Joseph Murphy
School of Art
Instructor, Illustration

Joseph Murphy is an illustrator who uses atmosphere and light to create dream-like images for projects in book publishing, editorial, and galleries.
His work has appeared in juried shows and exhibitions through the Society of Illustrators of New York/Los Angeles, 3×3 Magazine, Creative Quarterly, Infected By Art, ICON (National Illustration Conference), Lucca Comics & Games’ Overluk Annual, the Hive Gallery, Rogue Space Gallery, Sager Braudis Gallery, and the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park. Murphy's work has been featured in the international illustration magazine ImagineFX and has been acquired into the private collection of the Oneida Indian Nation.
Education
- M.F.A., Syracuse University
- B.F.A. Syracuse University
Expertise
Visual narrative
Courses Taught
- Intermediate Illustration
- Illustration Research Problems
- Narrative Drawing
- Illustration Grad Studio
- New Directions (Grad)