Penny Murphy b. 1941

Also known as Penny Sharpe
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Weaver),
  • Maker (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Penny Murphy has committed herself to art over a period of some 50 years, expressing herself in a diverse range of media over this time including watercolour, pottery, weaving and jewellery.
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Name
Penny Murphy
Also known as Penny Sharpe
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Weaver)
  • Maker (Jewellery Designer)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Birth date
1941
Birth place
Brisbane, Qld
Active Period
  • 1959-
Residence
  • Glenmorgan, Qld
  • Toowoomba, Qld
  • Brisbane, Qld
Training
  • Australian Flying Arts School, Brisbane, Qld
  • Central Technical College, Brisbane, Qld
Languages
  • English

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Related stub people
  • Haysom, Melville (associate of)
  • McCormack, Carol (associate of)
  • Sharpe, Estelle (child of)
  • Murphy, David (spouse of)
  • Moriarty, Mervyn (associate of)
  • Grealy, Kevin (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Glenmorgan Art Group (associate of)
  • Brigalow Pottery Group (associate of)
Related people
  • Martin, Ida (associate of)
Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
Related events
  • Penny Murphy and Carol McCormack (exhibited at)
  • Warana-Caltex Prize (exhibited at)
  • Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association (exhibited at)
  • Redcliffe Art Contest (exhibited at)