Influenced by late nineteenth-century Impressionism and translated into a distinctly contemporary language, Britt Snyder’s paintings explore memory, perception, and the quiet resonance of lived experience. Working primarily within a figurative framework, he draws from both classical painting and photography, creating images that feel at once familiar and elusive. His compositions linger on fleeting moments, distilling them into atmospheres rather than narratives, where the essential presence of the subject emerges through softened edges, muted tones, and a sense of temporal drift.Snyder’s work invites a contemplative kind of looking. His brushwork, often described as delicately muddled, allows forms to dissolve and reassemble, leaving behind ghostlike traces that hover between recognition and disappearance. Viewers are drawn into scenes that feel intimate yet distant, as if glimpsed out of the corner of the eye, where memory and imagination begin to merge. In this space, everyday moments take on a poetic ambiguity, offering a quiet meditation on the human condition and the subtle, often unnoticed textures of being. EDUCATION 2014 MFA Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1997 BFA Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts SELECTED EXHIBITIONS2025 Gallery exhibition through 3 Stones Gallery, Concord, Massachusetts July 30– August 31. The gallery showcased three of my paintings.Onward gallery exhibition through 3 Stones Gallery, Concord, Massachusetts January 8– February 16. The gallery showcased five of my paintings. Gallery artist representation through TH Brennen Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona.2024 Gallery artist representation through DK Gallery, Marietta, Georgia.Gallery artist representation through TH Brennen Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona.2023 Gallery artist representation through DK Gallery, Marietta, Georgia.Gallery exhibitions through Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina.2022 Gallery exhibitions through Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina. The gallery showcased three of my paintings. February.Gallery exhibitions through DK Gallery, Marietta, Georgia.Each Other exhibition, Aplomb Gallery, Dover, New Hampshire. My painting “Float” was featured in the. November 12, 2022 – January 5, 2023.2021 Gallery exhibitions through Maybaum Gallery, San Francisco, California.Gallery exhibitions through Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina. The gallery showcased three of my paintings. August.Oil Painters of America, 30th National Juried Exhibition, California Center for the Arts: Escondido Museum, Escondido, California. Juror, Jeffery R. Watts.Cityscapes Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York City, New York. June 6 – June 24.24th Annual Regional Juried Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, Massachusetts. May 21–June 27.2020 “Hunting” painting displayed, Maybaum Gallery, San Francisco, California.Britt Snyder New Work, two person show, J. Cacciola Gallery, Bernardsville, New Jersey. March 15–April 1.Gallery representation through J. Cacciola Gallery, Bernardsville New Jersey, Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado.Line to Form: Winter Invitational, J. Cacciola Gallery, Bernardsville, New Jersey. December 6 – January 31.Fitchburg artists, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts. January 15 – February 15.2019 Two person show with sculptor, Spencer Budd through Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah. July 28.2018 Gallery representation through Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah.Small Works Show, Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah. September 28-October 5.12 x 12 A Portrait Exhibition, MANA Contemporary, Jersey City, New Jersey. January 12-March 23.2017 Gallery representation through Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah and Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado.Small Works Show, Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah. September 29-October 13.2016 Inner Visions: Contemporary Imaginative Realism, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado. October 8 to November 11.IX 9, Reading, Pennsylvania. October 19-October 23.IX Preview Weekend, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, September 23 to September 25.Small Works Show, Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah. September 1-September 28.Spring Show 2016, Smash Gallery, San Francisco, California. April 30-May 17.The Edge of Realism, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado. June 23-July 23. Contemporary Figuration, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado. May 13-June 18. LA Art Show 2016, Smash Gallery, San Francisco, California. January 28-January 31.25th Annual Holiday Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado. December 4-January 16. 2015 Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah. 2016. Artist representation.The Edge of Realism, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado. August 7-August 28. Introductions, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado. July 10-August 1. Contemporary Figuration, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado. June 12-July 3. Fluent, Robert Lange Studios Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina. June 1-July 1. Atelier Gallery, Charlotte, South Carolina. April 4. LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California. January 14-January 18. Presented by Arcadia Contemporary.IX Salon Art Showcase, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, New York. October 23 to October 25. (Jurors: Dr. Martin Myrone curator of 18th and 19th Century British Art, Tate Britain, Evan Pricco Editor in Chief of Juxtapoz Magazine, Simon Toll Director of Irish and British Art, Sotheby’s London, James Vadeboncoeur Jr. JV Publishing, Anthony Waichulis Head Instructor of The Anti-art Academy Waichulis)Arcadia Contemporary Gallery, New York City, New York. August 7, 2014-February 22.2014 Urban Aspect, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia. October 10-December 12. (Juror: Jeremy Mann)Viewpoints 2014, Aljra Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, New Jersey. June 7-July 3. (Juror: Sue Scott of Sue Scott Gallery, New York City, New York)Wicked, Fountain Street Gallery, Framingham, Massachusetts. January 30-March 2. (Jurors: Hope Turner and Zola Solamente of Arden Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts)2013 Back to Back, Sloane Merrill Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts. April 12.