Marian Murdoch

When I was a child, I got lost in the woods and, remembering the advice of my father, I stopped and sat down, staying in place so I could be located. While I waited, I found a companion in a chipmunk, who stayed by my side until my father found me. After that, I have been fascinated by wildlife. Navigating society's disdain for art as a career, I ended up in the medical field, but I never gave up my passion. It is my hope that my work shows a bit of an animal's personality or the beauty nature produces, and that my techniques intrigue the eye. 

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Education:

Bachelor of Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, plus 29 extra credits in Art.

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Creative Accomplishments:

 

•  Jan 2023– Jun 2024: Community Light Opera and Theatre Association, Ridgecrest, CA
  ● Set Painting for “Close Encounters of the Hairy Kind,” “Clue: The 
  Musical,” “Steel Magnolias,” “Here There Be Monsters,” “A 
  Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “The Viewing Room”
  ● Scenic Design and painting for “Clue: The Musical” and “A Midsummer Night’s 
  Dream” 

• ​2019: Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA - “ARTifacts” - Joint art exhibit

• 2018: Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA - “Arid Points” - Pen and Ink Solo art exhibit

• 2018: Space.com - Lyrid Meteor Shower Photograph

• 2015: Ridgecrest Regional Hospital - Three nature photographs became part of a permanent collection​

• 2014 - 2015: Community Cloud Atlas – Kelvin-Helmholtz and Circumzenithal arc photographs are featured

• 2013: Sky and Telescope – Comet Lovejoy Photograph

• 2012: Fox News, ABC News, and Good Morning America – Meteor Shower Photograph

• 2011: Brother's Greenhouse - Winner of their Annual Photography Show, Port Orchard, WA

• 2007 - 2009: Marian Murdoch Photography, Belfair, WA - Portrait and Wedding photography

• 2007 - 2008: Wildmaven Art Gallery - Joint Owner, showcasing 30+ local artists

• 2007: Sky and Telescope Magazine – Aurigid Meteor Photograph

• 2007: The Corvid Crier, Washington Ornithological Society – multiple bird photographs

• 2003: BellaOnline – Designed navigation buttons which were used for over a decade

• 2002: New York auction - commissioned a drawing from me to raise money for breast cancer awareness

• 2002: Personal Project - “Through Their Eyes” - multimedia project showcasing the cancer patient's experience (sketches, short stories, and photographs)

• 1991 - 1994: Seattle Aquarium - Illustrator for “All Wet Gazette”

• 1992: South Region Radiology – Editor and Illustrator for “Rads, Waves, and Rays” newsletter

• ​1993: Pacific Gallery Artists – Editor and Illustrator