Welcome.
Feel free to contact me with questions, comments, etc.
-Andrew Murdoch
Feel free to contact me with questions, comments, etc.
-Andrew Murdoch
Updates/Events
.
5/7/2020
Things have been and continue to be difficult (for the world in general). We have, however, been very busy at Milestone Graphics. New editions from Nomi Silverman are appearing at an alarming rate as well as works from Helen Cantrell, Brechin Morgan and myself.
Images to be uploaded soon.
1/30/2020
New images from recent works coming soon along with 'store' feature. In other news, Nomi will be back from her vacation soon and more projects will begin and continue at Milestone Graphics
1/21/2020
New edition finished for artist Helen Cantrell. Trial run on the e-commerce features on weebly. Hopefully will have objects and prints available for sale soon.
-11/17/2019
Milestone Graphics will have a table at the Yale University 'Odds and Ends Art Book Fair' on Friday, December 7th. Many works from James Reed will be available for purchase as well as some hand-made sketchbooks and small works from myself.
There will be a ton of other vendors at the event as well so I would strongly recommend a visit.
-10/5/2019
Flat-files have sold. Now I search for a smaller set to use for myself.
-9/13/2019
I have two sets of 5-drawer flat-files available for purchase. Please contact me for details. They are, unfortunately, simply too large for my current living/studio space.
-2/2/2019
Recently completed my first letterpress project in the form of 'save the date' cards for my wedding this year. I have also been rocking number of copper plates with the intention of printing a series of mezzotints. Images will appear once printed.
-11/11/2018
At long last I have put together a site for my thesis exhibition which can be found here: The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton.
-11/1/2018
Images added from contract work done at the CCP.
-10/28/2018
Student works updated. More changes coming.
-10/22/2018
Posted images from 'Let Them Eat Crow'. Updating student work as well.
-4/26/2018
Coming soon: updates! I have a backlog of images to edit and upload.
-4/14/2018
This coming Sunday, April 15th, there will be an exhibition of the N.E.A. grant artists work at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking.
-2/21/2018
The workshop was a success. Several persons learned more about lithography!
If anyone would like to have works printed or would like to schedule a workshop/demonstration please contact me with your information.
-2/6/2018
I will be teaching a three-day workshop this coming weekend at the CCP titled "Planographic Printing: A Crash Course on Aluminum Plate Lithography". I am hoping it goes well.
-12/12/2017
Been awhile since I updated. Tim's works have been printed and signed, we had another visiting artist in the interim, Amy Park. I am currently in the process of editioning the several large intaglio plates from this project.
-7/28/2017
Artist Tim Clifford is now in residence. We have been working on Tim's first lithographs. While we are still in the experimental stage, Tim has adjusted to the medium well and is quickly learning that sometimes lithography happens. It could happen to you.
-6/17/2017
Thanks to the assistance of Nomi Silverman, Gladys and I were able to get the plates to an acceptable state. There are now signed B.A.T. prints at the CCP and we have agreed on paper and now all I have to do is put ink on paper. Working with Gladys was a privilege and a pleasure and I look forward to seeing her works in the future.
-6/7/2017
I have returned to the North-Eastern portion of the country. Currently I am waiting for furniture and other possessions to arrive via truck.
Additionally, I have the privilege of working with artist Gladys Triana at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, CT. We have a series of intaglio plates to make and edition as well as some mono-print/collage projects on the side.
-5/2/2017
If anyone has not procured their purchases, the Islander will be open tomorrow as we finish the uninstallation of Ross Turner's show, which was phenomenal.
-4/28/2017
Hope to see everyone tonight at the Islander Art Gallery. Additionally, I will have prints in the cultural exchange exhibition 'Works on Paper', featuring contemporary American and Romanian printmakers. The show will be on display in Pearl River, NY at the Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, May 11th through November 4th 2017 and at the Muzeul National al Hartilor si Carti Vechi in Bucharest, Romania, July 27th through September 3rd 2017. If you happen to be in either area, please take a look!
