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elizabeth o'malley  murphy

Feb 3 - March 3
  • February - Elizabeth O'Malley Murphy
  • March - Dale Fornoff
  • April - Rob Vinciguerra
  • May - Karen Pinard
  • June - Mary Smith
Artist Statement
Elizabeth O’Malley Murphy
Safe Harbors
A collection of recent paintings.
Sandwich Public Library February 3- March 3, 2026

Elizabeth O’Malley Murphy is a local artist who specializes in oil painting and oil pastels. Born and raised in Worcester, MA, she received a BA from Smith College with a major in Studio Art and a concentration in intaglio printing and spent a year at Wellesley College studying oil painting. She has also studied at the Worcester Art Museum.

Focusing on landscapes, seascapes, and boats, her paintings depict the changing light through the style of realism. The major topic is the ever-evolving skies, marshes and
seascapes of Cape Cod, specifically near the family home in East Sandwich Her most recent collection features largely on anchored boats. She is fascinated with tranquility, stillness and quietude of the imperfect worn vessels during the fragile time of still waters in the potentially turbulent and powerful ocean.

Having worked in the corporate world for twenty years as Senior Vice President of Design for a national healthcare company she then retired and taught art at a private
high school. Now, she dedicates her time fully to painting.
Elizabeth is the daughter of Anne T. O’Malley, an accomplished watercolorist, and granddaughter of Florence McAuliffe, a sculptor known for his international public
monument work, most notably the Columbus statute in Huelva, Spain. Timothy McAuliffe, her great grandfather, was a noted sculptor of ornamental carvings, who executed hundreds of sculptures and ornamental carvings for churches, schools, and buildings throughout New England and New York. Many of their works can be found on
building facades throughout Worcester.

Elizabeth works out of a studio in her home and her paintings are presently showing at Cape Cod Art Center in Barnstable, Guild of Harwich Artists Gallery in Harwich Port
and Sandwich Art Alliance in Sandwich, MA. Elizabeth resides in Worcester with her husband Tim and has three adult children, Rachel, Matthew, and Joseph.

Contact: [email protected]  
Website: www.eaomurphyfineart.com ​