“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 rich with color and paint Lynn Mehta is an award-winning artist living in Alexandria VA. An artist since childhood Mehta 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 American Impressionist Society 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. \ \ Artwork by Mehta can be found in public and private collections books and magazines internationally. She is represented by galleries in Virginia Maryland North Carolina and Florida.\ \ Selected Exhibitions and Awards \ \ 2022\\t28th Maritime Exhibition Coos Art Museum Oregon\ \\t16th Annual Less is More Exhibition Laguna Plein Air Painters Association CA\ \\tPacific Northwest Plein Air Columbia River \ \\t17th Annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout Alamada CA\ \\tEstes Valley Plein Air CO\ Salmagundi Club Impressionism Today Show New York City\ \\tOil Painters of America 31st Annual Juried Exhibition Steamboat Springs CO\ \\tCoastal Virginia Plein Air Norfolk VA Judge \ \\tPlein Air New Bern NC\ \ 2021\\tAmerican Impressionist Juried Online Exhibition\ \\tOil Painters of America 2021 Juried Salon Show Gainesville GA\ \\tOil Painters of America 30th Annual Juried Exhibition Escondido CA\ \\tAmerican Impressionist Society Small Works Show Principle Gallery Charleston SC\ \\tSalmagundi Annual Members Juried Show New York City\ \\tCoastal Virginia Plein Air\ \\tPlein Air New Bern NC\ \\tMountain Maryland Plein Air\ \\tGloucester Plein Air Virginia\ \\tSt George Island Paint Out Florida\ \ 2020 American Impressionist Society Small Works Show Fredericksburg Texas\ \\tPaint Annapolis Gallery Association Best Artist Award\ \\tSalmagundi Annual Members Juried Show\ \ 2019\\tAmerican Impressionist Society Juried Exhibition Salmagundi Club New York City\ \\tAmerican Society of Marine Artist Channel Islands Maritime Museum California\ \\t26th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition Coos Art Museum Oregon\ \\tLos Gatos Plein Air California\ \\tEast Beach Plein Air Norfolk Virginia 3rd Place\ \\tSalmagundi Thumb Box Exhibition Certificate of Merit\ \ 2018\\tTallinn en Plein Air Exhibition Estonia\ \\tThe Art League Alexandria Virginia Honorable Mention\ \\tParrsboro Plein Air Canada Honorable Mention\ \\tPaint Annapolis Juried Artist Quick Draw: 1st Place & People’s Choice Award\ \\tPaint Snow Hill 1st Place Artist Show Award\ \\tRice Gallery of Fine Art 3rd Juried Plein Air Show Honorable Mention\ \ 2017\\tAmerican Society of Marine Artists Invitational Show Lyme Connecticut\ \\tHudson Valley Plein Air Best Nature Award & Honorable Mention \ \\tWashington Society of Landscape Painters 3rd Place \ \\tArt in the Open Ireland Quick Draw Award\ \\tMountain Maryland Best Use of Light\ \\tGloucester Arts Juried Artists Quick Draw 2nd Place\ \\tAmerican Impressionist Society Small Works Juried Exhibition Costa Mesa California\ \ 2016\\tBSSS Queen City Plein Air Best of Show & 1st Place Juried Artist Quick Draw\ \\tWomen Painters of the Southeast 4th Place\ \\tCapitol Hill Art League Juried Exhibition Hill Center Juror’s Choice Award\ \ 2015\\tAmerican Impressionist Society Juried Exhibition Trailside Galleries Scottsdale Arizona\ \\tAmerican Artists Professional League Materials Award\ \\tPaint Annapolis Best Water Painting & 2nd Place Juried Artist Quick Draw Award \ \\tSalmagundi Spring Auction Thomas Moran SCNY Award\ \ 2014\\tPaint Annapolis 2nd Place\ \\tPiedmont Plein Aire 3rd Place\ \\tMattawoman Creek Art Center Juried Best of Show\ \\tPaint Snow Hill Artists’ Choice Award\ \ 2013\\tMarch All-Media Capitol Hill Art League1st Place \ \\tApril All-Media Capitol Hill Art League 1st Place\ \\tHammonton NJ Plein Air Competition 1st Place\ \\tEasels in Frederick Best Rural Landscape/Town Award\ \\tSolo Show National Institute of Health\ \\tSmall Wonders National Juried Maryland Federation of Art Juror’s Choice Award\ \ 2012\\tPlein Air Brandywine Pennsylvania Artist`s Choice Award\ \\tSan Luis Obispo Plein Air\ \\tArt in the Open Ireland\