Biography
Britt Bair graduated from Colby Sawyer College in New London, NH with a Liberal Arts degree and the University of California Riverside with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art and Photography. Her career began as a Graphic Designer and Photography Rep in New York City.
She works in a variety of medium including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel and photography and has won many awards at local shows. She has painted in Italy, Canada, Block Island, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket but spends most of her time here in Connecticut with her husband and two children.
Most of her recent work has been seen at the Wilson Avenue Loft Artists Open Studios, Rowayton Arts Center, Community Cooperative Nursery School, Geary Gallery, Darien Art Center, Darien Library, Post 53 Art Show, Patriot National Bank in Darien, the Loft Artists Association Open Studios, the Patriot National Bank and Palace Theatre in Stamford and the Brick Gallery in Essex.
She is represented by The Noroton Gallery in Darien, CT
She is the co-founder of the Wilson Avenue Loft Artists, a group of 16 artists with 12 studios and gallery space at 225 Wilson Avenue in South Norwalk , CT and co-president of the Fairfield County Plein Air Painters, a group of 65 artists who paint outside from May through October and show locally. She also helped bring Artworks Darien to fruition in 2008, an annual display of artwork in the windows of local merchants in Darien.
She is a member of the Rowayton Arts Center, The New Canaan Art Society and the Darien Art Center. Her work may be found in private collections from California to New York.
She works in a variety of medium including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel and photography and has won many awards at local shows. She has painted in Italy, Canada, Block Island, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket but spends most of her time here in Connecticut with her husband and two children.
Most of her recent work has been seen at the Wilson Avenue Loft Artists Open Studios, Rowayton Arts Center, Community Cooperative Nursery School, Geary Gallery, Darien Art Center, Darien Library, Post 53 Art Show, Patriot National Bank in Darien, the Loft Artists Association Open Studios, the Patriot National Bank and Palace Theatre in Stamford and the Brick Gallery in Essex.
She is represented by The Noroton Gallery in Darien, CT
She is the co-founder of the Wilson Avenue Loft Artists, a group of 16 artists with 12 studios and gallery space at 225 Wilson Avenue in South Norwalk , CT and co-president of the Fairfield County Plein Air Painters, a group of 65 artists who paint outside from May through October and show locally. She also helped bring Artworks Darien to fruition in 2008, an annual display of artwork in the windows of local merchants in Darien.
She is a member of the Rowayton Arts Center, The New Canaan Art Society and the Darien Art Center. Her work may be found in private collections from California to New York.
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Education:
1979 Liberal Arts, Colby Sawyer College, New London NH
1981 Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Photography, University of California Riverside, Riverside CA
Solo Exhibitions:
2007 Donut Inn, Darien, CT
2001 Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Exhibits:
2010 "Citywide Open Studios", Norwalk CT
2010 Roton Point Art Show, Rowayton, CT
2010 Darien Art Center, Darien CT
2010 "Current Inspirations", WALA Open Studios, South Norwalk CT
2010 "Selections from the Wilson Avenue Loft Artists", Maritime Center Garage Gallery, Norwalk CT
2010 Rowayton Art Center Show, Rowayton,CT
2009 "Monothon 2009, Center for Contemporary Print Making, Norwalk, CT
2009 "Artworks Darien", Darien CT
2009 Wildbunch Group Show-"Desserts", Wilton Library, Wilton CT
2009 "Remember This"-show with Lori Glavin, HSBC Bank, Norwalk CT
2009 Kittery Art Association, Kittery ME
2009 Fairfield County Plein Air Painters-Darien Land Trust Fundraiser, Darien Library, Darien CT
2009 Darien Art Center- Second Place winner, Darien CT
2008 "Artworks Darien", Exhibited at Good Goods, Darien CT
Memberships and Affiliations:
Darien Arts Center, Darien CT
Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
New Canaan Society for the Arts, New Canaan, CT
Co-Founder and Co-President Wilson Avenue Loft Artists, Norwalk CT
Co-President Fairfield County Plein Air Painters
Noroton Gallery, Darien CT
1979 Liberal Arts, Colby Sawyer College, New London NH
1981 Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Photography, University of California Riverside, Riverside CA
Solo Exhibitions:
2007 Donut Inn, Darien, CT
2001 Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Exhibits:
2010 "Citywide Open Studios", Norwalk CT
2010 Roton Point Art Show, Rowayton, CT
2010 Darien Art Center, Darien CT
2010 "Current Inspirations", WALA Open Studios, South Norwalk CT
2010 "Selections from the Wilson Avenue Loft Artists", Maritime Center Garage Gallery, Norwalk CT
2010 Rowayton Art Center Show, Rowayton,CT
2009 "Monothon 2009, Center for Contemporary Print Making, Norwalk, CT
2009 "Artworks Darien", Darien CT
2009 Wildbunch Group Show-"Desserts", Wilton Library, Wilton CT
2009 "Remember This"-show with Lori Glavin, HSBC Bank, Norwalk CT
2009 Kittery Art Association, Kittery ME
2009 Fairfield County Plein Air Painters-Darien Land Trust Fundraiser, Darien Library, Darien CT
2009 Darien Art Center- Second Place winner, Darien CT
2008 "Artworks Darien", Exhibited at Good Goods, Darien CT
Memberships and Affiliations:
Darien Arts Center, Darien CT
Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
New Canaan Society for the Arts, New Canaan, CT
Co-Founder and Co-President Wilson Avenue Loft Artists, Norwalk CT
Co-President Fairfield County Plein Air Painters
Noroton Gallery, Darien CT