The editors of Incliner are very proud to publish this valedictory poem by Patricia Murphy, the Art Academy of Cincinnati’s 2009-10 BFA Class Valedictorian.
Patricia delivered this poem during the graduation ceremony which was held at Cincinnati’s Memorial Hall on May 15th, 2010. The editors would like to wish Patricia and all the 2009-10 BFA and MAAE graduates all the best in their future endeavors. Congratulations.
Please enjoy Patricia’s poem below.
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VALEDICTION (click on link for poem)
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Patricia Murphy is a native of Northern Kentucky. Currently she resides in Cincinnati’s Brighton district where she collaboratively runs and lives behind U·turn, an alternative art space. In the Fall of 2008 she participated in the New York Studio Program operated by AICAD and located in the heart of DUMBO in Brooklyn. Since 2009 she has been teaching for Artstop, a program through the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. She graduated as the AAC Valedictorian with a BFA in Sculpture in May 2010. In addition to art-making, Murphy also writes poetry and co-assembles a printed publication released in conjunction with U·turn’s exhibitions titled the Brighton Approach.
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