Dates & times
All times are local to the venue · America/New York
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday · weekly10:00 AM – 4:00 PMSep 19, 2026 – Dec 24, 2026 · Ends in January 2027; exact closing day not announced
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday · weekly10:00 AM – 4:00 PMDec 26, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 · Ends in January 2027; exact closing day not announced
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday · weekly10:00 AM – 4:00 PMJan 2, 2027 – Jan 17, 2027 · Ends in January 2027; exact closing day not announced
- Thursdays10:00 AM – 8:00 PMSep 19, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026 · Ends in January 2027; exact closing day not announced
- Thursdays10:00 AM – 8:00 PMNov 27, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026 · Ends in January 2027; exact closing day not announced
- Thursdays10:00 AM – 4:00 PMDec 24, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 · Ends in January 2027; exact closing day not announced
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- Thursdays10:00 AM – 4:00 PMJan 2, 2027 – Jan 17, 2027 · Ends in January 2027; exact closing day not announced
Lisa Bradley: Beyond Luminosity at the Delaware Art Museum
A useful way into Lisa Bradley: Beyond Luminosity is to compare works separated by decades and materials: oil paintings from 1995 and 2019 sit in a larger selection that also includes ink on paper from 1975, 1978 and around 1990. The Delaware Art Museum’s presentation connects those dates to Bradley’s ongoing exploration of abstraction and spiritual experience.
A comparison across decades
The museum describes Bradley’s practice through the relationship between close, deliberate marks and sweeping gestures. For this exhibition, it emphasizes recent paintings in which deep dark areas meet light-filled expanses, and links those contrasts to a sense of movement held alongside stillness.
The named paintings give visitors specific points of comparison: First Motion (2019), Returning (2019–2020), Omnipresent (2018), Thinnest of Veils (2019) and Abundantly Clear (2019–2020) are shown in the exhibition listing alongside Akasa II (1995). The listed dimensions make scale another point to consider: First Motion measures 76½ by 57½ inches, while Akasa II measures 47 by 38 inches.
The chronology also reaches beyond the canvases. Three untitled ink-on-paper works are dated 1975, 1978 and around 1990. Looking across those earlier works and the more recent paintings offers a grounded way to follow Bradley’s practice across different periods and media, without treating the exhibition as a survey of paintings alone.
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A practice informed by spiritual experience
The museum identifies spiritual experience as an important influence on Bradley’s work. Rather than prescribing a single interpretation of the paintings, its description points to the balance of motion and stillness and to the contrast between dark and light. Those ideas provide a useful frame for comparing the dated works in Gallery 9.
Bradley was born in Columbus, Ohio, and earned her undergraduate degree from Boston University in 1973. She has identified gallery owner and artist Betty Parsons and collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel as important early mentors. Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe.
Her paintings are also held by institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. That collection history places the Wilmington exhibition within a career represented at museums across the country.
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A companion publication
A companion monograph brings together contributions from curators, critics and art historians Ronny Cohen, Eleanor Heartney, Townsend Ludington, Carter Ratcliff and John Yau. The exhibition listing identifies the book as a companion to the show but does not confirm whether it is available at the museum.
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Plan a Gallery 9 visit
September 19, 2026–January 17, 2027
The exhibition is in Gallery 9 at the Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806.
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Museum hours, with holiday exceptions
The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed Monday and Tuesday. It stays open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays from April through December; the exhibition’s January dates follow the regular 10 a.m.–4 p.m. schedule.
The museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. It closes at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, so those Thursdays do not have the usual evening hours. Check these exceptions when choosing a date.
Exhibition entry is included with museum admission
The exhibition is free with admission to the museum; that does not make general museum admission free every day. Admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors 65 and older, $7 for students with valid ID and $6 for youth ages 7–18. Children 6 and under and museum members enter free.
General admission is free on Thursdays from 4–8 p.m. April through December when the museum is open. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are early-close dates, and Thanksgiving Day is a closure.
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Free parking behind the museum
The museum offers free on-site visitor parking behind the building. Limited parking for visitors with disability placards is available by the main entrance and in lots A and B. Although placard parking is also located near the Studio Wing, that area is not wheelchair-accessible: the path is obstructed and cannot accommodate a wheelchair.
Getting to Gallery 9
Address and parking
The exhibition is at the Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806. Free visitor parking is behind the museum.
The museum’s visitor information does not list a transit route. Use the map links to calculate directions from your own starting point. The South Side entrance is wheelchair accessible; the North Side entrance is a flat, paved terrace where visitors may be dropped off.
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Before you make a plan
Is there a timed program or a single event date?
The listing describes a gallery exhibition running September 19, 2026–January 17, 2027, rather than separate timed sessions. Visit during the museum’s open hours.
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Can I visit during the Thursday evening hours?
The museum is open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays April–December, and general admission is free from 4–8 p.m. Those hours do not apply on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve: Thanksgiving is a closure, and the two eves close at 4 p.m.
What does museum admission cost?
Adults pay $18, seniors 65 and older $16, students with valid ID $7 and youth ages 7–18 $6. Members and children 6 and under enter free; admission is free for everyone Thursday evenings, 4–8 p.m. April–December, when the museum is open.
Are the galleries wheelchair accessible?
Yes. All galleries are wheelchair accessible and have seating. The South Side entrance is wheelchair accessible; the North Side entrance is a flat, paved terrace and a drop-off point. The museum also has wheelchairs and folding stools available at no charge.
Location & Google Maps
Delaware Art Museum, Gallery 9
2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806
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