Deirdre Murphy is a contemporary painter.
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2015-2016

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2010-2012 2007-2009 2004-2006 2002-2003

Winds of Change series was made in collaboration with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (Kempton, PA) and Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This body of work explores bird migration and the effects of climate change. Utilizing data visualization from ornithologist, cartographers and behavioral biologists I attempted to depict species in crisis but through a lens of beauty rather than fear in the hopes of luring the viewer to ponder their own role in our changing evolution. This work debuted in a solo exhibition at Gross McCleaf Gallery and was shown at the New Bedford Museum of Art (Maine), Biggs Museum of American Art  ( Delaware), Boxheart Gallery (Pittsburgh) and Zinc Contemporary (Seattle).