Meet Marcus Delzell

Marcus Delzell is taking over Unchained.Art Contemporary Gallery on Sunday, September 6, from 12 PM to 4 PM. It's a dedicated wall exhibition and a hands-on afternoon, and it marks the start of something new for the gallery: Delzell is the first Austin artist to be featured in their Austin Artist of the Month program, which brings one local artist into the space each month for a dedicated wall and a first-Sunday event.

Delzell is a multidisciplinary artist who works across oil painting, drawing, video, and theatre. His compositions investigate identity, perception, and the tension between authenticity and performance, and he draws on Greek mythology and the metaphor of the mask to look at the human psyche and the narratives we impose on ourselves and others. A few of his paper-based drawings are being shown publicly for the first time here, so there's some new material to see.

Unchained.Art is an Austin-based contemporary fine art gallery that showcases emerging and established artists across painting, sculpture, photography, and tech-art. This is their first month running the Austin Artist of the Month series, and Delzell is the one kicking it off. If you're interested in how he moves between painting, drawing, video, and theatre, this is a good place to see that range in one spot.

The exhibition is free and open to all, and drop-ins are welcome, so you can stop by whenever you like between 12 PM and 4 PM. If you can't make it on the day, the work stays on view through October 3.