Curriculum Vitae
Solo Exhibitions
2014 nest / shed, Mai Wyn Fine Art, Denver, Colorado
2012 Bee Works, Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2009 Tenticular, Plastic Chapel, Denver, Colorado
Untitled, Kork, Poughkeepsie, New York
2008 Unnatural, Plus Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2007 Scattershot, Brayham Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Incubator: Drawings & Snowglobes, Plastic Chapel, Denver, Colorado
Flow; PlatteForum; Denver, Colorado
2006 MonkeymindClusterf**k, Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2005 Clusterf**k, Plus Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2003 Untitled, Fresh Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2001 Hairball; Helix Fine Art, Santa Fe New Mexico
Circles; William Havu Gallery; Denver, Colorado
Lauri Lynnxe Murphy: Baroque Minimalist, Singer Gallery, Mizel Arts Center; Denver, Colorado
1999 Conjugation; Plan B Evolving Arts, Santa Fe New Mexico
1998 Polymerous; ILK at Pirate, a Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, Colorado
1997 Submerge ; ILK on Santa Fe, Denver, Colorado
1996 Le Cartoline Dei Sogni; ILK at Pirate, A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, Colorado
1995 102 Thoughts; Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado
1994 Subterfuge; Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado
1992 Syncretism: Shrines for the Orishas; Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Making Contact, Center for Visual Arts, Denver, Colorado
Scrounge, Republic Plaza, Denver, Colorado, Curator Andra Archer
2013 The Blob-ish, Vertigo Gallery, Denver, Colorado, Curator Donald Fodness
Art of the State, The Arvada Center, Denver, Colorado, Juried by Dean Sobel & Colin Parsons
City Beautiful 2.0, Commissioned by Create Denver, Arts & Venues, City of Denver; McNichols Building, Denver, Colorado
The New Aesthetic, Gallery 19, Chicago, Illinois, Curated by John Paul McCaughey
Open Barn, The Andes Sprouts Society, Roxville, New York
Seven of Them, Pirate Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, Colorado, Curated by Craig Robb
Where's North? Inagural Exhibition, 632 on Hudson, New York City, New York, Curated by Brittany Schall
Intimacy in Fifteen Minutes, Gallery 304, Chelsea, New York City, New York, Curated by
Ayn Choi
Showcase, The Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, Colorado
2012 Next Wave: MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Ohio State University Urban Art Space, Columbus,
OH, Curator Sarah Rogers
ArtPrize, Installation at Vandenberg Plaza, Grand Rapids, Michigan, curated by Adoration Detroit
2011 School of Visual Arts Open Studios, New York, New York
Hungry Planet; Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio, juror Michael Mercil
Rooms to Let II, Columbus, Ohio; Curator Melissa Vogley-Woods
Confluence, Returning to the Source: 35 Years of Art & Community; Emmanuel Gallery,
Denver, Colorado
Ignition 4.0, Fuse Factory; Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
For the Love Of?; Brayham Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fergus Awards Show, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2010 Inventeur, Art & Technology Autumn Exhibition, Silver Image Gallery, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio
Merge, Alumni Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Denver, Colorado
Perceptions, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
33 Ideas, Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado
BYOA, X Initiative, New York, New York
Image-Self, Women in Art; Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, curator Ardine
Nelson
New Arrivals, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University
2009 A Book About Death, The Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, New York, New York
Texas National, The Cole Art Center, Nagodoches, Texas; Juror Mel Chin
2008 XL: 40 Years on the Frontier of Art, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado
My Yard, Our Message, part of the Unconvention, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dialog: Denver, Robischon Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Failure, The Lab at Belmar, Lakewood, Colorado; Curators: Adam Lerner & Ethan Jantzer
Rememberance, VSA Gallery, Denver, Colorado; Curator: Alison Werasmith
Boom: A Nomadic Gallery, Participant & Director, Denver, Colorado
2007 Snowglobe Show, Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Curator: Richard Campilglio
Transmute, Object + Thought Denver, Colorado
Alienated , Art of Framing, San Diego, California
Pattern Recognition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado; Curator: Michael Chavez
Scavenger Hunt; Invited Artist, Flash Gallery; Lakewood, Colorado
2006 Random Formulas, Capsule Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Unentitleds, Object & Thought, Denver, Colorado
Yeast Infection: Custom Doughboy Show; Online Custom Toy Show; Curator: El Maz
Think Tank, Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado
Best of Colorado, Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado
