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John Francis Murray John Murray is a contemporary artist who works primarily in oil. His most recent subject matter includes landscape, still-life and portraiture. Inspired by the classic masters as a boy, his traditional training and artistic development has lead to work of quality. His paintings carry an appealing sense of clarity and color. Murray was educated at the Maryland College of Art in Baltimore and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Pennsylvania. In 1991 he studied at the John Michael Angel Studio in Florence, Italy. He also apprenticed and worked for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing as a bank note designer. In 2005 Murray won a grant from the Corcoran School of Art to study at the Repin Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. His wife Lena, a Russian artist, founded the Bridgeview School of Fine Art in New York. John has exhibited in many venues including the International Art Expo in New York City and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he won Best of Show in 2002. He currently lives in Silver Spring, Maryland and teaches at the Corcoran School of Art while continuing to paint. He is represented by Nichols Gallery in Charlottesville, Virginia, Gardner Colby Gallery in Naples, Florida and Newman Gallery in Philadelphia. Exhibitions 2006 Fall Group
Show, Nichols Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia 2005 Small
Paintings, Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples, Florida 2004 John
Murray. Recent Paintings. Vernacular Press, New York City 2003 Solo Show,
Newman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. 2002 American
Classicism. Two-man show. Century Gallery, Alexandria,
VA. 2001 Washington
Realists, curated by Lenny Compello, the Athenaeum,
Alexandria, VA. 2000 Two-Man Show. Century Gallery, Alexandria, VA. 1998 Solo Show,
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