David Murphy (b.1983, Newcastle Upon Tyne) studied at the Glasgow School of Art (2006) and currently lives and works in London. He is the recipient of the Kenneth Armitage Foundation Fellowship, London (2015-2017), completed a residency with the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (2014), and was shortlisted for the John Moores Painting Prize (2016) and the Jerwood Drawing Prize (2017). Recent exhibitions include New Art Centre, Roche Court, Wiltshire (2020); Bartha Contemporary, London (2020); Stephane Simoens Fine Art, Belgium (2021 and 2020); Yorkshire Sculpture Park (2019); ALMA ZEVI Venice, Italy (2019); British Council, Cairo (2016); Galleria Monica de Cardenas, Milan (2015); New Arts Centre, Roche Court, Wiltshire (2016), PEER, London (2014).
Murphy has worked on large-scale commissions for the National Trust, UK (2020); The Dales Museum, UK (2016); Edinburgh Sculpture Workshops UK (2015) and The Blanket at the Piece Hall in Halifax, UK (2019). Recently unveiled projects include a permanent new installation for Oxford House, Oxford Street, London (with Great Portland Estates) and the Harlow Arts Trust, Essex. He was also recently included in a three artist exhibition at Galerie Isa, Mumbai and premiered new work in the Contemporary Sculpture Fulmer Sculpture Park, which ran until Autumn 2022. He was recently included in LUMA, a group exhibition opening in East London (February 2023). His solo show with PATERSON ZEVI ran from April - June 2023. He is currently included in group exhibitions at both Bartha Contemporary (London) and Stephane Simoens (Belgium).