“Curious Circumstances,” an exhibition featuring letterpress prints and large drawings by visual artist Marilyn Murphy, opens January 24 at Haley Gallery.

Marilyn Murphy is a professor emerita of art at Vanderbilt University. Her work has been shown in over 390 exhibits nationally and abroad, including mid-career surveys at the Frist Art Museum and a two-person exhibit at the Huntsville Museum of Art. Murphy’s work often addresses issues of women’s identity and roles, creating curious situations that imply a larger story. Many of her current pieces focus on the act of seeing, the creative process, or aspects of the human experience.