Dmitri Wright Art
American
Dmitri Wright’s artistic lineage stems from the American Impressionists. His mentors have been Samuel Brecher, who studied under Charles W. Hawthorne the founder of the Cape Cod Art School. Hawthorne was a student of William Merritt Chase. Donald Brown an expressionist influenced Wright to accept the Max Beckman International Scholarship at the Brooklyn Museum Art School where he then studied under Rueben Tam; and at Cooper Union he studied under Wolf Kahn and Will Barnet.
Legacy: As an American artist, Wright’s travels have taken him to paint and/or teach throughout the United States and visiting over a dozen National Park sites in addition to Italy, France, Ireland, Austria, England, West Indies, Central and South America, and China. His work focuses on the Preservation and Progress of Impressionism.
Collections: Wright’s work is housed in hundreds of collections. Museums: National Art Museum of Sport, Newark Museum, Brooklyn Museum. Corporate: Time Warner, Sloan Kettering, AT&T, Wells Fargo Bank, Pitney Bowes, Verizon, Connecticut Water Co. Private collectors throughout New England and East Coast; and International -Japan, Italy, China.
Selected Exhibitions: 50 Year Retrospective Mattatuck Museum, National Arts Club NYC; Brooklyn Museum NYC; NewarkMuseum NJ, Sorelle Gallery, Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan Library, Wilton Library CT; Watershed Gallery Ridgefield CT; Ana Cara Gallery Greenwich, Weir Farm National Historic Site, NPS; National Art Museum of Sport; Old Town Hall Museum of Stamford; Cos Cob Library; Greenwich Historical Society.
Education: Wright was the winner of national scholarship at Cooper Union and the Max Beckman International Scholar Program at Brooklyn Museum Art School, and valedictorian at the Newark School of Fine & Industrial Arts major in Painting.
Listings & Membership: Artists Fellowship, NYC, NYWho's Who in AmericaSalmagundi Club NYC, NYSilvermine Artist Guild, New Canaan CTFriends of Weir Farm, Wilton, CT(Biography provided by Trimper Gallery)
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Artist: Dmitri Wright
Dmitri Wright - XXX Visione Mistica, Painting 2018
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
PROVENCAL Series:
“In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Go Gently Monarch and Blue Jay, Painting 2018
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on panel
WEIR FARM Series:
“[This] series runs the full range from natural to post-impressionism, yet always having the themes of the American pictorial sense of place with an a...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Paint, Oil, Panel
Dmitri Wright - Daffodils Cascading, Painting 2021
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on panel
WEIR FARM Series:
“[This] series runs the full range from natural to post-impressionism, yet always having the themes of the American pictorial sense of place with an a...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Paint, Oil, Panel
Dmitri Wright - Caelum Opus II, Painting 2018
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
TIDEPOOLS Series:
“[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm of the larger cycle of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Giocoso Opus 1, Painting 2018
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
PROVENCAL Series:
“In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Linen, Paint, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Chant Opus V, Photography 2018
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
Aquaessence
48" x 60"
CANTICLES Series:
“[These] are my Chants, my sacred songs of contemplation about my experience in painting the mystery within the Tidepools. These works hav...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Wisdom, Painting 2015
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on linen
SHEPHERD’S PASS Series:
“In [this] series I wanted to move into expressing more of a post-impressionist mode by deconstructing with lyricism, while not fracturing in ha...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Cruces Opus II, Painting 2018
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
Aquaessence on Panel
CANTICLES Series:
“[These] are my Chants, my sacred songs of contemplation about my experience in painting the mystery within the Tidepools. These works have be...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Chant Opus I, Painting 2018
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
Aquaessence on Canvas
24" x 30"
CANTICLES Series:
“[These] are my Chants, my sacred songs of contemplation about my experience in painting the mystery within the Tidepools. These ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Veritas, Painting 2018
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
CANTICLES Series:
“[These] are my Chants, my sacred songs of contemplation about my experience in painting the mystery within the Tidepools. These works have been inspired by my walk...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - La Mare
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
TIDEPOOLS Series:
“[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm of the larger cycle of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Apple Blossoms Opus 3, original 32x40 expressionist landscape
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
A veritable symphony on canvas, the organic arrangement of blackbirds and impossibly flowering trees bending with the demands of the natural elements is the mere essence of Apple Blossoms Opus 3. The expressionist landscape with foundation in fauvism and impressionism, is a poetic story about comprehending overwhelming abundance. The deep gem tones find you reaching into your soul as you seek the betterment of understanding being communicated with such passion by Connecticut artist Dmitri Wright. Wright, having been born and raised on an island now has the distinct privilege of being the Director of the Weir Farm National Historic Site Art Academy in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he also teaches art in addition to teaching at the venerable Florence Griswold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Oil
Polyphony Opus 1
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Greenwich, CT
SHEPHERD’S PASS Series:
“In [this] series I wanted to move into expressing more of a post-impressionist mode by deconstructing with lyricism, while not fracturing in hard edges; so a...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Dimanche Cote d'Azur, the Riviera, original 30x40 contemporary French landscape
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Dimanche Cote d'Azur, Sunday on the French Riviera, is forever bathing in glowing sunlight, reflecting the sun's golden rays throughout her storied landscape and azure blue waters. It is indeed one of Europe's most adored waterfronts. Artist Dmitri Wright, Director of the Weir Farm National Historic Site Art Academy, where he teaches art in addition to teaching painting at the venerable Florence Griswold Museum, both of Connecticut, punctuates this contemporary oil painting with impasto paint, highlighting the joy to behold relaxing along the renowned French coastline. Wright studied art at Cooper Union, the Brooklyn Museum Art School and the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art. His work has been exhibited at three museums among other notable venues. In 2008 Wright taught a series of painting classes at a private estate in Cap d'Antibes, one of the most exclusive spots on the Riviera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Oil
Laudato, Praise, original 30x40 abstract expressionist landscape
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
A bright, exciting day deserving of "laudato," praise, was the challenge for this abstract expressionist oil painting by artist Dmitri Wright, who also used impressionist and contemporary elements to create the mood of giving unlimited praise not specific in time or place. Feeling the healing light and inspiration emanating from the yellows and whites, with saturated colors in contrast, coupled with the impasto texture and the artist's confident brush strokes, the result is a contemporary oil painting that will never grow old or tired. It will be forever be an inspiration and reminder of the greater good. Director of the Weir Farm National Historic Site Art Academy, Dmitri Wright, teaches art at this rare venue as well as at Old Lyme's Florence Griswold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Oil
Visione Mistica, original 36x48 contemporary landscape
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Visione Mistica, Mystical Vision, is an introspective, contemporary, original oil painting reminiscent of the 1960s, resplendent with explosive colors and imagery that commands both attention and consideration. The 36x48 scale of the dynamic landscape, combined with the magical reds, could carry any neutral room that's calling for a pop of joy and color! The artist has gallery wrapped this contemporary work of art on a stretcher with a 1.5" return to keep a transitional, open feeling throughout the painting. Alternately, it could be framed if you prefer a larger overall size for your space. Artist Dmitri Wright is the Director of the Weir Farm National Historic Site Art Academy where he teaches art in addition to teaching at the venerable Florence Griswold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Dmitri Wright Art
Materials
Oil
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