Statement:
I collect old photographs and choose figures from them for my paintings. The people whose lives are recorded in those pictures are strangers, yet they are familiar to all of us. They remind us of ourselves, our families, and our issues on both personal and cultural levels.
The figures in my paintings are presented on a surface that is rich and textured. Many layers of paint reveal the history of the canvas and create a space that serves to isolate the form of each figure. My subjects have been disconnected from their original context and are recreated as icons for the viewer’s personal connection. Each viewer brings with them their own specific history, so a single image can mean different things to different people. The figures in my paintings exist in situations—or as objects—in which I hope the viewer will find a little of themselves.
Resume:
Education:
MFA, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India. 1991-93BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. 1988-91
Solo Exhibitions:
Renee George Gallery, Charlotte, NC, April 2009
Hawthorn gallery, Birmingham , AL May, 2008
Chase Gallery, Boston, MA November 2006
Fine Line Designs Gallery, Ephraim, WI August 2004, July 2007
Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL February 2002
Art Mecca Gallery, Chicago, IL February, 2000, February 2001Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL November 1999
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, WI July 1999
Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, WI August 1997
Two Person Shows:
Fine Line Designs Gallery, Ephraim, WI August 2008 (2 person show)
Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL May 2003, 2004, 2005 (2 person shows)
Fine Line Designs Gallery, Ephraim, WI July 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006(2 person shows)
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY January 2011
Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL February 2009
Renee George Gallery, Charlotte, NC July 2006, June 2007, July 2008
Gallery Wright, Wilmington, VT February 2006, 2007, 2008
Aliya Linstrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA September 2005, November 2006
The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA May-September 2002
Uihlein Peters Gallery, Milwaukee, WI March 2000
Sable V Gallery, Galveston, TX April 2000
Miller Art Center, Sturgeon Bay, WI December 1998
InsideART, Chicago, IL January 1998
Evan Glassman Gallery, Chicago, IL November 1997
Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL September 1997
Alhamra Center For the Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, March 1997
The American Center, Lahore, Pakistan, March 1997
LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI September 1996
Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL July 1995
Roberto Lopez Gallery, Chicago, IL March 1995
Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL March 1995
Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL September 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, WI June 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002
Nandan Gallery, Santiniketan, India, April 1993
Gallery Katayun, Calcutta, India March 1992
Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI May 1991
Grants:
Fulbright Grant, Lecturing/Research, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan 1996-97
Selected Articles and Reviews:
Door County TV Show,
February 2012 http://www.doorcountytoday.com/ use the "Follow US" link to youtubeDoor County Today.com, David Penpek, January 9, 2012 http://www.doorcountytoday.com/culture/artist-profiles/pamela-murphy-it-s-all-in-the-gesture/
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Sunday, November 26, 2006
Door County Living, Jane Hillstrom, June/July 2003
The Boston Globe, Cate McQuaid, August 23, 2002
Chicago Tribune, Alan Artner, March 15, 2002
Chicago Reader, Fred Camper, March 8, 2002
Door County Advocate, "Cut From a Different Cloth", Erik Erikkson, March 10, 2000
Door County Advocate, Jave Hughes, August 15, 1997
The Nation, Lahore Pakistan, Nyla Daud, March 27, 1997
The Frontier Post, Lahore, Pakistan, Rana Fawad, March 23, 1997
The Telegraph, Calcutta, India, Manasij Mazumder, June 26, 1992
Publications:
Celebrating Door County’s Wild Places, Published 2001
Represented By:
Chase Gallery
450 Harrison Street, No. 57
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 859-7222
Fine Line Designs Gallery
10376 Highway 42
Sister Bay, WI 54234
(920) 854-4343
www.finelinedesignsgallery.com
Gallery Wright
7 N. Main Street
Wilmington, VT 05363
(802) 464-9922
Renee George Gallery
2839 Selwyn Avenue
Suite Z
Charlotte, NC 28209
(704) 332-3278
Sutton Galleries
501 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 581-3666
Gallery Diamante
Dolores, between 5th and 6th
Carmel, CA 93923
(831) 624-0852
Eye on Art Gallery
111 West Main Street
Suite 150
Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 752-1722
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