Job Experience
1996-present
Lecturer, Department of Art and Art History, CSU Chico
Summer 1996-1999
Lecturer
Continuing Education, CSU Chico. Instructor for summer session class ART 6, Beginning Ceramics, as wellaws an independent study section of ART 199c.
1994-present
Lab Technician, CSU Chico.
As the lab technitian I am responsible for all the ceramic facilities, including inventory and ordering materails, as well as all kiln repairs and upkeep of equipment and in the ceramic lab. I also assist students by answering questions and giving helpful advice regarding assigned projects and creative problems.
1990-1991
Teaching Assistant to Paul Soldner, Ceramics, Scripps College Clairmont, CA.
1986-1988
Ceramics Lab Technician, Butte Community College, Oroville CA.
Summer 1986
Lab Technician, Lakeside Studios, Lakeside Michigan.
1983-1986
Assistant Lab Technician, CSU Chico, CA.

Workshops
1992
University of Nevada, Reno. April 21-22.
I conducted a two-day workshop which included a slide presentation of my work and a demonstration in which I made a 3' building and an 8' building.

Awards and Honors
1998
"Annie's" Artist Recognition Award of 1998 Chico, CA.
Governor's Employee Safety Award
CSU Chico Staff Safety Award
1997
"Award of Honor" Chico Art Center 1st National Juries Exhibition, Chico, CA. Clayton Bailey, Juror.

Exhibitions
1998
CSU Chico Faculty Exhibition
Eigth Annual Annie's Art Festival, Fine Arts Exhibition, Chico, CA.
1997
Michael Murphy's "Cash Crops" Chico Art Center, Chico, CA. December 12 to January 11, 1998.
Juried Alumni Exhibition "Coming Home to Chico" CSU Chico, CA. October 13 to November 7.
The Evocative Object: New Work in Clay, Diablo Valley College Art Gallery, Pleasant Hill, CA.
1st National Juried Exhibition, Chico Art Center, Clayton Bailey, Juror.
1996
Faculty Art Exhibit, CSU Chico, CA
1993
Mixed Materials and Obsessions, Modesto Junior College Art Gallery, Modesto, CA.
1992
Group Show, California Arts Council, Modesto CA.
1991
Master of Fine Arts Graduate Show, Clairmont Graduate School, Clairmont CA.
1st Annual Exchange Show, First Street Gallery, Clairmont, CA.
1990
Vex, East/West/Exit Galleries, CSU Fullerton, CA
Vex - Behind the Orange Curtain, UCI Fine Arts Gallery, Irvine CA.
The Clairmont Graduate School Exhibition, UMC Fine ARts Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder,CO.
Earthworks 1990, DA Gallery, Pomona, CA.
City Scapes, Kiln Yard Gallery, Scripps College, Clairmont, CA.
A New Group, Clairmont Graduate School, Clairmont, CA.
1989
Urban Monoliths, Kiln Yard Gallery, Scripps College, Clairmont, CA.
A Chick and a Dude, DA GAllery, Pomona, CA.
Beginnings, Class of '91, Clairmont Graduate School, Clairmont, CA.
1986
Solo Exhhibition, One Man Show on the Bar, Cherry Street Studios and Gallery, Chico, CA.
31st Annual Student Art Exhibition, Price Amerson, Juror, CSU Chico, CA.
1984
31st Annual Gallo Art Exhibition, Modesto, CA.
29th Annual Student Art Exhibition, Jan Butterfield and John Harper, Jurors, CSU Chico, CA.

Michael Murphy
Phone: (530) 898-6860
email: mmurphy2@csuchico.edu