Christopher Murphy

I am a formally trained fine artist based in Charleston, SC, with four decades of making art and showing work across the Southeast. My practice is rooted in a deep love for abstraction and a constant drive to push the boundaries of what painting and mixed media can do. Influenced by the abstract expressionists and the collage-based methods of Robert Rauschenberg and Jean-Michel Basquiat, I build a personal visual language through invented narratives and self-made meaning — layering painted elements with printed images, clipped articles, bold text, and sketches to create work that sits between the imagined and the real

Columbus College of Art & Design

BFA, Painting
Georgia Southern University

MFA, Painting & Art Education