I'm thrilled to announce my next solo show FAR OUT, opening September 19th at Garden 908.
This show is about looking—from inside out and outside in. It explores shape as story, transforming 2D planes into deeper 3D perspectives. Featuring all new works on paper, each is hand-torn to create unique shapes with imperfect structural edges. I then apply hand-painted gradients in rich hues to unlock one’s imagination within each form.
Lastly, FAR OUT honors my heroes—and the influence they continue to impart on my journey. From Ellsworth Kelly’s shapes and O’Keeffe’s clouds to Ruscha’s gradients and Hockney’s details of everyday life, their presence is deeply considered throughout the work.
Please join me at the opening reception on September 19th from 2-5pm.
Garden 908
908 Harding Ave. Venice, CA 90291
All are welcome.
Matt Murphy, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, is multi-disciplinary artist based in LA who embraces diverse and dynamic mediums including street performance, graphic design, sculpture and drawing. His core focus over the last seven years has been painting—specifically landscapes. Inspired by the universality of ambient light, each painting is equal parts observed and manufactured, re-imagining optical effects from nature through his masterful hand-layering of paint while distilling landscapes into their simplest, most evocative forms. His work has been shown widely across Los Angeles in both group and solo shows.
Below is a small selection of paintings from previous shows
In 2025, I had a solo show, DAY TRIP,
at Piece x Piece in Venice. The show featured
a series of 15 paintings, each a meditation
on color and perspective. Click the link above
to view the show catalogue.
In 2024, I was involved in an incredible group show, Hollywood Dream Bubble: Ed Ruscha’s influence in Los Angeles and beyond, at the Hole Gallery in LA. This show was an art-star studded lineup, masterfully curated by Gallucci Tull, sure to prove out Ed’s massive creative influence.
In 2022, I was included in a group show, MANSCAPING, at the Hole Gallery in LA.
It featured an amazing group of artists, organized around the common theme of how landscape is impacted by mankind.
In 2022, I was included in Symbiosis, at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens. Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody, this was a very special exhibit that aimed to fuse art and nature.
In 2021, I had a solo show, FREAK OF NATURE, continuing my fascination
and simplification of the
vivid hues, fluid shapes
and primitive life found
in the high desert. Click the link above to view the show catalogue.
In 2019, I had my first solo show, DESERT HIGH, at Budman Studios. This was show was all about the spontaneous play of desert light and form. Click the link above to view the show catalogue.