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Hunt Hill Farm by Margaret B. Dean
Hunt Hill Farm, Oil by Margaret B. Dean

Peonies Red and White by Jennifer Holmes
Peonies, Red and White, Oil by
Jennifer Holmes

Old Wethersfield by Terry Oakes Bourret
Old Wethersfield, Oil by
Terry Oakes Bourret

View from the Hill by Diane DubreuilView from the Hill, Watercolor
by Diane Dubreuil, 2011 Founders Gold Medal Winner

Roseann Berluti Mattabassett Range from Gouveia Vineyard by Roseann Berluti,
2011 Marianne Carpenter Memorial Award

2012 Annual Member's Exhibition- November 2, 2012 - January 19, 2113
Hartford Fine Art, 80 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT
Juror of Selection & Awards: Don Demers. More information about Don can be found at www.donalddemers.com.

"Springtime" Exhibition - Lyme Art Association - April 27 - June 10, 2012
The CT Plein Air Painters Society has been invited to present an Invitational Juried Members Exhibit at the Lyme Art Association (LAA) in Old Lyme CT. The theme of the exhibit is "Springtime". As the historical home of the Connecticut Impressionists, LAA provides a perfect setting for a plein air show and we are delighted to be invited back to show at LAA.We look forward to seeing your work and enjoying your compay at the opening reception on Friday, May 4.
Opening Reception: Friday, May 4, 6 - 8 pm
Removal of Art at conclusion of show: Monday, June 11, 10 am - 5 pm
Preview of paintings on display

2011 Annual Members Exhibition - September 1- October 21, 2011
Hartford Fine Art, 80 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT
Juror of Selection & Awards: M. Stephen Doherty, artist, writer, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine.

NYLEN GALLERY INVITATIONAL - November 18, 2011 through January 14, 2012 - This invitational show is open only to paid-up members of the Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society.

2010 Annual Members Exhibition - November 5, 2010 through January 31, 2011
Hartford Fine Art, 80 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT
Juror of Selection and Awards: Charles Movalli

Celebrate Connecticut Farmlands, September 12, 2010
Graywall Farm, 49 Chappell Road, Lebanon, CT

2010 Celebrate CT Farms is the annual fundraising event to benefit the Connecticut Farmland Trust and included an exhibition and sale of paintings by CT Plein Air Painters Society Members. The Trust is the state's only private, non-profit 501(c)(3) state-wide agricultural conservation organization dedicated solely to conserving Connecticut's working farmland. www.ctfarmland.org

2009 Annual Members Exhibition - November 6, 2009 - January 30, 2010
Hartford Fine Art, 80 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT
Juror of Selection and Awards: John LoPresti

Celebrate Connecticut Farmlands, September 13, 2009
Graywall Farm, 49 Chappell Road, Lebanon, CT

2009 Celebrate CT Farms is the annual fundraising event to benefit the Connecticut Farmland Trust and will include an exhibition and sale of paintings by CT Plein Air Painters Society Members. The Trust is the state's only private, non-profit 501(c)(3) state-wide agricultural conservation organization dedicated solely to conserving Connecticut's working farmland. www.ctfarmland.org

Painting the River - August 7 - October 10, 2009
Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main Street, Essex | Opening Reception: August 7, 6 - 8 pm
www.ctrivermuseum.org

2008 Annual Members Exhibition - November 7, 2008 - January 31, 2009
Hartford Fine Art, 80 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT
Juror of Selection and Awards: David Dunlop

Hunt Hill Farm / Silo Gallery Show, New Milford- August 30 - October 19, 2008
Juror of Selection and Awards: Gregory James Mullen, Gregory James Gallery.

2007 Annual Members Exhibition - November 9, 2007 thru January 31, 2008
Juror of Selection and Awards: Christopher Magadini
Review of Show by Steve Starger in the December 2008 issue of The Art Guide

2006 Annual Members Exhibition. November 17, 2006 through January 5, 2007
Juror of Selection and Awards: Don Stone, N.A.
Hartford Fine Art & Framing Gallery, 80 Pitkin Street, East Hartford.

Summer in Connecticut - 2006 Exhibition of CPAPS Elected Artists
Susan Powell Fine Art in Madison - July 13 - August 14, 2006

2005 Annual Members Exhibition
Goodman Gallery, Lyme Art Association, January 21 - February 26, 2005

2005 Plein Air Invitational - A special exhibition and sale featuring CPAPS Elected Artists
A Celebration of the Connecticut River and the tradition of plein air painting.
September 29 - October 30, 2005
New York Times Article - 2005 Plein air Invitational

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