Lauri Lynnxe Murphy Artist / Curator 720.984.9852 • [email protected] 431 E. 14th ave., Columbus, OH 43201 www.lynnxe.com

Solo Exhibitions

2012 As Yet Untitled, Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio 2009 Tenticular, Plastic Chapel, Denver, Colorado Untitled, Kork, Poughkeepsie, 2008 Unnatural, Plus Gallery, Denver, Colorado 2007 Scattershot, Brayham Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Incubator: Drawings & Snowglobes, Plastic Chapel, Denver, Colorado Flow; PlatteForum; Denver, Colorado 2006 MonkeymindClusterf**k, Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2005 Clusterf**k, Plus Gallery, Denver, Colorado 2003 Untitled, Fresh Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado 2001 Hairball; Helix Fine Art, Santa Fe New Mexico Circles; William Havu Gallery; Denver, Colorado Lauri Lynnxe Murphy: Baroque Minimalist, Singer Gallery, Mizel Arts Center; Denver, Colorado 1999 Conjugation; Plan B Evolving Arts, Santa Fe New Mexico 1998 Polymerous; ILK at Pirate, a Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, Colorado 1997 Submerge ; ILK on Santa Fe, Denver, Colorado 1996 Le Cartoline Dei Sogni; ILK at Pirate, A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, Colorado 1995 102 Thoughts; Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado 1994 Subterfuge; Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado 1992 Syncretism: Shrines for the Orishas; Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado

Group Exhibitions

2012 Next Wave: MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Ohio State University Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH, Curator Sarah Rogers 2011 School of Visual Arts Open Studios, New York, New York Hungry Planet; Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio, juror Michael Mercil Rooms to Let II, Columbus, Ohio; Curator Melissa Vogley-Woods Confluence, Returning to the Source: 35 Years of Art & Community; Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado Ignition 4.0, Fuse Factory; Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio For the Love Of?; Brayham Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Fergus Awards Show, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 2010 Inventeur, Art & Technology Autumn Exhibition, Silver Image Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Merge, Alumni Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Denver, Colorado Perceptions, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO 33 Ideas, Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado BYOA, X Initiative, New York, New York Image-Self, Women in Art; Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, curator Ardine Nelson New Arrivals, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University 2009 A Book About Death, The Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, New York, New York National, The Cole Art Center, Nagodoches, Texas; Juror Mel Chin 2008 XL: 40 Years on the Frontier of Art, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado My Yard, Our Message, part of the Unconvention, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Dialog: Denver, Robischon Gallery, Denver, Colorado Failure, The Lab at Belmar, Lakewood, Colorado; Curators: Adam Lerner & Ethan Jantzer Rememberance, VSA Gallery, Denver, Colorado; Curator: Alison Werasmith Boom: A Nomadic Gallery, Participant & Director, Denver, Colorado 2007 Snowglobe Show, Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Curator: Richard Campilglio Transmute, Object + Thought Denver, Colorado Alienated , Art of Framing, San Diego, California Pattern Recognition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado; Curator: Michael Chavez Scavenger Hunt; Invited Artist, Flash Gallery; Lakewood, Colorado 2006 Random Formulas, Capsule Gallery, Denver, Colorado Unentitleds, Object & Thought, Denver, Colorado Yeast Infection: Custom Doughboy Show; Online Custom Toy Show; Curator: El Maz Think Tank, Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado Best of Colorado, Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado War and Peace, Pebbles Gallery, East Hamptons, New York, Curator: Karyn Mannix Love and Hate, Pebbles Gallery, East Hamptons, New York, Curator: Karyn Mannix 2005 Buff Puff, Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico The Metro Effect Metro Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, Colorado 2004 Fiberish, Studio Aiello, Denver, Colorado Plush: Perverse Playthings, Denver, Colorado; curator & participant 2003 Complynnxe, Chance Operations Gallery, Denver, Colorado Ladyfest Out West, Andenken Gallery, Denver, Colorado Momentum, Fresh Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado 2002 Lauri Lynnxe Murphy & John Himmelfarb, William Havu Gallery; Denver, Colorado 2001 In the Garden, Sloane Jordan Gallery, Austin, Texas 2000 Colorado Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado; Curator, Mark Masuoka Call and Response; Singer Gallery, Denver, Colorado, Curator; Simon Zalkind New With Antioxidants; Museum of Contemporary Art; Tuscon, Arizona, Curator; Julia Latane ILK to ARC; ARC Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico Elements; Helix Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Introductions; William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado Couched; Rocky Mountain Women's Institute Showcase; Ironton Gallery, Denver, Colorado Tubemalf Wobniary; ILK Gallery; Denver, Colorado 1999 Philkadelphia; Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Curator, Coordinator & Participant Art Equinox: Regional Contemporary Art; Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art; Great Falls, Montana The Sum of Parts: Composite Paintings; Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities; Arvada, Colorado 1998 Objects of Personal Significance; Metro Center for the Visual Arts; Denver, Colorado Fashion Show; Rule Modern & Contemporary; Denver, Colorado; Curator, Shaun Hughes Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, Matt O’Neill, Rebecca Vaughan, Jess Larson; ILK on Santa Fe; Denver, Colorado Colorado-Wyoming Biennial; One West Art Center; Ft. Collins, Colorado 1997 Grand Opening Show; ILK on Santa Fe; Denver, Colorado Colorado Art Open; Foothills Art Center; Golden, Colorado

