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Idris Murphy
(Two Thirds Sky video and colour catalogue available from the gallery)
| Born | 1949 Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| Studies & Travel |
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| 1988-pres | Lecturer, College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 1997 | Head of Drawing, National Art School, Sydney |
| 1994 | Doctorate of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, NSW
Travel/study- England, Wales and Ireland |
| 1989 | Graduate Diploma (Education), SCAE, Sydney |
| 1987 | Lecturer, TAFE School of Art and Design, Sydney |
| 1984-86 | Part time lecturer, Alexander Mackie College of Fine Art & City Art Institute (now COFA) |
| 1982 | Lecturer, University of Wollongong, NSW (instrumental in establishing printmaking department of newly founded School of Creative Arts) |
| 1976-77 | Post Graduate (painting & printmaking), Winchester College of Art, UK |
| 1966-71 | Diploma (painting), National Art School, Sydney |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
| | | | 2007 | New Paintings, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney
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| 2005 | Equilibrium of Contradictions, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney
Axia Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2004 | Desert Paintings, King Street Gallery on Burton
Contemporary Australian Prints: from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales
John Gordon Gallery (in association with King Street Gallery on Burton), NSW |
| 2003 | Flags of Convienience, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 2002 | Desert Country, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne |
| 2001 | Petrichor, King Street Gallery on Burton
Recent Work, Bonython Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide |
| 1999 | Works on Paper, King Street Gallery, Sydney
Landskips, King Street Gallery on Burton
Recent Work, Axia Modern Art |
| 1997 | Real Presence, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 1995 | Constant Revision, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 1993 | Other Roads, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 1990 | New Work, Editions Southbank Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1989 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries
New Work, Editions Southbank Galleries |
| 1987 | Selected Prints, Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf Theatre, Sydney |
| 1986 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1984 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1983 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries
Orange Festival, Orange, NSW |
| 1982 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1978 | Upstream Galleries, London |
| 1974 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1972 | Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
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| Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| 2007 | Five x Five, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA , UNSW, Sydney |
| 2006 | Going out there, Alliance Francaise, Paris France
King Street Gallery at Doggett St 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 | Kings School Art Prize, Parramatta
Kedumba Drawing Award, Kedumba Gallery, Blue Mountains Grammar, Wentworth Falls
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
Fleurieur Prize for Landscape, South Australia |
| 2003 | 64 Years, King Street Gallery on Burton
An Approachable Landscape, Axia Modern Art |
| 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
Common Ground, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre |
| 2001 | Floating, King Street Gallery on Burton
Our Place: Images of Coffs Harbour & Region, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW
Views, King Street Gallery, Sydney
Landscapes, Artists Ties Gallery, Canberra
Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 2000 | Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton
Southern Sydney Artists, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre
Melbourne Art Fair 2000, King Street Gallery, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne |
| 1999 | Schools & Universities Millenium Art Prize, Schools & Universities Club, Sydney
Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 1998 | Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton
Staff Exhibition, Ivan Dougherty Gallery |
| 1996 | Gallery Artists, King Street Gallery
In Process, Ivan Dougherty Gallery
The Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW
First Night, King Street Gallery |
| 1995 | Ironsides, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
The French Embrace, Alliance Francaise, Sydney |
| 1993/94 | Common Ground, University of New South Wales; Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW |
| 1994 | Gallery Artists, King Street Gallery on Burton
Australian Contemporary Art Fair 4, Royal Exhibition Building |
| 1993 | Editions Southbank Galleries
Virtu, Ivan Dougherty Gallery |
| 1992 | The Book and Print Show, University of Wollongong
Manu et Mente, Ivan Dougherty Gallery
Australian Exhibition- Contemporary Binding, National Library of Australia, Canberra
Critic's Choice, Macquarie Galleries
Blake Prize for Religious Art, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney & touring Australia |
| 1991 | The Artist, The Printmaker, Editions Southbank Galleries
The Book and Print Show, University of Wollongong; Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, NSW |
| 1990 | Editions Southbank Galleries |
| 1988 | Art Collegium, University of Technology, Sydney
Heretic, National Library of Australia, Canberra |
| 1987 | Bushweek, Queensland Arts Council, Brisbane and Queensland Regional Art Centre
