idris murphy (two thirds sky video and colour catalogue available from the gallery) born1949 Sydney, NSW, Australia studies & travel 1988-presLecturer, College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales, Sydney 1997Head of Drawing, National Art School, Sydney 1994Doctorate of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, NSW Travel/study- England, Wales and Ireland 1989Graduate Diploma (Education), SCAE, Sydney 1987Lecturer, TAFE School of Art and Design, Sydney 1984-86Part time lecturer, Alexander Mackie College of Fine Art & City Art Institute (now COFA) 1982Lecturer, University of Wollongong, NSW (instrumental in establishing printmaking department of newly founded School of Creative Arts) 1976-77Post Graduate (painting & printmaking), Winchester College of Art, UK 1966-71Diploma (painting), National Art School, Sydney solo exhibitions 2005equilibrium of contradictions, king street gallery on burton, sydney 2004desert paintings, king street gallery on burton John Gordon Gallery (in association with king street burton), NSW 2003flags of convienience, king street gallery on burton 2002Desert Country, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne 2001petrichor, king street gallery on burton Recent Work, Bonython Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide 1999works on paper, king street gallery, sydney landskips, king street gallery on burton Recent Work, Axia Modern Art 1997real presence, king street gallery on burton 1995constant revision, king street gallery on burton 1993other roads, king street gallery on burton 1990New Work, Editions Southbank Galleries, Melbourne 1989Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries New Work, Editions Southbank Galleries 1987Selected Prints, Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf Theatre, Sydney 1986Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries 1984Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries 1983Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries Orange Festival, Orange, NSW 1982Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries 1978Upstream Galleries, London 1974Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries 1972Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries selected group exhibitions 2006king street gallery at Doggett St Studios, Brisbane 2005Kings School Art Prize, Parramatta Kedumba Drawing Prize, NSW Going out there, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney NSW 2004Spectrum 2004, [FONAS], Parliament House, Sydney Fleurieur Prize for Landscape, South Australia 200364 years, king street gallery on burton An Approachable Landscape, Axia Modern Art 2002Two Thirds Sky- artists in desert country, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Sydney A Silver Lining & A New Beginning, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, UNSW common ground, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre 2001floating, king street gallery on burton Our Place: Images of Coffs Harbour & Region, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW views, king street gallery, sydney Landscapes, Artists Ties Gallery, Canberra last show of the year, king street gallery on burton 2000last show of the year, king street gallery on burton Southern Sydney Artists, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre Melbourne Art Fair 2000, king street gallery, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne 1999Schools & Universities Millenium Art Prize, Schools & Universities Club, Sydney last show of the year, king street gallery on burton 1998last show of the year, king street gallery on burton Staff Exhibition, Ivan Dougherty Gallery 1996gallery artists, king street gallery In Process, Ivan Dougherty Gallery The Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW first night, king street gallery 1995Ironsides, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney The French Embrace, Alliance Francaise, Sydney 1993/94Common Ground, University of New South Wales; Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW 1994gallery artists, king street gallery on burton Australian Contemporary Art Fair 4, Royal Exhibition Building 1993Editions Southbank Galleries Virtu, Ivan Dougherty Gallery 1992The Book and Print Show, University of Wollongong Manu et Mente, Ivan Dougherty Gallery Australian Exhibition- Contemporary Binding, National Library of Australia, Canberra Critic's Choice, Macquarie Galleries Blake Prize for Religious Art, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney & touring Australia 1991The Artist, The Printmaker, Editions Southbank Galleries The Book and Print Show, University of Wollongong; Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, NSW 1990Editions Southbank Galleries 1988Art Collegium, University of Technology, Sydney Heretic, National Library of Australia, Canberra 1987Bushweek, Queensland Arts Council, Brisbane and Queensland Regional Art Centre Tribute to Lloyd Rees, Macquarie Galleries Rainforest Show, Macquarie Galleries 