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1996 Recent Acquisitions; Denver Art Museum; Denver, Colorado Ilk Inaugural Show; Ilk at Pirate, a Contemporary Art Oasis; Denver, Colorado Senior Honors Thesis Show; Metro Center For the Visual Arts; Denver, Colorado 1995 Box Show; Edge; Designer & Coordinator; Denver, Colorado 1994 Sister Serpents; WomanSpirit Gallery, , Illinois

Exhibition Reviews and Interviews

2011 “Altered Portraits Reflect Creativity of Their Subjects”, The Columbus Dispatch, Melissa Starker, January 2, 2011 2010 “Dana Cain’s Art Collection: Lauri Lynnxe Murphy”, Westword, Susan Froyd, Oct. 27, 2010 “Bye-Bye, Biennial, but Many Exhibits Are Showing Through August”, Westword, Michael Paglia, July 15, 2010 “Denver Arts”, Art Ltd. , Leanne Haase Goebel, July/August 2010 “Brilliant Head Case”, 303 Magazine, Sarah Coughlin, March, 2010 2009 “Lauri Lynnxe Murphy”, Interview, Pixelpicnic, an Online Arts Journal, June 30, 2009 2008 “Reader Art of the Day”, Juxtapoz.com, December 10, 2008 “Idyllic Not Natural for Murphy”, Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, May 31, 2008 “Módisított Genek”, (Hungary), vividfluxury.blogspot.com, Dec. 10, 2008 2007 “Still Lots to See at Galleries”, Peter Goddard, The Star, Toronto, Ontario, Aug. 11, 2007 “PlatteForum Resident’s Opus Off – er – On the Wall”, Dana Miller, Your Hub: Rocky Mountain News, March 15, 2007 “Best Bets”, Denver Post Staff, Denver Post, March 9, 2007 “Forget the Big Apple. For New Artists, is the Place”, Jonnelle Marte, New York Times Student Journalism Institute, January 9, 2007 2006 “Ode To The Talented: Eleven Artists Explain Themselves”, Jaymi Heimbuch, Girlistic Magazine, Winter, 2006 “Gallery Teems With Treasures”, Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 19, 2006 “New Year’s Edge”, Michael Paglia, Westword, Jan. 5, 2006 “Two ‘Paint’ Broader Pictures”, Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, Jan. 6, 2006 2005 “Buffy Puffy”, Robert Nott, Pasatiempo, May 20 – 26 2005 2004 “Off Beat”, Michael Paglia, Westword, April 15 – 21, 2004 “Fiber Art Just A Little Twisted”, Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, July 9, 2004 2003 “Group Dynamics”, Michael Paglia, Westword, Nov. 20 –26, 2003 "Artbeat," Michael Paglia, Westword, Feb. 27 - Mar. 5, 2003. "Moving On Up," Michael Paglia, Westword, Jan. 23 - 29, 2003. 2002 "Mixed Bouquets," Michael Paglia, Westword, March 14, 2002. "Exhibit a Fusion of Styles," Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, March 8, 2002. “Lauri Lynnxe Murphy: From Macro to Micro”, Viviane LeCourtois, Eye Level, Issue #3 2001 "Portrait of the Artists: Year 2001 in Review," Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, Dec. 29, 2001. "Art Matters: Wig Stock," Ellen Berkovitch, Pasatiempo Magazine, Aug. 3-9, 2001.

