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Keavy Murphree
Keavy Murphree
Nashville,
TN
Medium:
Sculpture “I've always had a love for ceramics and making things with my hands,” says Keavy Murphree. “More than anything, I'm driven by the desire to bring the ideas constantly floating around in my head/obsessing over into the real world.”
Keavy is inspired by the urge to make what she imagines tangible, pushing ceramic beyond what it’s expected to do. “My work becomes a way to explore my inner world through playful forms, stylized faces, and animal-like motifs that feel both familiar and whimsical. I’m drawn to the tension between structure and personality, where objects begin to feel alive. Color, expression, and form all work together to create pieces that reflect both individuality and shared human emotion. Ultimately, I’m interested in creating work that invites connection, where people can see something of themselves reflected back.”
Get to know Keavy better:
How is your work a reflection of you?
My work is a reflection of me in ways I don't think I'll fully understand for years to come. Each piece carries my sense of humor, curiosity, and fascination with personality, but I suspect it also reveals things I'm not yet aware of.
How do you know when a piece is finished?
I know a piece is finished when it looks done. But sometimes it doesn't. Those are the hardest pieces because I know something is unresolved, even if I'm not sure what it is. They tend to nag at me until I figure it out, whether that's a week, a month, or even years later.
In terms of your art, where is the most inspirational place you’ve ever been?
I was recently thinking back to a visit to Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, where my family took me when I was sixteen. The setting itself is unforgettable, but what left the deepest impression on me was seeing sculptures by Picasso and Miró. Until then, I had only known their paintings, so experiencing their distinctive visual language translated into three dimensions completely shifted my perspective. It made me realize that a sculptural form could carry the same playfulness, personality, and expressive energy as a drawing or painting. Looking back, I can see how that experience planted a seed for the work I make today. My sculptures often blur the line between two-dimensional graphic shapes and three-dimensional form, so it's meaningful to recognize that this was one of the first moments I understood how powerfully an artist's voice can transcend medium.
