2022

Frank, Peter. TODD MURPHY: BREADTH OF A POET, Los Angeles 2022, LINK to Essay

Rodney, Seph. NO MORE RACES TO RUN, New York, New York, 2022, LINK to Essay

2020

Pinto, Samantha: INFAMOUS BODIES Early Black Women’s Celebrity and the Afterlives of Rights. “The Romance Of Consent Sally Hemings, Black Women’s Sexuality, And The Fundamental Vulnerability Of Rights” , 2020, LINK to DUKE University Press; INFAMOUS BODIES

2017

Stehle, Barbara. Todd Murphy, an ongoing voyage. JUGULAR, Issue 1. Jugular, LINK to Essay

2016

Lehrer, Adam. Forbes: At his Solo Exhibition at Marc Straus Gallery, Artist Todd Murphy Creates Discourse through Beauty, October 21, 2016. LINK to Forbes Interview

Rodney, Seph. Hyperallergic: Todd Murphy, Seeing Spectral Visions In Fulsome Skirts LINK to Essay

Murphy, Kate, Art Fuse Todd Murphy, LINK to Essay

2014

Marinozzi, Sol. NYC Artist Portfolio Part Two – Todd Murphy, The Issue Ten, 2014, LINK to Interview

2009

Fox, Catherine. Daring artist bridges genres: Latest exhibit is Murphy’s first effort in digital photography, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 20, 2009, p.E1. LINK to Essay

Montieth, Sharon. “Sally Hemings in Visual Culture: A Radical Act of the Imagination?” Public Art, Memorials and Atlantic Slavery , 2009. Routledge LINK to buy Book 

2007

Lerner, John. “A Portrait of an Artist” Atlanta Peach, October/ November 2007 LINK to Essay

2004

Leah Stoddard , 30 years at Second Street Gallery LINK to Essay

2003

Hartz, Jill: Siting Jefferson: Contemporary artist Interpret Thomas Jefferson's Legacy LINK to UVA PRESS

Lovett, Ann. Todd Murphy; Southern Modernist, Piedmont Review, April, 2003 LINK to Review

Fox, Catherine. An evolution in Murphy's natural order, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 18, 2003, p.Q6 LINK to Review

Feaster, Felicia. Taxonomy Day: Todd Murphy melds art and science at Lowe Gallery, Creative Loafing, April 2003. LINK to Review

SELECTIONS FROM THE ART COUNT PROJECT TODD MURPHY, RICHMOND VA. 2003  LINK

THE ART COUNT PROJECT 1708 GALLERY ANNOUNCEMENT TODD MURPHY LINK

2001

Fox, Catherine. Todd Murphy in a Natural Light, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 30, 2001 pp.1I,4-5I LINK to Review

Sherbert, Linda. Star Struck by Todd Murphy, Atlanta Magazine, 2001, LINK to Article

2000

Cochran, Rebecca. TODD MURPHY at the HIGH museum, ART IN AMERICA, 2000 LINK to Review ART IN AMERICA

Fox, Catherine. Atlanta gallery darling flies above limitations, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 10, 2000, p. Q8.  LINK to Review

Gilbert, Chris. Post-Modernist Style, Southern Gothic Aura, 64 Magazine, Volume 1, Number 10, November 2000, p. 30-34 LINK to Article

McTighe, Monica. Natural Controversy, C-Ville (VA) Weekly, Volume 12, Number 24, C-List, June 13-19, 2000, p. 30. LINK to Review

Stoddard, Leah. Natural Histories: New Work by Todd Murphy, The Second Glance, Volume 12, Number 3/4, Spring/Summer 2000 LINK to Review

University Of Virginia Art Museum. Annual Report 2000-01. University of Virginia Art Museum (Charlottesville) (2000). LINK to Cover Image

PRESS RELEASE NATURAL HISTORIES; NEW WORK BY TODD MURPHY JUNE 2- AUGUST 13, 2000 LINK to PRESS

PRESS RELEASE, ART AT THE EDGE, TODD MURPHY at the HIGH MUSEUM, 2000  LINK to Press Release

Art At The Edge: Todd Murphy’ to Open at The High Museum Feb. 26,

1998

Cullum, Jerry. Todd Murphy, Sculpture, Volume 17, Number 6, July/August: 1998, p. 70-71. LINK to Review

DeSouza, Cedric. Todd Murphy: Kingdom. Phylum. Class. Order. Family. Genus. Radio. Art Papers, Volume 22, No. 3, May/June, 1998, p.40.

