Thirty-seven women artists from cities across Texas will be featured in the sixth annual Vignette Art Fair, Oct. 17-19, at Dallas Market Hall.
After receiving more than 200 entries, Vignette Art Fair 2024 curator Dr. Vivian Li selected the 37 artists’ work for the juried event. The fair is free and open to the public Oct. 18, and Oct. 19; however, tickets are required for the VIP benefit preview Oct. 17.
“Selecting the artists for the Vignette Art Fair 2024 was both a sincere pleasure and an honor. I was thoroughly impressed by the dynamic range and talent of the artists who submitted to the open call,” Li said in a statement. “I was particularly drawn to those with a maverick sensibility—artists who possess a bold, unapologetic vision combined with a poetic sensitivity to their medium and message. Some artists will be featured in solo presentations to provide a deeper exploration of their varied practices.”
Anese Eun Cho, Fragmentation 23, 2020, acrylic, MDF, and acrylic paint, 21” x 24” x 1.5” [Image: Texas Vignette]
The event exclusively features works by Texas women artists in an effort to promote, support, and connect exceptional yet under-represented regional talent.
Li, who serves as the Lupe Murchison Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art, said that after announcing the call for entries in July, 206 women applied representing Texas’ eclectic cultural terrain—from Dallas, Denton, Irving, and McKinney, to Austin, Amarillo, Houston, San Antonio, and Nacogdoches.
Claudia Maysen, Three B’s (After Ashley Hope Perez), 2024, mixed media, book, wood base, 8” x 8.5” x 6.75” [Image: Texas Vignette]
Featured artists
The fair will feature 86 pieces of art of all mediums and disciplines including performance pieces.
The 2024 juried artists are Christine Adame (Justin), Victoria Brill (Dallas), Anese Eun Cho (Dallas), Eden Collins (Nacogdoches), Christian Cruz (Dallas), Kerriann Curtis (Richardson), Anindita Dasgupta (Aubrey), Mary Catherine Davis (Dallas), Sarah DePetris (Dallas), Karen Edwards (Dallas), Jenelle Esparza (San Antonio), Maria Esswein (Euless), Veronica Gaona (Houston), Shuang Gou (Round Rock), Sorany Gutierrez (Dallas), Megan Hildebrandt (Austin), Rehab El Sadek (Austin), Nitashia Johnson (Dallas), Kumiko Johnson (McKinney), Deepaa Koshallay (Frisco), Sam Lao (Dallas), Kate Lim (Dallas), Claudia Maysen (Keller), Tina Medina (Dallas), Jamila Mendez (Dallas), Annette Meyer (Amarillo), Georgie Miller (Austin), Cher Musico (Denton), Elvia Perrin (Austin), Fari Rahimi (Denton), Joy Reyes (Irving), Randal Robins (Dallas), Abimbola Salami (Dallas), Marianna Seaton (Highland Village), Britt Thomas (Houston), Doerte Weber (San Antonio) and Becky Wilkes (Azle).
The Vignette Art Fair is among the only fully submission-based art fairs in the world that solely features the work of women artists and where artists receive the full value of any artworks sold. The organization does not take a commission.
Founded in 2017 by Jessica Ingle, Texas Vignette said it works to close the gender gap as female artists are not nearly as represented in museum exhibitions, acquisitions and galleries compared to their male counterparts.
More looks at some of the art works
Christine Adame, South Texas Emblem, 2023, embroidered velvet, glass, bubble frame, 17” x 10” x 2” [Image: Texas Vignette]
Mary Catherine Davis, Coriolis, 2023, oil on canvas, 48” x 36” x 1” [Image: Texas Vignette]
Deepa Harkishor Koshaley, Vibrating Ink 9, 2024, natural stone, pigment, ink, graphite, and acrylic, on wasli paper, 18.25” x 18.25” x 1” [Image: Texas Vignette]
Cher Musico, Trans Lives 2020, 2023, nylon flag, image transfer, embroidery, 60” x 36” x 0” [Image: Texas Vignette]
Becky Wilkes, Take me with you January 2, 2021, 2021, limited edition pigment print, 20” x 30” x 0” [Image: Texas Vignette]
Victoria Brill, rising tide, 2024, oil and graphite on canvas, 84” x 62” x .25” [Image: Texas Vignette]
Anindita Dasgupta, Dreams can be real, 2024, oil on canvas, 30” x 24” x 1.5” [Image: Texas Vignette]
Fari Rahimi, Back to the Start, 2024, powder coated steel, acrylic, glass, 3D printing, 45” x 45” x 1.5” [Image: Texas Vignette]
Tina Medina, Pandemic Pachanga (Aura), 2024, video, 0:47 [Image: Texas Vignette]
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