ZORA J. MURFF
(American, b. 1987)

Zora J. Murff (born in Des Moines, Iowa, 1987) is an artist and educator in Providence, Rhode Island. In 2019, Murff was named an Aperture Portfolio Prize finalist, a PDN 30 honoree, and a Light Work Artist-in-Residence; he was one of eight artists chosen for the most recent iteration of the Museum of Modern Art’s New Photography series, Companion Pieces: New Photography 2020. He has recently been announced as a recipient of the 2023 ICP Infinity Award. Murff’s books include Corrections (2015); LOST, Omaha (2018); and At No Point In Between (2019). His work was presented at the 2021 Rencontres d’Arles, France, as part of the Louis Roederer Discovery Award and his works are housed in many notable US institutions and collections including, Studio Museum, SFMOMA, LACMA, MoMA, High Museum, Denver Art Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago.

“Zora J Murff. He is Black; therefore, he is.”