Exhibitions

THE LONG WAY HOME: PAINTING THE PIKE BY WENDY MURRAY

Monthaven Arts & Cultural Center / 1017 Antebellum Cir., Hendersonville, TN May 16 - June 28th (Reception: May 23 6:00pm - 8:00pm)

Wendy Murray

Taking inspiration from pop artist Edward Joseph Ruscha’s Every Building on the Sunset Strip, artist Wendy Murray set out in early 2025 to document the buildings, vacant blocks and food trucks over a 6.5-mile section of Gallatin Pike in Nashville. The first drawing was completed on Feb. 25, 2025, and Murray is on track to have approximately 250 drawings by May 2026.

Both sides of Gallatin Pike are being drawn plein air for this ambitious project. Her work will capture the complexity and subtly of urban spaces changing under the pressures of gentrification. Recording the human experience and community response to the changes is part of her broader research.

The Long Way Home will include approximately 170 drawings in the MACC’s Papillon Gallery. Taken together, these works reflect the atmosphere of a 6.5-mile section of Gallatin Pike. All of the art will be for sale. The exhibit will include a section that takes a behind-the-scenes look at her process. Artist Talk 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 2026