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  untitled 23-12
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 60" x 48"
  $7,200
  
  
  

  

  untitled 23-25
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 60" x 36"
  $5,400
  
  
  

  

  untitled 23-26
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 60" x 36"
  $5,400
  
  
  

  

  untitled 23-27
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 36" x 48"
  $4,300
  
  
  

  

  untitled 23-28
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 36" x 48"
  $4,300
  
  
  

  

  untitled 23-32
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 36" x 48"
  $4,300
  
  
  

  

  untitled 23-47
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 24" x 16"
  $1,200
  
  
  

  

  untitled 23-48
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 24" x 16"
  $1,200
  
  
  

  

  untitled 23-36
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 60" x 36"
  $5,400
  
  
  

  

  untitled 21-0408
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 30" x 48"
  $3,600
  
  

  

  untitled 21-0409
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 30" x 48"
  $3,600
  
  

  

  untitled 21-0412
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 30" x 30"
  $2,300
  
  

  

  untitled 21-0404
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 28" x 24"
  $1,700
  
  

  

  untitled 21-0405
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 28" x 24"
  $1,700
  
  

  

  untitled 21-0406
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 28" x 24"
  $1,700
  
  

  

  untitled 21-0407
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 28" x 24"
  $1,700
  
  

  

  untitled 1119-01
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 46" x 54"
  $5,000
  
  

  

  untitled 1119-03
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 42" x 54"
  $4,500
  
  

  

  untitled 05-759 (let the rocks in the river remind you to remember)
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 48" x 42"
  $4,000
  
  

  

  untitled 03-1831 (Enter Extend the Cosmos)
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 48" x 42"
  $4,000
  
  

  

  untitled 03-1909
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
  $825
  
  

  

  untitled 03-1912
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
  $825
  
  

  

  untitled 03-1910
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
  $825
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.46
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
  $550 Framed
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.55
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 16" x 20"
  $550 Framed
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.13
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $1,200 Framed
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.20
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
  $950 Framed
  
  

  

  Paper 2002.03
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 2002.12
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 2002.11
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $950 Framed
  
  

  

  Paper 2002.13
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 2002.14
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 2002.18
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 2002.19
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.12
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.31
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.30
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.11
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.15
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.16
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 20.03.25
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
  $950 Framed
  
  

  

  Paper 1607.53
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 1608.07
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
  $700
  
  

  

  Paper 1608.09
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
  $700
  
  

  

  Untitled Map no. 47-29
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 16" x 20"
  $400
  
  

  

  Untitled Map no. 47-30
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 16" x 20"
  $400
  
  

  

  Paper 1703.40
  
  Mixed media on paper
  Art dimensions: 26" x 40"
  $1,200
  
  

  abstract, representational, expressionist, gestural, colorful, poetic, bright, geometric, playful, musical, rhythmic, meditative, healing, contemporary artist, patterned, textured, spatial
  
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  untitled map no. 1411-02
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150507C

  

  heliotropic inflorescence
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU200201C

  

  and so to this illuminated season
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190701C

  

  untitled 03-1907
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190349C

  

  untitled 03-1911
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190353C

  

  elevations 003-08
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140210C

  

  paper 20.03.01
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU190320C

  

  paper 20.03.29
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU190334C

  

  untitled 03-1903
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190347C

  

  untitled 03-1834
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190340C

  

  untitled 03-1833
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190339C

  

  untitled 03-1832
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190338C

  

  paper 2002.06
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU190313C

  

  untitled map 1102-08
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130816C

  

  untitled map 1102-06
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130817C

  

  untitled map no. 1105-355
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130806C

  

  untitled map no. 1105-361
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130805C

  

  untitled map no. 1105-360
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130804C

  

  untitled 03-1904
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190348C

  

  untitled 03-1844
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190344C

  

  untitled 03-1843
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190343C

  

  untitled 03-1842
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190342C

  

  untitled 03-1841
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU190341C

  

  paper 20.03.13
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU190326C

  

  elevations 005-17 (the rise of how we find the open sky)
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU180901C

  

  sketchbook 1903.013
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150511C

  

  untitled 02-1606
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU170202C

  

  Sometimes We Know What Were Doing(I Choose You)
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU151001C

  

  sketchbook 1501.014
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150905C

  

  sketchbook 1501.013
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150904C

  

  sketchbook 1501.017
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150903C

  

  paper 1703.39
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170427C

  

  paper 1703.38
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170426C

  

  paper 1703.85
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170429C

  

  all we make of it, long promised
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU170204C

  

  paper 1703.86
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170430C

  

  untitled 07-1707
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU170501C

  

  paper 1703.31
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170502C

  

  paper 1703.32
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170503C

  

  Five Fares Four
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU120507C

  

  sketchbook 1510.003
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU161004C