-4/22/2017
Thesis exhibition, 'The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton: An Exhibition of Artifacts' is now open to the public! Images coming soon.
-3/29/2017
Upcoming thesis show: 'The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton: An Exhibition of Artifacts'
The exhibition will be held in Gallery 3 at the Islander Art Gallery from April 22nd through April 28th. Closing reception will be April 28th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
-7/27/2016
Some images added to the portfolio. Once I get some better photos of my 3-d works I will update those
as well. The ones that are up now are essentially functioning as place-holders.
-5/2/2016
New stuff coming out of the soda-kiln today. The largest 'pile' yet is in there and it should be interesting.
My fellow MFA candidate Dan Heskamp has his thesis exhibition on Thursday evening at the Weil Gallery at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Additionally, the annual Ink Slinger's Ball is coming up this Friday at the House of Rock downtown. Big finish to a long semester!
-4/15/2016
My fellow MFA candidate, Paul Seeman, is having a reception tonight for his thesis exhibition at the
Weil Gallery in Corpus Christi, TX. If you are in the area, you should attend.
-3/27/2016
The Oso Bay Biennial is coming up next week. One of the many events is a show juried by James Victore,
in which three of my prints will be present. The opening reception will be Friday at 5:00pm at the Weil Gallery on campus at TAMUCC. That same Friday is also Art Walk in downtown Corpus Christi, where a bunch of us printmakers will be selling t-shirts which will be printed live in from of the K-Space art gallery. If you happen to be in the area, here is the link to the events schedule for the 2016 Oso Bay Biennial.
-3/11/2016
Today is the last day before Spring "break" which will be more like hardcore-work-week. I have a pile
of copper to finish and print and a few stones as well. Not to mention rabbits to hide...
-3/5/2016
The Oso Bay Biennial is fast approaching, I have piles on piles of works in progress, and various other
complicated goings-on. I am also continuing to hide small, soda-fired porcelain rabbits with disheartening
scrolls in their mouths. You may view the process via Instagram, the name being jackoptimus
-11/23/2015
The semester quickly draws to a close. Almost three weeks before the standard end of a semester
Not a great schedule change for us studio artists being forced to write papers as well as finish
large-scale projects earlier than expected. Images of this business to follow.
-6/30/2015
Some captions updated on images. I have more things to photograph and even more things
to complete.
-6/15/2015
I've uploaded some new images. I will be teaching "Intermediate Prinkmaking: Intro. to Lithography"
in the Fall 2015 semester. Until then, the summer keeps getting hotter.
-5/5/2015
Ink Slingers has come and gone. Great turnout from all over the print community and more. Got to
see some great prints and meet with some great people. Ink Slinger's 5.5 will likely be taking place
this coming fall semester.
-4/29/2015
The semester draws towards closing. This coming week we at the TAMUCC printshop will be printing
for artists Aaron Coleman and Harmen Liemburg. The 5th annual Ink Slinger's Ball is Friday, May 5th.
Big weekend comin'!
-3/30/2015
New prints and other works to be posted soon as well as the works of some of my intaglio students.
-3/20/2015
Currently at SGCI in Knoxville, TN. Open portfolio in the morning, and then the nightmare drive back to
Corpus Christi begins!
-2/13/2015
Upcoming MFA show at the Islander Gallery, opens on March 13th. The closing reception will be April 10th.
-1/22/2015
First day teaching Intro. to Intaglio. Went well, until TAMUCC's power went out in the middle of looking at prints.
Didn't matter though. I demoed plate-prep, drypoint, and proofing in the dark. Because analog is awesome.
-1/20/2015
Have at you, 2015.
-1/18/2015
Weekend in Austin: completed. The semester begins on Wednesday, class-teaching starts Thursday.
-1/11/2015
Print Austin is coming up on Friday (1/16/2015).
-1/2/2015
Upcoming show of graduate works here in Corpus Christi. Also, later this month, the TAMUCC
printmakers will have a show in Austin.
-12/21/2014
Uploaded a bunch of images. Pictures from my review, prints, sculpture, and books. Enjoy.