Forrest, Jason. Spoiled by success? Talented Todd Murphy succumbs to repetition. The Atlanta Constitution LINK to Review

THE VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL AND LIGHT HOUSE FILM PROJECT EXHIBITION PROJECT•OR The Observer, Charlottesville, Va. LINK to Listing

1997

Fox, Catherine. Murphy’s Show of Imagination, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 26, 1997 LINK to Review

Sanchez, Brenna. TODD MURPHY Images that speak for themselves, Hour, Detroit, 1997 LINK to Review

Sloan, Cathleen. Murphy’s Proof, C-ville Weekly, 1997 LINK to Review

1996

"Cultured Pearl," Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art & Seoul Arts Center; Catalog Essay.

Todd Murphy, Transformation Horse, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyle LINK to Review

1995

Hofmann, Regan. Todd Murphy, Poets, Artists § Madmen, July 1995. LINK to Interview

The Collector's Vision, Collection of Peter Spirer Catalog entry Todd Murphy, Kennesaw College, New world 1995 LINK to Review

Baker, Kenneth. Todd Murphy, ARTnews, Volume 94, Number 8, October 1995, 157. LINK to review

Cullum, Jerry, Reinventing symbols can be touchy work, 1995 LINK to Review

Locke, Donald, A WORLD APART Todd Murphy's "The New World" at Fay Gold Gallery, 1995 LINK to Review

Cameron, Dan. New Orleans Triennial, New Orleans Museum of Art, guest curator essay, 1995

1994

Jinkner-Lloyd, Amy. Emphatic Brushwork, Creative Loafing, Volume 4, May 21, 1994. LINK to Article

Mowry, Lisa. Todd's World, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, September 1994. LINK to Article

McClure, Virginia. Interview with Todd Murphy, South Art, Atlanta, Volume I, Number I, Nov/Dec 1994, pp. 6-9. LINK to Interview

Fox, Catherine. Connecting the Dots in a Rich Show, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 13, 1994, Section A, p. 18. LINK

Sunward, Justin H. New Season, New Art, Gay Chicago Magazine, September 15-25, 1994, p. 39. LINK to Review

Sunward, Justin H. Sleight of the Artistic Hand, Gay Chicago Magazine, September 22- October 2, 1994, p. 4 7. LINK to Review

Swartz, Mark. Post-Poe Modernism, Chicago READER, September 23, 1994, Section I, pp. 33-34. LINK to Review 

Smith, Dean. Paintography: Todd Murphy at Haines Gallery, Visions, Winter 1994.  LINK to Review

1993

Gerstler, Amy. Todd Murphy at Lowe Gallery, Santa Monica, ARTFORUM, NYC, Volume 31, March 1993, p. 101. LINK to Review

Maclay, Catherine. Some Things Old, New, Assembled and True, Mercury News, San Jose, CA. February 26, 1993, Art Column, p. 29. LINK to Review

McQuaid, Salli. Todd Murphy, Beverly Rayner, Alexis Smith, Artist Writer, March 1993, pp. 1,2,6. LINK to Review

Frank, Peter. Pictures and Variations, Los Angeles, CA, essay for The Lowe Gallery, March 1993. LINK to Review

Flint Institute of Arts. The Purloined Image, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. 1993

Basher, Jack. “Portfolio”, RAYGUN, 1993 LINK to Review

Currie, Bettie Jo L. Seeking Illumination, Peachtree Papers, Volume 65, No. I, Fall 1993, Cover artist: pp. 14-15 LINK to Review

Owens, Ross. Memories, Dreams, Reflections, March 1993 LINK to Review

Sherman, Ann Elliott. Reality in Flux, Metro, February 1993 LINK to Review

Wirth, Patrice. Different Strokes, Panther(Chapman University, Orange, California), September 13, 1993

Verdict, The Journal of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Cover Image. May, June, July 1993.

1992

Jinkner-Lloyd, Amy. Murphy's Law, Creative Loafing, Volume 2, December 2, 1992 LINK to Review

Fox, Catherine. More Style Than Substance, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 4, 1992, Section F, p.2 LINK to Review

Dollar, Steve. Peachtree's Pop Icon, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 9, 1992.

