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Artist Statement

Color and light are at the heart of my work. I am drawn to the way light transforms a moment-how it casts a glow, infuses energy, and creates a sense of vibrance. As an artist, I strive to capture that feeling and weave it into my paintings.

I am an abstract expressionist painter using light as the foundation for my process. Painting large abstractions allows me to release the need for precision and embrace freedom-experimenting boldly with color, texture and form. Through sweeping strokes and layered mark-making, I create visual depth, infusing each piece with life and movement.

When I paint, I work intuitively, letting the process guide me. I imagine places and moments that spark joy, working quickly to bring order to the chaos in my mind. My paintings are personal narratives-layered with emotion, calm, and vitality-yet they remain open for the viewer to find their own connection.

My hope is to create work that resonates, inviting others to pause, interpret and recall moments of light, beauty and happiness within their own stories.

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 In the Meantime (Brendan’s 101, Rowayton, CT, 2025), Color Me Happy (Avondale Arts, Watch Hill, RI, 2023), and Moments in Time (Townley Gallery, Tribeca, NYC, 2019–20). She has been selected for notable juried shows such as New Vision at Cavalier Gallery, NYC (2025), Spectrum “Visions”, New Canaan, CT (2020), and the Faber Birren National Color Show (2023). Earlier awards include First Place in the Rowayton Arts Center Plein Air Show and multiple awards at the Darien Art Center Annual Juried Shows.

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.

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.

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

Hazel House (Bungalow), Vero Beach, FL

Little Plucky Gallery, New Canaan, CT

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.

Giving & Charities

Britt is passionate about giving back and donates artwork to various charities each year. In addition, 25% of the profits from every large piece sold are donated to charitable causes.

If you purchase a piece and have a specific charity you’d like to support, please contact Britt with the organization’s information so she can direct your portion of the donation accordingly.