-12/12/2014
First-year review occurred today. I now have even more things over which to ruminate.
-12/3/2014
Juried show for the Presidents Council at the Art Museum of South Texas tonight.
-11/25/2014
Semester is wrapping up, end of year review is approaching shortly there-after. Upcoming/ongoing
projects to be posted.
-11/1/2014
Dia de los Muertos was intense. Around twelve hours of inking blocks for shirts. Fundraising = successful.
-10/25/2014
Big city-wide events are looming. Dia de los Muertos (November 1st) will have on-site iron pouring,
live wood-block t-shirt printing, and much much more. If you are in the south-Texas area, it's worth
dropping by.
-9/12/2014
Some new images posted. More to come soon, pending borrowed camera.
-8/25/2014
Classes begin again on Wednesday. S.A.A. show opens on Friday at the Islander Gallery
.
-9/10/2014
Added two etchings to the image gallery. More images soon.
-3/28/2014
Added the images from the series "Screen Shots", printed at Milestone Graphics
-2/4/2014
Show for visiting artist, Kathryn Polk, is largely finished being hung. If you happen to be in the
Corpus Christi area, you should come to the opening Thursday evening.
-1/19/2014
I now reside in Corpus Christi, TX. Also, I need cheap frames. Anyone know a good place in town?
-1/9/2014
En-route to Texas.
-1/4/2014
Packing up my life. Movers come on the 8th and then the journey to Texas begins. Will be taking
pictures of some recent prints before stuffing them in a drawer.
-12/22/2013
Uploaded some recent/semi-recent etchings.
One of my pieces will be in an upcoming exhibition in January 2014;
'In Relief: A Small History of the Woodcut', curated by James Reed, from his collection.
-11/12/2013
One of my prints is now a part of the permanent print collection at the Slater Memorial museum in Norwich, CT
-10/9/2013
New image of recent self-portrait added. Moving a fridge today. More images to come - have multiple etchings
in the works and around four more drawings planned for stones
-9/20/2013
This week will have more images. Visit to TX was good. The print-shop and facilities at Corpus Christi
are fantastic. Living situation is TBA, but that is no surprise.
-9/9/2013
Heading down to TX to scope things out this week
-9/1/2013
Updating images sometime this week
-8/8/2013
Have been busy in the past few weeks; several etching plates in the works as well as some wood
and litho, three small editions printed, one is the start of another series of lithographs
-5/24/2013
I will have a piece hanging in an upcoming group show in Brooklyn, NY.
-5/17/2013
Recent print posted, will likely be a part of a series of lithographs
-4/1/2013
I have just been accepted to the MFA Printmaking program at Texas A&M at Corpus Christi
-3/17/2013
New works to be posted soon. Maybe even some color, depending.
-3/14/2013
Do-over reception went well. Low turn out, and mostly people I know, but still a pleasant evening.
Thank you to everyone who attended.
The show is up until March 24th and gallery hours are Saturday 10am-4pm.
-3/7/2013
Reception has been postponed due to weather and staircases. It shall be held one week hence, on
Thursday, March 14th, 6-8pm at West Cove Studios and Gallery
Sorry for any inconvenience
-3/2/2013
The show is hung, and it looks good! Hope to see you at the reception Thursday.
-2/28/2013
Just a reminder, to anyone who happens to care:
Show's going up Saturday and the reception is next Thursday
-2/15/2013
Postcards for the show have been snail-mailed. If you do not receive one, chances are
I don't have your address.
-2/8/2013
Upcoming:
-3/3/2013 - Prints <cont.>: An exhibition of recent works from Andrew Murdoch
West Cove Studios
30 Elm Street, West Haven, CT
Exhibition will run from March 3rd to March 31st
Reception for the artist: Thursday, March 7th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gallery hours - Weekends 10:00am - 4:00pm
-1/31/2013
The show looks fantastic. Also, one of my prints is currently on the wall right
beside a one of Picasso's. By the associative property, I am famous.
