Lora Murphy – Painter C.V.
About the Artist: Lora Murphy was born in Ireland and educated in Ireland , USA and Italy . Trained as an oil painter , she now works primarily in Encaustic and mixed media . Lora teaches workshops in Contemporay Portraiture in Encaustic throughout the world and is currently working on an Ecourse , due to be released this year . . She divides her time between Ireland and Denmark and maintain studios in both countries.
Education:
About the Artist: Lora Murphy was born in Ireland and educated in Ireland , USA and Italy . Trained as an oil painter , she now works primarily in Encaustic and mixed media . Lora teaches workshops in Contemporay Portraiture in Encaustic throughout the world and is currently working on an Ecourse , due to be released this year . . She divides her time between Ireland and Denmark and maintain studios in both countries.
Education:
- 2014 Jungian psychology with art therapy at Limerick Institute of Technology
- 2011 The Angel Academy of Art , Florence , Italy
- 2008-2010 The Crawford College of Art and Design ,Cork ,Ireland
- 1984 -1991 Art Students League, West 57th Street, N.Y.C.
- 1983 BA Hons History of European Painting & Archaeology U.C.D. Dublin, Ireland.
Recent Exhibitions
- March 2016 Rising Voices . Celebrating 1916 . The Luan Gallery, Athlone (Juried)
- Sept 2015 Kunstauktion , ARoS , Aarhus , Denmark (Invitational)
- Sept 2015 The National Board of Social Services , Copenhagen , Denmark (Invitational)Scholarships:
- 2014 International Scholarship awarded to attend and exhibit at The Eighth International Encaustic Conference Exhibition, May 27- June 13 2014
Gallery Representation:
- Fellinis, Careys Lane, Cork
- The Back Lane Gallery, Killarney, Co. Kerry
- The Gallery, Main Street, Ardmore, Co. Waterford
- Gallery Frida, South Main Street, Youghal, Co. Cork
- The Old Imperial, North Main Street, Youghal, Co. Cork
Solo Exhibitions:
- 2015 Solo exhibition at Orbicon , Aarhus Denmark
.2015 Solo Exhibition Pakhuset , Odder , Denmark .
2015 Exhibition Provincetown Inn , Provincetown , Mass USA
- 2012-2014 Permanent solo exhibition at The Old Imperial Hotel in Youghal, Co. Cork
- 2013 Ikons a window to the 20th Century Iontas, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
- 2013 Solo Exhibition “Wax Works” at The Gallery Ardmore, Co, Waterford
- 2012 Solo Exhibition “Pillow Talk” The Excel Gallery, Tipperary
- 2012, 2013 and 2014 Solo Exhibition Gallery Frida Youghal
- 2011 Solo Exhibition in Backlane Gallery, Killarney, Co. Kerry
- 2010 Exhibition of Classical style portraits for Antique Fair in Tallow Co. Waterford.
Joint exhibitions:
- 2015 Love ,Lust and Desire . McGowans Fine Art , Concord, NH USA
- 2015 Hotel Fair , 9th International Encaustic Conference , Provincetown Mass USA
- 2015 Group exhibition , Vita Park , Odder , Denmark( Invitational)
- 2015 Group Exhibition Favrecirklen , Pakhuset , Odder , Denmark.
- 2014 Subliminal- Eighth International Encaustic Conference Exhibition, May 27- June 13, The Castle Hill Gallery, Provincetown, MA (juried)
- 2013/2014 /2015 Ifoot square, Higher Bridges Gallery,Enniskillen,Co.Fermanagh, UK
- (Juried)
- 2012 Joint Exhibition “Nude” at McGoldrich Gallery, Main Street, Youghal Cork
- 2011 Joint Exhibition courtyard Gallery, Artist Resource Network
- 2011 Joint Exhibition at Artists Co-operative Killarney, Co. Kerry
- 2011 Joint Exhibition Re-enchantment, Gallery Frida, Youghal, Co. Cork
- 2011 Joint exhibition “Pattern” Ardmore, Co. Waterford
- 2011 Joint exhibition Firenze Italy at Angel Academy of Art
- 2011 Group exhibition with life drawings Courtyard Gallery, Midleton, Co. Cork
- 2008 Group Shows at the Working Artists Studios Fair, First St East Kalispell, Montana, USA
- 2007 Group Show at FVCC Kalispell, Montana, USA
- 2006 Group Show at the Gallery at The End of The World, Homer, Alaska, USA
- Set designs:
- 2013 Set design for “The Passion” by Youghal Theatre Company, Cork
- 2013 Set design for “The Lonesome West”, by Harmony players, Cork
- 2013 Set design for “The Cripple of Innismore” Harmony Players, Cork
- 2011 Set design for “Sive” by Youghal Theatre Group, Youghal
- 2011 Series of Murals in Cork City, Private commission.
- 2011-2012 Mural work for “Spiders reunion”, aiken promotions, Cork
- 2011- present set design Pantomania, Ireland
