Tennessee’s Major Art Museums Unite to Lead the 2026 Tennessee Triennial

1. 29 .26 - 9. 27.26

Nashville | Frist Art Museum

In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty-First Century

Jan. 29 to April 26, 2026

Women have long been at the center of Nashville’s vibrant visual arts community, and In Her Place highlights their influence by presenting nearly 100 paintings, sculptures, textile pieces, and installations from 28 intergenerational women artists exploring ideas of place and identity. Part of the Frist’s 25th-anniversary celebration, the exhibition underscores the museum’s commitment to the local arts community and will be accompanied by a catalogue co-edited by Katie Delmez and Laura Hutson Hunter and published by Vanderbilt University Press.

Karen Seapker. You are Spring, 2023. Oil on canvas; 72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm). Collection of Sasha and Charlie Sealy. Photo credit: Sam Angel

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Chattanooga | Hunter Museum of American Art

The Hunter Invitational V

Jan. 30 to April 26, 2026

The Hunter Invitational, conceived by Hunter Museum Chief Curator Nandini Makrandi and launched by the museum in 2007, highlights emerging trends and current events through the work of artists practicing in the Southeast. Opening January 2026, its fifth iteration will present new or expanded works by eight artists – including Anna Carll, Corrine Colarusso, Craig Drennen, Amie Esslinger, Jerushia Graham, Katie Hargrave with Meredith Lynn, and Althea Murphy-Price – offering audiences a chance to discover some of the region’s most innovative talent.

Corrine Colarusso, Fallvine, acrylic on canvas

Highlight Events

Nashville

The Nashville Highlight dates will be February 26 - March 1, 2026.

Chattanooga

The Chattanooga Highlight dates will be Mar 5 - 8, 2026.

Knoxville

The Knoxville Highlight dates will be Mar 26 - 29, 2026 and the closing weekend will be July 9 - 12, 2026.

Memphis

The Memphis Highlight dates will be September 23 - 27, 2026.