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Named one of the
most exciting female graphic artists in the world by Curvy magazine
in 2010, Sydney-based artist Rebecca Murphy creates works that have
been described as a little romantic, floral and syrupy but also
a bit gory, bloody and creeped out. Preferring to work in acrylics
and archival ink on canvas, wood, and paper, her influences vary
from Art Nouveau and Ukiyo-e woodblock prints to Pop Surrealism.
Rebecca's works have been exhibited in New York, Tokyo, Singapore,
Miami, Los Angeles, and all over Australia, and have gained further
recognition as a finalist in a number of Art Prizes, including the
Waverly Art Prize and the Australian Ethical Art Prize. Featured
in publications such as Happenstance Magazine, Göoo Magazine,
Cleo Australia, and the 2010 SemiPermanent bi-annual, included in
major art festivals such as Miami Art Basel and the Outpost Project,
discussed on radio and podcast, and appearing in a feature interview
on ABC2, the majority of her works now reside in private collections
internationally.
Represented by
19 KAREN Contemporary
Artspace, Gold Coast
Part of the Just
Another Collective
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| solo
exhibitions |
| 2010 |
Wallflower
@ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD (16th Oct - 13th Nov) |
| group
exhibitions and other projects |
| 2012 |
Homage
to Hollywood@ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD
The Art of Spain @ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD
Hyper Reality Dimension XX, aMBUSH
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Pimp My MUF 3, Trades Hall, Carlton, VIC
Ladie Killerz 5, TBA
THINK, Whitebox Gallery, Geelong, VIC
The Sketchbook Project (internationally touring group
show, 13 locations)
Surf 'n' Ink Australia 2012, Gold
Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre, QLD
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| 2011 |
One
Summer Night @ Hoy
Hub Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Advent Project @ Square
Circle Triangle, Melbourne, VIC
Painting Grounds
@ Tortuga
Studios, St Peters, NSW
FanBoy vs. ArtBoy: Science Fiction
@ ArtBoy
Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Launch
@ Lightbulb
Lounge Room, Bondi, NSW
Board
@ NGV
Studios, Melbourne, VIC
Paste Modernism 3
@ Outpost Project, Cockatoo
Island, NSW
One x One x One (touring group show)
@ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD
One x One x One (touring group show)
@ No
Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
One x One x One (touring group show)
@ Lo-Fi Collective, Sydney, NSW
Cash 'n' Carry Show
@ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD
Fanboy vs Artboy Art Prize
@ EB
Games Expo, Gold Coast, QLD
They Won't Stay Dead
@ Espionage
Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Grand Opening Show
@ Egg
Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Hey Fever Festival
@ Beach
Road, Bondi, NSW
FRANS For Arts Sake
@ SCA,
Sydney, NSW
ARTCORE: Guerrilla Art Fair
@ Dendy Carpark, Newtown, NSW
5th Annual Google Exhibition @ Hardware
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Just Another Group Show @ 1000
£ Bend, Melbourne, VIC
Jurassic Lounge @ Australian
Museum, Sydney, NSW
Lunch Bunch Fundraiser @ WWA
Gallery, Culver City, USA
FUR
@ Monstrosity
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Art Battles Australia @ Name
This Bar, Sydney, NSW
Grand Opening Show @ Gallery
806, Ballarat, VIC
BOS Fundraiser @ Name
This Bar, Sydney, NSW
Small Works @ At
Large Gallery
Homage to Frida @ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD
Medium : Vinyl @ Hardware
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Get Trucked @ No
Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Uchiwa Fan Fundraiser @ Espionage
Gallery, Adelaide, SA
This Little Teapot @ Paper
Plane Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Board Writers (touring group show) @ Ground
Zero Gallery, Nambour, QLD
Board
Writers (touring group show) @ Open
Studios, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Board Writers (touring group show) @
Urban Uprising Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Board Writers (touring group show) @
One Five Faction, Melbourne, VIC
Board Writers (touring group show) @
Cold Crush, Adelaide, SA
For Flood / Quake / Art Sake @ 1000
£ Bend, Melbourne, VIC
Artists For Japan! Online
Auction, International
6 Year Anniversary Show @ Hive
Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Ladie Killerz 4 @ One
Five Faction, Melbourne, VIC
Triumph Over Adversity Fundraiser @ Moo
Moo, Brisbane, QLD
Up The Bend @ Rancho
Notorious, Melbourne, VIC
Just Another Female Skateboard Exhibition @ One
Five Faction, Melbourne, VIC
Fanboy vs Artboy @ ArtBoy
Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Pimp My MUF2 @ Three
Oh Three, Melbourne, VIC
Clothespeg Project 4 @ Project
Gallery Space, Singapore
Lovers and Haters @ Hive
Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Four @ Monstrosity
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Ma in Japan @ Design
Festa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
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| 2010 |
On
