ABOUT
Britt Bair
Biography
Britt Bair is an award-winning abstract expressionist painter, mostly working in acrylic and mixed media, whose work explores the interplay of color, light, and movement. Over the past 25 years, she has exhibited in solo and group shows across New York City, New England, Florida, and Colorado. Her paintings are part of private and corporate collections throughout the U.S. to Europe.
Her work has been featured in This Old House on PBS, as well as in publications including Canvas Rebel, Vero Beach Magazine, Liv Vero, At Home, New Canaan - Darien - Rowayton Magazine, and Venü. She has also been profiled in The Darien Times, The New Canaan Advertiser, 32963 Vero Beach, Westerly Sun, and other regional press outlets.
Exhibitions & Recognition
Bair’s solo exhibitions include a recent presentation at M. Maison (January/February 2026), participation in the 5th Annual FOCA (Friends of Contemporary Artists) Art Show (Vero Beach, 2025), as well as In the Meantime (Brendan’s 101, 2025), Color Me Happy (Avondale Arts, 2023), and Moments in Time (Townley Gallery, 2019–20). She has been selected for notable juried exhibitions including New Vision at Cavalier Gallery (2025), Spectrum: Visions (2020), and the Faber Birren National Color Show (2023). Earlier honors include First Place in the Rowayton Arts Center Plein Air Show and multiple awards at the Darien Art Center Annual Juried Exhibitions.
Education & Training
Bair studied Liberal Arts at Colby-Sawyer College (1979) and earned her B.A. in Studio Art and Photography from the University of California, Riverside (1981). She continued advanced study with artists including Pamela Dulong Williams, Constance Kiermaier, Chris Shore, Helen Cantrell, Vicky Marsango, and Theresa Girard. She has also been awarded several residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna, FL.
Representation
Her past and present work is represented by:
Cavalier Gallery, New York, NY
Geary Gallery, Darien, CT
Avondale Arts, Watch Hill, RI
Louisa Gould Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
M.Maison, Vero Beach, FL
Bungalow Home, Vero Beach, FL
Little Plucky Gallery, New Canaan, CT
Professional Affiliations
She is an exhibiting member of the Silvermine Artist Guild, the Rowayton Arts Center, New Canaan Society for the Arts, Darien Art Center, F.O.C.A. (Friends of Contemporary Art), and the Vero Beach Museum of Art. She is the co-founder of the Wilson Avenue Loft Artists in South Norwalk, CT, and former co-president of the Fairfield County Plein Air Painters.
Teaching & Community Work
Alongside her studio practice, Bair is committed to sharing her passion for painting. She teaches private classes and workshops for adults, including programs at the Darien Library and Darien Nature Center, and has served as a juror for the Rowayton Arts Center’s Exhibiting Member Selection Committee since 2010.
Commissions
Looking for something custom? Britt is happy to create custom pieces tailored to your vision. Please reach out to start the conversation.
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Education
Liberal Arts, Colby Sawyer College, New London NH (1979)
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Photography, UC Riverside, Riverside CA (1981)
Studied with Pamela Dulong Williams, Charles Ray, Constance Kiermaier, Helen Cantrell, Chris Shore, Lenny Moskowitz, Vickie Marsango and Theresa Girard
Television
Photo: Josh McMiller
Featured in This Old House: Season 41 on PBS "The Westerly Ranch House"
Interview
Spectrum Visions 2020, Carriage Barn Art Center talk about “Downtown Blues"
Havyn 2020, talk about my “Babbling Brook” painting
Catalogue
“Moments in Time” Solo Show, Townley Gallery, NYC
"Art Poetica" An Ekphrastic Passage, Vero Beach, FL
Newspaper
32963
Vero News
The Darien Times
The New Canaan Advertiser
The Norwalk Hour
Westerly Sun
Magazine
Photo: Josh McMiller
Editr Mag
Liv Vero
Canvas Rebel
Vero Beach Magazine
Hill Pond and Preserve Magazine
New Canaan Darien Rowayton Magazine
At Home
Serendipity
The Beat
Venü
Newsletter
Darien Blue
Rowayton Arts Center
Darien Patch
Solo Exhibitions
2026
"Britt Bair Art" M. Maison Vero Beach, FL
2025
"Britt Bair Art" M.Maison Vero Beach, FL
"In the Meantime” Brendan's 101 Rowayton, CT
2024
"Britt Bair Art" M.Maison Vero Beach, FL (sold out)