  

  sketchbook 1510.006
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU161006C

  

  sketchbook 1510.007
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU161007C

  

  we planted the plum tree out back
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140106C

  

  just dig where the promise is buried
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140203C

  

  elevations 001-12
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140209C

  

  10 Map 5, then over to 11
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  MOBTMU140201C

  

  The Sky Kept Its Promise
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140104Cc

  

  Green Five
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU120503C

  

  And: Also You (Addendum 2)
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU130201C

  

  she loves being loved
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU120508C

  

  Exploration model #2
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU130811C

  

  untitled traveling interval 557
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140211C

  

  untitled map no. 1405-609
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140510C

  

  untitled map no. 1410-07
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150506C

  

  untitled map no. 1411-06
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150509C

  

  untitled traveling interval 792
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140212C

  

  untitled map no. 1411-08
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150510C

  

  she whispered again, 3 and 20 love letters
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140204C

  

  untitled map 1102-03
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130812C

  

  untitled map 1102-02
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130813C

  

  untitled map 1102-05
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130815C

  

  untitled map no. 1405-603
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140504C

  

  

  untitled map no.1405-607
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140508C

  

  untitled map no.1405-608
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140509C

  

  untitled map no.1405-610
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140511C

  

  Even Though This Also Mattered
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU120502C

  

  It Could Still Be Coming
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU120504C

  

  sketchbook 1903.19C
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150512C

  

  untitled map no.1410-04
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150503C

  

  untitled map no.1410-06
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140505C

  

  untitled map no.1411-05
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150508C

  

  untitled map no. 14-21
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140111C

  

  untitled map 1105-358
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130802C

  

  untitled map 1105-356
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU130801C

  

  it was when she heard the hummingbird
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140201C

  

  Everything is a Love Letter
  
  Mixed media on canvas
  
  TMU140514C

  

  untitled map no. 1410-02
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150502C

  

  sketchbook 0714-008
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140804C

  

  

  sketchbook 0714-010
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140805C

  

  sketchbook 1510.005
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU161005C

  

  sketchbook 1510.001
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU161002C

  

  sketchbook 1503.023
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU150901C

  

  paper 1604.08
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170236C

  

  untitled map no. 11-1158
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU120509C

  

  untitled map no. 11-1160
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU120510C

  

  untitled map no. 11-1161
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU120511C

  

  untitled map no. 11-479
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU120512C

  

  untitled map no. 14-13
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU140115C

  

  paper 1612.16
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170263C

  

  paper 1612.20
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170267C

  

  paper 1612.81
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170279C

  

  sketchbook 1512.018
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170291C

  

  paper 1611.23
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170303C

  

  paper 1611.26
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170306C

  

  paper 1612.58
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170310C

  

  paper 1612.59
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170311C

  

  paper 1612.69
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170321C

  

  paper 1612.74
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170326C

  

  paper 1612.37
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170335C

  

  paper 1612.106
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170338C

  

  paper 2017-01
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170356C

  

  paper 2017-21
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170375C

  

  paper 2017-24
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170378C

  

  paper 2017-27
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170381C

  

  paper 2017-30
  
  Mixed media on paper
  
  TMU170384C

  

  

  
• Biography
  A writer turned visual artist, Portland painter Thérèse Murdza began drawing big words on giant rolls of paper in 1998. Using an evolving and animated range of circles, lines, and colors, she continued her work onto stretched canvas in 2001, eventually building her now signature bright, richly textured paintings on large, sometimes multi-paneled works on canvas, and smaller paintings on canvas and paper.  From her studio in Portland, Oregon, she partners with gallerists, design professionals, and private collectors to place her artwork nationwide. 
  

  Statement
  "Before I could tie my own shoes, I played a small accordion. I studied piano, saxophone, then jazz and music theory at a Maryland public high school. In college, I studied theater performance, learning new forms of materializing sounds in transitory space. I acted, directed, and wrote poetry and plays. After graduation I distilled my writing further, in search of the precise moments of emotion and of contact. Not narrating the beginnings and ends, but middles; the being in the middle of things.
  
  Years spent living up and down the east coast had me drawing on big paper and literally taking the words apart. Disintegrating the shapes of the words into lines, circles, squares and color. Seeing music, hearing words, somehow marking sound in charcoal, ink, pencil, and then: paint. 
  
  Since 2000, I've worked almost exclusively on hand-stretched canvas, in turns building large, sometimes multi-paneled works on canvas, and smaller works on canvas and paper. From my studio in Portland, Oregon, I partner with gallerists, design professionals, and private collectors to place my paintings nationwide, including with those in the great state of Iowa.​"

  Previous Exhibitions

  Sequitur non Sequitur - 2017

  True Maps - 2019

  any way new - 2021

  Tell Me Everything - 2023

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