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​About The Artist
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Margaret Dowling-Murphy is a lifelong art enthusiast, creating artwork using a wide range of styles and mediums including oil, acrylic, woodburning, resin, watercolor, digital, & mixed media. Often drawing inspiration from nature and the places she’s been along her travels, she enjoys combining elements of realism and abstraction.
A native of New York, she graduated from Siena College with a Bachelor of Arts in English. After spending time working in public relations and marketing in Manhattan and living in Hoboken, NJ, she earned her Master of Science in Teaching from Pace University. She became a high school English teacher and taught at the same high school for over ten years before starting her own business. She currently lives with her husband and their children in Pearl River, NY.
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After an extended hiatus from her creative endeavors, she made a homecoming to art and established Murphy Wood Art with her husband, a woodworker, with whom she often collaborates. Their work and story have been featured by News12 Hudson Valley, Rockland County Times, Hudson Valley Magazine, Canvas Rebel Magazine, Shoutout Colorado, Irish Star, Irish Echo, and Redfin.
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As a member of the Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR), her work has been featured as part of the “Women of ACOR” exhibit at the New City Library and at their Hidden Treasure Galleries at both the Rockland County Courthouse as well as the Palisades Center. She has held exhibits at the West Nyack Library, Pearl River Library, and is looking forward to her upcoming exhibits at the Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Library (April 2025) and Nyack Library (July-August 2025).
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Margaret Dowling-Murphy
Artist Statement
Rejecting the presumption that an artist needs to be one thing, I have allowed myself to explore multiple mediums and styles in pursuit of the fullest range of artistic expression.
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I spent much of my younger life pursuing the path I thought I should take, but as I have gotten older and started to let life show me the way instead, I have broken out of prescribed plans in order to embrace beautiful chaos and uncertainty in an effort to let go and let life unfold.
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Following a non-linear path, my personal pursuit has exposed me to different places, professions, and people, all of which have formed my overall experience and unique perspective. As a result, I have embraced multiple mediums including acrylic, oil, watercolor, woodworking, resin, digital, and mixed media. While my work is often nature-inspired, I aim to capture beauty in several forms, bringing together elements of both realism and abstraction.
