A.Murdoch Fine Prints
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Curriculum Vitae

Andrew Murdoch, as his business cards say, is an 'artist/printmaker/etc.'
                               

Collections
Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield, CT
Slater Museum: permanent print collection      Norwich, CT
Print Club of Albany: permanent print collection     Albany, NY

Exhibitions
2018
'Under the Influences' Denver, CO                                                        
       Exhibition and print exchange at the Lowbrow Studio
2017
'With Honors' Corpus Christi, TX                                                         
​      Group exhibition of the 2017 Master of Fine Arts graduates from TAMUCC

'Works on Paper' Pearl River, NY                                                         
​      A cultural exchange exhibition by American and Romanian contemporary printmakers
'Works on Paper' Bucharest, Romania                                                      
      A cultural exchange exhibition by American and Romanian contemporary printmakers
'The Cabinet of Renwick Ambrose Matheton: An Exhibition of Artifacts' Corpus Christi, TX 
​      Thesis exhibition at the Islander Gallery: Gallery 3

'Ongoing Investigations in Anxiety' LarsRoederGallery.com                                
      Solo exhibition of prints at the Lars Roeder Gallery
'The Fantastic Four' Corpus Christi, TX                                                  
      A compendium of fine art prints and printmaking techniques held at the
      Bell Library at Texas A & M University
2016
'Re-Faced' Corpus Christi, TX                                                                   
      Exhibition of portraiture at Hybrid Records
​'Night Moves' Portland, Oregon
​      Pop-up exhibition at The Cleaners Gallery                                       
​
'Oso Bay Biennial XIX'  Corpus Christi, TX
​      Group exhibition juried by James Victore.
'Return to Pressure Island'​  Austin, TX                                                       
​      Group show of TAMUCC printmakers at the Lion's Nest Gallery

2015
'Grad Squad 15' Corpus Christi, TX                                                       
     A show of TAMUCC graduate works at the Islander Gallery

'Pressure Island: Apparitions and Hallucinations'  Austin, TX                                   
     Group show of TAMUCC printmakers at the Lion's Nest Gallery
2014
'President's Council Student Art Show' Corpus Christi, TX                                       
     Annual juried exhibition at the Art Museum of South Texas
'In Relief: A Small History of the Woodcut'   New Haven, CT                                    
     Curated by master printer, James Reed from his own collection

2013
'Bushwick Open Studios' Brooklyn, NY                                                            
     Group show at Leonard Codex gallery

‘Prints <cont.>’ West Haven, CT                                                                
     Solo show at West Cove Studios

‘The Gazers’ University of New Haven Gallery
     Works selected from the collection of James Reed
2012
‘Untitled group show’ Brooklyn, NY
     Group show at the Leonard Codex gallery
2011
‘Bridgeport Prints’ Bridgeport, CT                                                              
     Group show at Bridgeport Arts Council; works selected by Master Printer, James Reed

2009
‘MONOthon 2009’   Norwalk, CT                                                                  
     Group show at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking

2008
‘Ink, Paper, Press: Bennington Printmakers’ Bennington, VT                                     
     Group show at the Vermont Arts Exchange

 
Work Experience
Printer Bridgeport, CT (2009 - present)
         Contract printing at Milestone Graphics, the oldest fine arts printshop in  Connecticut
Demonstrator Bridgeport, CT (2018)
         Private demonstration of intaglio and lithography processes for the Curator of the              Fairfield University Art Museum in Fairfield, 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

Instructor of Record TAMUCC Corpus Christi, TX (2015 - 2017)
        'Intro. to Intaglio', intermediate-level printmaking, 'Intro. to Lithography',                   intermediate-level printmaking, 'Art & Society', an art appreciation course for
        non-art majors

Gallery Assistant
  Corpus Christi, TX (2014 - 2015)
        Hanging/curating  exhibitions, scheduling gallery staff, for the university galleries           at Texas A&M University
Carpenter's Assistant
Fairfield County (2009 - 2020)
       Working with Dave Williams Carpentry on various home repair, remodeling, and                     installation projects

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 un-primed cotton


Education
TAMUCC College of the Arts  Corpus Christi, TX (2017)
​               Master of Fine Arts - Studio Art (Printmaking)

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)



​Related Experience/Skills
​​Loading, unloading, and programming Skutt electric bisque kilns.
Loading/firing soda and reduction kilns.
​Various Raku firing techniques.
​Hand-building, slab-building, and slip-casting.

Glaze mixing.
Some carpentry.
​Familiarity with Arduino programming and electronics​.
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

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