Peter Murphey
Senior Lecturer
Peter Murphey
Senior Lecturer
Education
BFA, Massachusetts College of Art; MFA, The Art Institute of Boston
Bio
Peter Murphey worked as an animator, designer, cartoonist, and storyboard artist for over fifteen years. His clients have included The Cartoon Network, Olive Jar Studios, and Handcranked Productions. His illustration and cartoon work have appeared in Star Magazine, Soap Opera Weekly, and True News. He has done comic book work for a variety of publications including the Lost and Space series for Innovation Comics. His daily comic strip, “Hippy and Pop” was syndicated by King Features in 2002. His animated films have screened in festivals all over the world.
He has been teaching animation for over 15 years, beginning at The Art Institute of Boston (now Lesley University College of Art and Design, in Cambridge, Massachusetts) and is currently a Senior Lecturer of Animation at RIT.
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In the News
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July 18, 2019
Podcast: Women in Animation
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 19: The important role that scores of female artists played in the origins of animated imagery at Disney has long been overlooked – until now. Mindy Johnson, author and awardwinning playwright, talks with RIT assistant professor, animator and cartoonist Peter Murphey about what up-and-coming artists can learn from the invisible history of these trailblazing women.