Artist in Residence Program: James Austin Murray

Artist in Residence Dates: February 1st – March 15th 

Venue: 1055 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037

Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 – 6 p.m., Sunday: 12 – 4 p.m. 
Contact us for appointments: 858-459-0836/[email protected]

We proudly announce Madison Gallery’s first Artist in Residence Program featuring New York artist James Austin Murray. Known for his large-scale monochromatic paintings, Murray’s work titillates the viewer to look beyond the black canvas and see infinite colors and forms. Light becomes a beacon of gestural movement in each composition.

In darkness there is always light…

We invite collectors to join us for studio visits to personally meet the artist and select artworks. Murray will be creating an exclusive collection for Madison Gallery’s collectors and his upcoming September solo exhibition Light On Black.

All artist studio visits are by appointment only during gallery hours.

James Austin Murray is a graduate of Parsons School of Design, New York, NY (1992). Murray opened and managed the Hartnett-Murray Gallery and The Markham-Murray Gallery in Tribeca, New York. He has exhibited throughout New York, Brooklyn, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami and East Hampton, NY. He is a recipient of the Dedalus Foundation Fellowship Award for residency at The Vermont Studio Center, VT and has completed residencies at The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild in Woodstock, NY and Bermis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE. Murray’s work is found in public collections such Sofitel (Philadelphia, PA), Hotel Palomar (Philadelphia, PA), Four Seasons Hotel (Washington, D.C.), Omni Hotel (Nashville, TN) and Tom Ford (Designer). James Austin Murray lives and works in New York City.

Founded in 2001, Madison Gallery is committed to representing emerging, mid-career and established international artists whom work in a range of media. Inspired by an earnest dedication and passion for art, the gallery consistently exhibits a high standard of contemporary art. Madison Gallery works closely in building private, corporate and public collections thus placing it amongst the leading contemporary galleries in California. Blouin Modern Painters Magazine has recognized our program for the fourth year in a row as one of the Top 500 galleries worldwide.