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)
Residencies
- 2024 Bed-Stuy Residency – New York, United States
- 2022 Clovermill Residency (with Matt Macken) – Netherlands
- 2015 Deaths and Entrances (solo exhibition) – Mirada Gallery Ravenna, Italy
- 2014 Nothing Is More Real Than Nothing (solo exhibition) – Pescara, Italy
- 2013 LuxUrban – Luxembourg
Solo Shows
- 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
Duo Shows
- 2024 Aphelion (with Nicholas Norris) – Galerie PJ, Metz, France
- 2023 Verso (with Lars Hempler) – Galerie Lene Bilgrav, Aarhus, Denmark
- 2022 Ataraxia (with Rhiannon Salisbury) – TheRoom, London, England
- 2019 Faded Glory (with Nick JS Thompson) – Galerie Book&Job, San Francisco, USA
- 2015 Everything Must Go (with Hayden Kays) – London, England
Selected Group Shows
- 2024 Florist – Galerie Lokal, Helsinki, Finland
- 2024 Art Herning Art Fair (with Galerie Lene Bilgrav) – Herning, Denmark
- 2023 Art Toronto Art Fair (with Galerie Duran Mashaal) – Toronto, Canada
- 2023 Origins – Rhodes Contemporary, London, England
- 2023 Art Busan Art Fair (with Galerie Jari Lager) – Busan, South Korea
- 2023 20 Year Anniversary – Galerie Union, London, England
- 2023 B&W – Galerie Duran Mashaal, Montréal, Canada
- 2023 London Art Fair (with Galerie Union) – London, England
- 2023 Hanging Garden – Paja & Bureau, Helsinki, Finland
- 2023 Out of Office – Galerie Asbestos, Helsinki, Finland
- 2023 Papier – Galerie Delphian, Charente, France
- 2023 Summer Showcase – Galerie Duran Mashaal, Montréal, Canada
- 2022 FunGalGroUpShow – Galerie Sade, Los Angeles, USA
- 2022 Weeds Won’t Wither – Galerie Jari Lager, Cologne, Germany
- 2022 Art Busan Art Fair (with Galerie Jari Lager) – Busan, South Korea
- 2022 Kiaf Art Fair (with Galerie Thomas Schulte) – Seoul, South Korea
- 2022 Lust For Life – De Melkerij Veltem-Beisem, Belgium
- 2022 Daegu Art Fair (with Galerie Jari Lager) – Daegu, South Korea
- 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
Bibliography
- Navigating the Art World: Professional Practice for the Early Career Artist, Foolscap Editions, Spring 2020
- Flowering Desolation, play, 2018
- Perfectly
Address
10 rue des jardins, 57000 Metz, France
Hours
Wednesday-Saturday 11.00am-6.00pm
Contact us
+33 3 87 68 52 40