MICHAEL VINCENT MURPHY

BIOGRAPHY
1943- Born in Poole, Dorset, England
1950- Emigrated to South Africa with parents
1960-83 -Worked in commercial art field, painted in spare time.
1984- Studied at Port Elizabeth School of Art and Design, South Africa.
1985- Started painting full time
1999 – Present - Working in Australia

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1979 With Betsy Fordyce and Hilary Graham, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1980-96 Eastern Province Soc. of Fine Art Annual Exhibitions, South Africa
1985 GAP Exhibition, City Hall, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1986 With H. Du Plessis and Robin Kearny, Crake Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1987 With Simon Stone, Karen Mc Kerron Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1988-96 GAP Exhibitions, King George VI Gallery, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1989 Bay Group, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
1989 Aurora Exhibition, City Hall, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1991 Brush With Steam Exhibition, Johannesburg and Kimberley, South Africa
1991 With Carolyn Winifred Seawright, Jacob Liknaitzky Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
1992 Watercolour Soc. of S.A., National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
1992 GAP touring Exhibition, South Africa
1993 GAP Exhibition, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
1994 With William Truter and Patrick Cordingley, Visual Arts Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1995 With William Truter, Patrick Cordingley and Anthony Knight, Visual Arts Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1995 Group Exhibition, Perth Gallery, Perth, Western Australia
1997 With Patrick Cordingley, Joseph Capelle and Orlando Almeida, Visual Arts Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1998 With Lynnley Watson and Rodney Goodwin, Club 39, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1999 With Patrick Cordingley, Visual Arts Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1999 Perth Galleries, Perth, Western Australia
2000 Prespyterian Ladies Colledge, Perth, Western Australia
2000 Royal Perth Yacht Club, Perth, Western Australia
2001 With Diana Watson, Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2002 With Tim Snowdon, Charlotte Thodey, & Sophie Haythornwaite, Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2003 Group Show, Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2003 Group Show, La Galerie Fine Art, Nantes, France
2005 Hill-Smith Gallery, Adelaide, SA, Australia
2006 Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney, Australia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1983 Eastern Province Soc. of Fine Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1985 Anthony Adler Gallery, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1989 National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
1991 Karen Mc Kerron Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1992 Karen Mc Kerron Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
1993 Gallery 19, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1994 Gallery 19, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1996 Gallery 19, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1999 Gallery 19, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
2000 Perth Galleries, Perth, Western Australia
2002 Gunyulgup Galleries, Margaret River, Western Australia
2004 Charles Hewitt Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2007 Gunyulgup Galleries, Margaret River, Western Australia

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
King George VI Gallery, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Sandton Municipal Collection, Johannesburg, South Africa.

COMPANY COLLECTIONS
Idameneo ( Primary Health Care ) Sydney, NSW, Australia
Grinrod Shipping (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
Dorbyl Automotive Products (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
Spoornet, South Africa
General Tyre and Rubber Company (South Africa) Ltd.
Siemens - Nixdorf Ltd., South Africa
Audi Centre, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Karan Beef, Heidelburg, South Africa
SASOL, South Africa
TELKOM, South Africa
Armstrong Hydraulics, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Rand Merchant Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
Allianz Insurance, Johannesburg, South Africa
Macsteel, South Africa
Sun International Hotels, South Africa and Botswana
M.L.C. Construction, Johannesburg, South Africa
Hilton Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa
Montecasino, Gauteng, South Africa

REPRESENTED IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN:
South Africa, England, France, Switzerland, Australia, Germany, Italy, America.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ogilvie, Grania, 'The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors'
Theron, Helena, 'A Selection of Eastern Cape Art'
Campbell, Jean, ' A Directory of Southern African Contemporary Art Practices'
Twenty Two Press, ' The Collectors Guide to Art and Artists in South Africa'

REFERENCES
South African Broadcasting Co-operation, TV programme, 'Collage' 1989
South African Style Magazine, November 1992
South African Financial Mail, January 1992
South African Le Femme Magazine, May 1993 and April 1994
South African Habitat Magazine, September/October 1995
Australian Artist Magazine, October 2001
Australian Artist Magazine, October 2002
Australian Art Collector Jan.-Mar. 2003

FINALIST
2001 Kings School Art Awards, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2001 Art Scene Art Awards, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2003 Mosman Art Prize, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2004 Mosman Art Prize, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2004 The Hills Grammar School Art Prize, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2006 The Hills Grammar School Art Prize, Sydney, NSW, Australia