In 1924, he studied with Rayner Hoff at East Sydney Technical College.
[3] Murch spent time training in London at the Chelsea Polytechnic and at Académie Julian, Paris[3] and visiting Italy[4] after winning the 1925 Society of Artists' Scholarship.
[6] In 1936, he exhibited works at the Macquarie Galleries, created after his second "Centralian" expedition, showing landscapes and portraits of the Pentupui indigenous community.
[7] In 1937 Murch became a foundation member of, and exhibited with, Robert Menzies' anti-modernist organisation, the Australian Academy of Art.
[8] Ironically, Much's painting style displays strong Art Deco leanings.