Texas Vignette has announced an open call for Texas women artists to participate in the eighth annual Vignette Art Fair, scheduled for September 30 to October 3, 2026, at On The Levee in the Dallas Design District. Alison de Lima Greene, the Isabel Brown Wilson Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will curate the juried exhibition. Submissions open May 26 through June 26, with a $36 fee, and selected artists will be notified by August 17. The fair is free to the public on October 2-3, with ticketed preview events including a Patron Welcome Dinner and a Preview Benefit.
The Vignette Art Fair is significant because it exclusively showcases women artists, addressing the persistent gender disparity in the art world where women artists account for only 10-15% of global auction sales and remain underrepresented in museum exhibitions and gallery representation. The fair is fully submission-based and returns 100% of sales proceeds directly to the artists, providing a rare platform for economic empowerment and visibility. Greene's involvement, with her deep expertise in Texas art and decades at MFAH, underscores the fair's growing credibility and its role in fostering fresh dialogues among women artists across the state.