Chrissie Murphy is an emerging contemporary mixed media artist currently residing on Gulngay land, Tully, North Queensland. Chrissie acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional owners of the land upon which she is creating today.
As an artist, Chrissie believes that systems and patterns are found everywhere, connecting the seemingly unconnectable to moments, emotions, objects and places of daily life. This love for the contrasts in life influences her work at every level.
Her exploration and appreciation of structure and historical architecture in the Australian landscape, regularly provides moments of inspiration and delight as patterns are discovered lending themselves toward systems previously used by the Lord in creation. The contrasts between the human-made and creation is a repeating theme that runs through her work.
Chrissie’s unabashed use of colour achieving impossible blends and mesmerising gradients are her signature. Using a variety of mixed media she produces detailed and intricate work, full of tone, depth and strong contrasts. Collage, geometrical patterns and calligraphy feature in Chrissie’s art helping her explore variations of rigidity and flexibility that exist within systems in an expressive and personal way. A gallery of her work can be viewed here.
Chrissie is currently completing a Diploma of Visual Arts with Central Queensland University, specialising in painting. She is a Certified Zentangle® Teacher (CZT39) and works full time in the Information, Communication and Technology industry as a Business Analyst.
Exhibitions
- Mission Arts Gallery, Mission Beach, Qld, 2021 (group)
- Tully Arts and Crafts Gallery, Tully, Qld, 2016 – 2019 (permanent exhibition installation)
Media and Publications
- The Cairns Post, “Artist Goes Global with Project” , 9 July, 2022
- The Cassowary Coast Independent News, “Local Artist Creates International Art Gallery to Showcase Fragments“, 8 July, 2022
- Maeza Magazine Issue 14, “The Art of Illuminated Letters“, Sep/Oct,2018