Jamie Murphy

MA, BA (Hons)

Technical Assistant
Jamie Murphy

Jamie's research interests lie in the book arts, hand-composed typography and letterpress printed design. He actively searches out and documents practitioners in Ireland, UK and USA. His other interests lie in fine press publishing, typo/graphic design history and education, antiquarian and private press books, papermaking and fine binding. He has been invited to exhibit, lecture, and discuss his work broadly. His award winning work resides in many of the most distinguished private, academic and institutional collections across the globe.

Jamie Murphy graduated from The History of Art & Design and Visual Communication (Joint Honours) from NCAD in 2006, after which he spent several years working on his own and with the studios of others before completing his MA in Design (NCAD, 2012). Following this he moved to the UK where he worked with Justin Knopp at the newly established letterpress workshop, Typoretum. Returning to Ireland he worked as an understudy to master printer Seán Sills in Distillers Press at the National College of Art & Design. He began as Designer in Residence there in 2013 before being appointed in 2015 where his focus is on book arts, typographic research and experimentation. 

Jamie’s professional practice is mostly centred around The Salvage Press (thesalvagepress.com, est. 2012) a small imprint under which he collaborates with artists from diverse disciplines producing book projects which give particular attention to concept, materials and fine printing. He has been invited to exhibit, lecture, and discuss his work broadly. These award winning books reside in private, public and institutional collections across the globe.

Contemplating Carbon: Type, Paper and Ink
— Rare Books Group Seminar, NLI, Dublin, 2024

Artists Approach the Book
— Making the Modern Book; Library of Congress, Washington DC, 2023
Chance’d be a Fine Thing; a book in 30 Risks
—Codex Symposium, Berkeley, 2022
Materiality in Book-Making at TSP and Distillers Press
—National University of Ireland, Galway, 2021
In the Making: Lecture Series
—National College of Art & Design, Dublin (online), 2021
Nine Silences; Making an Artists’ Book
—Crawford Gallery of Art, Cork, 2018
Crafting a Creative Career
— Offset Design Festival, 2017
Making Imagination Dead Imagine
— Solialise Seminar, Dublin 2016
Some Printed Things
— Oxford Guild of Printers, Oxford, 2015
Dab Hands & Space Cadets; Letterpress Design in Ireland
— Faultlines; Bridging Knowledge Space, CIT Carlow, 2015.
End Grain Impressions: Letterpress Display Type in the 21st Century
— Face Forward Typography Conference, DIT, Dublin, 2015
Lead, Antimony & Tin: Typographic Design at The Salvage Press
— Rare Books Seminar, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, 2014
Making The Works of Master Poldy
— Cork County Library, Cork, 2014
Ocean Bound: Stories about Printing at Sea
— Typography Ireland Seminar, DIT, Dublin, 2014
Making a Contemporary Letterpress Printed Artist Book
— Ressurecting the Book Conference, New Birmingham Library, 2013
Albert, Ernest & the Titanic: Making a Fine Press Book
— Letterpress Symposium, National Print Museum, Dublin, 2012
Salvaging a Printer’s story: Making Albert, Ernest & the Titanic
— Copperhouse Gallery, Dublin, 2012
Designing & Printing a Fine Press Book
— Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork, 2012
Albert, Ernest & the Titanic
— National Print Museum, Dublin, 2012
Making An Artists’ Book Through Letterpress Printing
— National Print Museum, Dublin, 2006

Solo Exhibitions

Grief's Broken Brow

— Museum of Literature Ireland, Dublin, 2023

Memento Civitatem (with collaborator Alice Maher)
— National Gallery of Ireland, 2022-2023
Materiality in Book-Making at The Salvage Press
—National University of Ireland, Galway, 2021
Darklight
— Poetry Ireland, Dublin, 2019
Nine Silences
— Crawford Gallery of Art, Cork, 2018
Town
— American Irish Historical Society, New York, 2018
A Modest Proposal
— Marsh’s Library, Dublin, 2017
Imagination Dead Imagine
— Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, 2017
Winter; 19 Poems from the Hands of 14 Irish Poets
— Marsh’s Library, Dublin, 2017
Imagination Dead Imagine
— Gallery Baton, Seoul, 2016
Imagination Dead Imagine
— Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, 2015
Imagination Dead Imagine
— Long Room Library at Trinity College, Dublin, 2015
Liffey Swim
— The Workmans Club, Dublin, 2015
Type & Image, Paper & Ink: Twelve books from The Salvage Press
— Southern Star Printworks, Skibereen, 2015
The Works of Master Poldy
— Bantry Library Gallery, Cork, 2014
The Works of Master Poldy
— LHQ Gallery, Cork, 2014
The Works of Master Poldy
— Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, 2013
Albert, Ernest & the Titanic
— The Copperhouse Gallery, Dublin, 2012
Albert, Ernest & the Titanic
—Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork, 2012

