Kendal Murray
Born 1958, Broken Hill, Australia
Lives & Works – Sydney (Eora)
Kendal Murray’s miniature sculptures stage dream-like narratives that transport us to a place of wishful thinking, where we are invited to play, imagine, and fantasise about possibilities outside the reality of the everyday. Found objects such as tea cups and saucers, mirrored compacts and grass covered purses are used as eccentric stages for her tiny characters to enact a range of playful and dramatic scenarios. Each tableau vivant in miniature is imbued with social, symbolic and personal meanings that entice us to invest our own desires into the pleasurable outcomes of the stories being told, while offering a mirror to our idiosyncrasies.
Murray has had numerous solo and group exhibitions nationally and her work is held in public and private collections in Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the UK, New York and Australia, including the Powerhouse Museum, Goulburn Regional Gallery, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, University of Western Sydney, University of New South Wales and the Commonwealth Bank Collection. She has been the recipient of several awards including the Deakin Small Sculpture Prize (2015) and the Beowulf Award in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize (2015). Her work has also been selected as finalist multiple times in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize (2023, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2004, 2001). She holds an MA (Hons) in Visual Art.
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30 Years of Arthouse Gallery
7 - 21 December 2024Over the past three decades, Arthouse Gallery has distinguished itself as one of Australia's leading contemporary art galleries. Currently representing over forty artists, the gallery celebrates its 30th anniversary this...Read more -
Arthouse Group Show
Summer – Part 1 9 - 27 January 2024Arthouse Gallery is delighted to begin 2024 with 'Summer' featuring a selection of new and exciting works from our stable of artists. This coming year features solo shows by newly–represented,...Read more -
Arthouse Group Show
Sydney Contemporary Collection 2023 – Booth F12 7 - 10 September 2023 -
Sydney Contemporary 2019 Group Show
12 - 15 September 2019
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Sydney Contemporary 2018 Group Show
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Kendal Murray
Show and Tell 24 February - 12 March 2016Kendal Murray’s new collection of miniature sculptures explores the ontological currency of toys and the psychological forces that motivate individuals to collect. The works allegorise the experience of play, both...Read more -
Kendal Murray
The Collector 7 - 24 May 2014 -
Kendal Murray
Flights of Fancy 7 - 24 November 2012Dream-like narratives are performed by a multitude of microscopic identities with giant personalities. Short stories and tall tales are enacted in a range of playful and dramatic scenarios. Glass teapots,...Read more
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Kendal MurrayHeart to Heart, Head Start, 2023mixed media assemblage11.5 x 14 x 16 cm, 29 x 24 x 26 cm (display)$5,000
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Kendal MurrayOpen Air, Double Dare, 2023mixed media assemblage10.5 x 15 x 16 cm, 28 x 25 x 26 cm (free standing display)$4,500
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Kendal MurrayDay Out, Stake Out , 2022mixed media assemblage11.5 x 12.5 x 11.5 cm, 27 x 22.5 x 21.5 cm (display)$4,500
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Kendal MurrayBamboo Rendezvous (teacup), 2019mixed media assemblage15 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm$3,500
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Kendal MurrayExhibition, Transmission, Ambition Commission, 2022mixed media assemblage9 x 8.5 x 9 cm, 15 x 15 x 17 cm (display)$2,400
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Kendal MurrayFlirt Alert, 2021mixed media assemblage8.5 x 9 x 8.5 cm, 15 x 15 x 17 cm (display)$2,400
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Kendal MurrayWise Guys, Surprise, Surprise!, 2021mixed media assemblage8 x 7.5 x 8 cm, 15 x 15 x 17 cm (display)$2,400
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Kendal MurrayOut of the Pond, James Bond, 2022mixed media assemblage6 x 5 x 6 cm, 15 x 15 x 17 cm (display)$2,200
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Exhibition Calendar 2024
2024ARTHOUSE GALLERY ANNOUNCES A DYNAMIC AND EXCITING EXHIBITION CALENDAR FOR 2024 Arthouse Gallery is delighted to announce our dynamic exhibition program for 2024. This coming...Read more -
Kendal Murray announced as a finalist in the Deakin Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2024
Deakin University Art Gallery 26 July 2024Congratulations to Kendal Murray who has been announced as a finalist in the The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award. Established in 2009, the award...Read more -
Kendal Murray and Naomi Hobson announced as finalists in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2023
Redleaf Gallery, Woollahra 27 September 2023Kendal Murray and Naomi Hobson have been announced as finalists in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2023. The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize attracts some of...Read more -
Kendal Murray announced as a finalist in Deakin Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Deakin University Art Gallery August 31 2023On display at Deakin University Art Gallery from 23 August The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award is an annual competition showcasing outstanding sculptures from...Read more