Born in Melbourne in 1981, Pia Murphy completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in printmaking from the Victorian college of the Arts in 2004. She was awarded the National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association Award in 2004 and has held solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Sydney since 2009. Her work is held in private collections in Australia, USA, Switzerland and Italy. Pia works from her home studio in Birregurra, Victoria.
Born in Melbourne 1981
EDUCATION
2004
- Bachelor of Fine Art, Printmaking, Victorian College of the Arts
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
- ‘Eternal Springtime’ Michael Reid Northern Beaches, Sydney
2018
- ‘Twin Flames’ LON Gallery, Melbourne
2017
- ‘A great big shape and a smaller one’ Caves Gallery, Melbourne
2014
- ‘Land’ Chapterhouse Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2013
- ‘Saccade’ Pieces Of Eight Gallery, Melbourne
2012
- ‘Woolgather’ Chapterhouse Lane Gallery, Melbourne
- ‘New work’ C3 Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne
2011
- Gorman presents ‘Pia Murphy’ Melbourne
2010
- ‘New work’ C3 Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
- 'How to Swim', EDWIAN CORLETTE, Brisbane
2022
- ‘Softly, Soflty’ curated by Amber Cresswell Bell, Michael Reid Northern Beaches, Sydney
2021
- ‘The Birregurra Art Show’ Birregurra Hall, Victoria
- ‘A Square of Sunlight’ curated by Helen Gory, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne
- ‘The show must go on’ Sunday Salon, Melbourne
- ‘Brindar con extranos’ Galeria Trinta, Spain
2019
- ‘Spring-Time #4’ Lamington Drive, Melbourne
2018
- ‘Spring 1883’ CAVES inc. Melbourne
- ‘The Horse’ curated by Noel Mckenna, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney
- ‘The Birregurra Art Show’ Birregurra Hall, Victoria
2017
- ‘Not Fair’ Melbourne
- ‘Last Drinks’ LON Gallery, Melbourne
2016
- ‘Concrete Agenda’ curated by Tai Snaith, C3 Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne
- ‘The ordinary instant’ Over 50 works by Clarice Beckett alongside Seven contemporary women artists, Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre, Brighton
- ‘Faux Studio’ C3 Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne
- ‘group show: second iteration’ Arts Project Australia, Melbourne
2015
- ‘group show’ Chapterhouse Lane Gallery, Melbourne
- ‘Shots off the dices’ an exhibition of Australia and international artists Curated by Rhys Lee. Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Melbourne
- ‘Faux Fair’ C3 Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne
2014
- ‘Faux Museum’ curated by Anusha Kenny, Melissa Loughnan, Kate Tucker and Ace Wagstaff. C3 Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne
2012
- ‘Paintings of Steves’ Paintings’ St.Heliers St. Gallery, Melbourne 2011 ‘1.85 Million: Art Peripheries’ Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney
2011
- ‘Scarecrow’ curated by Rhys Lee including Rhys Lee, Pia Murphy, Heidi Yardley, Rob McHaffie, Daniel Price and Matt Hinkley. Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
2010
- ‘Exquisite Palette Show’ St. Luke. Artist Colourmen, Melbourne
2008
- ‘Exquisite Palette Show’ St. Luke. Artist Colourmen, Melbourne
2007
- ‘50 - a print exchange portfolio’ curated by Rona Green. Geelong Regional Gallery
2004
- ‘Nguyen Van Cuong Printmaking Project’ Hobson’s Bay City Council Gallery
AWARDS
2004
- ‘National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association Encouragement Award’
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023
- Miasma magazine issue 1.
2022
- Hunter & Folk feature by Holly Terry
2016
- ‘Artists collaborate without talking’ Art Guide Australia, Andrew Stephens, December
2014
- ‘Pia Murphy + Rhys Lee’ Journal of Australian Ceramics, The volume 53 issue 3, By Alicia Sciberras November
2012
- ‘A new chapter’ Broadsheet, May 22
2011
- ‘Ceramic goodness’ Frankie Magazine, November 24
- ‘Scarecrow’ Dan Rule. The Age, Saturday June 17
COLLECTIONS
Private collections Australia, USA, Italy, Switzerland
24 July 2024 – 13 August 2024
PIA MURPHY
7 – 21 December 2023
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