Deliver Me | Meg Lionel Murphy

Among many influences, she draws on medieval devotional practices, which invited viewers to engage slowly and deeply with images of suffering. Her paintings conjure a faraway land called Manica Deprica, where violence transforms femme bodies into monstrous forms so that their pain must be seen, felt, and reckoned with. Meg's work lends vital visibility to sexual and domestic violence awareness and prevention; Deliver Me invites viewers to reflect on their own experiences of vulnerability and strength.

About the Artist:
Meg Lionel Murphy is a prolific Wisconsin-based painter whose evocative work has been exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide, and is held locally in the collection of the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Her recent solo exhibitions include Ecstasy & Escape at the Swan Song Motel (MOWA|DTN), Traumatica Dramatica (The Untitled Space, New York), and Interior Violence (Co Exhibitions, Minneapolis). She has degrees in art history, fine art, and English from the University of Minnesota, and co-founded the beloved art and literature journal Paper Darts (2009–2019). She currently lives in Madison with her partner and toddler, where she teaches at the University of Wisconsin while completing her MFA. She is represented by Portrait Society Gallery (Milwaukee).

DELIVER ME contains mature themes, including depictions of domestic violence and the nude body in states from fear and agony to birth and motherhood. These are be sensitive subjects for many, as we are especially aware at this moment when events like the Cornell Seven dominate the news. We welcome all visitors are to engage at their comfort level, and there are areas near the gallery to step away as needed.

Gallery Hours:
Weeks of: Monday, October 19 - Wednesday, November 25
Monday 10 – 1 & 3 – 6
Tuesday 10 – 6
Wednesday 10 – 6
Thursday 10 – 6
Friday 10 – 6
Saturday 10 – 3
Sunday 10 – 5