The Women’s Chapel was an interdisciplinary art exhibition created by artist Megan Kenyon and a collaborative group of evangelical women. They created an incarnational space, one embodied in this community of people deeply hurt by evangelical Christian spaces but who continue to practice their faith in Jesus despite that hurt.

Inspired by feminist consciousness-raising groups and art installations from the 1970s, The Women’s Chapel showed up as the experiences shared in the group, and in artifacts of that sharing, which form the art exhibition. Using incarnation as an active verb, Kenyon and her group explored how prophetic imagination expresses itself in rage, lament, humor, and hope to illuminate and challenge the places where patriarchy lurks in church practice and co-opts the Gospel.

The work in this show predominantly took the form of photography, collage, found sculpture, and text, making visceral the testimonies shared. The show featured self-portraiture, as Kenyon wrestled with her own faith and response to uncovering patriarchy in institutions she trusted. It also featured work created by the group through facilitated workshops and work Kenyon created in response to things shared by this group. Their work stood as a critique from the inside, and the exhibition, The Women’s Chapel became an open invitation to anyone who is willing to come and see.