War and Peace, Pebbles Gallery, East Hamptons, New York, Curator: Karyn Mannix
Love and Hate, Pebbles Gallery, East Hamptons, New York, Curator: Karyn Mannix
2005 Buff Puff, Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Metro Effect Metro Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, Colorado
2004 Fiberish, Studio Aiello, Denver, Colorado
Plush: Perverse Playthings, Denver, Colorado; curator & participant
2003 Complynnxe, Chance Operations Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Ladyfest Out West, Andenken Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Momentum, Fresh Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2002 Lauri Lynnxe Murphy & John Himmelfarb, William Havu Gallery; Denver, Colorado
2001 In the Garden, Sloane Jordan Gallery, Austin, Texas
2000 Colorado Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado; Curator, Mark Masuoka
Call and Response; Singer Gallery, Denver, Colorado, Curator; Simon Zalkind
New With Antioxidants; Museum of Contemporary Art; Tuscon, Arizona, Curator; Julia Latane
ILK to ARC; ARC Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Elements; Helix Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Introductions; William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Couched; Rocky Mountain Women's Institute Showcase; Ironton Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Tubemalf Wobniary; ILK Gallery; Denver, Colorado
1999 Philkadelphia; Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Curator, Coordinator & Participant
Art Equinox: Regional Contemporary Art; Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art;
Great Falls, Montana
The Sum of Parts: Composite Paintings; Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities;
Arvada, Colorado
1998 Objects of Personal Significance; Metro Center for the Visual Arts; Denver, Colorado
Fashion Show; Rule Modern & Contemporary; Denver, Colorado; Curator, Shaun Hughes
Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, Matt O’Neill, Rebecca Vaughan, Jess Larson; ILK on
Santa Fe; Denver, Colorado
Colorado-Wyoming Biennial; One West Art Center; Ft. Collins, Colorado
1997 Grand Opening Show; ILK on Santa Fe; Denver, Colorado
Colorado Art Open; Foothills Art Center; Golden, Colorado
1996 Recent Acquisitions; Denver Art Museum; Denver, Colorado
Ilk Inaugural Show; Ilk at Pirate, a Contemporary Art Oasis; Denver, Colorado
Senior Honors Thesis Show; Metro Center For the Visual Arts; Denver, Colorado
1995 Box Show; Edge; Designer & Coordinator; Denver, Colorado
1994 Sister Serpents; WomanSpirit Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Selected Exhibition Reviews and Interviews
2013 “100 Colorado Creatives: Lauri Lynnxe Murphy” “Crowdfunding Corner: Lauri Lynnxe Murphy Thinks Art is for the Bees”
“New Exhibit Shows Varying Styles in Colorado”, ourarvadanews.com, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 “I’m Jealous of Lauri Lynnxe Murphy”, Sept. 5, 2013
“Lauri Lynnxe Murphy’s Bee Allergy Doesn’t Stop Her From Collaborating With Them”, September 16, 2013
2012 “Arts Masters’ Exhibit the ‘Bee’s Knees’”, The Lantern, Christopher Braun and Aly Mizesko, April 11, 2012 Artist Talk on YouTube at Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus,
2011 “Altered Portraits Reflect Creativity of Their Subjects”, The Columbus Dispatch, Melissa Starker, January 2, 2011
2010 “Dana Cain’s Art Collection: Lauri Lynnxe Murphy”, Westword, Susan Froyd, Oct. 27, 2010
“Bye-Bye, Biennial, but Many Exhibits Are Showing Through August”, Westword, Michael Paglia, July 15, 2010
“Denver Arts”, Art Ltd. , Leanne Haase Goebel, July/August 2010
“Brilliant Head Case”, 303 Magazine, Sarah Coughlin, March, 2010
2009 “Lauri Lynnxe Murphy”, Interview, Pixelpicnic, an Online Arts Journal, June 30, 2009
2008 “Reader Art of the Day”, Juxtapoz.com, December 10, 2008
“Idyllic Not Natural for Murphy”, Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, May 31, 2008
“Módisított Genek”, (Hungary), vividfluxury.blogspot.com, Dec. 10, 2008
2007 “Still Lots to See at Galleries”, Peter Goddard, The Star, Toronto, Ontario, Aug. 11, 2007
“PlatteForum Resident’s Opus Off – er – On the Wall”, Dana Miller, Your Hub: Rocky Mountain News, March 15, 2007
“Best Bets”, Denver Post Staff, Denver Post, March 9, 2007
“Forget the Big Apple. For New Artists, Miami is the Place”, Jonnelle Marte, New York Times Student Journalism Institute, January 9, 2007
2006 “Ode To The Talented: Eleven Artists Explain Themselves”, Jaymi Heimbuch, Girlistic Magazine, Winter, 2006
“Gallery Teems With Treasures”, Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 19, 2006
“New Year’s Edge”, Michael Paglia, Westword, Jan. 5, 2006
“Two ‘Paint’ Broader Pictures”, Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, Jan. 6, 2006
2005 “Buffy Puffy”, Robert Nott, Pasatiempo, May 20 – 26 2005
2004 “Off Beat”, Michael Paglia, Westword, April 15 – 21, 2004
“Fiber Art Just A Little Twisted”, Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, July 9, 2004
2003 “Group Dynamics”, Michael Paglia, Westword, Nov. 20 –26, 2003
"Artbeat," Michael Paglia, Westword, Feb. 27 - Mar. 5, 2003.