Tribute to Lloyd Rees, Macquarie Galleries
Rainforest Show, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1986 | Wynne Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1984 | Orange Festival, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane
Wynne Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1983 | Bushweek, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1982 | Wynne Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1981 | Sulman Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1980 | Sulman Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1978 | Red Show, Thumb Gallery, London |
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| Residencies & Awards |
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| 2002 | Launch screening of 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 |
| 2001-02 | Filming of 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
Moya Doring Memorial Residence, Paris |
| 1983 | Lithographer in Residence, Art Gallery of New South Wales
French Government Studio |
| 1978 | Moya Doring Memorial Residence |
| 1977-79 | Dyason Bequests Fund for Australian Artist's Overseas |
| 1976 | Australian Arts Council Special travel scholarship: Europe and America
Rockhampton Art Prize, Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery, Qld
Studio residency, London
Moya Doring Memorial Residence |
| 1975 | Keith and Elizabeth Murdoch Travel Fellowship |
| 1974 | Artist in Residence, Prahran College of Art, Melbourne |
| 1972 | Hunters Hill Art Award, Hunters Hill Municipal Council, Sydney |
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| Commissions |
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| 1987 | The Heretic, limited edition book in collaboration with author Morris West |
| 1983 | Print Series, Art Gallery Society, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
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| Collections |
Allen Allen Hemsley
Artbank, Australia
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Australian Graduate School of Management
Bendigo Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Biblioteque National de Paris
Brisbane Grammar School, Qld
Clot/Bramsen et Georges Studio, Paris
Kedumba Drawing Collection, NSW
Macquarie Bank, Australia
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education, NSW
National Library of Australia, Canberra |
Parliament House, Canberra
Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery
State Library of New South Wales
Telecom Collection, Melbourne
Tyrone Guthery Centre, Ireland
University of New South Wales
UBS Warburg, Sydney
Westpac Collection, Australia National Library of Australia, Canberra
Wollongong University, NSW |
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| Selected Bibliography |
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| 2007 | Waterlow, Nick: Curator’s Notes-Five x Five, Exhibition Catalogue, 19 Apr - 19 May, pgs.7, 18 |
| 2006 | Ducos, Solenne: Idris Muprhy, COFA-UNSW, Summer Issue 15, pg19
Lander, Janis: A Public of Individuals – Interview with Idris Murphy, The College Volce, COFA online Arts Magazine, Nov p1-6 |
| 2005 | Li, Jingzhe: Australian Contemporary Painting, Shanghai Peoples Fine Arts Publishing House pg70-72
Johnston, Jay: The Wild Red Yonder, COFA/UNSW, Spring, Issue 14, Dec-Feb, pg.2
McDonald, John: The Australian Landscape Revisited, Spectrum-Sydney Morning Herald, 10-11 Sept, pgs.28-29 |
| 2003 | McCulloch, Susan: Paths Across the Great Divide, The Weekend Australian, 27-28 September |
| 2002 | Two Thirds Sky- A Must See Documentary, COFA/UNSW, Winter, Issue 5, August-November pg.6
Masterpiece, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September pg.7
M.K.: Journey into the artist's interior, The View-The Australian, 19 September pg.11
Frost, Andrew: Two Thirds Sky: Artists in Desert Country, Australian Art Collector, July- September, Issue 21, pg.48
Hallett, Bryce: The truth is out there, all right-in the Aboriginal landscape, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 September pg.13
Anderson, Doug: Two Thirds Sky, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September
McDonald, John: Two Thirds Sky, The Australian Financial Review, 13 June |
| 2001 | Grishin, S.: Little Gems within a Diverse Group, Canberra Times, 9 May |
| 2000 | Reid, Michael: Treasure on boardroom walls, The Australian, 2-3 September |
| 1999 | James, Bruce: Thoroughly Modern Clarice, Spectrum-The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 May pg.12
James, Bruce: Making an Exhibition of Themselves, Spectrum-The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 April 17 pg.10 |
| 1998 | Images 3 (in contemporary Australian painting) Craftsman House Press, pg.154 |
| 1997 | McDonald, John: The Best Game in Town, Spectrum-The Sydney Morning Herald 12 April
Taylor, James (editor): Box kite- A Journal of Poetry & Poetics, pg.157-166 |
| 1994 | EREMOS Magazine, Eremos Institute, Volume No. 46 |
| 1993 | Mendelssohn, Joanna: Country Visions Need The City, The Bulletin, 26 January - 2 February pg.74-77
Connor, Kevin: Common Ground, catalogue introduction, COFA, UNSW
Watson, Bronwyn: No mere window dressing, Arts- The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 September pg.17
Delaruelle, Jacques: In the game, The Sydney Review, September |
| 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 |
| 1982 | Capon, Edmond & Meek, Jan: Portrait of a Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW, Chapel Court, pg.58
Illustration - Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Summer, Vol 20(2), pg.88 |
| 1978 | Mendham, Dawn: The Refining Fire, Albatross Books, pg.98-105 |
| 1971 | Illustration - Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Summer, Vol 9 |
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