Los Angeles — Mary Steenburgen is becoming an active supporter of the fine arts.

The Oscar-winning actress will be presenting a painting exhibition Feb. 21 at a Beverly Hills art gallery.

The exhibition will feature the works of Los Angeles-based portrait artist America Martin, who went to high school with Steenburgen's 21-year-old daughter, Lily McDowell.

“I can't really compare her to another artist,” Steenburgen told The Associated Press. “She's very on the edge in terms of her exploration. ... It's kind of amazing that someone so young would see inside people the way she does.”

Steenburgen, 48, said she sometimes paints and her husband, actor Ted Danson, sculpts. They both also enjoy visiting museums and galleries.

“Art is something that is very much a part of our lives,” said Steenburgen, who won a best-supporting actress Oscar for 1980's Melvin and Howard.

Steenburgen, a native of Newport, Ark., is inviting friends to the exhibit, which she said has a “homegrown quality.”