Galerie PJ

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 Show

  • 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 Show

  • 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 Show

  • 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