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2004-2006 California College of the Arts, MFA Painting and Drawing
1996-2000 Washington State University, BFA Sculpture, Minor in Art
History
1999 University of Georgia; Lamar Dodd School of Art, Studies
Abroad Cortona, Italy
2001-2002 River Dog Fine Arts, Chimicum WA.
Apprentice, Lost Wax Process and Bronze Casting
2011
Shasta College Art Gallery- Redding, CA, Carson Murdach: Course of Empire
2008
OSP/Steven Zevitas Gallery- Boston MA, Carson Murdach: Recent Works
2011
Southern Exposure- San Francisco CA, 11th Annual Monster Drawing Rally
Root Division- San Francisco CA, 10th Annual Art Auction
2010
Gensler Architecture and Design- San Francisco CA, Chimera: Fabrications of the Mind, Curated by Matthew Boyko and Collin Burry
Root Division- San Francisco CA, 9th Annual Art Auction
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)-The 30th Annual Art Auction Exhibition
2009
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)- NextNew: Green
Southern Exposure- San Francisco CA., Pop Noir
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)-The 29th Annual Art Auction Exhibition
Southern Exposure- San Francisco CA, 9th Annual Monster Drawing Rally
The Gallery at Tacoma Community College- Tacoma WA, Environmental Art Exhibition
2008
Johansson Projects- Oakland CA, Collapsitalism
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)- 28th Annual Fall Art Auction
Root Division- San Francisco CA, 7th Annual Art Auction
Root Division- San Francisco CA, Introductions 2008 A Baker’s Dozen of Bay Area Emerging Artists. Juried by Kate Eilertsen, Amy Ellingson and Jack Fischer
Marin MOCA- Navato CA, Realities and Illusions, 2008 National Juried Exhibition, Juried by Kenneth Baker- San Francisco Chronicle
Fringe Exhibitions- Los Angeles CA, 23E Studios presents “Disembody”
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)- San Jose CA, “Crater Bay Area”
Art Chicago “Next”- The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art, Steven Zevitas/OSP Gallery
2007
Aqua Art Miami, Miami FL. Steven Zevitas/OSP Gallery
Oakland Art Gallery- Oakland CA. 2×2, 6th Anniversary exhibition.
Oakland Art Gallery- Oakland CA. “City: Surface” Annual guest proposal show
OSP Gallery- Boston MA. Open Studios Press MFA Annual Exhibition
2006
Ego Park Gallery- Oakland CA, Welcome Home
Visual Aid- San Francisco CA,“Big Deal”, fundraiser for life-threatened artists
California College of the Arts-San Francisco CA MFA Graduate Exhibition
Lobot Gallery-Oakland CA Virus- Opening for 1,554 artists
2005
Southern Exposure- San Francisco CA.“Mayhem” 15th Annual Juried Exhibition. Juried by Julie Joyce of Luckman Fine Arts
Pro Arts Gallery- Oakland CA. “New Visions: Introductions 2005”, Juried by Jack Hanley and Catahrine Clark
Swell Gallery- San Francisco CA. CCA/SFAI joint exhibition
Karpeles Manuscript Museum-Tacoma WA. “Mans inhumanity to Man”
2004
(CoCA) Center for the Contemporary Arts- Seattle WA. “Little things Count”
2003
The Gallery at Tacoma Community College- Tacoma WA. 1st Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition
ZYZZYVA- Volume 27 #3 Winter 2011
San Jose Mercury News- “’Green’ show at San Jose art institute is uncommon look at popular term” July 20, 2009
Spraygraphic.com- www.sprayblog.net/spraygraphic-interview-with-artist-carson-murdach/ March 27, 2009
The News Tribune- “The Gallery at TCC Gets Environmental” Review by Rosemary Ponnekanti January 14, 2009
Weekly Volcano Alternative Newsweekly Tacoma/Olympia- “Environmental Art” Review by Alec Clayton January 15, 2009
San Francisco Bay Guardian- Local Artist of the week, Sept 17-23, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle- August 16, 2007 96 Hours, Visual Arts section http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2007/08/15/NS0FRF61I.DTL
New American Paintings: MFA Annual 2005-2006,
Artmapoakland.com- Imagined Empire by Marty McCorkle
FecalFace.com- 2006 CCA MFA Show
Jurors choice- 2009, The Gallery at Tacoma Community College
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)- 2nd prize 2008 “Crater Bay Area” drawing contest
New American Paintings: MFA Annual 2005-2006, Juried by Linda Norden, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Richard K Price Scholarship- CCA 2005-2006
Merit Award- 2003 Northwind Art Center- Port Townsend
Peoples Choice Award- 2003, The Gallery at Tacoma Community College
Permanent collection Shasta College- Redding, CA
Charles Hespe- San Francisco
Lex Leiheit- San Francisco
Louisiana Pacific- Tacoma WA.
Abbot Bronstien- Oakland, CA