Aubre' Murphy (Anna, Texas)
Artist, Marketing, Branding, Researcher, Advocate
Phone:
214-449-5608
Email:
Public Art Installations (Anna)
Anna Community Library (64inx48in) Gold/Blue Native American Woman Releasing Bird to the Wild
Date of Birth:
March 25, 1977
A Bit About Me
My journey with art has been the adventure of a lifetime. Over the years, art has been many things for me — a form of currency when I had nothing else to give, an icebreaker between strangers, a bridge to people fighting battles like cancer who allowed me to offer a small gift of comfort. Art has built my reputation, opened doors, and connected me to people I never would have met otherwise.
Today, art has become something even more meaningful: it is the way I contribute to the community I call home.
I don’t claim that my art is extraordinary or even particularly good. What is extraordinary is the purpose behind it — and the way other artists have stepped forward, wanting to join me. That collective spark is what matters. That is what makes this work special.
Anna’s future Arts & Culture District depends on artists showing up first — creating work that is visible, measurable, meaningful, and embraced by the community. Without that foundation, there is no proof that an arts investment will succeed. So I’ve committed myself fully to building that foundation.
Instead of summers off, vacations, or weekends of leisure, I’ve spent every minute, every resource, and every dollar I could spare building the beginnings of Anna’s arts ecosystem through the Anna Arts Council. Not because it’s easy, but because it’s necessary — and because I believe Anna deserves access to the arts just as much as any other city in North Texas.
My hope is simple: that those who find this work feel drawn to support it, inspired to join us, and excited to help shape the creative future of Anna.
And to everyone who chooses to stand with us — thank you.
Work Experience
June 1997 - April 2017
September 2018 - Current
With more than 20 years of executive leadership experience, I served as Executive Vice President for third‑party debt collection and commercial portfolio recovery agencies across Upstate New York, Pennsylvania, and Las Vegas. My career centered on operational strategy, workforce development, and large‑scale performance management in high‑volume environments.
Throughout my tenure, I provided original artwork for 20 executive offices and 11 agency locations, transforming each space with wall‑to‑wall installations. Beyond the creative contributions, I evaluated, corrected, and built comprehensive marketing strategies for hiring, recruitment, and client onboarding, ensuring each agency presented a strong, consistent, and competitive brand.
I also developed training manuals, bonus structures, and monthly work strategies for call centers of more than 100 employees, supporting productivity, compliance, and long‑term staff retention. My work combined analytical leadership with creative problem‑solving — a blend that continues to shape everything I do today.
I founded WarPaint Project, Inc. from the ground up — every word of the website, every social media post, every email campaign, every sponsor pitch, every celebrity outreach, every piece of art, and every family connection came directly from my hands and my heart. What began as a single act of compassion grew into a national nonprofit unlike anything else in the world.
WarPaint Project became the only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to the cancer‑care community, providing hand‑painted portraits as gifts to families caring for a loved one fighting cancer. Over the years, the project expanded into something far larger than I ever imagined:
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425 families served nationwide
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$2.1 million in gifted artwork
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$70,000 raised in donations
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25 corporate sponsors
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4 newspaper covers and multiple magazine features
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Presence across 11 digital platforms
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Over 7,500 public appearances of the WarPaint Project name
Every portrait was created at no cost to the families. Every outreach message, every marketing strategy, every campaign, and every partnership was built from scratch — by me — with the single goal of honoring people in the fight of their lives.
The project’s impact reached far beyond art. It became a movement of compassion, visibility, and dignity for families navigating cancer. That work was recognized at the highest level when I received a Mayoral Proclamation establishing Aubre Murphy Day — making me the only artist in the State of Texas to receive such an honor.
WarPaint Project taught me what art can do when it is used with purpose. It shaped my belief that creativity is not just expression — it is service. And that belief is what I now bring to the Anna Arts Council and to the future of arts and culture in Anna, Texas.
August 2022- Current
My work with the Anna Arts Council has been a commitment measured not in titles, but in hours, advocacy, and relentless determination. I have spent more than 200 hours meeting with City Council, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts to ensure that Anna’s artists are seen, heard, and valued in the city’s long‑term planning.
When the City of Anna began the payment process for its first public art collection at the Anna Library, I advocated directly for our local artists — pushing for them to be paid in full and two weeks ahead of schedule. After months of delays, we were finally paid just days before Christmas. That moment mattered, not because of the money, but because it set a precedent: Anna’s artists deserve respect, timely payment, and professional treatment.
My advocacy didn’t stop there. I have continuously pressed City Council to activate the funding tools that every successful arts city in Texas uses:
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Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) for arts programming
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1% Capital Improvement Project allocation for public art
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Funding for murals, installations, and cultural infrastructure
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Support for art classes and creative programming at the Anna Library
These are the same mechanisms that allow arts districts across Texas to thrive without raising taxes — and I have fought to ensure Anna understands and embraces them.
I also created the community spaces that now anchor our local arts identity:
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Anna Artists & Creatives (community group)
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Creating Anna’s Arts & Culture (public initiative)
These platforms give artists a place to gather, share work, collaborate, and begin building the trust that every arts district requires.
Most recently, I launched Anna’s first charitable art auction, designed to spotlight one artist at a time so the community can truly get to know the people behind the work. Visibility builds trust. Trust builds support. And support is the foundation for every grant, every mural, every installation, and every future cultural district designation.
Everything I do through the Anna Arts Council is driven by one belief: Anna deserves an arts community worthy of its growth, its people, and its future.
And I will continue working — hour by hour, meeting by meeting, project by project — until that future becomes real.
Education & Certifications & Awards
Culinary Arts Certificate 2000
FDCPA Certified 1997-2017
Dean's List College Student 2023-Current
BA English 2023-2025
BS Communications ( 2025- Est, 2028)
Mayoral Proclamation (Anna, Texas) 11/12/2024
Anna Community Library Art Collection 11/2025
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Hire Aubre' Murphy for your next creative project including-
- Pet Portraits and other animal portrait projects
- Paintings for your home and office
- Marketing Art, Branding Art, Merch Art
- Legacy Paintings Honoring a Loved One
- Executive Office Paintings
Anna Landmark Paintings
- Collaboration Projects
- Technical Writing & Copywriting
- Website and Social Media Content Writing
- Communications & Public Relations Projects
- Purpose Driven Branding Projects
- Community of Anna Public Art Projects
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