MMoCA Gallery Night Spring 2025: Lisa Kidd

Explore Lisa Kidd’s Expressive Mixed-Media Art on Monroe Street for Gallery Night

This MMoCA Gallery Night, we’re proud to welcome Lisa Kidd, a contemporary abstract expressionist, to our west side office at 2526 Monroe Street on Friday, May 16 from 5–9 PM. Come discover her powerful, layered mixed-media works and explore how emotion, memory, and imagination find form on canvas.

About Lisa

Lisa Kidd is a life-long artist whose abstract expressionist pieces reflect the layered emotional experiences of life. Her work blends spray paint, acrylic, and fabric into richly textured compositions where color and form move like memory—fluid, vibrant, and often raw.

Lisa’s process is deeply intuitive. She paints in a state of flow, allowing subconscious emotions to guide her hand. Each piece captures a moment in time: a joy, a blemish, a vulnerability, or a story still unfolding. Her canvases often include a small unfinished area—left intentionally blank as a visual reminder that we are always writing our own story.

Influenced by her fine arts education at Cardinal Stritch University and the meditative philosophy of artists like Mark Rothko, Lisa’s work invites quiet reflection. And yes—her loyal studio companion, Smudgey the dog, may come up in conversation too!

What You’ll See on Gallery Night

Visitors to our Monroe Street office will get to explore a curated collection of Lisa’s mixed-media paintings, where color, texture, and emotion collide in a way that feels both personal and universal. Lisa will be there in person, ready to talk about her process, her inspirations, and how she weaves life experience into every brushstroke.

Whether you’re new to abstract art or a long-time fan of expressive work, Lisa’s pieces will move you.

Event Details

Lisa Kidd at Gallery Night
Friday, May 16 5–9 PM
2526 Monroe Street, Madison, WI