{"title":"'Incantation' | Idris Murphy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 September – 10 October 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARTIST TALK \u0026amp; OPENING: Saturday 12 September, 2:30-4:30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSydney-based artist Idris Murphy is a \u003c\/span\u003elandscape painter \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eknown for his intimate understanding of the Australian landscape. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMurphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e’s paintings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e explore a deep connection to the Australian landscape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e aim \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e captur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e the spirit of a place, rather than likeness. \u003c\/span\u003eHis en plein air practice provides him that intrinsic connection to the environment that surrounds him, with his ‘expeditions’ through the Australian bush ‘offering him enough to last a lifetime’.\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIdris \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMurphy graduated from the National Art School in 1971, and he received a travel scholarship provided by Dame Elizabeth Murdoch, judged by Fred Williams. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIn the early 1980’s Murphy was a lecturer at the University of Wollongong in NSW and was instrumental in establishing the printmaking department of the newly founded School of Creative Arts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eHis work is held in the public collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Library of Australia, Federal Parliament House Art Collection and the Art Gallery of NSW, State Library of New South Wales, and the State Library of Queensland. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mitchellfineartgallery.com\/collections\/idris-murphy\" title=\"Idris Murphy 'Incantations' Exhibition, Mitchell Fine Art Gallery, Brisbane\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVIEW MORE IDRIS MURPHY WORKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/mitchellfineartgallery.com\/de\/collections\/idris-murphy-exhibition-2026.oembed","provider":"Mitchell Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}