BRI MURPHY
PROFESSIONAL
Assistant Professor of Sculpture + Digital Fabrication, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, January 2024-current
Sculpture Instructor/Digital Fabrication Lab Coordinator, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, January 2022-December 2023
NCECA Conference Clay Fab Lab Coordinator, Sacramento (2022) and Cincinnati (2023)
Interim Director of Galleries, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, August 2022-March 2023
Fabrication Labs Assistant Coordinator, Nancy Richardson Design Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, October 2021-May 2022
Artist-in-Residence, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, August 2020-July 2021
Gallery Director, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, January 2015-May 2017
Education Programs Coordinator, LUX Center for the Arts, July 2014-January 2015
Artist-in-Residence, LUX Center for the Arts, June 2013-May 2014
Internship, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY, Spring 2013
Internship, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, Summer 2011
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Ohio University, May 2020
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics, SUNY New Paltz, May 2013
Bachelor of Science in Visual Arts Education, SUNY New Paltz, May 2013
Minor in Art History, SUNY New Paltz, May 2013
PRESENTATIONs, Workshops, and Panels
Visiting Artist Talk: Central Saint Martins – University of the Arts London (virtual), December 2024
Visiting Artist Talk, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, October 2024
NCECA Clay Fab Lab Lecture: Technology and Ceramics: 20th/21st Century Conundrums (with Richard Notkin), Richmond, VA, March 2024
American Objects: 3D Printing Workshop, University of Northern Colorado, February 2023
Visiting Artist Talk, Hood College (virtual), Frederick, MD, February 2023
Equity in the Arts Panel Discussion with UNC Faculty Past and Present, University of Northern Colorado, February 2023
Visiting Artist Talk: Digital Clay and Democracy, Bowdoin College, Bowdoin, ME, April 2022
Workshop: Building a 3D printer for clay, Bowdoin College, April 2022
Visiting Artist Talk, University of Nebraska-Omaha (virtual), November 2021
Visiting Curator Talk, West Virginia University, September 2021
Visiting Artist Talk, Columbia Gorge Community College, September 2021
Workshop: 3D printing in clay, University of North Dakota, January/February 2021
Workshop: 3D printing prototypes for slipcasting, University of North Dakota, November 2020
Visiting Artist Talk, Ohio University (virtual), November 2020
Workshop: Intro to 3D Printing in Clay, Nebraska Wesleyan University/LUX Center for the Arts, September 2020
NCECA Fab Lab Lecture: Comparative Methodologies for 3D Printing in Clay, Minneapolis, MN, March 2019
Visiting Artist Workshop and Lecture, West Virginia University, February 2019
Visiting Artist Workshop and Lecture, Kansas State University, November 2018
Visiting Artist Workshop, University of Nebraska-Omaha, April 2017
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Nebraska-Omaha, September 2016
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ceramics Department, September 2015
Visiting Artist Critique, Lincoln Artists’ Guild, Lincoln, NE, February 2015
Visiting Artist Workshop, Nebraska Wesleyan University, October 2014
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Education Department, June 2014
Visiting Artist Lecture, Ashland Arts Council, Ashland, NE, April 2014
Visiting Artist Lecture, South East Community College, Lincoln, NE, November 2013
Presenter, Student Research Symposium, SUNY New Paltz, May 2013
Student Presenter, NCECA, Houston, Texas, March 2013
EXHIBITIONS: SOLO & 2-PERSON
Dear Helia, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE August-October 2024
Mending Rushmore, Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND May 2021
Alt-Archives, with Belle-Pilar Fleming, Bunker Center for the Arts, Kansas City, MO, April 2021
Unfounded, Solo Exhibition, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, September 2020
Unfounded, Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Spare Bedroom Gallery, Athens, OH March 2020
Land of the Free, Bunker Center for the Arts, September 2018
