The fact that the first work of art purchased for the Abilene Fine Arts Museum permanent collection was painted by a women artist, Marie Hull, in 1939 and the museum was founded by woman’s club members, many of whom were artists, foretells the museum’s long history of presenting and collecting the work of female artists. This exhibition features outstanding examples work in the permanent collection by celebrated artists Lee Krasner, Melissa Miller, Helen Altman, Kathryne Hale Travis, Mary Vernon, Hung Lu, Beili Liu, Sarah Williams and other female artists whose artwork stands as a testament to the important contributions made by women in the arts in the 20th and 21st century.