"Moving On Up," Michael Paglia, Westword, Jan. 23 - 29, 2003.
2002 "Mixed Bouquets," Michael Paglia, Westword, March 14, 2002.
"Exhibit a Fusion of Styles," Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, March 8, 2002.
“Lauri Lynnxe Murphy: From Macro to Micro”, Viviane LeCourtois, Eye Level, Issue #3
2001 "Portrait of the Artists: Year 2001 in Review," Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, Dec. 29, 2001.
"Art Matters: Wig Stock," Ellen Berkovitch, Pasatiempo Magazine, Aug. 3-9, 2001.
"July Previews," The Magazine, July, 2001.
"The New Math," Michael Paglia; Westword, May 24-30, 2001.
"Simple Circle Exalted by Accident, Design," Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, March 8, 2001.
"Denver Artist Lobato...," Kyle MacMillan; The Denver Post, March 8, 2001.
2000 "Fast and Loose," Michael Paglia; Westword, Nov. 2, 2000.
"Indian Symbols...," Mary Voelz Chandler, The Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 13, 2000.
"Biennial a Tall Order," Kyle MacMillan; The Denver Post, Oct. 13, 2000.
"Artbeat," Michael Paglia, Westword, Oct. 5-11, 2000.
"Biennial a Snapshot...," Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 6, 2000.
"State of the Art", Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mountain News, Aug. 25, 2000.
"Distinctly...", Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mountain News, July 21, 2000.
"Changing of the Guard", Michael Paglia; Westword, July 13 - 18, 2000.
"Walking Tours...", Joanne Ditmer; The Denver Post, May 18, 2000.
1999 "Creative Space," Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mountain News, Dec. 23, 1999.
“Best Gallery Show-Group,” Westword Best of Denver Issue; June 24-30, 1999.
1998 “Region’s Art World...” Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mtn. News, Dec. 27, 1998.
“Exhibit Seeks Dialogue,” Mary Voelz Chandler; The Rocky Mtn. News, Nov. 6, 1998.
“Object Lessons,” Michael Paglia; Westword, Sept. 10-16, 1998.
“Cutting Edge Show...”, Jeff Bradley; The Denver Post, Aug. 28, 1998.
“Rebels With Causes”, Michael Paglia, Westword, June 11-17, 1998.
“Painting Outside The Box”, James J. Lewis, Sol Day News, May 24-30, 1998.
Reviews of Curatorial Work
2010 “Cultural Partners”, Icosa Magazine, Emily Haggstrom, September, 2010
“Denver Arts”, Art Ltd. , Leanne Haase Goebel, July/August 2010
“Lauri Lynnxe Murphy will say Bye-Bye to Denver After the Biennial”, Patricia Calhoun, Westword, July 15, 2010
“Hoarding is Subject of Objectophilia” Leanne Haase Goebel, Adobe Airstream.com, July 18, 2010
“Three Important Biennial Art Exhibits Bring the Western World to Denver”, Michael Paglia, Westword, July 15, 2010
“Colorado Artists Featured at Free Exhibit During Biennial”, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, July 11, 2010
“Biennial Already A Success?”, Leanne Haase Goebel, The Huffington Post.com, July 7, 2010
2008 “The Stuff They Don’t Tell You: The Things Dems Do In Denver”, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, Aug. 23, 2008
“Political Karaoke and Moveable Art”, Denver Connects, Aug. 22, 2008
2007 “Report From Colorado”, Stephanie Cash, Art in America, February, 2007
2006 “An Art Scene Often Overlooked: Focus on Denver, Colorado”, Jim Calder, The Crafts Report, Dec., 2006
“DAM buzz spreads to Other Galleries”, Paula Moore, Denver Business Journal, Sept. 29, 2006
2004 “Dedication and Innovation: A Glance at the Denver Art Community”, Steve Polk, CU Denver Advocate, Dec. 8, 2004
1997 “Artists in Action Give Birth to New Gallery”, Howie Movshovitz; The Denver Post, July 19, 1997.
