Gregory Malphurs

I guess you could say I grew up in art.

As a kid, I spent countless hours in my grandfather's studio on Miami Beach. He was a portrait painter with a storefront right there on the beach. He did a portrait of JFK that is in the White House collection. He also drank scotch and smoked cigs with Frank Sinatra while painting his portrait too.

My grandfather, Boompa we called him, set me free in the studio. Whatever materials or subjects I wanted to explore were there for me. Not to mention his epic collection of art books. Through which I learned all I needed to know about human anatomy - especially the Beardsley book.

My parents were ultra religious and art was my refuge. It’s not an exaggeration to say it saved my life by giving me purpose.

I grew up between two opposing worlds—strict control and complete freedom. In one, truth was dictated. In the other, it was lived. I learned early that what we’re told to believe and what actually feels true don’t always match. That tension never left me.

I've been drawing and painting professionally for over 30 years and my work is collected all over the world including the United States, Europe, South America and Australia.

I work and live in Joshua Tree.

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2021 Nov THE OTHER ART FAIR - Brooklyn
The Other Art Fair - Brooklyn,
NY USA
2021 Sept THE OTHER ART FAIR - Los Angeles
The Other Art Fair - Santa Monica,
California USA
2021 June ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA -
Gallery Exhibition
DAB ART/H GALLERY - Ventura,
California USA
2021 June PORTRAITS-ADJACENT Curated
Collection - Featured Artist
ART IN RES - New York, New York
2021 May SAATCHIART.COM - Featured Artist,
NEW THIS WEEK
SAATCHI ART - Santa Monica,
California USA
2021 May THE ORATORY OF THE PASSION
International Art Exhibition
JELMONI STUDIO GALLERY -
FLUXUS -Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio,
Milan
2020 Dec-Jan CANVAS INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR -
Mixing Identities
ITSLIQUID GROUP - The Line,
London, England
2020 Nov THE OTHER ART FAIR - Dallas Online
Studios - This Land Is Your Land:
Reflections on the Nature of Belonging
THE OTHER ART FAIR - Santa
Monica, California USA
2020 Nov THE OTHER ART FAIR - Dallas Online
Studios - Neutral Gestures: Mark-
Making in a Harmonious Palette
THE OTHER ART FAIR - Santa
Monica, California USA
2020 Nov THE OTHER ART FAIR - Dallas Online
Studios - Blurred Lines: Abstraction Meets
Figuration
THE OTHER ART FAIR - Santa Monica,
California USA
2020 Oct ARTINRES.COM - The Bi Weekly Curate:
SPOOKY, Curated by Mel Reese
ART IN RES - New York, New York USA
2020 Oct THE WORLD OF INTERIORS MAGAZINE
- Featured Artists Gallery
CONDÉ NAST - London, England
2020 Aug JAAMZIN CREATIVE MAGAZINE -
Featured Artist
JAAMZIN.COM - Sinagpore
2020 July ARTINRES.COM - The Weekly Curate,
Curated by Mel Reese
ART IN RES - New York, New York
2020 June ARCHES-PAPER.COM - Featured Artist
Gallery
ARCHES PAPER - Arches, France
2020 May ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA - A Global
Art Fair
DAB ART GALLERY - Los Angeles,
California USA
2019 Dec DIAFANO MAGAZINE Premiere Issue
DIAFANO - Barcelona, Spain
2019 Aug 7TH ANNUAL COASTER SHOW
GALLERY 30 SOUTH - Pasadena,
California USA