Murphy Cadogan Honors Four Art Practice Students

The San Francisco Foundation & SOMArts Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition surveys new work from the 17 recipients of the competitive Jack K and Gertrude Murphy Award and the Edwin Anthony and Adalaine Boudreaux Cadogan Scholarships. The awards are designed to further the development of Bay Area MFA students and foster the exploration of their artistic potential in hybrid practice, installation, mixed media, painting, photography and sculpture.

The Jack K and Gertrude Murphy Award of $40,000 is given to an MFA student of unusual caliber with great artistic promise. Edwin Anthony and Adalaine Boudreaux Cadogan both experienced financial challenges as art students and understood the great difference scholarships can make in the early phase of an artist’s career. This year, the award goes to Shirin Towfiq, who earned her B.A. in Art Practice in 2017.

The winners of the Cadogan Scholarships receive $6,500 each to support their MFA studies. All the students benefit from participation in a professionally curated exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center. This year, current Art Practice MFA students Brian Bartz, Ghazal Rahimi, and Xandra Ibarra won this award.

The opening reception, exhibition, and all accompanying events are free to attend and take place at https://www.somarts.org/, 934 Brannan St. in San Francisco, CA.