Emily Nicole Murray

Emily Nicole Murray is a Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where she teaches and creates work that bridges visual and textual art. Her practice explores trauma, grief, and humor through painting, writing, and drawing, challenging traditional boundaries between mediums.

• Education:
• MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• BFA in Painting, Sonoma State University

Her research interests focus on the intersection of nihilism and absurdism in art, emphasizing the interplay between emotional depth and simplicity. Murray’s work often interrogates the paradoxical relationship between despair and laughter, encapsulated in her phrase: “If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry.”

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly noted. She has no listed advising roles or team affiliations.