<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/posts/contemporary_icons.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>New exhibit opens at Murray State University’s Department of Art &amp; Design’s Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery</title><pubDate>08/06/2026</pubDate><description>The Murray State University Galleries and the Department of Art &amp; Design are pleased to present a new solo exhibition. Contemporary Icons featuring work by artist Lee Lanier will be on view in the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery Aug. 19 through Sept. 14.</description><author>Ann Gosser</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.murraystate.edu/news/images/Contemporary_Icons.jpg" alt="A painting depicting a long-haired woman with a broken sword and two birds."/></image><featured/><tags><tag>Announcements</tag><tag>Art</tag><tag>Artist</tag><tag>Arts</tag><tag>Campus News</tag><tag>Event</tag><tag>University News</tag><tag>news</tag></tags></item>