Hello! My name is Dylan Murphy and I am a multidisciplinary artist based in Saint Louis, MO. I am also known as Pretty Bad or Pretty Bad Co. which is also the name of my art brand and shop. Up until 2016 my primary focus was on photography when I shifted towards illustration and design work. I have always been into design and various forms of art but it wasn’t until 2016 when I made a hard turn away from photography to focus on my brand and merchandise shop. I left my full time job to pursue working for myself. Now, I run my brand and sell my art full time for a living. I have sold products to people all over the world while supporting myself. I am always learning and experimenting when it comes to my artwork.
I have a BA in Cinema and Photography from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
And now some formal accomplishments and such.
Education
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois (SIUC) Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Photography (2008 – 2010)
Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois – Associate in Liberal Arts (2006 – 2008)
Honors and Awards/Grants
NCMPR Division III Silver Medallion Winner for poster/flyer series while working at Lake Land College – 2008
Lake Land College Foundation Photo Show, Mattoon, Illinois (2009) – first place in digital manipulation category
2009 Paul Harum Memorial Award – SIUC
Lake Land College Foundation Photo Show, Mattoon, Illinois (2010) – first place in film and digital professional categories
2010 Kodak Professional Imaging Award– SIUC
32nd Annual Purchase Awards. , Art Alley – SIUC – Carbondale, Illinois (2010) – first place
Lake Land College Foundation Photo Show, Mattoon, Illinois (2011) – best of show, first place in professional digital manipulation category
Exhibitions/Contests
Lake Land College Foundation Photo Show, Mattoon, Illinois (2008)
HeartlandArts.Net Bleeding Hearts, Fusion – Carbondale, Illinois (2009)
New Work by Photography Faculty and Students of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, (Cedarhurst – Mt. Vernon, Illinois) (2009)
Lake Land College Foundation Photo Show, Mattoon, Illinois (2009)
2nd Annual Photogenesis Photography Exhibit : f/11, and hold it steady, University Museum – SIUC (Carbondale, IL) (2009)
2009 SPC Visual Arts Undergraduate Art Show, Art Alley – SIUC (Carbondale, IL) (2009)
Collectively, Longbranch Coffeehouse (Carbondale, IL) (2010)
Lake Land College Foundation Photo Show, Mattoon, Illinois (2010) – first place in film and digital professional categories
New Work by Photography Faculty and Students of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, (Cedarhurst – Mt. Vernon, Illinois) (2010)
3rd Annual Photogenesis Photography Exhibit; Communications Building – SIUC – Carbondale, Illinois (2010)
Cairo: The Confluence of Photography, Film and Town, Custom House Museum – Cairo, Illinois (2010)
32nd Annual Purchase Awards. , Art Alley – SIUC – Carbondale, Illinois (2010) – first place
Venus Zine 1st Annual Photo Contest, www.venuszine.com (2010) – runner-up in portrait and street fashion categories
Lake Land College Foundation Photo Show, Mattoon, Illinois (2011) – best of show, first place in professional digital manipulation category.
Solo Exhibitions
Fragments; Joe Sippers Cafe, Effingham, Illinois (2010)
A Collection of Images: 2008-2011; Common Grounds, Mattoon, Illinois (2011)
Publications
Grassroots: undergraduate magazine for literature and the visual arts – 2009
Grassroots: undergraduate magazine for literature and the visual arts – 2010
ume - too big world EP / album art - 2015