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Artist and Printmaker

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Carolyn Murphy Artist and Printmaker

Art that Invites Reflection

I’m a London-born artist and printmaker based in Manchester, UK. My work explores the complexity of landscapes, as memory or metaphor, reflecting on the passing of time, sometimes capturing subtle moments of stillness and reflection, other times the energy of sites of decay and renewal.

Place and Perception

Rooted in traditional printmaking techniques, I create works using linocut, etching, collagraph and monoprint processes to create layered, atmospheric images that reflect a sense of light, space, pattern, and texture. In my home studio in Manchester, my printmaking processes are very hands-on and explorative, getting inky and experimenting with contrasts and suggesting surfaces and places.   

From Observation to Intuition

My work spans both 2D work and 3D print-based installations.  As an artist in residence at the University of Chester, I’ve been developing the installation side of my practice, bringing traditional print processes together with digital technology, such as laser cutting, to create new fragile structures. I love to experiment and embrace gaps, edges, ambiguity and chance.

Inspired by the outdoors, the post-industrial surroundings of Manchester and artists I admire, my prints usually evolve from location sketches, sketchbook studies and prototypes into carefully hand-printed works. I’m balancing ideas, structures and aiming to evoke mood and a connection.

A recent graduate with an MA in Fine Art Printmaking from Middlesex University, I’m a member of the Printmakers Council, East London Printmakers, and Prospect Printmakers in Rossendale. I exhibit regularly and my work is held in private collections across the UK and beyond. It’s also in two art books and has been shown in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 – and again this year. I’m delighted to share my work with you here and invite you to join me on my journey

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Art that Invites Reflection

I’m a London-born artist and printmaker based in Manchester, UK. My work explores the complexity of landscapes, as memory or metaphor, reflecting on the passing of time, sometimes capturing subtle moments of stillness and reflection, other times the energy of sites of decay and renewal.

Place and Perception

Rooted in traditional printmaking techniques, I create works using linocut, etching, collagraph and monoprint processes to create layered, atmospheric images that reflect a sense of light, space, pattern, and texture. In my home studio in Manchester, my printmaking processes are very hands-on and explorative, getting inky and experimenting with contrasts and suggesting surfaces and places.   

From Observation to Intuition

My work spans both 2D work and 3D print-based installations.  As an artist in residence at the University of Chester, I’m developing the installation side of my practice, bringing traditional print processes together with digital technology, such as laser cutting, to create new fragile structures. I love to experiment and embrace gaps, edges, ambiguity and chance.

Inspired by the outdoors, the post-industrial surroundings of Manchester and artists I admire, my prints evolve from location sketches, sketchbook studies and prototypes into carefully hand-printed works. I’m usually balancing ideas, structures and aiming to evoke mood and a connection.

A recent graduate with an MA in Fine Art Printmaking from Middlesex University, I’m a member of the Printmakers Council, East London Printmakers, and Prospect Printmakers in Rossendale. I exhibit regularly and my work is held in private collections across the UK and beyond. It’s also in two art books and has been shown in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. I’m delighted to share my work with you here and invite you to join me on my journey

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Simple Creative Design Quality

“Printmaking allows me to slow down and look closely — to find something meaningful in what’s often overlooked.”

Simple Creative Design Quality

“Printmaking allows me to slow down and look closely — to find something meaningful in what’s often overlooked.”

Exhibitions & Achievements

Current & Upcoming

  • Residency, University of Chester (2024/25)
  • Solo Exhibition – Layer over Layer, The Stone Space, Leytonstone (Feb–Mar)
  • Group Exhibition – Printmakers Council, Ironbridge (May–June)

2025

2022 - 2024

MA Years & Collective Exhibitions

  • MA Fine Art (Printmaking), Middlesex University – Graduated with Distinction (2024)
  • Fankle Art Collective exhibitions – Willesden Gallery (2024), Conningsby Gallery (2023)
  • RA Summer Exhibition (2023) – Below the Pike (edition sold out)
  • Bloomsbury Festival (2023) – Reclaiming, installation work at Holborn Library
  • Printmakers Council shows – Barbican Library, Emma Mason Gallery, Bankside Gallery, Mandell’s Gallery
  • Other exhibitions – Derby Print Open, Clitheroe Contemporary, group shows in Chester and beyond

Earlier Work

  • Singing Ringing Tree II added to Printmakers Council Archive, Scarborough Museum (2021)
  • Group exhibitions with Prospect Printmakers – Towneley Hall (2020), Bury Art Museum (2019), Whitaker Gallery (2018)
  • Manchester Art Fair, Hot Bed Press (2018)
  • North Wales Print Fair, Mostyn Gallery (2018)
  • Commercial commission: Serenity for Macmillan Support Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital
  • Selected for Twitter Art Exhibit – Above Ullswater (2019)

2018 - 2021

Education, Training & Memberships

  • MA Fine Art (Printmaking), Middlesex University – Distinction (2022–2024)
  • L3 Printmaking, University of the Arts London / RPC Wrexham (2018)
  • Artist training with Ian Phillips, Hester Cox, Lucy May Schofield, Jess Bugler
  • Printmaking courses – Hot Bed Press (2011–2013)
  • Member of Printmakers Council, East London Printmakers, Fankle Art Collective, formerly Hot Bed Press (2011–2023), a-n artist member

Previous Career

  • Background in Marketing & Business Development, prior to becoming a full-time artist and printmaker.

2025

Current & Upcoming

  • Residency, University of Chester (2024/25)
  • Solo Exhibition – Layer over Layer, The Stone Space, Leytonstone (Feb–Mar)
  • Group Exhibition – Printmakers Council, Ironbridge (May–June)

2022 - 2024

MA Years & Collective Exhibitions

  • MA Fine Art (Printmaking), Middlesex University – Graduated with Distinction (2024)
  • Fankle Art Collective exhibitions – Willesden Gallery (2024), Conningsby Gallery (2023)
  • RA Summer Exhibition (2023) – Below the Pike (edition sold out)
  • Bloomsbury Festival (2023) – Reclaiming, installation work at Holborn Library
  • Printmakers Council shows – Barbican Library, Emma Mason Gallery, Bankside Gallery, Mandell’s Gallery
  • Other exhibitions – Derby Print Open, Clitheroe Contemporary, group shows in Chester and beyond

2018 - 2021

Earlier Work

  • Singing Ringing Tree II added to Printmakers Council Archive, Scarborough Museum (2021)
  • Group exhibitions with Prospect Printmakers – Towneley Hall (2020), Bury Art Museum (2019), Whitaker Gallery (2018)
  • Manchester Art Fair, Hot Bed Press (2018)
  • North Wales Print Fair, Mostyn Gallery (2018)
  • Commercial commission: Serenity for Macmillan Support Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital
  • Selected for Twitter Art Exhibit – Above Ullswater (2019)

Education, Training & Memberships

  • MA Fine Art (Printmaking), Middlesex University – Distinction (2022–2024)
  • L3 Printmaking, University of the Arts London / RPC Wrexham (2018)
  • Artist training with Ian Phillips, Hester Cox, Lucy May Schofield, Jess Bugler
  • Printmaking courses – Hot Bed Press (2011–2013)
  • Member of Printmakers Council, East London Printmakers, Fankle Art Collective, formerly Hot Bed Press (2011–2023), a-n artist member

Previous Career

  • Background in Marketing & Business Development, prior to becoming a full-time artist and printmaker.
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