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"July Previews," The Magazine, July, 2001. "The New Math," Michael Paglia; Westword, May 24-30, 2001. "Simple Circle Exalted by Accident, Design," Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, March 8, 2001. "Denver Artist Lobato...," Kyle MacMillan; The Denver Post, March 8, 2001. 2000 "Fast and Loose," Michael Paglia; Westword, Nov. 2, 2000. "Indian Symbols...," Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 13, 2000. "Biennial a Tall Order," Kyle MacMillan; The Denver Post, Oct. 13, 2000. "Artbeat," Michael Paglia, Westword, Oct. 5-11, 2000. "Biennial a Snapshot...," Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 6, 2000. "State of the Art", Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mountain News, Aug. 25, 2000. "Distinctly...", Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mountain News, July 21, 2000. "Changing of the Guard", Michael Paglia; Westword, July 13 - 18, 2000. "Walking Tours...", Joanne Ditmer; The Denver Post, May 18, 2000. 1999 "Creative Space," Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mountain News, Dec. 23, 1999. “Best Gallery Show-Group,” Westword Best of Denver Issue; June 24-30, 1999. 1998 “Region’s Art World...” Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mtn. News, Dec. 27, 1998. “Exhibit Seeks Dialogue,” Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mtn. News, Nov. 6, 1998. “Object Lessons,” Michael Paglia; Westword, Sept. 10-16, 1998. “Cutting Edge Show...”, Jeff Bradley; The Denver Post, Aug. 28, 1998. “Rebels With Causes”, Michael Paglia, Westword, June 11-17, 1998. “Painting Outside The Box”, James J. Lewis, Sol Day News, May 24-30, 1998.

Reviews of Curatorial Work

2010 “Cultural Partners”, Icosa Magazine, Emily Haggstrom, September, 2010 “Denver Arts”, Art Ltd. , Leanne Haase Goebel, July/August 2010 “Lauri Lynnxe Murphy will say Bye-Bye to Denver After the Biennial”, Patricia Calhoun, Westword, July 15, 2010 “Hoarding is Subject of Objectophilia” Leanne Haase Goebel, Adobe Airstream.com, July 18, 2010 “Three Important Biennial Art Exhibits Bring the Western World to Denver”, Michael Paglia, Westword, July 15, 2010 “Colorado Artists Featured at Free Exhibit During Biennial”, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, July 11, 2010 “Biennial Already A Success?”, Leanne Haase Goebel, The Huffington Post.com, July 7, 2010 2008 “The Stuff They Don’t Tell You: The Things Dems Do In Denver”, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, Aug. 23, 2008 “Political Karaoke and Moveable Art”, Denver Connects, Aug. 22, 2008 2007 “Report From Colorado”, Stephanie Cash, Art in America, February, 2007 2006 “An Art Scene Often Overlooked: Focus on Denver, Colorado”, Jim Calder, The Crafts Report, Dec., 2006 “DAM buzz spreads to Other Galleries”, Paula Moore, Denver Business Journal, Sept. 29, 2006 2004 “Dedication and Innovation: A Glance at the Denver Art Community”, Steve Polk, CU Denver Advocate, Dec. 8, 2004 1997 “Artists in Action Give Birth to New Gallery”, Howie Movshovitz; The Denver Post, July 19, 1997.

