Biography | Artwork

 

Named one of the top 100 most exciting female illustrators in the world by Curvy magazine, Sydney-based artist Rebecca Murphy creates works that have been described as a little romantic, floral and syrupy but also a bit gory, bloody and creeped out. Preferring to work in acrylics and archival ink on paper, wood, and canvas, her influences vary from Art Nouveau and Ukiyo-e woodblock prints to Pop Surrealism. Rebecca's works have been featured in publications such as Happenstance Magazine, Göoo Magazine, Cleo Australia, and the 2010 SemiPermanent bi-annual, appeared in a feature interview on ABC2, are exhibited regularly in galleries nationwide, and reside in private collections internationally. She has exhibited in shows at China Heights (Syd), Gallery 696 (Melb) and No Vacancy (Melb), and was a Finalist at the Waverley Art Prize, NSW and smARTarts, NSW. Rebecca is represented by 19 KAREN Contemporary Artspace, and is a part of the Just Another Collective.  Rebecca made her international exhibiting debut in 2010, at the Feminality show, as part of Art Basel in Miami, Florida.

 

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2010 Wallflower, 19 KAREN Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD 

 

2011 Homage to Frida, 19 KAREN Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
2011 This Little Teapot, TBA, Sydney, NSW
2011 Four, Monstrosity Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2011 Ma. In Japan, Design Festa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Creature Feature, Monstrosity Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2010 On The Wall, Finders Keepers, Sydney, NSW
2010 Feminality, Miami’s Independent Thinkers, Miami, Florida
2010 Curvy 7 Book Launch, LoFi, Sydney, NSW
2010 Still Life, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW
2010 Just Another Group Show, 1000£Bend, Melbourne, VIC
2010 Everyones Show, Broodbox Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2010 DisBand, No Vacancy, Melbourne, VIC
2010 The Tea Towel Exhibition, Serpentine Gallery, North Lismore, NSW
2010 RSPCA Charity Show, Little Creatures, Perth, WA
2010 Portraits, Monstrosity Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2010 DisBand, aMBUSH, Sydney, NSW
2010 Medium : Vinyl, Hardware Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2010 19 Mood Swings, 19 KAREN Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
2010 This Little Piggy, China Heights, Sydney, NSW
2010 Taste of Summer, 19 KAREN Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
The Finders Keepers, Carriage Works, Sydney, NSW
2009 Totoro Bros Travelling Circus, Totoro Teahouse, Newcastle, NSW
2009 Once Upon, aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2009 Stare, The Clare, Sydney, NSW
2009 My Phoenix Heart, The Wall, Sydney, NSW
2009 Get Trucked, Per Square Metre Gallery (Semi-Permanent side event), Melbourne, VIC
2009 Clothespeg Project, The Slaughterblouse, Perth, WA
2009 Clothespeg Project, National Grid Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2009 Fresh Meet, Marsu Homme Artisan Guild, Sydney, NSW
2009 Informal Dialogue, The World Bar, Sydney, NSW
2009 Hungry Like the Wolf, 19 KAREN Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
2009 We Love Ladies Too, Gallery 696, Melbourne, VIC
2009 smARTarts 09, Pine St Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2009 Street Art for Ashes, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2009 Art Fights Fire, Outré Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2008 19 KAREN Artists + Guests, 19 KAREN Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
2008 Art4Auction, Mori Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2008 Out of Controller, FAD Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2008 Art Exposing Eating Disorders, Mori Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2008 Waverley Art Prize, Waverley Woollarha Arts Centre, Bondi, NSW
2008 Small Works 08, Brunswick St Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2008 Australian Ethical Art Prize, TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2008 artCycle, sQuareOne Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2008 smARTarts 08, Pine St Gallery, Sydney, NSW

 

Private collections internationally

 

 

2010 Curator for Creature Feature (group show)
2010 Curator for This Little Teapot (group show, 50 artists)
2009 Curator for This Little Piggy (group show, 25 artists)
2009 Assisted with Curvy 09 Sydney
2009 Co-curator, Sydney Youth Week Exhibition, Pine St Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2008 Waverley Art Prize, Finalist, Waverley Woollarha Arts Centre, NSW
2009 Australian Ethical Art Prize, Finalist, Highly Commended, TAP Gallery, NSW
2009 smARTarts 08, First Prize, Pine St Gallery, NSW