Nina Murdoch (artist)

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Nina Murdoch (born 1970) is a British painter, winner of the first Threadneedle Prize in 2008.

Murdoch graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art followed by a postgraduate diploma at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. [1]

Murdoch paints on large canvases using egg tempera on gesso, with a subject matter normally drawn from visits to the streets of South London. [2] Each painting can be made of up to 100 layers of medium, added then scraped back, which restricts her output to between 8 and 10 paintings per year. [2]

In 2008 Murdoch was winner of the inaugural Threadneedle Prize for figurative art, winning £25,000 for her Untitled painting of light on a pavement. [3] [4]

In 2010 Murdoch joined the list of artists represented by Marlborough Fine Art, London. [5] She has had three shows with Marlborough, Shedding Light in 2011, Enlightenment in 2014, and Collecting Colour in 2018.

In November 2019, Murdoch won the ING Discerning Eye prize.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Alex Leith (May 2009). "Nina Murdoch: Into The Dark". a-n Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. Brian Sewell (12 September 2008). "Now for a real art prize". Evening Standard . London.
  4. "Nina Murdoch". ThreadneedlePrize.com. Mall Galleries. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. "Nina Murdoch's "Shedding Light": New paintings at Marlborough Fine Art in London". Art Daily. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2014.