{"id":50105,"date":"2026-04-10T08:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-artist-mike-mcsorley-showcases-new-work-at-state-gallery\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:06:57","slug":"delaware-artist-mike-mcsorley-showcases-new-work-at-state-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-artist-mike-mcsorley-showcases-new-work-at-state-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Artist Mike McSorley Showcases New Work at State Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Delaware artist is transforming everyday items into compelling works of art through his latest collection of still-life paintings. Mike McSorley’s newest exhibition discovers beauty, compassion, and soul within commonplace objects that most people overlook.<\/p>

The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery will host “Out of the Ordinary,” featuring McSorley’s recent creations, from April 10 through April 24, 2026. The Wilmington venue announced the solo show on April 9, 2026.<\/p>

Gallery visitors can attend a special opening reception to meet the artist and view the collection firsthand. The exhibition demonstrates McSorley’s unique ability to elevate ordinary household items and everyday materials into thought-provoking artistic expressions.<\/p>

The Mezzanine Gallery, operated by Delaware’s arts division, regularly features works by local and regional artists. McSorley’s latest paintings continue his exploration of finding extraordinary meaning in the mundane objects that surround us daily.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Artist Mike McSorley will display his latest still-life paintings at the Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery. The exhibition, titled “Out of the Ordinary,” transforms common objects into meaningful artistic statements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":50104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775822817238.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-d29","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31585,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/artist-tanya-bracey-showcases-community-themed-works-at-delaware-arts-gallery\/","url_meta":{"origin":50105,"position":0},"title":"Artist Tanya Bracey Showcases Community-Themed Works at Delaware Arts Gallery","author":"Admin","date":"March 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Delaware Division of the Arts' Mezzanine Gallery will feature a solo exhibition by artist Tanya Bracey from March 6-27, 2026. 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