Texas Vignette

For emerging artists, gaining momentum and the pathway to a sustainable career depends largely on elusive opportunities to exhibit, yet there continues to be a large gender disparity in terms of museum exhibitions, acquisitions, and gallery representation. In response, Jessica Ingle developed Vignette Art Fair in 2017 to bridge this gap and provide women artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work. Vignette Art Fair is fully submissions-based, with 100% of all sales going directly to the artists. After a successful first run of the fair, the membership-based 501c3 organization Texas Vignette was formed in 2018 to continue the annual tradition of the fair and expand program offerings to further the mission of promoting, supporting, and connecting women in the arts in Texas. In 2020, Texas Vignette announced a brand-new initiative to award five $2,000 grants to female-identifying artists creating in Texas. This grant initiative comes in place of the nonprofit’s regular programming, the annual Vignette Art Fair, as a way to continue supporting female-identifying artists in need during the pandemic.