The Wall @ Finders
Keepers, Sydney, NSW
Feminality
@ Awarehouse,
Art
Basel, Miami, Florida
Curvy 7 Book Launch @ MagNation,
Melbourne, VIC
Creature Feature @ Monstrosity
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Still Life @ Art
Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW
Just Another Group Show @ 1000
£ Bend, Melbourne, VIC
Everyones Show @ Broodbox Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
DisBand @ No
Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
The Tea Towel exhibition @ Serpentine, North Lismore,
NSW
Little Creatures RSPCA @ Little
Creatures Brewery, Perth, WA
Portraits @ Monstrosity
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
DisBand @ aMBUSH
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Medium : Vinyl @ Hardware
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
19 Mood Swings @ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD
The Wall @ Playground
Weekender 2010, Wisemans Ferry, NSW
This Little Piggy @ China
Heights, Sydney, NSW
Taste of Summer @ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD
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| 2009 |
Art
Mill @ Finders Keepers / CarriageWorks, Sydney, NSW
Totoro Bros Travelling Circus @ Totoro
Teahouse, Newcastle, NSW
Once Upon @ Ambush
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Stare @ The Clare, Sydney, NSW
My Phoenix Heart @ The Wall, Sydney, NSW
Get Trucked @ Per
Square Metre Gallery, Melbourne, NSW
Clothespeg Project @ The Slaughterblouse, Perth, WA
Clothespeg Project @ National
Grid Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Fresh Meet @ Happenstance
Mag, Sydney, NSW
Informal Dialogue @ World
Bar, Sydney, NSW
We Love Ladies Too @ Gallery
696, Melbourne, VIC
Hungry like the Wolf @ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD
smARTarts 09 @ Pine
St Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Street Art 4 Ashes @ No
Vacancy, Melbourne, VIC
Art Fights Fire @ Outré
Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
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| 2008 |
19KAREN
Artists + Guests @ 19KAREN,
Gold Coast, QLD
Art4Auction @ Mori
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Out of Controller @ FAD
Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Art Exposing Eating Disorders @ Mori
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Waverley Art
Prize 08 @ WWAC,
Bondi, NSW
Small Works 08 @ BSG,
Melbourne, VIC
Australian Ethical Art Prize @ TAP
Gallery, Sydney, NSW
artCycle @ sQuareOne, Sydney, NSW
smARTarts 08 @ Pine
St Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| publications |
| 2011 |
Just
Another Book
-ISM Zine
Sydney Morning Herald, 25th August, The Diary section
Australian Art Collector - issue 56, page 224
Rah Collective Book - inaugural edition |
| 2010 |
Curvy
- issue 7
Fire Mass - issue 2
Semi-Permanent Book - 2010 edition
Cleo Australia Magazine - April issue, page 217 |
| 2009 |
This
Ain't Digital magazine - issue 1, page 37
Blanket magazine - issue 18, page 51
Göoo Magazine - issue 8, page 29
Happenstance Magazine - issue 2, page 26-27, 50
Platform 58 magazine - issue 12, page 30
Cut Click magazine - issue 11, page 18
Lighthouse Wire (cover art)- 2009 edition |
| 2008 |
Blanket
magazine - issue 11, page 34
Precinct magazine - June 2008, page 28
Blanket magazine - issue 9, page 93
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| other
media |
| 2011 |
Radio
- Floating interview with Eastside FM Radio
Postcards - 10,000 Avant Cards distributed throughout
inner Sydney
Radio - Interview with 2SER Radio, Talking Through Art
segment
Radio - Interview with Eastside FM Radio, Drive segment
TV - "Fanboy vs Artboy" segment, Good Game (ABC2)
Online - Curator / Artist interview, Side
St Sydney |
| 2010 |
Online
- Artist feature interview, Katie Alleva
podcast - Artist feature interview, Maynards Malaise
Online - Artist feature interview, A
New Muse |
| 2009 |
Online
- Artist feature interview, Side
St Sydney
Online - Lifelounge
featurette
Online - Spill the Beans interview, V-Raw
Online - Follow the Leader project, Sub-studio
design
Online - Interview with Nicole Tattersall
TV - "Artists inspired by gaming" segment, Good
Game (ABC2) |
| 2008 |
Online
- Featured on Myspace's Aussiehub
Online - Selected for the Noise curation "New in
June" |
| selected
accomplishments |
| 2011 |
Assisted
with Outpost Project, Art from the Streets (Paste Modernism
3)
Second Prize @ Fanboy vs Artboy Art Prize, EB Games Expo,
Gold Coast, QLD
Curator for This Little Teapot, Paper Plane Gallery (group
show, 50 artists)
Recognized by Lord Mayor Clover Moore for significant
contributions to the Sydney arts and culture scene |
| 2010 |
Curator
for Creature Feature (group show)
Curator for This Little Piggy (group show, 25 artists)
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| 2009 |
Assisted
with Curvy
09 Sydney exhibition
Co-curator, Sydney
Youth Week Exhibition, Pine St Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 2008 |
Finalist
@ Waverley Art Prize, WWAC, NSW
Finalist, Highly Commended @ Australian Ethical Art Prize,
TAP Gallery, NSW
First Prize @ City of Sydney Youth Week Art Prize, Pine
St Gallery, NSW |
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