By Virtue of Excellence presented the work of fifteen Rhode island women artists in a diverse array of media. Those exhibiting included: Rhoda Bailey, Reenie Schmerl Barrow, Beth Clarke, Cynthia deGroat, Deb Fanelli, Nancy Friese, Holly Hughes, Sandy Knight, Irene Lawrence, Laura Sue Phillips, Judith Ribicoff, Anne Morgan Spalter, Ineke van Oudenhoven, Sarah Wayland-Smith, and Arlene Wilson.