b. 1979
Lives and works in Philadelphia, PA
murrayerin@gmail.com
EXHIBITION
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON
2024 Objects and Their Fields, Peep Projects, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Breather, with Austin Ballard, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2020 What We See and What We Know, with Leslie Hickey, HOLDING Contemporary, Portland, OR
2019 To Let, with James Johnson, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Erin Murray and Andrew Luck, Harpy Gallery, Rutherford, NJ
2017 Threshold, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Space to Fill, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Dream House, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Order of Operations, with Tristram Landsdowne, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, OR
2013 Recent Work, Brodsky Gallery at the Kelly Writers House, Philadelphia, PA
Settling, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
2012 Wind Challenge I, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Municipalia, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
2011 Solo Series: Erin Murray, Abington Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Strata, with Mashiul Chowdhury, Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Erin Murray and Mark Masyga, Mount Airy Contemporary Artist’s Space, Phila, PA
Architecture Parlante, Slingluff Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007 (un)Built, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
GROUP
2023 Interface, Hexum Gallery, Montpelier, VT
Night After Night, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
2022 Reveries, Peep Projects, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Flat File, Camayuhs, Atlanta, GA
Two by Two, Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Got it For Cheap, HE.RO Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (traveling show)
Your Plus-One, Mount Airy Contemporary Artist’s Space, Philadelphia, PA
Skill Tree, Honey Ramka, New York, NY
Sentinels (III), curated by The Neon Heater as part of The Temperature, The Provincial, Kaleva, MI.
2018 Greenpoint Group Show, curated by Harpy Gallery, pop-up at Dusty Rose vintage, New York, NY
Double Take, curated by Monica Ramirez Montagut, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
2017 The Flat File: Year Five, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, New York, NY
Cerulean Arts Invitational, Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Jump Cut, Fjord Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Of That Time, Of That Place, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Tone of Intention, Lacey & Phillips Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Personal Space, Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Waning Worlds, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Indwelling: Meditations on Built Environments as Cultural Narrative, Rowan University Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ
2015 The Woodmere Annual, juried by the Dufala brothers, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Vox Populi at EXPO Chicago, Chicago, IL
Drawing Now Philadelphia, curated by Sabina Tichindeleanu, ArtSpace Liberti, Philadelphia, PA
Space//Squared, curated by Sven Davis, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 (In)finite Gardens, Delicious Spectacle, Washington, DC
Fort Thunder Attaks!, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
Made in Philly, work featured at Berks El Station, in conjunction with Phila. Open Studio Tours
Buddy System Invitational, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland OR
Benefit show for BalletX, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Spark Gap, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
Salon Zurcher, Zurcher Studio, New York, NY
2012 THIS END UP, The West Collection at PULSE, Miami, FL
Earth and Artifice, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
West Collects, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Artists We Admire, Abington Art Center at the William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Landscape, University of Delaware @ Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Permanent Collection, curated by Edward Rosario and Jordin Isip, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York
High-Low Density, Rowan University Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ
2011 Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
LOOK! On Lancaster Ave, public art project, Philadelphia, PA
2010 VOX VI, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia PA
I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind, Seraphin Gallery, curated by Hiro Sakaguchi
Drawings, The Art Trust, West Chester, PA
2008 Underground, Center For Emerging Visual Artists, curated by Lee Stoetzel
Fall Collection, F.U.E.L. Collection, Philadelphia, PA
Landscapes on the Edge, The Art Trust, West Chester, PA
2007 New American Paintings Show, Lancaster Arts and Culture Center, Lancaster, PA
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES
2024 Interlude Artist Support Grant
2021 The Drawing Center 20/21 Viewing Program
2018 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Soaring Garden Artist Retreat, Laceyville, PA
2012 West Collects, acquisition prize
2012-2017 Membership, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2002-2004 Center for Emerging Visual Arts Fellowship
EDUCATION
2001 BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
PRESS
Todd Stong, “Reveries at Peep Projects: Wordless Symmetries,” Title Magazine, November 8, 2022
Christopher Gianunzio, "Erin Murray's 'Space to Fill,'" The St. Claire, April 29, 2016
Shannon Eblen, "Rowan exhibit draws on memories of home," New Jersey Courier Post, February 23, 2016
Edith Newhall, " Spring shows at local galleries: Under-recognized artists come to the fore," Philadelphia Inquirer, February 12, 2016
Sabina Tichindeleanu, "Dream House at Vox Populi," Title Magazine, October 31, 2014
Chip Schwartz, "Drawn Together in Philadelphia," Knight Arts, September 9, 2014
Larissa Erin Greer, “Erin Murray’s Sinister, Surreal Paintings and Drawings of Suburbia,” Beautiful/Decay blog feature, July 13, 2013
“Must See Painting Shows in June”, New American Paintings Blog, June 10, 2013
Ellen Caldwell, “In the Studio: Process of a Painting with Erin Murray,” New American Paintings Blog, April 30, 2013
Ben Meyer, "Fleisher Wind Challenge will blow you away--," The Artblog, October 1, 2012
Victoria Donohoe, “Delaware Center Builds Worthy Show,” Philadelphia Inquirer, May 4, 2012
“Erin Murray” Booooooom.com blog feature April 19, 2012
“Buildings and Contraptions R Us--DCCAs 2012 Gretchen Hupfel Symposium,” The Artblog, April 1, 2012
Maureen Milford, “Influence of buildings, objects on art explored at symposium,” The News Journal, March 25, 2012
Victoria Donohoe, “‘Solo Series 2011’ explores art’s middle ground,” Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept 16, 2011
Edith Newhall, “Planes, panes, pallets,” Philadelphia Inquirer, May 29, 2011
Daniel Forrest Hoffman, “Erin Murray’s haunted architecture at Slingluff Gallery,” The Artblog, Feb 24, 2011
Holly Otterbein, “First Friday Focus,” Philadelphia City Paper, February 2, 2011
Edith Newhall, “Low-key Vox Pop,” Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25, 2010
Roberta Fallon, “VOX VI,” Philadelphia Weekly, July 20, 2010
Montana Torrey, “Curating the personal – I Just Can’t Get You Out of My Mind at Seraphin Gallery," The Artblog, June 11, 2010
“Green Tease,” Philadelphia Magazine, April 2010, page 99
Victoria Donohoe, “Range of Styles, Jewish Theme,” Philadelphia Inquirer, Galleries and Museums, February 17, 2008
Laurence Liss, “Artist’s House,” Art Matters, June 2005, page 15
PUBLICATION
The Drawing Stall Vol. 1, March 2022
Dovetail Magazine, Issue 01, Summer 2020
Dirty Laundry Magazine, Issue 2, June 2013
Tabletop Zine, Issue 004, July-August 2012
New American Paintings, #98 January-February 2012
New American Paintings, #69 April- May 2007
REGISTRIES / FLATFILES
Collarworks, Troy, NY
Camayuhs, Atlanta, GA
Mother Gallery, Beacon, NY
White Columns, New York, NY
Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York 2018 Flatfile
Irving Sandler Artist's File, Artist's Space, New York, NY
The Drawing Center, New York, NY