Mary Joy's newest work will be featured in RECURRENCE + RESISTANCE, a show with Judy Hodge at The COMMA Fine Art Gallery in January 2024. This show brings together curated examples of Judy Hodge’s new body of work exploring bold gestures, rhythmic motion and negative space together with a new series of black and white […]
The opening of the two-woman show, RECURRENCE + RESISTANCE, was held on January 6, 2024, at the COMMA Fine Art Gallery in East Aurora, NY. Here are some photos from the opening:
Mary Joy gave an artist talk about her most recent collection of paintings, Beyond Black, at the COMMA Fine Art Gallery. Co-exhibitor Judy Hodge also gave a talk. https://youtu.be/zdz7yEdCJ8c
Mary Joy's painting Gulf of Mexico Sunset is included in the show Known, Imagined, Experienced at The COMMA Fine Art Gallery from February 10 through March 15. This group show consists of works that evoke a sense of place. From The COMMA's website: Anthropologists define sense of place as: “the experiential and expressive ways places […]
See Mary Joy's paintings, Fiery Fenestration and All That Remains, on display during July in the 2024 Annual Members Show at the Carnegie Art Center. An opening event for the show took place on July 10, 2024. Here are some photos from the opening:
See Mary Joy's painting, Zephyr, on display at Hallwalls during July and August. From Hallwalls: "Since its inception almost half a century ago, Hallwalls has held an Annual Members Exhibition. It is a premiere moment for the creativity of our members—regional, local, and beyond—to share their work with a wider audience in a non-juried, non-curated […]
Mary Joy is excited to be one of the vendors at the ninth annual Oliver Street Art Festival, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, on Oliver Street (between Schenck and Robinson Streets) in North Tonawanda, NY. Mary Joy will show work from the Playful Art collections and sell […]
Mary Joy participated in the 2nd annual Elmwood Village ArtFest in August. She had a great time and met many wonderful people. She sold a lot of hand-dyed garments and Cozy Cat Naps, too. For more information about the festival, visit the Elmwood Village Association website.
Mary Joy will be the highlighted artist at the Jung Center at Trinity during November's First Friday Gallery Walk. She will show work from the ...it's just Playful Art collection.
On Thanksgiving weekend, visit Mary Joy Murphy’s studio for excellent holiday shopping deals on artwork, hand-dyed garments in sizes 2T to 4XL, and Cozy Cat Naps (fleece blankets filled with organic catnip). She will also preview new work for upcoming exhibitions. Friday Nov 29 – 5 PM to 9 PM Saturday Nov 30 – 11 […]
Join Mary Joy for Art is a Gift! The Burchfield Penney Art Center holds its annual Art is a Gift holiday art and gift sale the weekend of December 6, 7, and 8. The show features work by Mary Joy with many other local artisans. The event runs from 10 AM to 5 PM each […]
Mary Joy will again participate in the group show in the Buffalo office of MJ Peterson Real Estate in December. Be there for the opening on Friday, December 6, from 6 to 9 PM. Meet Mary Joy and the other artists in the show, and enjoy refreshments courtesy of MJ Peterson Real Estate.
