Elizabeth Murray

(American, 1940–2007)

down dog by elizabeth murray

Elizabeth Murray

Down Dog, 1988

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Elizabeth Murray

Up Dog, 1987

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Biography

Timeline

1940
Born in Chicago, USA
1958 - 1962
BFA, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
1962 - 1964
MFA, Mills College, Oakland, USA
1986
Skowhegan Medal for Painting, Skowhegan, USA
1992
Recipient, Honorary Doctorate, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Inducted as a member of the American Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, USA
1993
Recipient, Honorary Degree, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, USA
Recipient, Larry Aldrich Prize in Contemporary Art
2001
Recipient, Honorary Doctorate, New School University, New York, USA
2002
Recipient, National Artist Award, Anderson Rand Art Center, Snowmass Village, USA
2007
Died in Washington County, USA

Exhibitions

2009
Elizabeth Murray, Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca Raton, USA (solo)
Elizabeth Murray, Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, USA (solo)
2008
Elizabeth Murray, University Art Gallery, Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA (solo)
2006
Elizabeth Murray: Paintings 2003–2006, PaceWildenstein, New York, USA (solo)
Elizabeth Murray: Sweetzer Suite, Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, New York, USA (solo)
2005 - 2006
Elizabeth Murray, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA (solo)
2004
Elizabeth Murray, Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Ferndale, USA (solo)
2003
Elizabeth Murray Paintings 1999-2003, PaceWildenstein, New York, USA (solo)
2002
Elizabeth Murray Paintings and Works on Paper, Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Galleries, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA (solo)
Elizabeth Murray: Paintings and Works on Paper, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, USA (solo)
Elizabeth Murray: Watercolors, PaceWildenstein, New York, USA (solo)
2001
Elizabeth Murray, Texas Gallery, Houston, USA (solo)
2000
Elizabeth Murray Paintings, Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Birmingham, USA (solo)
1999
Elizabeth Murray: works on paper, Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, USA (solo)
Elizabeth Murray: New Paintings, PaceWildenstein, New York, USA (solo)

Public Collections

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY