Kelly Murphy, "The Alchemist"

Montserrat illustration faculty member and author Kelly Murphy (Fiona’s Luck) will have her work included in a prestigious exhibition at the Brush Gallery, 256 Market St., Lowell, which will feature the work of several Caldecott Medal winners. The Caldecott Award is the highest award achievable in children’s book illustration. The exhibition will be on display Sept. 19 to Oct. 24. Other artists in the exhibition include David Macauley, (Cathedral, The Way Things Work), Christopher Bing (Casey at the Bat, Lincoln Shot), Matt Tavares (Zachary’s Ball), Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express, Jumanji), David Wiesner (Tuesday, The Three Pigs, Flotsam), and an opening reception will be held Saturday, Oct. 2 from 12-2 pm, including a 1-4 p.m. meet the authors session in which some of the illustrators will be on hand to sign copies of their books. Admission is free.

Kelly Murphy is an award-winning illustrator and animator working predominantly with traditional and mixed media. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Kelly has been actively freelancing across the various fields of editorial illustration, picture books and poster illustration as well as character design for both the film and toy industry. An accomplished children’s book author and illustrator, Kelly’s books have been published by America’s leading publishing houses and her tenth children’s book was released in Fall 2009

Kelly’s work has been featured in curated shows, gallery exhibitions and international magazines specializing in illustration. She has been a member of the illustration faculty at Montserrat College of Art since 2002, Massachusetts College of Art and Design since Fall 2008 and Rhode Island School of Design since Spring of 2009.

Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday., 11 am – 4 pm, Sunday noon-4 pm. www.thebrush.org