Benjamin Murphy
b. 1988, United Kingdom
Benjamin Murphy is a visual artist and writer based in London. Born in West Yorkshire in 1988, Benjamin now exhibits globally. He holds both a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, specialising in Contemporary Fine Art. His current work explores themes of polarity, time, memory, and contrast – often rendered in charcoal on raw canvas. He is the co-founder and co-director of Delphian Gallery, and is an associate lecturer at the University of the Arts London. He enjoys reading, skateboarding, and talking about himself in the third person.
SOLO SHOWS: Petrol/Station/Flowers – Lychee One Gallery, London, 2020; ANTIHERO – Delphian Gallery, Helsinki, 2019; Lavish Entropy – Delphian Gallery, London, 2018; Vile Oblivion – Creat Gallery, Helsinki, 2016; Gilded Chaos – Beers Contemporary, London, 2016; Innocence Is A Thing Of Which We Know Nothing – Great Eastern Bear Gallery London, 2013; Abandon All Hope – Hoxton Gallery, London, 2012. TWO PERSON SHOWS : Faded Glory (With Nick JS Thompson), Book&Job Gallery, San Fransisco, 2019; Everything Must Go (With Hayden Kays) – London January, 2015.
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS: Dandelion – Delphian Gallery, Basel, 2021; In Praise Of Darkness – Piermarq, Sidney, 2021; Antisocial Isolation –The Saatchi Gallery, London, 2020 (also curating), 2020-21; Clovermill Artist Residency – Holland, 2021; Brindar Con Extraños (curated by Francisco Mendes Moreira) – Trinta Arte Contemporánea, Spain, 2020-21; Live From The Deep End – Gobstopper Gallery, Philadelphia, USA, 2020; Online Viewing Room – Pt.2 Gallery, Oakland USA, 2020; Unmasked – Daniel Raphael Gallery, London, 2020; Divergent Motion – Delphian Gallery, London, 2019; Trinity – The Saatchi Gallery, London, 2018; JNY – The Saatchi Gallery, London, 2018; Cash Is King – The Saatchi Gallery, London, 2018; Hospital Rooms – Griffin Gallery, London, 2018; Reprieve Charity Gala – The Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London, 2017; WeAreTheOnes – Kunstsalion Copenhagen, 2017; 75 Works On Paper – Beers Contemporary, London, 2017; ING Discerning Eye Art Prize (invited artist) – The Mall Galleries, London, 2017; Class Acts – Subliminal Projects Gallery, Los Angeles USA, 2016; Terrence Higgins Trust Auction (Charity Show) – The Savoy Hotel, London, 2016; Reprieve (Charity Show) – The Wallace Collection, London, 2016; Diversity Role Models (Charity Show) – Waldorf Hotel, London, 2016; 50×50 – The Saatchi Gallery, London, 2015; Repeive Auction (Charity Show), The Wallace Collection, London, 2015.