Founded in 1998, the ENID collective is an organization of women sculptors who gather and exhibit in honor of the Louisville native, esteemed sculptor, and early women's advocate Enid Yandell (1869-1934). The 2026 exhibition at KMAC features over 20 artists from diverse backgrounds and different stages of their careers, including works by the late artists Sarah Frederick, Ewing Fahey, and Jeanne Dueber. Ranging in media from bronze, ceramic, glass, wood, metal, and stone carving, the exhibition also includes artists working in mixed-media collage, assemblage, installation using unconventional materials, and video. ENID 2026 does not follow a specific theme, rather it celebrates the wide range of creative practices being explored by women artists with ties to Louisville.

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Known most locally for her bronze statues of Daniel Boone and the Greek god Pan, both located in Cherokee Park, Enid Yandell achieved wide recognition during the turn of the 20th century when few women found success working as artists. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 6, 1870, Yandell attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati before working on several well-known public works including numerous statues for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. She would go on to maintain a studio in Paris where she honed her craft and spent time studying with famed French sculptor Auguste Rodin.

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Artists: Leticia Bajuyo, Jessica Beels, Gayle Cerlan, Caren Cunningham, Sr. Jeanne Dueber, Linda Erzinger, Ewing Fahey, Lalana Fedorschak, Sarah Frederick, Valerie Sullivan Fuchs, Mary Dennis Kannapell, Rachel Kavathe, Paula Keppie, Ann Klem, Frances Kratzok, Bette Levy, Shawn Marshall, Jacque Parsley, Licia Priest, Emily Schuhmann, Karen Terhune, Melinda Walters