Curriculum Vitae

Megan Murphy
mcmurphy0102@gmail.com

A creative with background in fine art and digital media

EDUCATION

Visual Art BFA, University of Kansas 2017

EXPERIENCE

BRICKHOUSE CERAMIC ART CENTER
Program Coordinator, July 2018-present
Ceramics Instructor, July 2018- present

SUPERMUD POTTERY
Ceramics Instructor, October 2018- present

SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART
Digitial Imaging Assistant, 2013-2017

Served as direct assistant to museu photographer. Coordinated studio photography shoots and photographed and processed archives, working closely with art handler. Helped produce 100 year anniversary exhibition creating content and working closely with curators.

Commissioned Artist, 2017

Created ceramic replicas of two sculptures for exhibition The Object Feels, becoming youngest artist recorded in museum database

Created painting for exhibition Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and An Art Museum for KU.

Artist Assistant, 2015

Assisted in painting of Sol LeWitt Drawing 519
Assisted in installation of works with artist in resident Ke-Sook Lee.

UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Editorial Cartoonist, 2016

Created bi-monthly editorial cartoon for college newspaper.

PRE- NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION OF THE CERAMIC ARTS
Artist Assistant, 2016

Assisted various artists in week-long conference preceding the 2016 National Council on Education of the Ceramic Arts Conference.

LAWRENCE KIDS CALENDAR
Graphic Design Intern, 2015

Helped redesign webapp providing event information to parents.

ACHIEVEMENTS

current
featured artist on ello.co

2017
Second Place Winner, First Fruits Juried Show Travelling Exhibition
Second Place Winner, Madonna/Madonna Juried Show, Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City MO

2016
Dalton Howard Spencer Museum of Art Student Award, Lawrence KS
Brosseau Student Advisory Board Juried Show Award, Displacement,Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence KS

2015
Andrew W. Mellon Summer Academy Participant, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City MO

2014
Start-Up Weekend Group Winner, Mobile App Development, Lawrence KS

MEGAN MURPHY