Idris Murphy

Sydney-based painter Idris Murphy is a renowned landscape artist known for his intimate understanding of the Australian landscape. Sitting somewhere between abstraction and figurative, Murphy’s paintings explore a deep connection to the Australian landscape in aim of capturing the spirit of a place, rather than likeness.

Idris Murphy is one of Australia’s highly respected artists. Early in his career, Murphy received a travel scholarship provided by Dame Elizabeth Murdoch, judged by Fred Williams. Now his 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.

In 2014 Idris Murphy was awarded the Gallipoli Art Prize and more recently, he was one of the featured artists in the SBS documentary Two Thirds Sky- Artists in Desert Country.

'READING OTHERNESS' SOLO EXHIBITION (JUN 2024)
'THROUGH MY EYES' GROUP EXHIBITION (NOV - DEC 2023)
'NOW AND THEN' SOLO EXHIBITION (OCT - NOV 2022)
'MONOCHROME' GROUP EXHIBITION (MAY 2022)
'PRIMAVERAL' GROUP EXHIBITION (SEPT - OCT 2020)
KUDDITJI KNGWARREYE & IDRIS MURPHY (JUNE - JULY 2020)
DIRECTORS CHOICE EXHIBITION (JAN - MARCH 2020)
PETITE | ART EXHIBITION (NOV - DEC 2019)

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