Residencies

Lower Merion Conservancy

Lower Merion Conservancy
Climate Action Artist in Residence

The Lower Merion Conservancy is pleased to announce Deirdre Murphy as the inaugural Conservatory Climate Action artist-in-residence.  The Conservatory is devoted to protecting and promoting environmental wellness and sustainable public land management as well as historic preservation to promote conservation and climate change awareness. Murphy will produce her Contemporary Herbarium print series based on native pollinators from the cottage studio garden and use the forest as inspiration for her studio painting practice. The Conservancy advocates for policies, programs, projects and has a youth education program in which she will participate.

Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory

Washington College, Chestertown Maryland
Artist in Residence & Visiting Artist

Washington College’s Foreman Branch Bird Observatory welcomes Deirdre Murphy as the artist-in-residence where she will produce a site specific art commission for the new bird banding station and have an exhibition at the MuSE Museum. The commissioned artwork will visually communicate the trends that FBBO is finding in the avian migratory patterns along the Eastern Shores of the Chesapeake Bay. This project is made possible through the generosity of Charles T. Bauer Charitable Foundation.

Exhibitions

At the Edge of Light and Darkness

At the Edge of Light and Darkness
Center For Emerging Visual Artists 
March 20 - May 3, 2024 
Reception: April 11, 5-7pm

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The Barclay
237 S 18th Street  #3A
Philadelphia, PA 19103 
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6pm

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists is proud to present At the Edge of Light and Darkness, the annual CFEVA Members Exhibition, guest curated this year by Philadelphia Artist, Curator, Designer, and Founder of Chimaera Gallery, Angela McQuillan. At the Edge of Light and Darkness invites the artist and viewer to consider the highs and lows of their journeys and how they are represented in visual art.  

Featuring 32 artists, the exhibition highlights individuals working in various media such as photography, fiber, metals, oils, video, and mixed media, and presents viewers a cross-section of contemporary artists working in the Philadelphia region.  

Exhibiting Artists: 
Jen Brown • Sasha Budayev • Paula Cahill • Andrew Chalfen • Andrew Conti • Shannon Cronin • Pia De Girolamo • Katherine Fraser • Alexandra Green • Yikui Gu • Anna Guarneri • Marguerita Hagan • Diaja • David Heshmatpour • Brooke Hine • Brynn Hurlstone • Cavin Jones • Suji Kanneganti • Sam Koren • Kelly Lawler • Rebecca Ledbetter • Monika Lin • Tim Magenta • Michelle Marcuse • Hayato Matsushita • Caitlin McCormack • Deirdre Murphy • Sammy Rivera • Kathleen Studebaker • Carol Taylor-Kearney • Florence Weisz • Robert Zurer

Risky Beauty: Aesthetics & Climate Change Exhibition

Risky Beauty: Aesthetics & Climate Change Exhibition
April 1 - May 30, 2024

Risky Beauty is traveling to the University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg Public Policy Center, in conjunction with the Society of Environmental Journalist Conference. As the risks associated with climate change grow globally and locally, artists are exploring diverse methods to widen climate communications beyond the written word of scientists and journalists. Risky Beauty: Aesthetics and Climate Change, curated by Dr. Cynthia Haveson Veloric, will showcase artwork in different media that draws in viewers with its sensual beauty, while stimulating awareness and changing perceptions. The exhibition will challenge viewers to consider how their aesthetic experience of nature might change in light of the scientific consensus about the validity of the climate crisis, the known societal forces that hasten environmental degradation, and the impact of climate change in their personal environments.

Artists include Diane Burko, Deirdre Murphy, Amie Potsic, Hiro Sakaguchi, Tim Portlock, Maureen Drdak, and Chantal Westby.

The exhibition is s curated by Cynthia Veloric PhD and available for viewing during the building's opening hours.

Risky Beauty: Aesthetics and Climate Change | Annenberg

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Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 1st and 2nd floors.