 

Group Exhibitions:

Untying the Knots
—Irish Arts Centre, NYC, 2024-2025
Making the Modern Book

—Library of Congress, Washington DC, 2023
Printing the Nation: A Century of Irish Book Arts
—Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, 2023
ReJOYce – 50 years of Institute of Designers in Ireland
— Central Plaza, Dublin, 2022
Codex VIII
— Craneway Pavilion, Berkeley, California, 2022
Reverting to Type: Contemporary Protest Posters
— Standpoint Gallery, London, 2020
Grafikverkstan Godsmagasinet Jubilee Exhibition
— Galleri Astley, Uttersberg, Sweden, 2019
Codex VII
— Craneway Pavilion, Berkeley, California, 2019
Print, Protest and the Polls
— National Print Museum, Dublin, 2018
British Book Design & Production Awards
— Millennium Hotel Mayfair, London, 2017
Institute of Designers in Ireland Exhibition
— Meeting House Square, Dublin 2017
Paradise Lost and the Private Press
— Milton’s Cottage, Buckinghamshire, 2017
Codex VI
— Craneway Pavilion, Berkeley, California, 2017
A Lonely Impulse of Delight
— SO Fine Art, Dublin & the Embassy of Ireland, Beijing, 2016
Impressions: Art Books
— Centre for Creative Arts and Media, GMIT, 2016
Typeset
— Image Now Gallery, Dublin, 2016
Liminal – Irish Design at the Threshold
— New York, Eindhoven, Dublin, London, 2015
Private Presses & the Art of the Book
— Galerie Handwerk, Munich, 2015
Letterpress Reloaded!
— AtypI Design Conference, São Paulo, 2015
The Letterpress Festival of Print 2015
— Centrespace Gallery, Bristol, 2015
Codex V

— Craneway Pavilion, Berkeley, California, 2015
Pet Peeves
—The George Bernard Shaw, Dublin, 2013
60 x 60
—Image Now Gallery, Dublin, 2017
Young II
—SO Fine Art, 2016
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
—Filmbase, Dublin, 2014

For the Love of New York
— Bottleneck Gallery, Brooklyn, 2014
Institute of Designers in Ireland Exhibition
— NCAD Gallery, Dublin, 2013
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
— Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin, 2013
Letterpress; Something to Say
— St. Bride’s Library, London, 2012
Royal Dublin Society Exhibition
— Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, 2012Brainbelt Annual Show
—Filmbase, Dublin, 2012
Crafting Type
— The Factory Space, Dublin, 2011

 

Exhibitions as Curator:

Bram de Does: A Point in, A Point Out
— National College of Art & Design, 2024

 Letterpress Celebration of Brendan Behan
—National Print Museum, Dublin, 2023
Extra Condensed III; The Counter Press
— National College of Art & Design, 2023
Inscribed in Wood; Image making in Relief
(William Morris, Gaylord Schenilec, Paul Kershaw, Abigail Rorer,
Miriam MacGreggor, Richard Wagener.)
—National College of Art & Design, 2022
A Letterpress Celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses
—National Print Museum, Dublin, 2022
A Letterpress Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary
of the First Moon Landing
— National Print Museum, 2019
Chris Wakeling & his Corvus Works
— National College of Art & Design, 2019
The Hunt Roman by Hermann Zapf
— National College of Art & Design, 2018
Russell Maret: Typographer & Book Maker
— National College of Art & Design, 2017
The Counter Press: Sensible Printing
— National College of Art & Design, 2016
Exquisite Editions: An International Exhibition of Finely Printed Books
— National Print Museum, Dublin, 2015
Making a Festive Impression
— National Print Museum, Dublin, 2014

