Greg Murdock

Greg Murdock

Born:
1953, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Education:
1975-1977: University of Saskatchewan, Bachelor of Fine Arts
1977-1978: Institute Allende, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico, Bachelor of Fine Arts Program
1979-1981: Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Graduated Honors

Solo Exhibitions:
1979:
Shoestring Gallery, Selected Guest Artist, Saskatoon, SK

1981:
Emily Carr Concourse Gallery, Selected Works, Vancouver, BC

1982:
"Templo Mound Series," Capilano College Art Gallery, North Vancouver, BC

1984:
 Contemporary Art Gallery, Selected Works, Vancouver, BC

1985:
"Objects and Environments," Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC
49th Parallel Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art, New York, NY

1986:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1987:
"Tableaux," Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
Littlejohn-Smith Gallery, New York, NY

1988:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1989:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON

1990:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1991:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
"Works on Paper," Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1992:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1993:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
 
1994:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1995:
"Greg Murdock: On Paper," Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC
"Greg Murdock - A Survey 1981-1995," Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1996:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
"Greg Murdock: Drawings," Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1997:
"L.A. Invitational Biennial," Gail Harvey Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1998:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1999:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON

2000:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

2001:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2002:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON

2003:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2004:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2005:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON

2006:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2008:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON

2009:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2010:
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
"Measured Spaces," Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Group Exhibitions:
1977:
Saskatchewan Contemporary Show, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK

1980:
Sculpture Expo, Hyatt Hotel, Vancouver, BC

1981:
Graduate Show, Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
Helen Pitt Awards Exhibition, Robson Square Media Centre, Vancouver, BC

1983:
"Intersections, Eight Contemporary Vancouver Artists," Frans Wynans Gallery, Vancouver, BC
"The October Show," A Survey of Contemporary Art in Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Equinox Gallery, Selected Group Shows, Vancouver, BC

1984:
"The Boat Show," Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC
"Drawings & Sculpture: Lynda Gammon, Greg Murdock, Colette Urban," Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC

1985:
"Interiors/Tableaux", Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario and Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, ON

1986-1987:
"Insertion," The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta; Optica Gallery, Montreal, Quebec; London Regional Art Gallery, London, ONAn Exhibition Sponsored by the Storefront for Art and Architecture and the U.S. Department of Cultural Affairs, City Gallery, New York, NY
"l0 Plus l", Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC

1987:
"Tables Turned: Aspects of Furniture as Visual Art", Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB

1990:
"North of the Border", Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
"Material Essence: Greg Murdock, John Clair Watts, Lylian Klimek, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
"Structures - Claude Luneau, Greg Murdock", The Gallery/ Stratford, Stratford, ON

1991:
Inaugural Exhibition, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, ON
"Art in B.C.", Permanent Collection, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1992:
"Legal Perspective: Selected Works from the Collection of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt", The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON
Saidye Bronfman Centre - 25th Anniversary Exhibition - Just a taste of the Claridge Collection, Montreal, QC

1993:
"A Taste of the Claridge Collection", Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON

1994:
"64-'94 Contemporary Decades," Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
"Hidden Values: Western Corporations Collect", The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB

1996 - 1997:
"Landfall Press: Twenty-Five Years of Printmaking" Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI

1996:
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

1997:
"Views of the Coast", Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2006:
“New Edition Greg Murdock,” Artists for Kids, Leo Marshall Centre, North Vancouver, BC
"Views of the Coast," Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2007:
"Nexus-Histories and Communities,” Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC

