australian Exhibition - Contemporary Binding, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT | |
| Critic's Choice, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW | |
| Blake Prize for Religious, Art Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW & touring Australia | |
| 1991 | The Artist - The Printmaker Editions, Southbank Galleries, Melbourne, VIC |
| The Book and Print Show, University of Wollongong; Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, NSW | |
| 1990 | Editions, Southbank Galleries, Melbourne, VIC |
| 1988 | Art Collegium, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW |
| Heretic, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT | |
| 1987 | Bushweek, Queensland Arts Council, Brisbane and Queensland Regional Art Centre, QLD |
| Tribute to Lloyd Rees, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW | |
| Rainforest Show, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW | |
| 1986 | Wynne Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW |
| 1984 | Orange Festival, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, QLD |
| Wynne Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW | |
| 1983 | Bushweek, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW |
| Wynne Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW | |
| 1981 | Sulman Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW |
| 1980 | Sulman Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW >1978 Red Show, Thumb Gallery, London, UK |
| Residencies & Awards | |
| 2004 | Launch screening, Two Thirds Sky- Artists in Desert Country, Art Gallery of New South Wales (with Gloria Petyarre, Jenny Sages, Peter Sharpe, Judy Watson); additional screenings on SBS Television |
| 2001-02 | Filming, Two Thirds Sky- Artists in Desert Country, produced by Sophie Jackson, directed by Sean O'Brien |
| 1994 | Irish Arts Council Studio, Tyron Guthrie Centre, IRELAND |
| 1987 | French Government Studio, Paris, FRANCE |
| Moya Doring Memorial Residence, Paris, FRANCE | |
| 1983 | Lithographer in Residence, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW |
| French Government Studio, Paris, FRANCE | |
| 1978 | Moya Doring Memorial Residence, Paris, FRANCE |
| Dyason Bequests Fund for Australian Artist's Overseas | |
| 1976 | Australian Arts Council, Special Travel Scholarship: Europe & America |
| Rockhampton Art Prize, Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery, QLD | |
| Studio Residency, London, UK | |
| Moya Doring Memorial Residence, Paris, FRANCE | |
| 1975 | Keith and Elizabeth Murdoch Travel Fellowship |
| 1974 | Artist in Residence, Prahran College of Art, Melbourne, VIC |
| 1972 | Hunters Hill Art Award, Hunters Hill Municipal Council, Sydney, NSW |
| Commissions | |
| 1987 | The Heretic- limited edition book in collaboration with author Morris West |
| 1983 | Print Series, Art Gallery Society, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW |
| Collections | |
| Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney, NSW | |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW | |
| Artbank, Australia, Sydney, NSW | |
| Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney, NSW | |
| Bendigo Regional Art Gallery, NSW | |
| Bibliotheque National de Paris, Paris, FRANCE | |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane, QLD | |
| Clot/Bramsen et Georges Studio, Paris, FRANCE | |
| Kedumba Drawing Collection, Kedumba, NSW | |
| Long Gallery & Art Collection, University of Wollongong, NSW | |
| Macquarie Bank, Australia, Sydney, NSW | |
| Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education, NSW | |
| National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT | |
| National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT | |
| Australian Library of Art, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD | |
| Parliament House, Canberra, ACT | |
| Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery, Rockhampton, NSW | |
| State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW | |
| Telecom Collection, Melbourne, VIC | |
| Tyrone Guthrie Centre, IRELAND | |
| University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW | |
| UBS Warburg, Sydney, NSW | |
| Westpac Collection, Australia, Sydney, NSW | |
| University of Wollongong, NSW | |
| Bibliography | |
