Gwen Murphy Artist Gwen Murphy graduated in sculpture at the Boston University College of Fine Arts in 1990. A fetish is an object believed to have magical powers to protect or aid its owner I see a shoe as a kind of fetish, because it has a presence, and the power to protect and transport us. Since I was a very young child I have looked at shoes and found them looking back at me, each pair with its particular personality and facial expression. When shoes are lined up near a door or in a closet, they are trusty steeds, waiting to serve. Mouths yawning open, they sometimes look sleepy, grouchy, or fierce; sometimes they look like they are singing. They are like a species of beings made entirely of pairs of identical twins. This series of sculptures is my way of bringing forth the presence I see in each pair of shoes. gwenmurphy EDUCATION: MFA Sculpture, Boston University College of Fine Arts, 1990. EXHIBITS:Stepping into the Limelight, Grassi Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig, Germany, Mar - Sept, 2013,Black Forest, Solo Exhibit, Grand Century Place, Hong Kong, Fall 2012, Sneaker Pimps, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Wash DC, NY, NY, Fall 2012, Humor in Craft, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Summer 2012, “Flora and Fauna, MAD About Nature,” Museum of Arts and Design, NYC, May – Nov., 2011, Strange Sculpture, Gallery 7, Maynard Ma., April, 2011, Fresh! 2009, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, Sept - Oct 2009, The Perfect Fit, Shoes Tell Stories, Fuller Craft Museum, Boston, Ma., June 2009 - Jan, 2010.,The Politics of Shoes; Mobius Boston, May, 2009, Surreal Style, Gallery in the Woods, Brattleboro, Vt., March, April, 2009. “Cheers, A MAD Collection of Goblets,” Museum of Arts & Design, NYC, ’07 – ‘08 Danforth Museum Members’ Juried Show (third prize), Framingham, Ma., 2007 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 2006, (represented by Mobilia Gallery).
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