Michael Murray

Biography

Mike is a Minneapolis artist whose work is in private and corporate collections across the United States and Europe. Prior to becoming a full time painter/printmaker Mike was an art director/creative director for some of the most creative ad agencies in America. Mike also does editorial illustration and portraits in monotype. Currently he is working on larger canvases in oil paint alternating subjects of butchered live stock and the human figure. Mike also has a limited edition of animal prints aimed at younger art lovers like his 2 year old daughter.

Animal Prints: www.animalsinmyroom.com
Fine Art Portfolio: www.mikemurrayart.com
Portraits: www.mikemurrayart.com/portraits
Illustration: www.mikemurrayart.com/illustration

EDUCATION

Layton School of Art and Design, Milwaukee WI, graduated with honors, BFA 1972

Crown Point Press, San Francisco CA, intaglio workshop 1997

Highpoint Center for Printmaking Minneapolis MN, chine colle workshop 2000

Highpoint Center for Printmaking Minneapolis MN, monotype workshop 2002

EXHIBITIONS

The One Show Gallery, New York NY, group show 1997

Kellie Rae Theiss Gallery, Minneapolis MN,
monotypes and paintings, solo show, ‘Twister’ 2001

Kellie Rae Theiss Gallery, Minneapolis MN, ‘Visual Arts Week of Discovery’, group show 2002

Viridian Artists/Chelsea, New York NY, juried show 2002

Br¸ggemann Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe NM, group show 2003

Fallon, Minneapolis MN, exhibit of encaustic work, solo show, 2003

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Kellie Rae Theiss Gallery, Mpls. MN 2001 — 2005

Brüggemann Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2002 — 2004