Arts Playlist: ‘Paintings from the Collection’ at the Delaware Art Museum

By Karl Lengel,

Published June 14, 2024 at 8:41 AM EDT

Achilles Child, 2021, Rebecca Raubacher (left) and Christian and Ivy, 2011, Mary Beth McKenzie (right) in the ‘Paintings from the Collection’ exhibit at the Delaware Art Museum. — *Achilles Child*, 2021, Rebecca Raubacher (left) and *Christian and Ivy*, 2011, Mary Beth McKenzie (right) in the ‘Paintings from the Collection’ exhibit.

The Delaware Art Museum recently unveiled its latest exhibition ‘Paintings from the Collection,’ showcasing diverse abstract works, landscapes, and eclectic styles.

In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel is joined by the Delaware Art Museum’s Head Curator Margaret Winslow for more on ‘Paintings from the Collection.’

Curator Margaret Winslow previews the Delaware Art Museum's latest exhibit ‘Paintings from the Collection' with DPM's Karl Lengel

The Delaware Art Museum unveils its latest exhibition.

The museum is drawing on its expansive inventory to present its home-grown "Paintings from the Collection."

Christian and Ivy, 2011. Mary Beth McKenzie (born 1946). Oil on canvas, 51 × 64 inches. — *Christian and Ivy*, 2011. Mary Beth McKenzie (born 1946). Oil on canvas, 51 × 64 inches.

The Delaware Art Museum’s head curator Margaret Winslow put together this exhibition, with an eye toward local favorites, including “...artists like Rebecca Raubacher, Ken Mabry, Roberta Tucci, as well as artists who extend outside the Delaware region: Lisa Bradley, Felrath Hines, Simmie Knox.”

Winslow says the intent is to display the diverse range of artists living and creating in the area.

“Because it’s so diverse intentionally, the hope is that visitors will be able to see just how wide a range and variety there is in painting in the last several decades,” Winslow said.

The exhibit showcases abstract works, landscapes, and eclectic styles, and includes a number of acquisitions from other exhibits and gifts from museum donors.

"Paintings from the Collection" runs through February 9, 2025.

Delaware Public Media's arts coverage is made possible, in part, by support from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.