-1/30/2013
Upcoming:
-1/31/2013 - The Gazers: Selections From the Collection of James Reed
Opening Reception: January 31st, 6-8pm
Seton Art Gallery, Dodds Hall, University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516
5/7/2020
Things have been and continue to be difficult (for the world in general). We have, however, been very busy at Milestone Graphics. New editions from Nomi Silverman are appearing at an alarming rate as well as works from Helen Cantrell, Brechin Morgan and myself.
Images to be uploaded soon.
1/30/2020
New images from recent works coming soon along with 'store' feature. In other news, Nomi will be back from her vacation soon and more projects will begin and continue at Milestone Graphics
1/21/2020
New edition finished for artist Helen Cantrell. Trial run on the e-commerce features on weebly. Hopefully will have objects and prints available for sale soon.
-11/17/2019
Milestone Graphics will have a table at the Yale University 'Odds and Ends Art Book Fair' on Friday, December 7th. Many works from James Reed will be available for purchase as well as some hand-made sketchbooks and small works from myself.
There will be a ton of other vendors at the event as well so I would strongly recommend a visit.
-10/5/2019
Flat-files have sold. Now I search for a smaller set to use for myself.
-9/13/2019
I have two sets of 5-drawer flat-files available for purchase. Please contact me for details. They are, unfortunately, simply too large for my current living/studio space.
-2/2/2019
Recently completed my first letterpress project in the form of 'save the date' cards for my wedding this year. I have also been rocking number of copper plates with the intention of printing a series of mezzotints. Images will appear once printed.
-11/11/2018
At long last I have put together a site for my thesis exhibition which can be found here: The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton.
-11/1/2018
Images added from contract work done at the CCP.
-10/28/2018
Student works updated. More changes coming.
-10/22/2018
Posted images from 'Let Them Eat Crow'. Updating student work as well.
-4/26/2018
Coming soon: updates! I have a backlog of images to edit and upload.
-4/14/2018
This coming Sunday, April 15th, there will be an exhibition of the N.E.A. grant artists work at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking.
-2/21/2018
The workshop was a success. Several persons learned more about lithography!
If anyone would like to have works printed or would like to schedule a workshop/demonstration please contact me with your information.
-2/6/2018
I will be teaching a three-day workshop this coming weekend at the CCP titled "Planographic Printing: A Crash Course on Aluminum Plate Lithography". I am hoping it goes well.
-12/12/2017
Been awhile since I updated. Tim's works have been printed and signed, we had another visiting artist in the interim, Amy Park. I am currently in the process of editioning the several large intaglio plates from this project.
-7/28/2017
Artist Tim Clifford is now in residence. We have been working on Tim's first lithographs. While we are still in the experimental stage, Tim has adjusted to the medium well and is quickly learning that sometimes lithography happens. It could happen to you.
-6/17/2017
Thanks to the assistance of Nomi Silverman, Gladys and I were able to get the plates to an acceptable state. There are now signed B.A.T. prints at the CCP and we have agreed on paper and now all I have to do is put ink on paper. Working with Gladys was a privilege and a pleasure and I look forward to seeing her works in the future.
-6/7/2017
I have returned to the North-Eastern portion of the country. Currently I am waiting for furniture and other possessions to arrive via truck.
Additionally, I have the privilege of working with artist Gladys Triana at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, CT. We have a series of intaglio plates to make and edition as well as some mono-print/collage projects on the side.
-5/2/2017
If anyone has not procured their purchases, the Islander will be open tomorrow as we finish the uninstallation of Ross Turner's show, which was phenomenal.
-4/28/2017
Hope to see everyone tonight at the Islander Art Gallery. Additionally, I will have prints in the cultural exchange exhibition 'Works on Paper', featuring contemporary American and Romanian printmakers. The show will be on display in Pearl River, NY at the Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, May 11th through November 4th 2017 and at the Muzeul National al Hartilor si Carti Vechi in Bucharest, Romania, July 27th through September 3rd 2017. If you happen to be in either area, please take a look!
-4/22/2017
Thesis exhibition, 'The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton: An Exhibition of Artifacts' is now open to the public! Images coming soon.