| 2009 | Artist Profile Magazine, issue 09/2009 |
| John McDonald, Rev-head drops down a gear, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 3, pgs 14 & 15, exhibition review survey show Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, with colour image. | |
| Glenn Barkley, Missives from the Outdoors: The Art of Idris Murphy, essay, I & Thou, Idris Murphy A Survey 1986-2008, exhibition catalogue, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, August 2009, publishers Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre with King Street Gallery on William | |
| Katrina Lobley, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald | |
| 2008 | Barkley, Glenn: Idris Murphy, Artist Profile Magazine, Issue 3, p44-49 |
| 2007 | Crisp, Lyndal, The art that artists collect, The Australian Financial Review, Dec 15 |
| Waterlow, Nick, Curator’s Notes - Five x Five, exhibition catalogue, Apr 19-May 19, pp7, 18 | |
| 2006 | Ducos, Solenne, Idris Muprhy, COFA-UNSW, Summer Issue 15, p19 |
| Lander, Janis, A Public of Individuals – Interview with Idris Murphy, The College Voice, COFA Online Arts Magazine, Nov p1-6 | |
| 2005 | McDonald, John, The Australian Landscape Revisited, Spectrum-Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 10-11, pp 28-29 |
| Johnston, Jay, The Wild RED YONDER, COFA/UNSW, Spring, Issue 14, Dec-Feb, p2 | |
| Li Jingzhe, Australian Contemporary Painting, Shanghai Peoples Fine Arts Publishing House p 70 - 72 | |
| 2003 | McCulloch, Susan, Paths Across the Great Divide, Weekend Australian, Sept 27-28 |
| 2002 | Two Thirds Sky- A Must See Documentary, COFA/UNSW, Winter, Issue 5, Aug-Nov, p6 |
| Masterpiece, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 20, p7 | |
| M.K., Journey into the Artist's Interior, The View, The Australian, Sept 19, p11 | |
| Frost, Andrew, Two Thirds Sky: Artists in Desert Country, Australian Art Collector, July- Sept, Issue 21, p48 | |
| Hallett, Bryce, The truth is out there, all right-in the Aboriginal Landscape, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 18, p3 | |
| Anderson, Doug, Two Thirds Sky, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 20 | |
| McDonald, John, Sand and Sun – Interpreting the Desert on Canvas, Australian Financial Review, June 13 | |
| 2001 | Grishin, Sasha, Little Gems within a Diverse Group, Canberra Times, May 9 |
| 2000 | Reid, Michael, Treasure on Boardroom Walls, The Australian, Sept 2-3 |
| 1999 | James, Bruce, Thoroughly Modern Clarice, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, May 1, p12s |
| James, Bruce, Making an Exhibition of Themselves, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, April 17, p10 | |
| 1998 | Drury, Nevill, Images 3 in Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press, p 154 |
| 1997 | McDonald, John, The Best Game in Town, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, April 12 |
| Taylor, James (editor), Box kite, A Journal of Poetry & Poetics, pp157-166 | |
| 1994 | EREMOS Magazine, Eremos Institute, Volume No 46 |
| 1993 | Mendelssohn, Joanna, Country Visions Need The City, The Bulletin, Jan 26-Feb 2, pp74-77 |
| Connor, Kevin, Common Ground, catalogue introduction, COFA, UNSW | |
| Watson, Bronwyn, No mere Window Dressing, Arts, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 10, p17 | |
| Delaruelle, Jacques, In the Game, The Sydney Review, Sept | |
| 1992 | Germaine, Max, The Encyclopaedia of Australian Art, Craftsman House Press |
| Drury, Nevill, Images in Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press | |
| 1990 | Drury, Nevill, Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press |
| 1988 | West, Morris, The Heretic, Isotome Press |
| Drury, Nevill, New Art Two, Craftsman House Press | |
| Condon, Matt, West writing the Wrongs, The Sun Herald, October 2 | |
| Connor, Kevin, News in Town, The Good Weekend, October 1, p59 | |
| 1982 | Capon, Edmond & Meek, Jan, Portrait of a Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW, Chapel Court, p58 |
| Illustration, Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Summer, Vol 20, No 2, p88 | |
| 1978 | Mendham, Dawn, The Refining Fire, Albatross Books, pp98-105 |
| 1971 | Illustration, Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Summer, Vol 9 |
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