Published Articles
2003 “Kate Petley: A Profile”, and “Counterpoint”, Eye Level, Issue #5
2002 “Knocking Your Socks Off”, GoGo Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 5, March 7, 2002
“Andenken Gallery”, GoGo Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 6, March 21, 2002
“Squaring Off”, GoGo Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 9, May 2, 2002
1992 “AlternaTV offers homespun cutting-edge video at Festival”, CU Denver Advocate, Volume X, Number 10, Oct. 14, 1992
“Pamela Z Creates Unique Blend of Baroque, Folk, Pop”, CU Denver Advocate, Volume IX, Number 34, June 24,1992
1991 “Dia De Los Muertos Alternative to Halloween”, CU Denver Advocate, Volume IX, Number 13, October 30, 1991
Books & Catalogs
Plus Gallery Artists, 2009, Blurb Books
American Dream: Portraits of Things, 2009, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, Blurb Books
Colorado Biennial, 2000, Mark Masuoka, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver
New American Painting; 1998, Western Edition, Open Studios Press, Wellesly MA.
Formaline, 1995, Edited by Peter Van Laarhoven, Bronzen Adhemar Stichting, Belgium
Comix Compendium Anthology, 1992, Edited by Ich Neuman, Mangajin Books, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Honors & Awards
2011 Fergus Memorial Scholarship Award
2011 Top Selected Artist, OH! Art Community Project, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2010 University Enrichment Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2009 Westword Best of Denver: Best Coffee Table Book by a Local Artist, Denver, Colorado
2008 Colorado Art Ranch Residency, Niwot & Salida, Colorado
Westword Best of Denver People’s Choice: Best Art Show, Denver, Colorado
2007 Platte Forum Residency, Denver, Colorado
2006 ADCD Paper Couture Grand Prize winner, Denver, Colorado
2005 Mastermind Award, (First Recipient) Westword, Denver, Colorado
Top Arts Advocate, Top of the Rockies, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado
2000 Technical Assistance Grant; Colorado Council on the Arts
Juror's Choice Award; Celebrate Colorado Artists, Denver, Colorado
1999-2000 Rocky Mountain Women’s Institute Associateship, Denver, Colorado1999 Winner, Open Studios Press Competition for New American Paintings, Western States Edition
1996 MSCD student representative at the Regional Student Symposium at the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
1994 Iota Iota Iota Scholarship
1993 Vice President’s Honor Roll, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado
1991-1993 Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press Association Awards: Editorial Cartooning, Denver, Colorado
1992 American Association of University Women Scholarship, Denver, Colorado
1991 & 1993 Colorado Scholars Scholarship, Denver, Colorado
1991 American Association of University Women Scholarship, Denver, Colorado
1990 & 1991 President’s Honor Roll, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Education
2012 - Master of Fine Arts
The Ohio State University
Sculpture Emphasis
2011 – School of Visual Arts Summer Residency
1996 - Bachelor of Fine Arts
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Painting Emphasis, Second Major in Women’s Studies
Professional Memberships
2011 – 2012 S.P.A.C.E.S., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH President
2010 - 2011 Graduate Student Art Council, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Co-Vice
President
2000 – 2010 Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver
2004 – 2006 member, Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado
2006 – 2008 Founder & Member, BOOM, Denver, Colorado
2005 – present; member, Mastermind Selection Committee
1996-2000 ILK gallery, Denver, Colorado Founder & President
1991-1996 Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado
1989-1999 Hector, a cartoonist's group, Founding Member
1995-1996 Student Advisory Committee, Metropolitan State College of Denver
1995-1996 Denver Art Museum College Advisory Committee
1994-1996 Iota Iota Iota, Women's Studies Honor Society
1991 Honors Club, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Co-President
1991 Student Representative, Honors Council
Gallery Affiliations
Brayham Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario Canada
