Did you know that women are vastly underrepresented in U.S. art museums, leaving many people unable to name even five women artists?

Keep reading to learn about five extraordinary women featured in the exhibition Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Southern Modern Women Artists.

Discover which of them you’re most like by taking this fun quiz! 

If your match is Selma Burke: Like Selma Burke, you’re a champion of empowerment, bringing people together and creating spaces where everyone feels valued and inspired. Selma’s iconic sculpture of Franklin D. Roosevelt inspired the design of the U.S. dime, and her other works celebrate strength and beauty.

Visit the Museum to see Selma Burke’s wooden sculpture, Woman Holding Sheaf of Wheat (around 1940), on loan from The Johnson Collection, in Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Southern Modern Women Artists through May 18, 2025.

If you match is Pat Passlof: Like Pat Passlof, you thrive on new experiences and ideas, creating vibrant connections and inspiring others. Pat’s abstract paintings are full of movement and emotion, reflecting her love of freedom and creativity.

Visit the Museum to see Pat Passlof’s painting, Yardstick (1948), on loan from The Johnson Collection, in Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Southern Modern Women Artists through May 18, 2025.

Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Southern Modern Women Artists, on view through May 18, 2025,  highlights artists whose legacies were shaped by their experiences in the American South. Featuring over 40 artists, including Anni Albers, Elaine de Kooning, and Alma Thomas, the exhibition spans the 1940s to the 2000s.

Southern women artists faced both regional and gender-based challenges but found opportunities in creative communities. Despite resistance, these women helped define modernism and shape the South’s artistic landscape. The exhibition seeks to correct historical imbalances in representation and honor these overlooked contributions. It is part of The Westmoreland’s Year of Women Artists.