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Published Articles

2003 “Kate Petley: A Profile”, and “Counterpoint”, Eye Level, Issue #5 2002 “Knocking Your Socks Off”, GoGo Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 5, March 7, 2002 “Andenken Gallery”, GoGo Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 6, March 21, 2002 “Squaring Off”, GoGo Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 9, May 2, 2002 1992 “AlternaTV offers homespun cutting-edge video at Festival”, CU Denver Advocate, Volume X, Number 10, Oct. 14, 1992 “Pamela Z Creates Unique Blend of Baroque, Folk, Pop”, CU Denver Advocate, Volume IX, Number 34, June 24,1992 1991 “Dia De Los Muertos Alternative to Halloween”, CU Denver Advocate, Volume IX, Number 13, October 30, 1991

Books & Catalogs

Plus Gallery Artists, 2009, Blurb Books American Dream: Portraits of Things, 2009, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, Blurb Books Colorado Biennial, 2000, Mark Masuoka, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver New American Painting; 1998, Western Edition, Open Studios Press, Wellesly MA. Formaline, 1995, Edited by Peter Van Laarhoven, Bronzen Adhemar Stichting, Belgium Comix Compendium Anthology, 1992, Edited by Ich Neuman, Mangajin Books, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Honors & Awards

2011 Fergus Memorial Scholarship Award 2011 Top Selected Artist, OH! Art Community Project, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 2010 University Enrichment Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 2009 Westword Best of Denver: Best Coffee Table Book by a Local Artist, Denver, Colorado 2008 Colorado Art Ranch Residency, Niwot & Salida, Colorado Westword Best of Denver People’s Choice: Best Art Show, Denver, Colorado 2007 Platte Forum Residency, Denver, Colorado 2006 ADCD Paper Couture Grand Prize winner, Denver, Colorado 2005 Mastermind Award, (First Recipient) Westword, Denver, Colorado Top Arts Advocate, Top of the Rockies, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado 2000 Technical Assistance Grant; Colorado Council on the Arts Juror's Choice Award; Celebrate Colorado Artists, Denver, Colorado 1999-2000 Rocky Mountain Women’s Institute Associateship, Denver, Colorado 1998 Winner, Open Studios Press Competition for New American Paintings, Western States Edition 1996 MSCD student representative at the Regional Student Symposium at the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado 1994 Iota Iota Iota Scholarship 1993 Vice President’s Honor Roll, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado 1991-1993 Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press Association Awards: Editorial Cartooning, Denver, Colorado 1992 American Association of University Women Scholarship, Denver, Colorado 1991 & 1993 Colorado Scholars Scholarship, Denver, Colorado

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1991 American Association of University Women Scholarship, Denver, Colorado 1990 & 1991 President’s Honor Roll, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado

Education

2012 - Master of Fine Arts Candidate The Ohio State University Sculpture Emphasis

2011 – School of Visual Arts Summer Residency

1996 - Bachelor of Fine Arts Metropolitan State College of Denver Painting Emphasis, Second Major in Women’s Studies

Professional Memberships

2011 – 2012, S.P.A.C.E.S., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH President 2010 - 2011, Graduate Student Art Council, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Co-Vice President 2000 – 2010, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver 2004 – 2006, member, Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado 2006 – 2008 Founder & Member, BOOM, Denver, Colorado 2005 – present; member, Mastermind Selection Committee 1996-2000 ILK gallery, Denver, Colorado Founder & President 1991-1996 Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado 1989-1999 Hector, a cartoonist's group, Founding Member 1995-1996 Student Advisory Committee, Metropolitan State College of Denver 1995-1996 Denver Art Museum College Advisory Committee 1994-1996 Iota Iota Iota, Women's Studies Honor Society 1991 Honors Club, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Co-President 1991 Student Representative, Honors Council

Gallery Affiliations

Brayham Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario Canada Sellers Project Space, Denver, Colorado U.S.A.

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