Antrim Library
Áras an Uchtarán, Dublin

Arizona State University, Temple

Armagh City Library
Auburn University, Alabama
Bank Of Ireland, Dublin
Belfast Central Library
BIMA, Washington
Boston Athenaeum
Boston College
Boston University
Cardiff University
Carlow County Library
Cavan County Library
Clare County Library
Codex Foundation, California
Columbia University, NYC
Cork City Library
Cork County Library
Crawford Gallery of Art, Cork
Derry Central Library
Derry County Library
Donegal Library
Down County Library
Dublin City Library
Dublin City University
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Library
Edward Worth Library, Dublin
Emory University, Atlanta
Fermanagh County Library
Fingal Library
Florida State University, Tallahassee
Galway County Library
Georgetown University, Washington
Glucksman, Cork
Grolier Club, New York
Harry Ransom Centre, Austin
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Health Service Executive, Dublin
Indiana University, Bloomington
Keough-Naughton Institute, Dublin
Kerry County Library
Kildare County Library
Kilkenny County Library
Laois County Library
Leitrim County Library
Letterform Archive, San Francisco
Library of Congress, Washington
Limerick County Library
Linda Hall Library, Kansas City
Linen Hall Library, Belfast
London Centre for Book Arts
Longford County Library
Louth County Library
Marsh’s Library, Dublin
Maynooth University
Mayo County Library
Meath County Library
Mills College, Oakland
Monaghan County Library
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
National Irish Visual Arts Library, Dublin
National Library of Ireland, Dublin
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
National Print Museum, Dublin
National University of Ireland, Dublin
National University of Ireland, Galway
New York University, NYC
Newberry Library, Chicago
Northwestern University, Chicago
Offaly County Library
Office of An Taoiseach, Dublin
Office of The Minister for Further & Higher Education
Office of The Minister of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Pennsylvania State University
Princeton University, New Jersey
Queens University, Belfast
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Roscommon County Library
San Francisco Centre for the Book
San Francisco Public Library
Sligo County Library
Smith College, Massachusetts
South Dublin Library
Stanford University, California
Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania
Technical University of Dublin
Texas A&M University, College Station
The Bodleian Library, Oxford
The British Library, London
The Getty Research Institute, California
The Typographic Hub, Birmingham
Tipperary County Library
Trinity College, Dublin
Tufts University, Boston
Tyrone County Library
Ulster University, Belfast
University at Buffalo, New York
University College, Cork
University College, Dublin
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Cambridge
University of East Anglia, Norwich
University of Limerick
University of Manchester
University of Miami
University of North Carolina
University of Notre Dame
University of Otago, Dunedin
Washington University in St. Louis
Waterford County Library
Westmeath County Library
Wexford County Library
Wicklow County Library
Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg
Yale University, Connecticut

Awards and Commendations
Institute of Designers in Ireland (Dublin, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024)

International Society of Typographic Designers (2024)
Irish Creative Advertising and Design Awards (Dublin, 2019, 2021, 2024)
100 Archive of Irish Graphic Design (Dublin, 2012—2023)
The One Show (New York, 2020)
D&AD Awards (London, 2020)
Epica Awards (Paris, 2019)
Clio Awards (New York, 2019)
Cannes Lions (Cannes, 2019)
The Type Directors Club (New York, 2018)
The Fine Press Book Association (Oxford, 2015, 2018)
The British Book Design & Production Awards (London, 2017)
The Irish Print Awards (Dublin, 2013)
The Royal Dublin Society Print Award (Dublin, 2012)
The National University of Ireland Art & Design Prize (Dublin, 2012)
The Irish Print Awards (Dublin, 2013)
The Royal Dublin Society Print Award (Dublin, 2012)
The National University of Ireland Art & Design Prize (Dublin, 2012) 

Affiliations
Double Crown Club (Honorary Overseas Member)
Fine Press Book Association (Member)
Institute of Designers in Ireland (Member)
International Society of Typographic Designers (Member)
National College of Art & Design (Associate)
National Print Museum (Curatorial Committee Member)
Oxford Guild of Printers (Member)
Print Historical Society (Member)
Royal Society of Art (Fellow)
The Baskerville Society (Member)
Type Club (Founder)
Typography Ireland (Member)