-3/29/2017
Upcoming thesis show: 'The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton: An Exhibition of Artifacts'
The exhibition will be held in Gallery 3 at the Islander Art Gallery from April 22nd through April 28th. Closing reception will be April 28th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
-7/27/2016
Some images added to the portfolio. Once I get some better photos of my 3-d works I will update those
as well. The ones that are up now are essentially functioning as place-holders.
-5/2/2016
New stuff coming out of the soda-kiln today. The largest 'pile' yet is in there and it should be interesting.
My fellow MFA candidate Dan Heskamp has his thesis exhibition on Thursday evening at the Weil Gallery at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Additionally, the annual Ink Slinger's Ball is coming up this Friday at the House of Rock downtown. Big finish to a long semester!
-4/15/2016
My fellow MFA candidate, Paul Seeman, is having a reception tonight for his thesis exhibition at the
Weil Gallery in Corpus Christi, TX. If you are in the area, you should attend.
-3/27/2016
The Oso Bay Biennial is coming up next week. One of the many events is a show juried by James Victore,
in which three of my prints will be present. The opening reception will be Friday at 5:00pm at the Weil Gallery on campus at TAMUCC. That same Friday is also Art Walk in downtown Corpus Christi, where a bunch of us printmakers will be selling t-shirts which will be printed live in from of the K-Space art gallery. If you happen to be in the area, here is the link to the events schedule for the 2016 Oso Bay Biennial.
-3/11/2016
Today is the last day before Spring "break" which will be more like hardcore-work-week. I have a pile
of copper to finish and print and a few stones as well. Not to mention rabbits to hide...
-3/5/2016
The Oso Bay Biennial is fast approaching, I have piles on piles of works in progress, and various other
complicated goings-on. I am also continuing to hide small, soda-fired porcelain rabbits with disheartening
scrolls in their mouths. You may view the process via Instagram, the name being jackoptimus
-11/23/2015
The semester quickly draws to a close. Almost three weeks before the standard end of a semester
Not a great schedule change for us studio artists being forced to write papers as well as finish
large-scale projects earlier than expected. Images of this business to follow.
-6/30/2015
Some captions updated on images. I have more things to photograph and even more things
to complete.
-6/15/2015
I've uploaded some new images. I will be teaching "Intermediate Prinkmaking: Intro. to Lithography"
in the Fall 2015 semester. Until then, the summer keeps getting hotter.
-5/5/2015
Ink Slingers has come and gone. Great turnout from all over the print community and more. Got to
see some great prints and meet with some great people. Ink Slinger's 5.5 will likely be taking place
this coming fall semester.
-4/29/2015
The semester draws towards closing. This coming week we at the TAMUCC printshop will be printing
for artists Aaron Coleman and Harmen Liemburg. The 5th annual Ink Slinger's Ball is Friday, May 5th.
Big weekend comin'!
-3/30/2015
New prints and other works to be posted soon as well as the works of some of my intaglio students.
-3/20/2015
Currently at SGCI in Knoxville, TN. Open portfolio in the morning, and then the nightmare drive back to
Corpus Christi begins!
-2/13/2015
Upcoming MFA show at the Islander Gallery, opens on March 13th. The closing reception will be April 10th.
-1/22/2015
First day teaching Intro. to Intaglio. Went well, until TAMUCC's power went out in the middle of looking at prints.
Didn't matter though. I demoed plate-prep, drypoint, and proofing in the dark. Because analog is awesome.
-1/20/2015
Have at you, 2015.
-1/18/2015
Weekend in Austin: completed. The semester begins on Wednesday, class-teaching starts Thursday.
-1/11/2015
Print Austin is coming up on Friday (1/16/2015).
-1/2/2015
Upcoming show of graduate works here in Corpus Christi. Also, later this month, the TAMUCC
printmakers will have a show in Austin.
-12/21/2014
Uploaded a bunch of images. Pictures from my review, prints, sculpture, and books. Enjoy.
-12/12/2014
First-year review occurred today. I now have even more things over which to ruminate.
