Prema Murthy is an American artist based in New York, who works in painting, drawing, prints, video, installation, and digital media to explore the boundaries between embodiment and abstraction. Murthy received a BA in Art History and Women’s Studies from the University of Texas, Austin and an MFA from Goldsmith's College, London. She has exhibited in numerous shows including PS1/MoMA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Reina Sofia Museum-Madrid, the Generali Foundation-Vienna, and the India Habitat Center-New Delhi.
Her work has been written about in the New York Times, Art Asia Pacific Magazine, the Wall Street Journal and Artforum. Murthy’s works are in several public and private collections including the Charugundla Collection, the Queens Museum of Art, the Neuberger Berman Collection, and multiple works being recently added to the TD Bank collection.
Murthy’s work aligns with mid-century minimalism, akin to Agnes Martin’s serene compositions. Intuitively inspired by images before dawn, Myrthy’s art harmonizes the mystical witht he objectivity of science, unifying disparate aspects of the human psyche.
Selected Artworks
DEEP TIME I (010)
Archival Inkjet Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
17 x 22 in
Edition of 3 plus 1 Artist Proof
Velocity
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
12 x 12 in
DEEP TIME I (009)
Archival Inkjet Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
17 x 22 in
Edition of 3 plus 1 Artist Proof
Exhibitions
DEEP TIME I
Prema Murthy
September - October 2025
LOVED IN TIME
Marisol Martinez, Prema Murthy, Rachel Rubenstein, Kim Uchiyama, Karin Waskiewicz
January - Feburary 2025
RENWICK
Chellis Baird, Debra Cartwright, Jeane Cohen, Dana Nechmad, Rachel Rubenstein, Lara Knutson, Sarah G. Sharp, ML Slocum Kirchner, Prema Murthy
September 2023
CEREMONY
Prema Murthy
May - June 2023
THRIVING
Chellis Baird, Noga Yudkovik-Etzioni, Prema Murthy, Rachel Rubenstein
November - December 2022