Curriculum Vitae
Andrew Murdoch, as his business cards state, 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/New Haven, 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
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'(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 Pound Ridge, NY (2007 – 2011)
Stretching canvas, computer repair/troubleshooting, organization,
initial drawing for paintings, framing and varnishing finished works,
hanging exhibitions for artist Daniel Feldman
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