-12/3/2014
Juried show for the Presidents Council at the Art Museum of South Texas tonight.
-11/25/2014
Semester is wrapping up, end of year review is approaching shortly there-after. Upcoming/ongoing
projects to be posted.
-11/1/2014
Dia de los Muertos was intense. Around twelve hours of inking blocks for shirts. Fundraising = successful.
-10/25/2014
Big city-wide events are looming. Dia de los Muertos (November 1st) will have on-site iron pouring,
live wood-block t-shirt printing, and much much more. If you are in the south-Texas area, it's worth
dropping by.
-9/12/2014
Some new images posted. More to come soon, pending borrowed camera.
-8/25/2014
Classes begin again on Wednesday. S.A.A. show opens on Friday at the Islander Gallery
.
-9/10/2014
Added two etchings to the image gallery. More images soon.
-3/28/2014
Added the images from the series "Screen Shots", printed at Milestone Graphics
-2/4/2014
Show for visiting artist, Kathryn Polk, is largely finished being hung. If you happen to be in the
Corpus Christi area, you should come to the opening Thursday evening.
-1/19/2014
I now reside in Corpus Christi, TX. Also, I need cheap frames. Anyone know a good place in town?
-1/9/2014
En-route to Texas.
-1/4/2014
Packing up my life. Movers come on the 8th and then the journey to Texas begins. Will be taking
pictures of some recent prints before stuffing them in a drawer.
-12/22/2013
Uploaded some recent/semi-recent etchings.
One of my pieces will be in an upcoming exhibition in January 2014;
'In Relief: A Small History of the Woodcut', curated by James Reed, from his collection.
-11/12/2013
One of my prints is now a part of the permanent print collection at the Slater Memorial museum in Norwich, CT
-10/9/2013
New image of recent self-portrait added. Moving a fridge today. More images to come - have multiple etchings
in the works and around four more drawings planned for stones
-9/20/2013
This week will have more images. Visit to TX was good. The print-shop and facilities at Corpus Christi
are fantastic. Living situation is TBA, but that is no surprise.
-9/9/2013
Heading down to TX to scope things out this week
-9/1/2013
Updating images sometime this week
-8/8/2013
Have been busy in the past few weeks; several etching plates in the works as well as some wood
and litho, three small editions printed, one is the start of another series of lithographs
-5/24/2013
I will have a piece hanging in an upcoming group show in Brooklyn, NY.
-5/17/2013
Recent print posted, will likely be a part of a series of lithographs
-4/1/2013
I have just been accepted to the MFA Printmaking program at Texas A&M at Corpus Christi
-3/17/2013
New works to be posted soon. Maybe even some color, depending.
-3/14/2013
Do-over reception went well. Low turn out, and mostly people I know, but still a pleasant evening.
Thank you to everyone who attended.
The show is up until March 24th and gallery hours are Saturday 10am-4pm.
-3/7/2013
Reception has been postponed due to weather and staircases. It shall be held one week hence, on
Thursday, March 14th, 6-8pm at West Cove Studios and Gallery
Sorry for any inconvenience
-3/2/2013
The show is hung, and it looks good! Hope to see you at the reception Thursday.
-2/28/2013
Just a reminder, to anyone who happens to care:
Show's going up Saturday and the reception is next Thursday
-2/15/2013
Postcards for the show have been snail-mailed. If you do not receive one, chances are
I don't have your address.
-2/8/2013
Upcoming:
-3/3/2013 - Prints <cont.>: An exhibition of recent works from Andrew Murdoch
West Cove Studios
30 Elm Street, West Haven, CT
Exhibition will run from March 3rd to March 31st
Reception for the artist: Thursday, March 7th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gallery hours - Weekends 10:00am - 4:00pm
-1/31/2013
The show looks fantastic. Also, one of my prints is currently on the wall right
beside a one of Picasso's. By the associative property, I am famous.
-1/30/2013
Upcoming:
-1/31/2013 - The Gazers: Selections From the Collection of James Reed
Opening Reception: January 31st, 6-8pm
Seton Art Gallery, Dodds Hall, University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516
