Wendy Murray (artist)
Wendy Murray | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) |
| Other names | Mini Graff |
| Occupations | Visual artist, graphic designer, academic |
| Known for | Poster design |
| Website | www |
Wendy Murray, (born 1974) is a New Zealand-Australian visual artist and arts educator, formerly known as Mini Graff, under which name she worked as an urban street-poster artist between 2003 and 2010. Murray's use of letraset transfers, accompanied with vibrant colours and fluorescent inks, references the work of studios from the 1960s through to the 1980s, including the community-based Earthworks Poster Collective[1] and Redback Graphix.[2]
Murray was born in New Zealand. She gained a Bachelor in Design from Massey University, New Zealand, in 1999 and, following a move to Australia, earned a Master of Fine Arts from the National Art School, Sydney, in 2014.[3]
Selected commissions and awards
- 2018 – University of Sydney Printer in Residence Award[4]
- 2018 – Love is Hard Work – Castlemaine, VIC[5][6]
- 2017 – The Newtown Hub / Newtown Art Seat (awarded by Inner West Council)[7]
- 2014 – Behind this Smile, Hobsons Bay City Council[8]
Publications
- Banksy in the Burbs, Art Guide, 2016.[9]
- Antonia Aitken, Artist as Conduit, Imprint Magazine, Winter 2015, volume 50, No. 2, 2015.
Art books
- Night & Day – Hill End drawings by Wendy Murray, digital, perfect bound, edition 200, 2019.
- Sydney – We Need to Talk!, digital, screen print, perfect binding / hand-bound, edition 100, 2018.
- Pull Your Punches, digital, perfect bound, edition 75, 2017.
- The Daily – Drawing Inspiration, digital, perfect bound, edition 75, 2017.[10]
Curatorial
- Wendy Murray and Stuart Bailey, Fresh Blood – Redback Graphix and its Aftermath, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 13 January – 17 March 2018[11][12][13]
See also
References
- ^ Therese Kenyon, Under a hot tin roof: Art, passion and politics at the Tin Shed art workshop, Power Publications, Sydney, 1995, 152p.
- ^ Anne Zagala, Redback Graphix, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2008, 128p.
- ^ Wendy Murray – Artist and Arts Educator (website), www.wendymurray.com.au [1]
- ^ University of Sydney Printer in Residence Award (webpage)
- ^ Love is Hard Work – Castlemaine, 2018
- ^ Love is Hard Work – Castlemaine, 2018
- ^ The Newtown Hub / Newtown Art Seat, 2017
- ^ Behind this Smile, Hobsons Bay City Council, 2014
- ^ Banksy in the Burbs, Art Guide, 2016
- ^ The Daily – Drawing Inspiration, National Library of Australia (catalogue entry). [2]
- ^ Wendy Murray on Political Posters and Unleashing Collective Power in Fresh Blood, Art Guide, 2018. [3]
- ^ Fresh Blood – Redback Graphix and its Aftermarth, 2018 (webpage)
- ^ Fresh Blood – Redback Graphix, 2018 (webpage)
Further reading
- "Stencil Art Masterclass at the MCA, Sydney". 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009.
- "BBC World – MINI GRAFF STAMPS HER MARK ON SYDNEY STREETS – by Alt Artist". YouTube. 23 April 2009.
- Hutchinson, Karrie (March 2008). "New Interiors". Wallpaper: 134.
- Nicholas, Katrina (January 2008). "To Come". The Australian Financial Review: 45.
- Dew, Christine (2007). Uncommissioned Art: The A-Z of Australian Graffiti. Melbourne University Publishing. pp. 171, 175. ISBN 978-0-522-85375-9.
- Bolles, Scott (20 July 2007). "Kell's Kitchen". Sydney Morning Herald.
- "3DWorld Magazine: Stencil Festival – Minigraff". May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008.
- Zavos, Zolton (March 2005). "Profile". Dazed and Confused.
- Clement, Tracey (November 2005). "Review". Sydney Morning Herald Metro: 18–24.