Coppola, Vincent. Go West, Young Man, Atlanta Magazine, July 1992. LINK To Article

Sanders, Luanne. Warehouse Renaissance, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, May/June 1992.

Muchnic, Suzanne. Recessionary Blue Period for Art Dealers, Los Angeles Times, January 27, 1992, pp.F8-9. LINK to Review

1991

Jinkner-Lloyd, Amy. Todd Murphy At Lowe, Art In America, NYC, Volume 79, No. 6, June 1991, pp. 154-55 LINK to Review

Sanders, Luanne. “Roll Models, Creative Loafing, Arts Review, January, 12, 1991  LINK to Review

Cullum, Jerry. Bennett Street Shows Varied "Visions' and "Images,' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Section C, January 18, 1991, p.10. LINK to Review

Collins, Bradford R. Todd Murphy's Heroic Subjectivism, McKissick Museum Catalog, Columbia, SC, January 13, 1991 LINK to Catalog Essay

Day, Jeffrey. Think Big, The State, Columbia, SC, Section F, January 6, 1991, pp.1,4. LINK to Review

Day, Jeffrey. Murphy Art Hot, Won't Burn Out, The State, Columbia, SC, February 3, 1991 LINK to Review

University of South Carolina. Todd Murphy: Recent Works, Under The Dome McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC, January 1991

1990

Fox, Catherine. “An Artist Confronts his Heroes,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 29, 1990, p. D2.

1989

Perrin, Joseph, "The Art of Todd Murphy," Southern Homes, 1989 LINK to Article

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2022

Wink, Todd Murphy’s First Posthumous exhibition, at Johnson Lowe Gallery October 6- November 5, 2023

2018

The Ideal Feminine/The Feminine Ideal?, curated by Natasha Schlesinger, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY

2017

Art Stage Singapore 12 Jan - 15 Jan 2017

VOLTA NYC 01 Mar - 05 Mar 2017

Art Central Hong Kong 21 Mar - 25 Mar 2017

Art Brussels 21 April - 24 April 2017

2016

Marc Straus, New York, New York

2010

Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia

2007

MOCA, Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, Florida

2003

Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia


1808 Gallery Richmond Virginia

Lowe Gallery Systems & Cycles in Natural History: TODD MURPHY

2001

Natural Histories Lowe Gallery, Atlanta

Natural Histories Lowe Gallery, Santa Monica

2000

“Hindsight/Foresight: Art for the New Millennium,” Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

High Museum of Art: Art at the Edge TODD MURPHY

Natural Histories, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Va.

1999

The Virginia Film Festival and Art space, Projector

The Virginia Film Festival and Light House Film Project present an exhibition of appropriation art entitled Projecte or at the Downtown ArtSpace during the month of October. The show will run as part of

the 12th annual Virginia Film Festival Techno Visions and feature work by Ed Pollard, Todd Murphy, Michael Fitts, and Natalie Fairfax. Opening reception Oct. 1 from 6-9 pm The Observer • September 29- October 5, 1999

1998

The Second Coming, Todd Murphy at Lowe Gallery, Atlanta

1997

Vaknin & Schwartz, Atlanta, Georgia

Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan

Cheryl Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California

Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia

Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Georgia


Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson,

Mississippi Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama

Museum of Art, Jacksonville, Florida

Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia

1996

Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California

Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan

Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea

Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea

The New Museum, New York City, New York

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut

1995

Light Factory, Charlotte, North Carolina

Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California

Chassie Post, New York, New York


Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California Kennesaw State College, Kennesaw, Georgia

Margulies Taplin Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida

1994

Solo Show Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California Mindy Oh Gallery, Chicago, Illinois


Chassie Post Gallery, New York, New York

1993

Soma Gallery, San Diego, California

Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas

Berstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, Wisconsin

Louisiana State University Museum of Fine Arts, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Transitional Realities, The Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California

The Purloined Image, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan

Columbus Museum of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio

The Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California. "Transitional Realities”

Columbus Museum of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio

The Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California. "Transitional Realities”

1992

The Contemporary International Museum of Art, Buford, Georgia, Atlanta Gallery Association Group Show


1991

McKissick Museum of Art, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, curated by Dr. Brad Collins, University of South Carolina

Spotlight on Georgia Artists Annual Exhibit, Atlanta, Georgia


1990

Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia


1989

Janice Hunt Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Selected Cities of Italy Tour and Exhibitions

Spotlight on Georgia Artists Annual Exhibit