Aileen Murphy

Aileen Murphy approaches painting and its history with care and a playfully disobedient spirit. Her paintings, drawings, and collages explore the body, humour, psychological states, and fantastical imagery. She layers motifs, forms, and techniques in ways that blur boundaries between figuration and abstraction. Embracing both structure and improvisation, she allows materials, imagery, and references to interact in shifting and unexpected ways. Through this approach, her work invites multiple interpretations. Fantasy and subtle unease coexist; transformation is looming and exuberance prevails.

Solo exhibitions include We must go under the wallpaper, Deborah Schamoni, Munich, 2026; Crackers for Lorelei, Amanda Wilkinson, London, 2025; Wormhole, Galeria Pelaires, Palma, 2023; WET TALK, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin, 2022; and PANTING, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin, 2019. She was awarded The International Studio & Curatorial Program Residency, New York, in 2023. Murphy studied at Staedelschule, Frankfurt am Main, and NCAD, Dublin. She lives and works in Dublin.

Murphy is represented by Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin; Deborah Schamoni, Munich; and Amanda Wilkinson, London.