04/13/2026
This week, HEDGE is thrilled to present Things That Ache Softly, an exhilarating three person painting exhibition featuring Maeve Billings, Madison Mayle and Katy Richards.
Billings, who paints lush images of contemporary memento mori, wants their work to help viewers reflect on their bodies and what it means to be alive. Maeve shares, “To be a q***r, non-binary person today means to feel a threat to autonomy over my own flesh. My paintings explore this anxiety. I want the paintings to be beautiful, and, in the same breath, unsettle the viewer with imagery ranging from reverent to gory. I am interested in that fragile dynamic between attraction and repulsion.”
We invite you to join us for the opening of the exhibition and explore themes of intimacy, impermanence and vulnerability.
Preview Reception: Wednesday, April 15, from 5:00-7:00pm
Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, from 5:00-8:00pm
Image 1: Headshot of Maeve Billings
Image 2: Detail of Maeve Billings, Funeral (Brainard Rd.), oil on canvas, 40”L x 52”W, 2024 (available, contact gallery for details)