1986Wynne Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales 1984Orange Festival, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane Wynne Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales 1983Bushweek, Macquarie Galleries 1982Wynne Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales 1981Sulman Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales 1980Sulman Prize exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales 1978Red Show, Thumb Gallery, London residencies & awards 2002Launch screening of Two Thirds Sky- artists in desert country Art Gallery of New South Wales (with Gloria Petyarre, Jenny Sages, Peter Sharpe, Judy Watson); additional screenings on SBS 2001-02Filming of Two Thirds Sky- artists in desert country produced by Sophie Jackson, directed by Sean O'Brien 1994Irish Arts Council Studio, Tyron Guthrie Centre, Ireland 1987French Government Studio, Paris Moya Doring Memorial Residence, Paris 1983Lithographer in Residence, Art Gallery of New South Wales French Government Studio 1978Moya Doring Memorial Residence 1977-79Dyason Bequests Fund for Australian Artist's Overseas 1976Australian Arts Council Special travel scholarship: Europe and America Rockhampton Art Prize, Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery, Qld Studio residency, London Moya Doring Memorial Residence 1975Keith and Elizabeth Murdoch Travel Fellowship 1974Artist in Residence, Prahran College of Art, Melbourne 1972Hunters Hill Art Award, Hunters Hill Municipal Council, Sydney commissions 1987The Heretic, limited edition book in collaboration with author Morris West 1983Print Series, Art Gallery Society, Art Gallery of New South Wales collections Allen Allen Hemsley Artbank, Australia Art Gallery of New South Wales Australian Graduate School of Management Bendigo Regional Art Gallery, NSW Biblioteque National de Paris Brisbane Grammar School, Qld Clot/Bramsen et Georges Studio, Paris Macquarie Bank, Australia National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education, NSW National Library of Australia, Canberra Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery State Library of New South Wales Telecom Collection, Melbourne Tyrone Guthery Centre, Ireland University of New South Wales UBS Warburg, Sydney Westpac Collection, Australia National Library of Australia, Canberra Wollongong University, NSW selected bibliography 2005Li, Jingzhe: Australian Contemporary Painting, Shanghai Peoples Fine Arts Publishing House pg70-72 2003McCulloch, Susan: Paths Across the Great Divide, The Weekend Australian, 27-28 September 2002Two Thirds Sky- A Must See Documentary, COFA/UNSW, Winter, Issue 5, August-November pg.6 Masterpiece, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September pg.7 M.K.: Journey into the artist's interior, The View-The Australian, 19 September pg.11 Frost, Andrew: Two Thirds Sky: Artists in Desert Country, Australian Art Collector, July- September, Issue 21, pg.48 Hallett, Bryce: The truth is out there, all right-in the Aboriginal landscape, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 September pg.13 Anderson, Doug: Two Thirds Sky, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September McDonald, John: Two Thirds Sky, The Australian Financial Review, 13 June 2001Grishin, S.: Little Gems within a Diverse Group, Canberra Times, 9 May 2000Reid, Michael: Treasure on boardroom walls, The Australian, 2-3 September 1999James, Bruce: Thoroughly Modern Clarice, Spectrum-The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 May pg.12 James, Bruce: Making an Exhibition of Themselves, Spectrum-The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 April 17 pg.10 1998Images 3 (in contemporary Australian painting) Craftsman House Press, pg.154 1997McDonald, John: The Best Game in Town, Spectrum-The Sydney Morning Herald 12 April Taylor, James (editor): Box kite- A Journal of Poetry & Poetics, pg.157-166 1994EREMOS Magazine, Eremos Institute, Volume No. 46 1993Mendelssohn, Joanna: Country Visions Need The City, The Bulletin, 26 January - 2 February pg.74-77 Connor, Kevin: Common Ground, catalogue introduction, COFA, UNSW Watson, Bronwyn: No mere window dressing, Arts- The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 September pg.17 Delaruelle, Jacques: In the game, The Sydney Review, September 1992Germaine, Max: 'The Encyclopaedia of Australian Art,' Craftsman House Press Drury, Nevill: 'Images in Contemporary Australian Painting,' Craftsman House Press 1990Drury, Nevill: Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press 1988West, Morris: The Heretic, Isotome Press Drury, Nevill: New Art Two, Craftsman House Press 1982Capon, Edmond & Meek, Jan: Portrait of a Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW, Chapel Court, pg.58 Illustration - Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Summer, Vol 20(2), pg.88 1978Mendham, Dawn: The Refining Fire, Albatross Books, pg.98-105 1971Illustration - Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Summer, Vol 9
(two thirds sky video and colour catalogue available from the gallery)