CLARKSVILLE, TN – This winter and spring, the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center will be the stage to celebrate American women’s art through a special museum exhibition.
Of Mark & Meaning: American Women Artists will open at the Customs House Museum on Feb. 13. Since 2010, the Customs House Museum has hosted a series of exhibitions themed around “Celebrating Women Artists,” and Of Mark & Meaning continues this 16-year tradition. This year, 2026, marks the second time the museum has hosted American Women Artists. This exhibit is American Women Artists’ tenth national museum exhibition as part of the 25 in 25 campaign, an initiative to have 25 museum shows for its members over 25 years. 105 works were selected out of 791 impressive entries by professional women artists.
World-renowned artists in this exhibition include Paula B. Holtzclaw, who has a widespread reputation for her ability to capture the drama of nature on canvas; Sherrie McGraw known as one of America’s foremost painters and instructors; Diana Reuter-Twining known for her sculptures that capture the beauty of motion; rising Nashville art star Taylor Wiedemann, whose skillfully executed traditional still-lifes belie a deeper message about the struggles of womanhood; Star Liana York whose recent retrospective exhibition of 50 years of her work was an incredible honor for one of the most famous living sculptors of the West; and more!…