2023
"Color Me Happy" Avondale Arts Watch Hill, RI
2022
"Fresh Perspective" Center for Spiritual Care Vero Beach, FL
2021
"Britt Bair Art" SONO1420 South Norwalk, CT
2021
Britt Bair Art "Expressions in Color" Darien, CT
2021
“Here I Am” Hazel House, Vero Beach, FL
2019-2020
"Moments in Time" Townley Gallery, Tribeca, NYC
2017
"Back Porch Bovines" Estias Back Porch Cafe, Darien, CT
Juried Exhibitions/Awards
2026
"Viva Foca!" 5th Annual Juried Members Show Vero Beach, FL
2025
"Big Bold and Beautiful" Vero Beach Art Club Vero Beach, FL
"Art by the Sea" Vero Beach Museum of Art Vero Beach, FL (Merit Award)
2024
"New Vision" One of ten selected, Cavalier Gallery, NYC
2023
"Faber Birren National Color Show" Stamford Art Association Stamford, CT
2020
Spectrum “Visions” 30th Annual Juried Contemporary Art Show, Carriage Barn Art Center, New Canaan, CT
"Spring All-Media Juried Show", Rowayton Art Center, Rowayton, CT
Selected Exhibitions
2025
"Weekapaug Art Show" Weekapaug, RI
"Shelter Harbor Art Show" Westerly, RI
"Riomar Art Show" Vero Beach, FL
2024
"Color Into Spring" Group Show Darien Nature Center Darien, CT
2022
"Abstractions" South Norwalk, CT (Three person show)
2020
Hayvn Art Exhibit, Darien, CT (group show)
Live Girl “She is Rising” Exhibit and Art Showcase, Carriage Barn Art Center, New Canaan, CT
“Home” Rowayton Art Center, Rowayton, CT
2019
"Fresh Air Fresh Ideas" Darien Nature Center, Darien, CT (Three person show)
"Capturing New Canaan" Carriage Barn Art Center, New Canaan, CT
"Marine and Coastal Art Show" Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton, CT
"Weekapaug Art Show" Weekapaug, RI
"Artists of Grove Street Plaza" Darien, CT
2017
"Big Anniversary Small Works" South Norwalk, CT
"Artists of Grove Street Plaza" Darien, CT
"Down on the Farm" Darien Nature Center, Darien, CT (Two person show)
"ReAwaken" WALA, Artworks on the Green, Norwalk, CT (Group show)
2016
"Sense of Place" WALA Open Studios, South Norwalk, CT
"Artists of Grove Street Plaza", Darien, CT
"Nukitchens Nuart" WALA, South Norwalk, CT (Group show)
Memberships and Affiliations
Past
Co-Founder and Co-President Wilson Avenue Loft Artists, Norwalk, CT
Co-President of Fairfield County Plein Air Painters
Present
Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan, CT
Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
New Canaan Society for the Arts, New Canaan, CT
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Art Club, Vero Beach, FL
F.O.C.A. (Friends of Contemporary Art), Vero Beach, FL
Galleries
Cavalier Gallery, NYC
Avondale Arts, Watch Hill, RI
Geary Gallery, Darien, CT
M.Maison, Vero Beach, FL
The Little Plucky Gallery, New Canaan, CT
Related Work Experience/Professional Experience
2026
Teaching Workshop "Anything Goes" Darien Library, Darien, CT
2025
Teaching Workshop "Anything Goes" Darien Library, Darien, CT
2023
Teaching Workshop "Anything Goes" Darien Library, Darien, CT
2020
Juried into Art Residency at Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna, FL
2019-Present
Co-chair of Riomar Art Show Vero Beach, FL
Co-chair of Weekapaug Art Show Weekapaug, RI
2010-Present
Rowayton Art Center: Juror on the selection committee for new exhibiting members
2004-Present
Teaching Private Painting Classes to Adults and Children, Private Studio
Sip and Paint classes to Adults- Darien Nature Center, Private Studio
2017
Teaching Workshop: Technique and Process to Art Faculty at Darien High School, Darien, CT
2016
Art Talk and Demo: Artworks on the Green, Norwalk, CT
2007-2017
Wilson Avenue Loft Artists, Co-Founder and Co-President: Planned quarterly meetings, organized open studio events, exhibitions, gallery shows and landlord, South Norwalk, CT
2006-2008
ArtWorks Darien: Organizing committee to show art in the windows of downtown Darien
2005-2016
Darien Art Center: Co-Chairman and organizing committee of the Annual Art Show, Darien, CT
1998-2015
Fairfield County Plein Air Painters Co-President: Organized locations, critiques and exhibitions
1988-1994
Britt Bair Design, Principle in Graphic Design Firm: Designed company logos and promotional material, catalogues for art galleries. New York and San Francisco
1988-1992
Freelance Graphic Designer, New York and San Francisco
1986-1988
Graphic Design Assistant to Principle, New York, New York
