cmurphy

35 Riverwalk Way Unit 318, Lowell, MA 01854 Crissie Murphy / V i s u a l A r t i s t Lives/works Lowell, Massachusetts Recent Awards 2012 Award of Merit, International Aerospace Art Exhibit American Society of Aviation Artists Merit Award, United States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation juried exhibition, Pensacola, FL 2010 Founders Award, International Aerospace Art Exhibit American Society of Aviation Artists, San Diego Air & Space Museum Exhibitions 2012 National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, OH International Aerospace Art Exhibit, Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum (Air Zoo), Kalamazoo, MI National Museum of Naval Aviation,Juried Exhibit, Pensacola, Florida United States Pentagon Permanent Collection, Washington, DC 2011 Charles Bank Gallery, SoHo, NYC Celestial Matters: a terrestrial exhibit of art flown aboard the International Space Station International Aerospace Art Exhibit, National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida Arts League of Lowell, MA, Les Femmes: Artwork by Women, for Women & Celebrating Women Brush Gallery, Lowell, MA, Juried Members Exhibition 2010 National Museum of the United States Air Force, 60 Years of Air & Space Power Through Artists’ Eye North Island, Naval air Base Coronado, Admirals Reception, Centennial of Naval Aviation Celebration Los Angeles Society of Illustrators Juried Show, Comic Con San Diego American Society of Aviation Artists 2010, San Diego Air & Space Museum, recipient of the ASAA Founder’s Award 2009 International Space Station, Art Exhibit in Space in collaboration with NASA and the Russian Space Agency Boston Museum of Fine Art, Her Art: A celebration of women artists in Boston Memberships & Affiliations USAF Art Program United States Coast Guard Art Program American Society of Aviation Artists Society of Illustrators The Los Angeles Society of Illustrators Public and Museum Collections United States Air Force Pentagon Gallery, Washington DC United States Coast Guard National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL Bio: Crissie received her BFA in Illustration from Massachusetts College of Art, with ongoing studies at various venues. “The subjects of Crissie’s paintings are wide and varied. All offer exquisite detail and sense of design and spirit. Her original oils, watercolours, and graphics in various media combine the spontaneous narrative of sketchbooks with the finish and textural interest of studio work .” - Boston Globe Magazine Her eye for detail and ability to capture the moment has served her well: in 2006, Crissie was chosen to participate in the prestigious US Air Force Art Program. At the request of the Pentagon she has documented operations overseas and at home, most recently deploying to Haiti and Guantanamo Bay shortly after the earthquake to document relief efforts. A recent recipient of the ASAA Founder’s Recognition Award for her work depicting Special Operations Forces, her paintings currently hang in the Pentagon, and are permanent additions to the USAF Collection. Her paintings have been featured in the Air Force 60th Anniversary Exhibition, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of the USAF and various other museums and galleries across the country.