Margaret Murphy (artist)
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| Education | Mason Gross School of the Arts (MFA); Towson University (BS) |
| Known for | Painting, printmaking, mixed media |
Margaret Murphy is an American artist, educator and curator who works in painting, printmaking, and mixed-media. She is currently Director and Teaching Professor in the Program in Visual Arts[1] of Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University (2018 - present.) She holds an MFA from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and a BS from Towson University.
Career
Murphy's work draws on current events, feminist theory, critical theory and the history of painting to explore the intersection of gender and consumerism.
Her early work centered around figurines from dollar stores and was shown extensively in galleries and museums throughout New York, New Jersey and the Northeast.
Art historian Midori Yoshimoto curated Murphy's ten-year retrospective survey, "Decoding the Marketplace," which opened at NJ City University in 2012,[2] and then traveled to Ramapo College (NJ),[3] and Goucher College (MD).[4]
The Phillips Collection selected Murphy's work for inclusion in "Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise", the 2026 juried exhibition of artists living in the Washington DC area.[5][6]
Murphy's work is held in public and private collections. Her paintings "Broken #1" and "Broken #2" are in the Johns Hopkins University Campus Collection.[7][8] The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities acquired her painting "Vanitas, BLM" via the DC Art Bank Collection. Additional works are in the collections of the Hudson County Community College Foundation Art Collection and the Zimmerli Art Museum.[9][10]
She has received an individual artist grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation,[11] and two Individual Artists Awards from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in 2008 and 2019.[12][13]
Murphy has been an artist-in-residence at MacDowell,[14] the Central Michigan Barstow Artist in Residence,[15] the Brodsky Center at PAFA,[16] and the Gallery Aferro Residency Program.[17]
Curating
Murphy was the founder and director (2005-2009) of The Garage gallery in Jersey City, NJ.[18] The gallery's inaugural exhibition, "Girl Talk," was reviewed in the New York Times with critic Benjamin Genocchio noting the gallery's "grit and spirit." [19] In 2025, the archives of The Garage were accepted into the Smithsonian Archives of American Art in Washington DC.[20]
Murphy has curated numerous group exhibitions at other venues including "Material Girls" [21] at the Visual Arts Center of NJ in 2010.
References
- ↑ "Margaret Murphy". Center for Visual Arts. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ↑ Carroll, Brendan (2012-01-27). "Margaret Murphy's work on view at Lemmerman Gallery at New Jersey City University". nj. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "Ten-Year Survey of Work by Margaret Murphy Opens at Ramapo College". College News & Media. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "Margaret Murphy, A Ten-Year Survey". Goucher College. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise: Margaret Murphy | The Phillips Collection". www.phillipscollection.org. 2026-08-03. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ McCauley, Mary Carole (2026-07-21). "15 local artists chosen for prestigious DC show exploring recent US history". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ "PastPerfect". jhu.catalogaccess.com. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ "PastPerfect". jhu.catalogaccess.com. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ "About Hudson County Community College". Artwork Archive. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "Vermont Painting". zimmerli.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ "Margaret Murphy | Works | Pollock Krasner Image Collection". www.pkf-imagecollection.org. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "New Jersey State Council on the arts Fellowship Exhibition, 2007-2008" (PDF).
- ↑ "New Jersey State Council on the Arts, 2019" (PDF).
- ↑ "Margaret Murphy - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ↑ "Barstow Artist-in-Residence program" (PDF).
- ↑ "Residency Program – The Brodsky Center at PAFA". Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ "Pierro Gallery of South Orange Presents Four Artists from the Gallery Aferro Residency Program". TAPinto. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "This Is Jersey City Part II, A Closer Look at the Gallery Scene". Hyperallergic. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ Genocchio, Benjamin (2005-03-06). "ART REVIEW; The Oil Stain Is Not Part Of the Exhibit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ↑ "The Garage records, circa 2005-2009 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ↑ Dooe, Mary E (2010-07-25). "Fashion becomes art in exhibits at Morris Museum and Visual Arts Center". nj. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
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