2010:
“Snow," Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Reviews, Interviews, Articles:
July 21, 1977 Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
November 1982 Capilano Review, Templo-Mound Series, An Interview by Ann Rosenberg, pp. 10-18
June 1993 Art Forum Video Programs, Vancouver, a series of discussions about and by Vancouver artists.
July 1983 Vancouver Province, "Art Forum", by Art Perry
Feb. 18, l984 Vancouver Province, Review by Art Perry
Feb. 20, l984 Vancouver Province, Review by Art Perry
March 1, 1984 Georgia Straight, Review by Keith Wallace
March 1, 1984 The Vancouver Sun, Review by Eve Johnson
March-April 1984 Issue Magazine, Review by Michael McKillop, p. 24
April 1984 Vanguard Magazine, Vol. l3, No. 3, pp. 35, Review by Ann Rosenberg
October 15, 1984 The Vancouver Sun, Review by Eve Johnson
October 19, 1984 Georgia Straight, Review by Joyce Woods
October 22, 1984 Vancouver Province, Review by Art Perry
April 1, 1985 Vanguard Magazine, Review by Art Perry, Vol. 14
May 18, 1985 The Burlington Post, Review by Lois Crawford
May 25, 1985 The Hamilton Spectator, Review by Grace Inglis
June 1985 Visions Magazine, A Quarterly Review of Northwest Art, No. 2, Review by Janeen Wallwork
July 6, 1985 The Windsor Star, Review by Norman DeBono
January 1986 Arts Magazine, Volume 60, No. 5, pp. 139, Review by Gregory Galligan
January 1986 Arts Magazine, Volume 60, No. 5, pp. 131, Review by Joshua Teplow
May 22, 1986 The Vancouver Sun, Review by Eve Johnson
May 31, 1986 The Toronto Globe and Mail (National Edition), Review by Stephen Godfrey
July 5, 1986 London Free Press, Review by Kate Taylor
January 17, 1987 Montreal Gazette, Review by Lawrence Sabbath
March 19, 1987 The Globe and Mail, Review by John Bentley Mays
Spring, 1988 Canadian Art Magazine, Review by Monica Forrestall
Sept. 12, 1988 The Province, Review by Art Perry
Sept. 14, 1988 The Vancouver Sun, Review by Elizabeth Godley
June, 1989 The Capilano Review, Number 50
December 1990 Western Living, Article by Sherry Killam
April 5, 1991 The Globe and Mail, Review by Kate Taylor
October 19, 1991 The Vancouver Sun, Review by Ann Rosenberg
April 7, 1993 The Globe and Mail, Review by Kate Taylor
May 6-13, 1994 The Georgia Straight, "Elegies & Eulogies Shine in Positive Paint," by Paula Gustafson
October 23, 1995 The Vancouver Sun, "Look Back in Wonder," Review by Michael Scott
May 11, 1995 The Daily Courier, "The Creative Process Explained," by Glenna Turnbull
May 12, 1995 Capital News, "Murdock Paper Works on Exhibition at KAG"
February 18, 1998 The Vancouver Sun, "Artist's Prerogative to Change His Canvas," by Michael Scott
February 1998 Festival Magazine, "Ethereal Themes Permeate Striking Exhibit," by Elizabeth Godley
Nov 17, 2007 The Okanagan, “Drawings and Prints,” by Liz Wylie
Dec 26, 2007 Kelowna Capital News “Murdock uses subtle forms, Shapes in his Etchings,” by Liz Wylie

Catalogues:
"Greg Murdock," Published by the 49th Parallel Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art, New York, 1985.
"Drawings and Sculpture: Lynda Gammon, Greg Murdock, Colette Urban," Published by the Surrey Art Gallery, 1985.
Tableaux," by Stephen Godfrey, Published by Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, 1987.
"Tables Turned - Aspects of Furniture as Visual Art," Published by Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, 1987.
"Hidden Values: Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections," Robert Swain, Published by Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver/Toronto, 1994."Greg Murdock: A Survey 1981 -1995," Essays by Greg Bellerby and Robin Laurence, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, 1996.
2007 “Nexus/Histories & Communities,” Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC

Commissions:
1989  Cineplex Odeon Cinema Complex, "The Back Lot," mixed media diptych
1989  Cineplex Odeon City Centre Cinemas, Seattle, WA

Collections:
Ring House Gallery, Edmonton
Air Canada, Montreal, Quebec
First City Trust, Vancouver
Maison Alcan Inc., Montreal
Osler, Hoskin, Toronto
McMillan, Binch, Toronto
Guaranty Trust, Toronto
Midland, Doherty, Toronto
Department of External Affairs, Ottawa
Abols & Posthumous, Toronto
Sun Life Assurance Co. Ltd., Toronto
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver
Microsoft, Seattle
Trans Mountain Pipe Line, Vancouver
Molnar Construction Ltd., Vancouver
Canadian Embassy, Washington
The Blackburn Group, London
Creative Fusion Corp., Toronto
Progressive Corporation, Cleveland
Claridge Collection, Montreal
B.C. Gas, Vancouver
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Norcen Energy, Calgary
Grant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
Musee d'Art Contemporain, Montreal
Royal Bank of Canada
Colliers MacAulay Nicolls, Vancouver
Toronto Dominion Bank Collection, Toronto
Hewlett-Packard Canada Ltd.
Canadian Airlines, Vancouver
Nesbitt Burns, Vancouver
Tory, Tory, Deslauriers, Toronto
Camosun College, Victoria
Campney & Murphy, Vancouver
Art Gallery of North York, North York
Disney Film Corp., Los Angeles
Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver
University of Toronto Art Collection, Toronto
Tom Thomson Art gallery, Owen Sound, ON
Canaccord Capital, Vancouver, BC
United States Embassy, Ottawa, ON
Hallmark Collection, Kansas City, MO
Telus, Toronto, ON
Phillips, Farevaag, Smallenberg Landscape Architects, Vancouver, BC
Roberts & Stahl, Vancouver, BC
Farris, Vaughan, Williams & Murphy, Vancouver, BC
Stantec Architects, Vancouver, BC