Georgia Women to Watch

The Georgia Committee of The National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrated the opening of Georgia Women to Watch 2026: A Book Arts Revolution at Atlanta Contemporary

Photographed by Kim Link Photography

Group portrait of ten women standing in front of a wall with text that reads 'GEORGIA WOMEN TO WATCH 2026: A BOOK ARTS REVOLUTION' and names including Eliza Bentz, Hannah Israel, Cynthia Lollis, Serena Perrone, and Eileen Wallace.

GCNMWA board members

Two women stand together, each holding a glass of white wine. The woman on the left wears a tan coat and brown pants. The woman on the right wears a textured brown jacket and black pants.

Katherine Jentleson of the High Museum of Art and Sara Steinfeld

Lisa Cannon and Robin Aiken posing in front of woven wall art. Lisa wears a black satin shirt and Robin wears a grey textured coat.

Lisa Cannon Taylor and Robin Aiken

Man in black turtleneck and plaid skirt, and woman in black sweater and studded skirt, stand in an art gallery.

Everett Long of Atlanta Contemporary and Georgia Women to Watch curator Cynthia Nourse Thompson of Zuckerman Museum of Art

Eliza Bentz, Hannah Israel, Cynthia Lollis, Serena Perrone, and Eileen Wallace stand in front of a wall with text about Georgia Women to Watch 2026: A Book Arts Revolution.

Eliza Bentz, Serena Perrone, Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Hannah Israel, Eileen Wallace, and Cynthia Lollis

Elizabeth Wilson and Felicia Feaster

Katie Johnson and Catherine Cage stand in front of a wall of framed art. Johnson wears a black sweater, orange scarf, and blue jeans. Cage wears a black jacket, white pants, and black boots.

The Georgia Committee of The National Museum of Women in the Arts (GCNMWA) board members Katie Johnson and Catherine Cage

Two women stand in front of a banner that reads "A BOOK ARTS REVOLUTION" and lists sponsors and "GEORGIA COMMITTEE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS." The woman on the left wears a colorful patchwork jacket.

Ife Williams of The Hambidge Center and Lauren Tate Baeza of the High Museum of Art

Held at Atlanta Contemporary on February 1st, the opening of Georgia Women to Watch 2026: A Book Arts Revolution was a celebration of the arts. A collaboration between Washington D.C.’s National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Georgia Committee of NMWA, the exhibition is led by curator Cynthia Nourse Thompson and features five innovative Georgia artists who are redefining what books can be. The featured artists included Eliza Bentz, Hannah Israel, Cynthia Lollis, Serena Perrone, and Eileen Wallace. On opening day and moderated by Cynthia Thompson, the five artists participated in an enlightening artist talk about their processes and the show. The exhibition is on view through May 17th, 2026. atlantacontemporary.org; ganmwa.org/women-to-watch-2026

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