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KAREN MURPHY
Karen Murphy is a glass artist who has worked in several differ-
ent disciplines for over 35 years. She has produced pieces for
both commercial and residential settings.
Initially creating stained glass windows early in her career, she
went on to teach stained glass classes. She later transitioned
to glass fusing, exploring the integration of technical processes
with artistic expression.
Karen’s focus is producing thought provoking glass sculpture
through layering fused glass pieces.
Karen Murphy’s work has been published in the inaugural edition
of Salann Magazine, 2019 and most recently in The Enso Cir-
cle Spring 2023 residency catalog. In addition to participating in
many art fairs, she has been a member of The Charleston, SC
Crafts Co-op, a member of The Art League of Hilton Head, SC
where her work was exhibited, and a featured artist in a limited
run exhibition at The Seagrass Gallery, Isle of Palms, SC
MARGUERITE MOREAU MCCARTHY
Marguerite Moreau McCarthy is an exhibiting artist and veteran
art educator. She holds degrees in Art Education (B.S., Louisiana
State University) and Painting (M.F.A., The George Washington
University). She has designed and implemented workshops for
art museums in Louisiana and Texas. The artist’s work has been
displayed nationally in both corporate and private collections. In
2008, she was commissioned to create a formal portrait of Par-
is Hilton for her Los Angeles home. At a young age, Marguerite
was introduced to Josef Albers’ color theories by her sister Tonsie
Moreau Beach, also an artist and art educator. Color relationships
have informed her work ever since in drawing, painting, printmaking
and collage media; McCarthy’s faith is implied in her attention to
nature’s full color spectrum. Her paintings expressively capture the
effects of light on subjects ranging from portraiture to landscapes to
interior scenes, as she seeks to “share glimpses of holiness while
observing the ordinary.”
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