UPenn Alumnus and Faculty Member, Deirdre Murphy, has an Upcoming Show at Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia

Grand Passage,  11"x36", Acrylic on Panel

In her upcoming show, Murmurations, at the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia, Deirdre Murphy explores the collective intelligence of the flock, drawing on the common energy, pulsing changes, and unconscious cooperations of bird migrations as inspiration. A murmuration is a murmuring sound, but the term can also be used to refer to a flock of starlings which gather in astonishing numbers and form awe-inspiring constellations of fluid moving black masses, accompanied by a constant squawking that combines into a low running sound, a thick murmur. 

Opening: Friday, September 6, 5-7pm
On View: September 6- October 20, 2013
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours: Oct 5 & 6, 12-6pm
Closing: October 4, 5-7pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12-5

Painted Bride Art Center230 Vine Street, 19106
215-925-9914
In conjunction with POST, Philadelphia Open Studio Tour.
www.deirdremurphyart.com