Pia Murphy

Born in Melbourne 1981

EDUCATION

2004

• Bachelor of Fine Art, Printmaking, Victorian College of the Arts

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024

• 'Florescence', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane
• 'Garden Gravity', Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Melbourne

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', curated by Sally Anderson, EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane

2023

• 'Small Works', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane
• 'The Birregurra Art Show', Birregurra, Victoria
• 'Sunday Salon Showroom', Melbourne, Victoria

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’, curated by Tony Lloyd, Sam Leach and Ashley Crawford, 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

• ‘Scarecrow’, curated by Rhys Lee including Rhys Lee, Pia Murphy, Heidi Yardley, Rob McHaffie, Daniel Price and Matt Hinkley, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
• ‘1.85 Million: Art Peripheries’, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney
  

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

• Winner, National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association Encouragement Award, Victoria

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, 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, June 17

COLLECTIONS

Private collections Australia, USA, Italy, Switzerland

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