{"id":90065,"date":"2026-01-16T12:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/iea\/?p=90065"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:26:09","slug":"iea-x-sgci-althea-murphy-price-artist-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/iea\/2026\/01\/16\/iea-x-sgci-althea-murphy-price-artist-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"iea x SGCI: Althea Murphy-Price Artist Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]A collaboration with Southern Graphic Council International (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgcinternational.org\/\">SGCI<\/a>) and the iea &#8211; <span class=\"mark39mbvoqhh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Althea<\/span> <span class=\"markf1gxd5o9z\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Murphy-Price<\/span> is an artist who specializes in printmaking, and Professor of Art at University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Her work &#8220;contemplates the power of hair as a signifier of cultural self-identity.&#8221; Learn about her recent body of work and print edition being made in the iea during her two week visit, which will be available for purchase through <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/iea\/iea-editions\/\">iea<em>Editions<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Artist Talk<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgcinternational.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-90083\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/iea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/SGCInternationalLogo_Color_400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Wednesday, February 4, 2026 &#8211; 7pm-8:30pm ET <\/span><br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">In-person: Holmes Auditorium<\/span><br \/>\nIf you missed Althea\u2019s artist talk, you can view it and others on our YouTube channel\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@theinstituteforelectronica5746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90066&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90067&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span class=\"mark39mbvoqhh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Althea<\/span> <span class=\"markf1gxd5o9z\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Murphy-Price<\/span>\u2019s (b. 1979 San Jose, CA) variable practice often involves printmaking, photography, and sculpture. \u00a0The inherent duality of print provides a platform to explore these characteristics under the lens of deception. Motifs of race, hair culture, and feminine identity serve as tools of decoration. \u00a0Bright colors, shiny surfaces, texture, and dimensional forms extend off the page in a suggestion of play, celebration, and analysis. \u00a0<span class=\"markf1gxd5o9z\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Murphy-Price<\/span> is the recipient of the 2024 Individual Artist Fellowship in Photography from the Tennessee Art Commission. \u00a0Her works have been exhibited in cities such as Spain, Paris, China, Italy, and Sweden. She is included in public collections such as Thrivent, the Cleveland Arts Clinic, the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Huntsville Museum of Art, and The British Museum. Her work has been featured in the publications of Art Papers Magazine, Art in Print Magazine, Printmaking Today Magazine (UK), and Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials and Process. <span class=\"markf1gxd5o9z\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Murphy-Price<\/span> lives in Knoxville TN and is a Professor of Art at the University of Tennessee since 2010. 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