BENJAMIN MURPHY
Benjamin Murphy (b. 1988, West Yorkshire, UK) is a visual artist and writer working between
London and Helsinki. His practice explores themes of polarity, time, memory, and contrast, often
using charcoal on raw canvas to evoke tension and subtlety.
Murphy is the co-founder and co-director of Delphian Gallery and teaches at the University of the
Arts London. He holds a BA in Graphic Design and two MAs in Contemporary Art.
His work has been shown in exhibitions across London, Miami, LA, and Helsinki, and at fairs in Seoul, New York, and London. He has completed residencies in Mallorca and New York, with his practice inspired by Finnish culture and nature.
For a more detailed biography and to explore artist works, please see the links below.
www.benjaminmurphy.info
www.instagram.com/benjaminmurphy_
Ben primarily works with charcoal on raw canvas, embracing the medium’s elemental quality to capture both immediacy and depth. His artworks often navigate the profound tensions of human existence, referencing life and death, fragility and chaos, beauty and violence, injustice and memory. Through this raw and unfiltered approach, Ben transforms simple materials into powerful meditations on the complexity of our shared condition.