Case Study, Petshop Gallery, Omaha, NE, February 2017
Bri Murphy, Fred Simon Gallery, Omaha, NE, January-February 2017
Synapse, Solo Exhibition, RNG Gallery, Council Bluffs, IA, December 2016-January 2017
Case Study: Bimolar, Solo Exhibition, Tugboat Gallery, Lincoln, NE, March 2016
Crowns and Nitrous Oxide, Solo Exhibition, Spativm, Lincoln, NE, July 2015
Fracture, Solo Exhibition, LUX Center for the Arts, Folsom Gallery, June 2014
Internal Exposure,Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY, May 2013
EXHIBITIONS: GROUP (selected)
2023-2024
Cross Currents: UNC Faculty Exhibition, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Platitude, curated by Adam Chau, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA
Multiple Landscapes, Coalition Theater, Richmond, VA
Current Forms: Ohio Figurative Ceramics, curated by Richard W. James and Kourtney Stone, The Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2021-2022
UNC Faculty: Past and Present, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
45th Anniversary Former Residents Show, Invitational, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
American Artifacts, curator/artist, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
American Artifacts, (virtual), NCECA concurrent exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
21 Artists to Follow in 2021, (virtual) juried exhibition, Michael Rose Fine Art, Providence, RI
2019-2020
Unrest: Reclaiming Power, Privilege, and Purpose, International juried exhibition Juror: Lauren Tate Baeza, Memorial Union Gallery, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Twist-Ties, Graduate Group Exhibition, Weld House, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2018
ii,Graduate group exhibition, Seigfred Gallery, Athens, OH
The All Ohio Ceramics Biennial 2018,PSZ Clay Center, Zanesville, OH
Currents: An Honest Attempt, national juried exhibition, Jurors: Jamie Bates Slone and Hannah Lee Cameron, Gary R. Libby Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Container Show, Ohio University Graduate exhibition at NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA
Overture, Graduate group exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH
2017
Majestic National, national juried exhibition, Nelsonville, OH
Ohio University Graduate Student Exhibition,Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
REDUX: Transformations 6×6, invitational, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
40 for 40 Ceramics, invitational, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2016
Southern Miss Ceramics National, curated by Brian Harper, University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, MS
Schema: Works on Paper, curated by Colleen Keefe and David Gracie, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
Corpus Illuminata VI, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
Cell and World! A Renegade Exhibition, No Vacancy, Lincoln, NE
2015
Corpus Illuminata V, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
Nebraska, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Body and Brain, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, Nebraska City, NE
2014
Science & Art, Arterie Fine Arts Gallery, Naperville, IL
Corpus Illuminata IV, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
2013
Structure, Arc Gallery and Studios online exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Me, Myself, and Eye, Flow Art Space, St. Paul, MN
Corpus Illuminata III, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
The Power of 3D Printing Event, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
Flavor and Flow, Group Design Exhibition, The Blue Cashew, Rhinebeck, NY
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
Satellite: New Realities in Clay, (co-curated with Belle-Pilar Fleming) Campus Commons gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Jan-March 2025
Tell it Slant: Works by David F. Routon (1931-2020), WallSpace-LNK Gallery, Lincoln, NE, December 2023
Together: A Four-Act Evolving Exhibition, Campus Commons gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Feb-March 2023
Splendid Notions: Queer Textiles, (co-curated with Belle-Pilar Fleming) Campus Commons gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Nov-December 2022
American Artifacts, NCECA concurrent exhibition, March 2021
