Deborah J. Murphy, Artist
Educational Background
Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney)
Comprehensive Art Major - B.A. in Art, Sociology Endorsement
Awards
• 2019 United States Department of State Art In Embassies Program -
One painting selected to be on view at the official Ambassador's residence in Hanoi, Vietnam
• 2000-2002 United States Department of State Art in Embassies Program -
One painting selected to be on view at the official Ambassador’s residence in Tirana, Albania
• 1998 Nebraska Arts Council Distinguished Achievement Fellowship Grant
• 1994 Mid-American Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts
Fellowship Award in Painting and Works on Paper
Selected National Exhibitions
2009 National Juried Competition, First Street Gallery, New York, New York
Juried by Patterson Sims, President, Independent Curators International
1999 "Realism in Detail" - Paramount Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
• The Kreft National - Kreft Center for the Arts, Ann Arbor, MI
Juried by Bonita Fike, Associate Curator for 20th Century Art, Detroit Institute of Art
• "Border to Border" - A National Drawing Exhibition - Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Purchase Award - Larson Drawing Collection
1998 Stockton National IX Print & Drawing Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
1997 25th Anniversary Exhibition - Women's Caucus for Art, Artemesia Gallery, Chicago, IL
Juried by Faith Ringgold
• 26th Bradley National Print & Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Awarded the Cullom-David Library Purchase Award
1996 "Texas National 96" - Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
Juried by Faith Ringgold
1995 "Reality Check" - Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
• "Fred Wells 19", Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
1993 "Paper in Particular" - Columbia College, Columbia, MO
• "Scene and Unseen" - Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM
1992 31st National Juried Art Exhibition - Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
1990 "Stage Ninety-Two" - Bismarck Art & Galleries Association, Bismarck, ND
1989 Northern National Juried Art Exhibit, Nicolet College Gallery, Rhinelander, WI
1987, 1988 Galex 21 & 22 - Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL Honorable Mention Award
1983 American Art Annual - Middleton Fine Arts Center, Middleton, OH
1982 Art Annual Three - Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Selected One, Two or Three Person Exhibitions
2023 "Dormant" One Person Exhibition, Anderson O'Brien Fine Arts, Omaha, NE
2020 Two Person - Deborah Murphy & Dennis Wattier,
Sunderland Gallery, Cathedral Arts Project, Omaha, NE
2016 Two Person - Wood, Paper, Graphite, The ArtLoft Gallery, Omaha, NE
2010 Two Person - Sharing Space, Sunderland Gallery, Cathedral Arts Project, Omaha, NE
2009 Three Person - LANDSCAPES, Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE
2005 Two Person - Great Plains Art Museum, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
2001 Two Person - Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE
1999 One Person - Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1998 One Person - Governor's Mansion, Lincoln, NE
1995 One Person - Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
1994 One Person - Anderson O'Brien Fine Arts, Omaha, NE
1992 Two Person - Hitchcock Humanities Center, Bellevue College, Bellevue, NE
1991 One Person - Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA
• Two Person - 13th Street Gallery, Omaha, NE
1985 Two Person - Fine Arts Gallery, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
1984 One Person - University Place Art Center, Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
Museum Exhibitions
2007 Nebraska Now - Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
Curated Exhibitions
2016 Terra Firma - Selected Landscapes from the Museum of Nebraska Art, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
2006 BIG: Art on a Grand Scale, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
2002 Women Artists From the MONA Collection, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
Selected Invitationals
2021-2022 Artist Invitational, Sunderland Gallery, Cathedral Arts Project, Omaha, NE
2020 20/20 VISION, Nebraska's Top 20, Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, David City, NE
2019 Artist Invitational, Sunderland Gallery, Cathedral Arts Project, Omaha, NE
2018 65+ - An Exhibition of Fine Art, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
2015 Artist Invitational, Sunderland Gallery, Cathedral Arts Project, Omaha, NE
2014 Survey: Omaha Artists, Michael Phipps Gallery, Omaha, NE
2013 Group Show, Arthaus, San Francisco, CA
2012 Symbiosis, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2006 SARAH 2006 GEORGE Art Auction, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
2005 Nebraska Women Artists, Bellevue University Art Gallery, Bellevue, NE
• A Fresh Perspective, Recent Acquisitions and New Works, Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, NE
2003 paper trails, Arthaus, San Francisco, CA
2000 Paper Products, Arthaus, San Francisco, CA
• Visions of the Prairie: The Great Plains at the Dawn of the Millennium -
Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE
1997 Summertime - a Group Exhibition, Arthaus, San Francisco, CA
1996 Six Women In Nebraska - Hillmer Art Gallery, College of St. Mary, Omaha, NE
1994 Picturing the Grasslands: Artists' Visions in Painting, Drawing and Photography -
Great Plains Art Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
1990 Of the Sky - Center for Great Plains Studies Art Collection, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
• National Contemporary Exposition of Artists of Achievement,
C.W. Post College, Long Island University, Brookvale, N.Y.
