Resume
Education
University of North Carolina, Greensboro MFA, BFA
Recent Teaching Experience
1986-present Professor of Painting and Drawing, Herberger College of the Arts,
School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Selected Exhibitions
2008 Masters of Illusion, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ
Watercolor Now, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
Valentine Exhibition, M. A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
WHS Traveling Exhibition, Fallbrook Center for the Arts, California
2007 Midwestern Invitational Art Exhibition, Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, Kansas
Contemporary Oklahoma Realists, M. A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Water Lust, Tempe Public Library, Tempe, AZ
2006 Deluge, Solo International Invitational Exhibition,Chiesa di Santa Croce, Firenze, Italia, in conjunction with the 40th Anniversary of the 1966 Florence Flood
Arizona Aqueous International Exhibition, Tubac Art Center, Tubac, AZ
Watercolor Now! 2006, Southwest Missouri State University Art Gallery, Springfield, MO
Summer National Watercolor Exhibition, Park Central Gallery, Springfield, MO
2005 Fool the Eye: New Realities, Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ
National Landscape Show, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Watercolor Now! 2005, Park Central Gallery, Springfield, MO
Arrowmont Spring Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2004 Contemporary American Landscapes, National Invitational, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Contemporary American Realism VII, National Invitational, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2003 Illuminating the Ordinary, State of the Art 2003 International Biennial Watercolor Invitational Exhibition, Siena Heights University, Michigan
Illuminating the Ordinary, State of the Art 2003 International Biennial Watercolor Invitational Exhibition, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL
Watercolor Now! 2003, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
Contemporary Realism VI, National Invitational,M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Curator’s Choice, Grand Rapids Art Gallery, Grand Rapids Community College, MI
2002 Contemporary American Landscapes, National Invitational, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Contemporary American Realism V, National Invitational, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Arrowmont Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2001 Contemporary American Realism III, National Invitational, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Contemporary American Landscapes: An Urban and Rural Perspective, National Invitational, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2000 Watermedia 2000, National Invitational, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
School of Art – A Curriculum Based Art Exhibition, Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, AZ
Arizona State University and University of Arizona Invitational Exhibition, Marshall Arts Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Selected Public Collections
IBM, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
McDonalds Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK
Jesse Besser Museum, Alpena, MI
Noble Communications Company, Inc., Springfield, MO
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Chandler, Frates and Reitz, Inc., Tulsa, OK
Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Recent Grants and Honors
2007 Faculty Development Grant, Herberger College of the Arts, Arizona State University
2003 Innovative Teaching Grant, Herberger College of the Arts, Arizona State University
2001 Guest Curator State of the Art 2001 International Biennial Watercolor Exhibition,
Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL
Innovative Teaching Grant, Herberger College of the Arts
Arizona State University—Exchange Project with Iowa State University
1997 Old Main Restoration Project, Commission for Painting and Limited Addition Prints,
ASU Alumni Association and ASU Development Office
1995 Mapping the New Millennium Project, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
1987 Painting Commission, 21st Century Center for Water and Renewable Resources, Oklahoma State University
Mid-America Arts Alliance Grant – supported a two-year national traveling exhibition
“Ellen Murray: The Collection Series”
Visiting Artist
Illinois State University, Normal, IL - 2005
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN - 2005, 2003, 2002, 1996
University of North Texas, Denton, TX - 2002, 1992
Recent Lectures/Presentations
2008 Ellen Murray: My Work in Watercolor, Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI
Masters of Illusion – Paper Cup Exchange, Tempe Center for the Arts, AZ
2006 The Emergency Is Not Over, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Firenze, Italia
Arizona Aqueous International Exhibition 2006, Tubac Art Center, Tubac, AZ
2005 Ellen Murray Watercolors and Research on The Venice Series of John Singer Sargent, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2002 Ellen Murray Artworks and Creative Directions, University of North Texas, Denton
Painting Critiques - Watermarks, University of North Texas, Denton
Ellen Murray Personal Works, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2001 Ellen Murray Reflections on Recent Work, Parkland College, Champaign, IL
For Arts Sake: Watercolor. (dot) Art, public television program interview, Champaign, IL
International Biennial Watercolor Exhibition, lecture Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL
2000 Current and New Directions in Watermedia: Turning Ideas and Attitudes Upside Down, moderator and presenter, National WHS Conference, Huntsville Museum of Art, AL
1999 50 Questions for the Artist, Dallas Museum of Art
Recent Professional Service
2006-2007 Arizona Art Chair, Greater Arizona Region, National Society of Arts and Letters
2006-2007 National Conference Committee, National Society of Arts and Letters
2007 Coordinator, National Society of Arts and Letters National Conference Workshop
2006-2007 Board of Directors, Greater Arizona Chapter, National Society of Arts and Letters
2006-present International Angels of Florence Committee Member
2004-2008 Board of Directors, Watercolor USA Honor Society
2003 Outside Evaluator for Oregon State University (promotion review)
2000-2003 Board of Directors Watercolor USA Honor Society
2002 National Consultant, Comparability Study for National AP Studio Art Program, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
2000-2001 National Conference Planning Committee, Watercolor USA Honor Society
1995 National Conference Chair/Coordinator, Watercolor Now V
Knoxville Museum of Art and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
1993 National Conference Chair/Coordinator, Watercolor Now IV National Symposium, Salt Lake Art Center, Utah
Selected Exhibition Judging
2008 Michigan Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition, Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI
2007 Scottsdale Artists League Exhibition, Gammage Auditorium, Tempe, AZ
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL (preliminary judging)
2006 Best and Brightest, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ
Fall Exhibition, Sun City West Art Center, Sun City West, AZ
Arizona Aqueous International Exhibition, Tubac Art Center, Tubac, AZ
2001-2004 Tempe Festival of the Arts, Mill Avenue Merchants Association
2001 Arizona Artists Guild, Fall Exhibition, Shemer Art Center, Scottsdale, AZ
1997 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
Selected Workshops Taught
2008 Experimental Surfaces Workshop, Michigan Watercolor Society, Jackson, MI
Introduction to Still Life Drawing, Freescale Inc., Tempe, AZ
2006 Outside the Paint Box, Experimental Surfaces Workshop, Tubac Art Center, Tubac, AZ
A Breathe of Fresh Air, Drawing Workshop, Freescale, Tempe, AZ
2004 Drawing Workshop, Freescale, Tempe, formerly Motorola, Tempe
Solar Watercolors, Art Class, Kyrene de los Niños Elementary School
2002 Reflective Surfaces, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Watermedia Techniques and Surface Development, University of North Texas, Denton
Selected Publications
2003 Illuminating the Ordinary, State of the Art 2003 International Biennial Watercolor Invitational Exhibition Catalogue Siena Heights University, MI and Parkland College, Champaign, IL
Watercolor Now! 2003, Exhibition Catalogue, Springfield Art Museum, MO
2001 Author, Watercolor: State of the Art 2001
International Biennial Watercolor Catalogue, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, Exhibition Catalogue
1997 Best of Watercolor-Painting Composition, Rockport Publishers (book), page 108
Best of Watercolor-Painting Texture, Rockport Publishers (book, page 107
1994 “Objects as Shapes and Metaphors”, Watercolor ’94, Fall Issue, featured artist, pages 86-93 |