eye spy, encaustic birdies
















pink sofa white noise, mixed media




















Feed, mixed media

Breaker Breaker: Reinventing Inspiration














Breaker Breaker: Reinventing Inspiration Hygienic Art Galleries 2006
An exploration of ignorance, education and need for individual awareness and responsibility.

The works “The end of ignorant assumption 1 and 2” are a multi layered study of violence and war. It starts January 8, 2005 with an endless stack of prints at MOMA by Feliz Gonzalez-Torres (American, born Cuba 1957-1996) “Untitled” (Death By Gun) 1990. A list of 460 names of individuals killed by a gun in the week of May 1-7, 1989. Later I used the prints for target shooting practice and then continued to build from there.


Original Gonzalez Torres Prints with painted targets for shooting practice. No longer.































NOW


















The end of ignorant assumption #1 and#2” 45” x 33”each, Feliz Gonzalez-Torres Print “Death by Gun”, Sig Sauer p220. 45 caliber, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, glue, on board, 2006

These three images are a play on “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” In a reverse kind of way asking the viewer to see, do listen, and please talkback.










Eyeful Messenger 24" x 48", Pencil, acrylic, Enamel on board








Listen rabbit 24” x 16”, Charcoal, acrylic, encaustic, pastel, enamel on board SOLD














Talkback 48” x 36”, Charcoal, pencil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, enamel on board

Birds

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ARTIST DETAILS KAT MURPHY

Born
Syracuse, NY

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006
50th Annual Juried Regional Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
The Art Gallery, Smolyan, Bulgaria
Installation #3, Gallery Art/Street Art, I.P.S Studio, New Haven, CT

2005
Recent Encaustics, Solo Exhibition, Ulla Surland Gallery Eleven, Fairfield, CT
Top to bottom, Golden Street Gallery, New London, CT
MAC Juried Photo Show XXVII, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
Conceptual Paintings, Four Starr Frame Shoppe, Stonington, CT
49th Annual Juried Regional Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
The Banks Gallery, Featured Artist, Portsmouth, NH
Isaac Benefit Show, Alva Gallery, New London, CT

2004
Small Works, The Banks Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Nice Box, Dew Art Gallery, New London, CT
Surfacing, Solo Exhibition, Ulla Surland Gallery Eleven, Fairfield, CT

2003
Oil Drum Art Exhibition, City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
Stop Life, Norwich Arts Council, Norwich, CT
Automatic, Hygienic Gallery, New London, CT

Professional Experience/ Affiliations

2006 Griffis and Orpheus Foundation, Artist in Residence, 2006, Bulgaria
2005 Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing #1196, New Britain Museum of Art, NB, CT
2005 Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA, Pinhole Photography
2003 Lyme Academy, Lyme, CT, Printmaking
2001 FIT, New York, NY, Sewing
1999-2003 Designer, Peter F. Carlson & Assoc, Interior & Arch Design, Lyme, CT
1998 Decorative Artist, David Carter Interior Design, London, England
1995 Boston University, BA, Spanish Language/Literature/Visual Arts
1993 International Institute, Madrid, Spain, Semester Abroad

COLLECTIONS ________________________________________________________________________

Kevin Gleason, Naples, FL
Alva Greenberg, New York, NY
Ulla Surland, Fairfield, CT
Jack and Suzy Welsh, Fairfield, CT
George and Betsy White, Waterford, CT

Ulla Surland Gallery Eleven 2005
Kat Murphy: Surfacing




Fall On
Diptych
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Dutch Field SOLD













Move SOLD










Orange Blossoms














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