Birdsong (2025) transforms scientific data into vibrant public art, visualizing the migratory patterns of songbirds along the Mid-Atlantic Flyway at Schauffele Plaza in Ardmore, PA. Designed by Deirdre Murphy,  Assistant Teaching Professor at Lehigh University, with assistance from Lehigh Art, Architecture & Design students and community volunteers.

Learn about Deirdre Murphy as she takes us through her studio practice and explores the intersection of art and ecology.

Credits:
Lehigh University, College of Arts and Sciences, Art Architecture & Design

Christine Kreschollek, videography credits

Gradients is a dance theatre piece devised by Lyra Butler-Denman and William Acker. It was created during a residency at Chimaera Gallery in Philadelphia, immersed in Deirdre Murphy’s exhibition Gradients of Growth.

Teaching Assistant Professor Deirdre Murphy instructs Lehigh students on the fundamentals of drawing in her Drawing One course. The course is available to any student interested in building skills in drawing from observation.

Deirdre Murphy in conversation with Angela McQuillan discusses the foreshadowing of the current pandemic in her large scale painting series titled, Oculus made during her BioArt Residency at Integral Molecular.

Oculus showcases a series of paintings by Deirdre Murphy along with wall-based sculptures made in collaboration with her husband, artist Scott White.