Andrew R. Murdoch
www.andrewRmurdoch.com
andrewmurdoch@hotmail.com
153 Limekiln Road, Redding, CT 06896
(203) 240-5248
Education
TAMUCC College of the Arts Corpus Christi, TX (2017)
Master of Fine Arts - Studio Art
Bennington College Bennington, VT
B.A. Visual Arts – Printmaking (2008)
School of Visual Arts New York, NY
Lithography – Judith Solodkin (2009)
Photo-Based Drawing and Painting – George Siejka (2008)
Color Etching – Elaine Breiger (2008)
Illustrating Books with Prints – Bruce Waldman (2007)
Collections
Slater Museum: permanent print collection Norwich, CT
Print Club of Albany: permanent print collection Albany, NY
Exhibitions
'Under the Influences' Denver, CO (2018)
Exhibition and print exchange at the Lowbrow Studio
'With Honors' Corpus Christi, TX (2017)
A group exhibition of the 2017 Master of Fine Arts graduates from TAMUCC
'Works on Paper' Pearl River, NY (2017)
A cultural exchange exhibition by American and Romanian contemporary printmakers
'Works on Paper' Bucharest, Romania (2017)
A cultural exchange exhibition by American and Romanian contemporary printmakers
'The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton: An Exhibition of Artifacts' Corpus Christi, TX (2017)
Thesis exhibition at the Islander Gallery: Gallery 3
'Ongoing Investigations in Anxiety' larsroedergallery.com (2017)
Solo exhibition of prints at the Lars Roeder Gallery
'Re-Faced' Corpus Christi, TX (2016)
Exhibition of portraiture at Hybrid Records
'Night Moves' Portland, OR (2016)
Pop-up exhibition at The Cleaners gallery
'Oso Bay Biennial XIX' Corpus Christi, TX (2016)
Group exhibition juried by James Victore
'Return to Pressure Island' Austin, TX (2016)
Group show of TAMUCC printmakers at the Lion's Nest Gallery
'Grad Squad 15' Corpus Christi, TX (2015)
A show of TAMUCC graduate works at the Islander Gallery
'Pressure Island: Apparitions and Hallucinations Austin, TX (2015)
Group show of TAMUCC printmakers at the Lion's Nest gallery
'President's Council Student Art Show' Corpus Christi, TX (2014)
Annual juried exhibition at the Art Museum of South Texas
'In Relief: A Small History of the Woodcut' (2014)
Curated by master printer, James Reed from his own collection
'Bushwick Open Studios' Brooklyn, NY (2013)
Group show at the Leonard Codex gallery
‘Prints <cont.>’ West Haven, CT (2013)
Solo show at West Cove Studios
‘The Gazers’ University of New Haven Gallery (2013)
Works selected from the collection of James Reed
‘Untitled group show’ Brooklyn, NY (2012)
Group show at the Leonard Codex gallery
‘Bridgeport Prints’ Bridgeport, CT (2011)
Group show at Bridgeport Arts Council; works selected
by Master Printer, James Reed
‘MONOthon 2009’ Norwalk, CT (2009)
Group show at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking
‘Ink, Paper, Press: Bennington Printmakers’ Bennington, VT (2008)
Group show at the Vermont Arts Exchange
Work Experience
Printer Bridgeport, CT (2018-present)
Contract printing at Milestone Graphics, the oldest fine arts printshop in CT
Workshop Instructor Norwalk, CT (2018)
Teaching a 3-day workshop entitled 'Planographic Printing: A Crash-Course in Aluminum Plate
Lithography' at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Printer Norwalk, CT (2017)
Working with N.E.A. Grant artists at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Graduate Instructor of Record TAMUCC Corpus Christi, TX (Spring 2017)
Teaching 'Art & Society', an art appreciation course for non-art majors
Graduate Instructor of Record TAMUCC Corpus Christi, TX (Fall 2016)
Teaching the intermediate-level printmaking class 'Intro. to Lithography'
Graduate Instructor of Record TAMUCC Corpus Christi, TX (Spring 2016)
Teaching 'Art & Society', an art appreciation course for non-art majors
Graduate Instructor of Record TAMUCC Corpus Christi, TX (Fall 2015)
Teaching the intermediate-level printmaking class 'Intro. to Lithography'
Graduate Instructor of Record TAMUCC Corpus Christi, TX (Spring 2015)
Teaching the intermediate-level printmaking class 'Intro. to Intaglio'
Graduate Gallery Assistant Corpus Christi, TX (2014 - 2015)
Hanging/curating exhibitions, scheduling gallery staff,
for the university galleries at Texas A&M University
Associate Printer: Milestone Graphics Bridgeport, CT (2009 – 2014)
Working under Tamarind Master Printer, James Reed:
assisting on the press, printing artist’s works, hanging exhibitions
Graphic Designer Bedminster, NJ (2010)
Designing cover art and unique packaging for cassette/reel-to-reel
audio releases on the ‘Jersey Flesh’ music label
Studio Assistant to Daniel Feldman Pound Ridge, NY (2007 – 2011)
Stretching canvas, computer repair/troubleshooting, organization,
initial drawing for paintings, framing and varnishing finished works,
hanging exhibitions
Capital E Children’s Museum Wellington, New Zealand (2006)
Painting backdrops – (3) 3.5m x 3.5m acrylic on unprimed cotton canvas
Insight Counseling Ridgefield, CT (2005)
Filing, data entry, technical support and computer work,
reception/phone- duties, mass-mailing, and advertising
Related Experience
Loading, unloading, and programming electric bisque kilns(Skutt).
Loading and firing soda and reduction kilns.
Raku firing, glaze mixing and raku kiln construction.
Hand-building, slab-building, and slip-casting.
Familiarity with Arduino programming and electronics.
Familiarity with Pro-Tools and other music software.
Familiarity with MIG welding and oxy-acetylene braising.
Familiarity with a number of casting techniques.
Familiarity with book-arts and various binding techniques.
Relative grasp of the human condition.
Familiarity with software including:
Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Pro-Tools, Arduino IDE
