CARA MURPHY
SILVERSMITH
Cara Murphy is a contemporary silversmith based in Northern Ireland. She uses traditional silversmithing techniques to create innovative and sculptural functional silver tableware. Murphy works mainly to commission and exhibits her silverware internationally.
Her work has been showcased in numerous high profile applied art and silversmithing exhibitions. Her silver tableware is represented in many national and international public and private collections including the Arts Council of Northern Ireland; the National Museum of Ireland; the Ulster Museum, Northern Ireland; the Shipley Art Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK; Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, UK; the Arts Council of Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs Collection, Dublin, Ireland.
In 2008 Murphy was awarded a Major Individual Artist Award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to assist with a commission she gained from the Silver Trust for Downing Street. In addition to her practice, Murphy leads research in contemporary silversmithing at the University of Ulster where she is an Associate Lecturer in Silversmithing and Jewellery. Cara is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.
Blessington House
18 Ballynahinch Street
Hillsborough
Co. Down
Northern Ireland
BT26 6AW
+44 (0) 7811 958 807
cara@caramurphy.com
www.caramurphy.com
Image 2: Disperse. Silver. 32cm x 57cm x 35cm (W x L x H).