Minnie Adkins  (Elliot, b. 1934)      Adkins’ painted wood carvings and colorful ceramics have become       nationally-known and collected.  As her success has grown, Adkins has helped      many other Kentucky artists to gain recognition.
	Elizabeth Barret, Anne Lewis, Mimi Pickering, & Justine Richardson  (Letcher)      These women filmmakers, all associated with Appalshop Inc. in Whitesburg,      have dedicated their careers to making films that “celebrate the culture and voice      the concerns of people living in the Appalachian mountains,” including a focus on      the lives of women.  They include:  Girls Hoops (Richardson 1998), Fast Food      Women (Lewis 1991), Dreadful Memories:  The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning      (Pickering 1988), Coalmining Women (Barret 1982).
	Jamison Brumm  (Pulaski, b. 1951)      An artist in Somerset specializing in anodized metal jewelry, Brumm is active in      the Kentucky arts community, has her own newsletter and Web site, and is the      designer of 100 dream chaser pins honoring women across the U.S.      Visit Jamison Brumm's Web site.
	Ollie Childress  (Barren, 1929-2003)      A third generation basketmaker, she has spent her life as a proud caretaker of      the distinct western Kentucky white oak basket-making tradition.  The      Childresses have received awards from the Kentucky Guild of Artists and      Craftsmen and received the Sarah Gertrude Knott Award from the Kentucky      Folklife Program in 1998.
	Jane Burch Cochran  (Boone, b. 1943)       A quilter from Rabbit Hash whose quilts are embellished with beads, paint, found      objects, shiny fabrics; often the subjects are about race, women, or other social      issues.
	Carmen Ray Coyle  (Hardin, b. 1949)      One of the only women glass blowers in Kentucky to own and operate an      independent studio, Coyle and her perfume bottles, paper weights, vases, and      candle holders have been featured on KET’s “Kentucky Life.”
	Joan Dance  (McCracken, b. 1940)        A native of Paducah who is a visual artist.  Her canvases are filled with bold      colors and often themes from her African American heritage.
	Clara Eagle  (Calloway, 1908-1985)      A silversmith who was the chair of the art department at Murray State University,      1949-1971.  The gallery there now bears her name.
	Virginia Mason Ivey  (Logan, 1828-n. d.)        A nationally known quilter whose quilts can be seen in the Speed Art Museum in      Louisville and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.
	Helen La France  (Graves, b. 1919)      Her artwork ranges from carved wooden puppet figures to landscape and      religious paintings.       View 2 puppets made by Helen LaFrance, located at the Kentucky Museum.
	Alma Wallace Lesch  (Bullitt, 1917-1999)      An innovative fiber artist who received the 1987 Kentucky Governor’s Award for      Lifetime Contribution to Visual Arts.  Recognized as a pioneer of the      contemporary craft movement, she was also an art professor and author of a      classic text on vegetable dyes.
	Susan Pfeiffer  (Hardin, b. 1958)        A Radcliff resident who designs and makes furniture.  She has won many      awards for her pieces which evidence her environmental consciousness.  She is      also an art teacher.
	Rebekka Seigel  (Owen, b. 1948)        Seigel represented the Commonwealth in the first Great American Quilt Festival      designed to honor the Centennial of the Statue of Liberty.  Her feminist art quilts      include “The Beauty Myth.”
	Dixie Seldon  (Kenton, 1868-1935)        Seldon’s paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States.  Her      artwork includes landscapes and oil portraits.
	Emily Wolfson  (Henderson, b. 1915)      A fiber artist who helped found the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen.  She      received a Governor’s Award in the Arts in 1987 for her involvement in      community arts.
	Enid Yandell  (Jefferson, 1869-1934)        A Louisville native whose sculptures graced the 1891 Chicago World’s Fair.       Today, visitors can see her statue of Daniel Boone in Louisville’s Cherokee      Park.
	Mary Yeiser  (McCracken, b. 1905)       A painter who founded the Yeiser Art Center in 1957.  She was also the first      president of the Paducah Art Guild.