Brenna Murphy

Brenna Murphy
Born	1986 (age 38–39) Edmonds, Washington
Nationality	American
Website	bmruernpnhay.com

Brenna Murphy (born 1986) is an American artist based in Portland, Oregon.

Early life and education

Murphy was born in 1986 in Edmonds, Washington.[1] She holds a BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art. In 2014 Murphy spent a five-month creative residency at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center in New York.[2][3]

Works

Her works combine digital and physical input, combining psychedelic visual forms with three-dimensional objects.[4][5] Murphy's work has been called strange, but with an "uncanny familiarity."[6] Murphy thinks of herself as a channel that mediates between the digital and the physical. She privileges neither the physical nor the virtual and her sculptures are models of her net-based works as much as her net-based works are models of her sculptures.[7]

Her exhibition Liquid Vehicle Transmitters appeared at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, CA in 2013.[8] The exhibit featured prints and physical representations of her internet-based work, forming "an interactive arena of labyrinthine sculptures".[8] An auxiliary installation featured the audiovisual work of MSHR, her collaboration with Birch Cooper. Her work has been exhibited online via the New Museum[9] and in group shows including This is what sculpture looks like, at the Postmasters Gallery in New York City.[10]

Her work has been collected in the book Domain~Lattice.[11]

Published works

• 2015: Domain~Lattice
• 2014: Central Lattice Sequence OCLC 902733775
• 2012: Conversations at the Edge: Fall 2012 Series OCLC 847778823

References

1. "Brenna Murphy". UPFOR Gallery, Portland, OR. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
2. Neave, Kate (2014). "Brenna Murphy: yoni-shaped synths and tribal treasures". Dazed. No. Autumn. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
3. Bratburd, Rebecca (June 8, 2014). "For Art Hub Eyebeam, It's Goodbye to Chelsea and Hello to Brooklyn". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
4. Gentles, Tim (November 21, 2014). "High-Tech Mysticism: An Interview with Brenna Murphy". Art in America. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
5. Larkin, Daniel (March 4, 2016). "Dreamscapes for the 21st Century at the Volta Art Fair". Hyperallergic.
6. Motley, John (4 November 2013). "Review: Brenna Murphy at Upfor Contemporary Art presents familiar yet strange installation". Oregon Live. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
7. Scarlett, Ashley (2015). "Interpreting An Improper Materialism". Digital Culture & Society. 1 (1): 111–130. doi:10.14361/dcs-2015-0108. ISSN 2364-2114. S2CID 151787370.
8. Magdaleno, Johnny. "Artist Creates Surreal, Labyrinthine Designs Inspired By Meditation". The Creators Project. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
9. "Brenna Murphy: CAVRNCODE". New Museum Exhibitions. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
10. Smith, Roberta (July 24, 2014). "'This is what sculpture looks like,' at the Postmasters Gallery". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
11. Chiaverina, John (October 27, 2015). "'Alien Yearbook' Report: American Medium Launches Brenna Murphy's New Color Monograph 'Domain~Lattice' |". ARTnews.