Melissa Murray
Upcoming Show
Acquainted with the Night
September 7 - October 6, 2024
Acquainted with the Night is a series of intimate works on panel that explore interactions of light in nocturnal scenes. The paintings capture an ethereal dialogue between natural elements: moonlight illuminating the garden, firefly glow mingling with starlight, distant bonfires casting a warm glow across the hills, and the gleam of reflective eyes emerging from the depths of night. These paintings are created with a sense of urgency, reflecting the transient nature of the moments they depict. They seek to capture the fleeting beauty of a world that comes alive while humanity sleeps.
Melissa Murray has exhibited in the US and internationally, including Galerie SAS in Montreal, A.I.R. Gallery, Causey Contemporary, Lesley Heller Workspace, Nelson Macker Fine Art, Transmitter Gallery, Garis and Hahn and The Children’s Museum of the Arts, Hawk and Hive, Wassaic Project, Art Port Kingston in NY and Howe Gallery at Kean University in New Jersey, Heaven Gallery in Chicago, Every Woman Biennial, The Spring Break and Pulse Art Fairs in New York. Murray is amongst the artists included in the publication 50 Contemporary Women Artists.
Previous show at Hawk + Hive: Once Met by Morning Dew
August 5th - September 17th 2023
2023 Catalogue Essay and Artist Statement Here
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