40 for 40, ceramics invitational, LUX Center for the Arts, May-June 2017
Dynamic Range, photography invitational, LUX Center for the Arts, March-April 2017
Pixels, Voxels, LUX Center for the Arts, February-March 2016
Redux: Unseen Works by Lana Miller, LUX Center for the Arts, January 2016
TEACHING
University of Northern Colorado Spring 2022 – Present
Courses Taught: ART 261: Intro to Sculpture, ART 362: Casting and Moldmaking, ART 367: Digital Fabrication I, 462: Advanced Sculpture, ART 177: Creative Photography, ART 184: 3D Design, ART 237: Intro to Digital Media, ART 315: Ceramic Design, ART 410: Advanced Ceramics, ART 447: Multimedia Studio
Instructor of Record, Introduction to Ceramics, Ohio University, Spring 2020
Instructor of Record, Foundations: Description, Ohio University, Fall 2019
Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, Ohio University, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Instructor of Record, Ceramic Design, Ohio University, Spring 2018
Adjunct Instructor, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, August 2015-May 2017
Instructor, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, June 2013-May 2017
Instructor, Lancaster Youth Services Center, Lincoln, NE, June 2013-May 2017
Adjunct Ceramics Instructor, Doane College (Lincoln Campus), Lincoln NE, Fall 2013
Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, SUNY New Paltz, NY,Spring 2013
GRANTS, AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS
Graduate Student Senate Original Works Grant, Ohio University, Fall 2019
Student Enhancement Award, Ohio University, Spring 2018
Graduate Student Senate Travel Grant, Ohio University, Fall 2017
Feature Exhibit, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2014-15
Gallery Pick Award, Science & Art Exhibition, Arterie Fine Arts Gallery, Naperville, IL,September 2014
Featured Artist, Ashland Stir-Up Days, Ashland, NE, July 2014
Recipient, David Lavallee Student Travel Fund Award, SUNY New Paltz, NY, Spring 2013
Recipient, Undergraduate Research Experience Travel Award, SUNY New Paltz, NY Spring 2013
Recipient, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Grant, SUNY New Paltz, NY, Summer 2012
PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA
Podcast: Friday Live Extra, Interview for “Dear Helia,” Nebraska Public Media, August 2024
Murphy, Bri and Notkin, Richard: Technology and Ceramics: 20th/21st Century Conundrums, NCECA Journal, March 2024
Murphy, Bri: Communities of Altruism: Ceramics and Maker Culture, NCECA Journal, March 2022
Lamb, John: NDSU show depicts “Unrest” around the world, The Forum, November 2020
Wolgamott, L. Kent: Exploring space between photography and sculpture in ‘Dynamic Range’, Lincoln Journal Star, March 2017
Wolgamott, L. Kent: Best of Art 2016 list, Lincoln Journal Star,December 2016
Wolgamott, L. Kent:No Figures, Graphite in ‘Schema’ at NWU, Lincoln Journal Star, December 2016
Wolgamott, L. Kent:Sheldon Invitational tops best shows of 2016 – so far, Lincoln Journal Star, July 2016
Wolgamott, L. Kent: Old Building Exhibition is Likely First of Many in Lincoln, Lincoln Journal Star, June 2016
Esparrago, Lindsay: Art exhibition brings 1900s house to life one last time, Lincoln Journal Star, May 2016
Wolgamott, L. Kent: ‘Case Study: Bimolar’ is powerful, personal art from Bri Murphy, Lincoln Journal Star, March 2016
Murphy, Bri: To Make Art, Press Print, L Magazine (Lincoln Journal Star), Lincoln, NE, March 2016
Wolgamott, L. Kent: Sheldon’s ‘Black Fire’ tops 2015 in visual arts, Lincoln Journal Star, December 2015
Wolgamott, L. Kent: Bri Murphy’s “Crowns and Nitrous Oxide”, Lincoln Journal Star, July 2015
Radio Interview. Friday Live! with Genevieve Randall, 91.1 NET radio, Lincoln, NE, June 2014
Radio Interview. Community Matters with Nick Hernandez, 89.3 KZUM radio, Lincoln, NE, May 2014
Radio Interview. Friday Live! with Genevieve Randall, 91.1 NET radio, Lincoln, NE, January 2014
Nolte, Andreas. »denn die welt ist groß und unser leben ist kurz«, book cover design with Joy Ude, 2013
Reetz, Brian. A Body of Artwork,L Magazine (JournalStar), Lincoln, NE, November 2013
Hauptman, Otani, and Wagner (editors). Structure, Arc Gallery and Studios, Exhibition Catalog, 2013
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