1989 Prairie Landscapes, Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO
1987 Farming the Heartland, Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita, KS
Selected Regional Exhibitions
2024 "Artcetera" - Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2023 - "Nebraska Artist Biennial "- Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
2022 - 2023 "New Masters" Exhibition, HOFF Center for the Arts, Council Bluffs, IA.
2021 "Nebraska Artist Biennial" - Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
2019 "Nebraska Artist Biennial" - Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE *Artist's Choice Award, Third Place Painting
2017 "Nebraska Artist Biennial" - Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
2008 61st Juried Exhibition - Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
Juried by Christoph Heinrich, Curator, Denver Art Museum Second Place Award
2007 "Bridges" - Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE Best of Show Award
2006 "Art in the Woods" - Overland Park Arts Commission, Overland Park, KS
1994 "Prairie Lights Showcase" - Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
1993 "Art in the Woods" - Overland Park Arts Commission, Overland Park, KS
Juried by Richard Estes, internationally renowned contemporary realist painter
1992 River Market Regional Exhibition - Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
two works accepted - Juror's Merit Award
Juried by Gary Garrels, Senior Curator, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 51st Annual Juried Exhibition - Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA Juror's Honorable Mention
Juried by Peter Morrin, Executive Director, J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
1991 Prairie Light Showcase - Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE Award of Merit
Juried by Michael Sanden, Director, Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL
• 50th Annual Juried Exhibition - Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA Juror's Honorable Mention
• Fred Wells 14 - Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
Grumbacher Silver Award - Best of Show
1989 "The Missouri River - A Centennial Exhibition" - Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
• 39th Spiva Annual - Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO
• Fred Wells 13 - Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE Purchase Award
• T.J. Majors Art Exhibit - Peru State College, Peru, NE Purchase Award
1988 38th Spiva Annual - Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO Third Place Award
1987 Central States Exhibition '87 - Pratt Community College, Pratt, KS
• Omaha Landmarks Show - Omaha, NE Honorable Mention Award
• Biennial - Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
Juried by Thomas N. Armstrong III, Director, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
• Fred Wells 11 - Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
Grumbacher Bronze Medallian - Best Painting
1986 "Reflections 1986" - Association of Nebraska Art Clubs Exhibition, Norfolk Art Center,
Norfolk, NE Best of Show
• "Portfolios: Art from the Heartland" - Regency, Omaha, NE
Juried by Henry Flood Robert, Director, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
and George Neubert, Director, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1985 The Octagon Clay & Paper Show - the Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA
1984 18th Joslyn Biennial - Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
Juried by George Neubert, Director, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
• Fred Wells 8 - Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE Purchase Award
1983 Central States Exposition III - Pratt Community College, Pratt, KS
• 16th Annual Show - Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, IA
1981 6th Annual Master's Touch Exhibition - College of St. Mary, Omaha, NE
• Second Women in Art Exhibition - Springfield Art Association Gallery, Springfield, IL
1980 Fred Wells 5 - Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
Juried by Ivan Karp, O.K. Harris Gallery, New York, NY