William Simpson

About the artist
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When viewing Bill Simpson’s paintings there is the sensation of walking alongside him as he shares his favorite haunts with us. Together we search shoreline sandbars and rips where stripers and blues fight the tide with the safety of deep water near by. Or he may lead us above a wooded stream where dappled light rakes the water camouflaging undisturbed trout.On land Simpson once again trains our eyes to a single moment where the light, color and atmosphere of a New England day coalesce into a snapshot of memory; triggered by something not seen quite that way before. In each painting he gives us a view, like a fisherman revealing his favorite spot, of a fleeting moment in nature.
Recent Exhibitions:
  • CT+5 Juried Exhibition, West Hartford, CT, Best of Show Award Winner 2010
  • New Britain Museum of American Art, Members Show 2009
  • CT Plein Air Painters Annual Show, Award Winner 2009
  • Granby Land Trust Juried Show, Granby, CT, Award Winner 2009
  • Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Show, Mystic, CT 2009
  • CT+5 Juried Exhibition, West Hartford, CT, Wadsworth Atheneum Award Winner 2009
  • J. Russell Janishian Gallery, Fairfield, CT 2007/8
  • Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Show, Mystic, CT 2008
  • CT Plein Air Painters Annual Show, 2008
  • Granby Land Trust Juried Show, Granby, CT, First Award Winner 2007
  • Gregory James Gallery, Kent, CT & New Milford, CT 2006/7
  • Diane Birdsall Gallery, Old Lyme, CT 2006/7
  • Picture This Gallery, Westport, CT 2005/6
  • Ellen Traut Collection, Hartford, CT 2003
  • Promenade Gallery, Bushnell Theatre, Hartford, CT 2002
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Corporate Art Consultants:
  • JSO Art Associates, Westport, CT
  • Hartford Fine Art & Framing, East Hartford, CT

Professional Organizations:
  • Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts
  • Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society
  • Granby Artists Association

Professional Development:
  • Two Day Plein Air Workshop with Eric Aho at The Hill-Stead Museum 2008
  • Painting Demo for Granby Artists Association 2008
  • Three Day Plein Air Workshop with Stuart Shils at The Hill-Stead Museum 2009
  • Painting Demo for Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society 2009
  • Painting Demo and Workshop for Avon Arts Association 2010