Thérèse Murdza
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let the rocks in the river remind you to remember
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 48" x 42"
$4,000
untitled 1119-02
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 36" x 36"
$2,600
untitled 1119-03
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 42" x 54"
$4,500
untitled 1119-01
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 46" x 54"
$5,000
untitled 03-1908
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$825
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
untitled 03-1901
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 30" x 72"
$4,200
untitled 03-1902
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 30" x 72"
$4,200
untitled 03-1831
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 48" x 42"
$4,000
18 to the 5 to the come what may
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 56" x 46"
$5,100
it's like singing in the key of G
Mixed media on canvas (Triptych)
Art dimensions: 60" x 108"
$13,000
untitled 05-1620
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 48" x 60"
$5,700
untitled 02-1607
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 30" x 30"
$1,800
untitled 02-1609
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 30" x 24"
$1,400
I Adore You
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 46" x 54"
$5,200
there is always yes
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 40" x 30"
$2,400
Ochre II
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 30" x 36"
$2,100
The Sky kept it's promise (and the blooms came round again)
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 42" x 48"
$4,100
The Sky kept it's promise (and the blooms came round again)
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 42" x 48"
$4,100
lovely weather come sunday
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 42" x 48"
$4,100
Blanket Rumors Spun Gold
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 30" x 36"
$2,100
Red V
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 20" x 20"
$825
Two Green
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 10" x 14"
$385
Queerly Peared
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 22" x 26"
$1,100
elevations 002-009
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 8" x 24"
$485
elevations 002-008
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 8" x 24"
$485
elevations 002-007
Mixed media on canvas
Art dimensions: 8" x 24"
$485
Paper 20.03.40
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$550 Framed
Paper 20.03.41
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$550 Framed
Paper 20.03.44
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$550 Framed
Paper 20.03.46
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$550 Framed
Paper 20.03.47
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$550 Framed
Paper 20.03.50
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$550 Framed
Paper 20.03.54
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 16" x 20"
$550 Framed
Paper 20.03.55
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 16" x 20"
$550 Framed
Paper 2002.02
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
$950 Framed
Paper 2002.03
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 2002.12
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
$700
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 20.03.09
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
$950 Framed
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 20.03.12
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
$700
Paper 20.03.03
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 20.03.07
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 20.03.15
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 20.03.23
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 20.03.20
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$950 Framed
Paper 20.03.16
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 20.03.23
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 20.03.24
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 2001.04
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$950 Framed
Paper 2001.05
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$950 Framed
Sketchbook 1503.024
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1603.08
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1603.09
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1605.11
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1605.12
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1605.18
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1605.19
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1607.52
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1607.57
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1608.12
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1608.11
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1701.07
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1701.08
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1701.12
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1701.13
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1701.14
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1701.15
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1701.19
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Paper 1701.22
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 30" x 22"
$700
Sketchbook 1510.002
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$625 Framed
Sketchbook 1510.008
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Sketchbook 1510.010
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$625 Framed
Sketchbook 1511.001
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Sketchbook 1511.002
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Sketchbook 1511.003
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Sketchbook 1512.007
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$625 Framed
Sketchbook 1512.009
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$625 Framed
Sketchbook 1512.010
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Sketchbook 1512.003
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$625 Framed
Sketchbook 1511.011
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$625 Framed
Sketchbook 1512.001
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Sketchbook 1512.002
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1604.05
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1604.09
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1604.10
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1604.12
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1607.13
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1607.14
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1607.15
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1607.17
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1605.06
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1607.72
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1607.73
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1610.04
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1605.10
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Paper 1610.05
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$400
Untitled Map 1405-702
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$595 Framed
Untitled Map 1405-701
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$480
Untitled Map 1405-700
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$595 Framed
Untitled Map 1405-703
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$595 Framed
Untitled Map no. 1410-01
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 19" x 16"
$595 Framed
Untitled Map no. 1410-05
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 19" x 16"
$480
Untitled Map no. 1411-02
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
$480
Untitled Map no. 47-22
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 11" x 15"
$330
Untitled Map no. 12-03
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 11" x 15"
$330
Untitled Map no. 12-10
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 11" x 15"
$330
Untitled Map no. 12-13
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 11" x 15"
$330
Untitled Map no. 12-04
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 11" x 15"
$330
Untitled Map no. 47-37
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 11" x 15"
$330
Paper 1703.37
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 26" x 40"
$1,200
Paper 1703.40
Mixed media on paper
Art dimensions: 26" x 40"
$1,200 
- 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 mult-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.
Featured in Luxe Magazine
- "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."
