Benjamin MURPHY
Coming from West Yorkshire in England, Benjamin Murphy is an artist and writer with an global reach. His work explores themes such as polarity, time, memory and contrast – mainly worked on raw canvas with charcoal.
Co-funder and co-director of the Delphian Gallery based in London, he also gives lectures at the London University of Arts and sometimes gives speeches for events.
Education
Master’s in Higher Education – University of the Arts, London
Master’s in Contemporary Fine Arts, earned with merits – University of Salford
Bachelor’s in Graphic Design – University of Salford
Certification in Art and Design – Leeds College of Art
Masterpieces of World Literature: Fictions of the Modern World – Harvard University (EdX Online)
The Original Spirit of Western Philosophy – Tsinghua University (EdX Online)
Shakespeare Matters – Adelaide University (EdX Online)
Philosophy and Critical Thinking – The University of Queensland (EdX Online)
Justice – Harvard University (EdX Online)
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Art Herning (with Galerie Lene Bilgrav) – Herning, Denmark
2024 Florist – Galerie Lokal, Helsinki, Finland
2024 Origin – Rhodes Contemporary – London, England
2024 Papier – Galerie Delphian – Helsinki, Finland
2023 Iconoclash – Galerie Union, London, England
2022 DISASTERPIECE – Galerie Lychee One, London, England
2021 Petrol/Station/Flowers – Galerie Lychee One, London, England
2016 Gilded Chaos – Beers Contemporary, London, England
Group Exhibitions
2024 Florist – Galerie Lokal, Helsinki, Finland
2023 Origins – Rhodes Contemporary, London, England
2023 20 Year Anniversary – Galerie Union, London, England
2023 B&W – Galerie Duran Mashaal, Montréal, Canada
2023 Hanging Garden – Paja & Bureau, Helsinki, Finland
2023 Out of Office – Galerie Asbestos, Helsinki, Finland
2023 Papier – Galerie Delphian, Charente, France
2022 FunGalGroUpShow – Galerie Sade, Los Angeles, USA
2022 Weeds Won’t Wither – Galerie Jari Lager, Cologne, Germany
2022 Lust For Life – De Melkerij Veltem-Beisem, Belgium
2022 Clovermill Residency – Netherlands
2021 Dandelion – Galerie Delphian, Basel, Switzerland
2021 In Praise Of Darkness – Piermarq, Sydney, Australia
2021 Whelm – Leicester Contemporary, Leicester, England
2021 Backdoor Show – Galerie NBB, Berlin, Germany
2021 Wasteland – The Factory Project, London, England
2020 Antisocial Isolation – Galerie The Saatchi, London, England
2020 Brindar Con Extraños (curated by Francisco Mendes Moreira) – Trinta Arte Contemporánea, Spain
2020 Online Viewing Room – Galerie Pt. 2, Oakland, USA
2020 Live From The Deep End – Galerie Gobstopper, Philadelphia, USA
2020 Online Viewing Room – Galerie Pt.2, Oakland, USA
2019 Divergent Motion – Galerie Delphian, London, England
2018 Trinity – Galerie The Saatchi, London, England
2018 JNY – Galerie The Saatchi, London, England
2018 Cash Is King – Galerie The Saatchi, London, England
2018 Hospital Rooms – Galerie Griffin, London, England
2015 Everything Must Go (avec Hayden Kays) – London, England
Bibliography
Navigating the Art World: Professional Practice for the Early Career Artist, Foolscap Editions, Spring 2020
Flowering Desolation, play, 2018
Perfectly
Public Collection
Address
10 rue des jardins, 57000 Metz, France
Hours
Wednesday-Saturday 11.00am-6.00pm
Contact us
+33 3 87 68 52 40