Lynn Mehta
“It is important for me to create a painting which is interesting both up close and further away in order to engage the imagination. Inspiration is something which is honest to me and something which I believe makes a universal connection.”
Recognized for loose impressionistic paintings abundant with color and paint, Lynn Mehta is an award-winning artist living in Alexandria, Virginia. An artist since childhood, Mehta grew up along the Southern California coast, earned her B.A. in Art from San Diego State University, and has studied with internationally acclaimed artists in the US and abroad.
Mehta holds Signature Membership Status in the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association and the American Society of Marine Artists. She is a Juried Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club, the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, and Oil Painters of America. Additionally, Mehta is a member of the American Impressionist Society and The Art League in Alexandria Virginia. A teacher and mentor, Mehta is on the faculty at the Chesapeake Fine Art Studio in Kent Island, MD and at the Beverly Street Studio School in Staunton, VA. Artwork by Mehta can be found internationally in public and private collections, galleries, magazines, and books.
Selected Exhibitions and Awards
2021 American Impressionist Society, Small Works Show, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC
Oil Painters of America 30th Annual Juried Exhibition, Escondido, CA
Oil Painters of America 2021 Juried Salon Show, Gainesville, GA
Salmagundi Annual Members Juried Show, New York City
Gloucester Plein Air, Virginia, Juror’s Choice Quick Draw, Invited Artist
St George Island Paint Out, Florida, 1st Place Quick Draw
Coastal Virginia Plein Air
Plein Air New Bern, NC
Mountain Maryland Plein Air
2020 American Impressionist Society, Small Works Show, Fredericksburg, Texas
Paint Annapolis, Gallery Association Best Artist Award
Salmagundi Annual Members Juried Show
2019 American Impressionist Society Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York City
American Society of Marine Artist, Channel Islands Maritime Museum, California
26th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Oregon
Los Gatos Plein Air, California
East Beach Plein Air, Norfolk, Virginia 3rd Place
Salmagundi Thumb Box Exhibition, Certificate of Merit
2018 Tallinn en Plein Air Exhibition, Estonia
The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia Honorable Mention
Parrsboro Plein Air Canada, Honorable Mention
Paint Annapolis, Juried Artist Quick Draw: 1st Place & People’s Choice Award
Paint Snow Hill, 1st Place Artist Show Award
Rice Gallery of Fine Art 3rd Juried Plein Air Show, Honorable Mention
2017 American Society of Marine Artists, Invitational Show, Lyme, Connecticut
Hudson Valley Plein Air, Best Nature Award & Honorable Mention
Washington Society of Landscape Painters, 3rd Place
Art in the Open, Ireland, Quick Draw Award
Mountain Maryland, Best Use of Light
Gloucester Arts Juried Artists Quick Draw, 2nd Place
American Impressionist Society Small Works Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, California
2016 BSSS Queen City Plein Air Best of Show & 1st Place Juried Artist Quick Draw
Women Painters of the Southeast 4th Place
Capitol Hill Art League Juried Exhibition, Hill Center, Juror’s Choice Award
2015 American Impressionist Society Juried Exhibition, Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona
American Artists Professional League Materials Award
Paint Annapolis, Best Water Painting & 2nd Place Juried Artist Quick Draw Award
Salmagundi Spring Auction, Thomas Moran SCNY Award
2014 Paint Annapolis 2nd Place
Piedmont Plein Aire 3rd Place
Mattawoman Creek Art Center Juried, Best of Show
Paint Snow Hill Artists’ Choice Award
2013 March All-Media, Capitol Hill Art League1st Place
April All-Media, Capitol Hill Art League, 1st Place
Hammonton, NJ Plein Air Competition 1st Place
Easels in Frederick, Best Rural Landscape/Town Award
Solo Show, National Institute of Health
Small Wonders National Juried, Maryland Federation of Art, Juror’s Choice Award
2012 Plein Air Brandywine, Pennsylvania Artist's Choice Award
San Luis Obispo Plein Air
Art in the Open, Ireland
https://lynnmehta.com/
2021 American Impressionist Society, Small Works Show, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC
Oil Painters of America 30th Annual Juried Exhibition, Escondido, CA
Oil Painters of America 2021 Juried Salon Show, Gainesville, GA
Salmagundi Annual Members Juried Show, New York City
Gloucester Plein Air, Virginia, Juror’s Choice Quick Draw, Invited Artist
St George Island Paint Out, Florida, 1st Place Quick Draw
Coastal Virginia Plein Air
Plein Air New Bern, NC
Mountain Maryland Plein Air
2020 American Impressionist Society, Small Works Show, Fredericksburg, Texas
Paint Annapolis, Gallery Association Best Artist Award
Salmagundi Annual Members Juried Show
2019 American Impressionist Society Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York City
American Society of Marine Artist, Channel Islands Maritime Museum, California
26th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Oregon
Los Gatos Plein Air, California
East Beach Plein Air, Norfolk, Virginia 3rd Place
Salmagundi Thumb Box Exhibition, Certificate of Merit
2018 Tallinn en Plein Air Exhibition, Estonia
The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia Honorable Mention
Parrsboro Plein Air Canada, Honorable Mention
Paint Annapolis, Juried Artist Quick Draw: 1st Place & People’s Choice Award
Paint Snow Hill, 1st Place Artist Show Award
Rice Gallery of Fine Art 3rd Juried Plein Air Show, Honorable Mention
2017 American Society of Marine Artists, Invitational Show, Lyme, Connecticut
Hudson Valley Plein Air, Best Nature Award & Honorable Mention
Washington Society of Landscape Painters, 3rd Place
Art in the Open, Ireland, Quick Draw Award
Mountain Maryland, Best Use of Light
Gloucester Arts Juried Artists Quick Draw, 2nd Place
American Impressionist Society Small Works Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, California
2016 BSSS Queen City Plein Air Best of Show & 1st Place Juried Artist Quick Draw
Women Painters of the Southeast 4th Place
Capitol Hill Art League Juried Exhibition, Hill Center, Juror’s Choice Award
2015 American Impressionist Society Juried Exhibition, Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona
American Artists Professional League Materials Award
Paint Annapolis, Best Water Painting & 2nd Place Juried Artist Quick Draw Award
Salmagundi Spring Auction, Thomas Moran SCNY Award
2014 Paint Annapolis 2nd Place
Piedmont Plein Aire 3rd Place
Mattawoman Creek Art Center Juried, Best of Show
Paint Snow Hill Artists’ Choice Award
2013 March All-Media, Capitol Hill Art League1st Place
April All-Media, Capitol Hill Art League, 1st Place
Hammonton, NJ Plein Air Competition 1st Place
Easels in Frederick, Best Rural Landscape/Town Award
Solo Show, National Institute of Health
Small Wonders National Juried, Maryland Federation of Art, Juror’s Choice Award
2012 Plein Air Brandywine, Pennsylvania Artist's Choice Award
San Luis Obispo Plein Air
Art in the Open, Ireland
https://lynnmehta.com/