(Invitational artist in the show, Jurors: Damon Lehrer with Boston Figurative Art Center (BFAC), Liz Devlin with FLUX. Boston, an online arts journal, Jon Nix, an artist, Father Iain MacLellan with Saint Anselm College, and Ali Ringenburg with Sloane Merrill Gallery).AWARDS/GRANTS2021 Oil Painters of America, 30’th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils honorable mention in the portrait category for the painting “Tomorrows”. April.2018 IX, annual conference commissioned artist. October 17–October 21. Created painting for exhibition and promotion of the IX conference.2017 Portrait Society of America, annual members only competition finalist for the painting “Greg”. October.2017 Portrait Society of America, annual conference full scholarship awardee. April 20–April 23.2016 Light Grey Art Lab, Iceland Residency 2017 (awarded August 2016). July 21–July 26.Grand Prize Winner-All Media Competition, The Artist’s Magazine. ($1,000 award), July-August.Bold Brush painting competition finalist, www.faso.com. March. 2015 Consultant, ICF International, Inc. National Library of Medicine Grant. Consulted for an educational game to teach basic science concepts to children including webinars and mentoring. May-July. 2014 Muddy Colors Art Collective, Rising Stars contest winner, February 18. (Jurors: Dan Dos Santos, Arnie Fenner, Donato Giancola, Lauren Panepinto, and Gregory Manchess, Featured paintings at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live in the Muddy Colors booth for the Rising Stars competition, Kansas City, Missouri, May 9‑11. 2011 Consultant, National Endowment for the Humanities. Provided art direction for “Virtual Joust” game created for the Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts. ($50,000 grant). BIBLIOGRAPHY Print Media2021 Peter Trippi, “5 To Watch”, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. June. My painting “Red” was featured for the five artists to watch spotlight in the magazine.2019 Rochelle Belisto, “The Human Experience”, American Art Collector Magazine. July. Upcoming show preview article on two-person show at Meyer Gallery with sculptor, Spencer Budd.American Art Collector Magazine, July. Full page advertisement promoting two person show at Meyer Gallery with Spencer Budd featuring my painting “Hunting”.Pamela Beverly-Quigley, “The Abstracted Narrative”, Mountain Express Magazine. February. 2018 Jon Schindehette, Infected by Art Volume 6, ArtOrder LLC. October. (Featured paintings. Jurors: Vanessa Lemen, Colin Poole, Kristine Poole, Rob Rey, Danijela Krha Purssey)2017 The Editors of The Artist’s Magazine, New Realism: Contemporary Takes on the Figure. Issue 27. The painting “Red” was featured image in promotional advertisement. 2016 Jon Schindehette, The Journal an Art Order Invitational, ArtOrder LLC. October. (128 industry-leading artists in gaming, illustration and movie art.)Kim Agricola, “Artists to Watch”, Southwest Art Magazine. October.“Grand Prize Winner All Media Competition Feature”, The Artist’s Magazine. July.2015 Jon Schinderette, Infected by Art Volume 3, Hermes Press. November. (Featured paintings. Jurors: Greg Hildebrandt, Donato Giancola, Rebecca Guay, Jon Schinderette) Rochelle Belisto, “Upcoming Show Preview/Denver, Colorado”, American Art Collector Magazine. June. Bonnie Russell, “College Town”, Worcester Telegram & Gazette. January. (Review of upcoming showcase at Arcadia Contemporary Gallery.)2014 Dara Lyn-Shrager, Rachael Marie Patterson, “Featured Artist”, Four Way Review, Issue 6. November. (National Endowment of the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts sponsored on-line magazine. MEDIA2021 Oil Painters of America, “OPA Online Showcase – Spring 2021”, Honorable Mention. March 1 – May 15. American Art Collector, Oil Painters of America 30th National Juried Exhibition Associate and Signature Division. https://www.americanartcollector.com/shows/859/Oil%20Painters%20of%20America%2030th%20National%20Juried%20Exhibition. May. 2019 Miroir Magazine, “Interview with the artist Britt Snyder”, http://miroirmagazine.com/2019/07/12/interview-with-the-artist-britt-snyder/. July 2019. Boston Voyager, “Meet Britt Snyder”, http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-britt-snyder/. May. Editor’s choice write up for Boston Voyager on my artistic background and painting practice.2018 Fine Art Today, Diverse Expressions of a Specific Genre: “12x12, A Portrait Exhibition”, https://fineartconnoisseur.com/2018/02/diverse-expressions-specific-genre-12x12-portrait-exhibition/. February 2. Article through Fine Art Connoisseur for the 12 x 12 Invitational Show (Submitted artwork ”Kailyn“) through the Florence Academy of Art. 2017 Shenyah Webb, “Work That Speaks Softly of the Human Condition”, https://nailedmagazine.com/art/artist-feature-britt-snyder/. July. Editor’s choice write up for Nailed Magazine.Katy Cowen, “Atmospheric Oil Paintings by Britt Snyder that Capture his Life through a lens”, https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/atmospheric-oil-paintings-by-britt-snyder-that-capture-his-life-through-a-lens-/. October. 2015 Swain Hunt, Episode 324: “Britt Snyder”, http://sidebar.typepad.com. July 10. Interviewed by Sidebar Podcast about my painting and art career. F. Scott Hess, “Figural Movement”, http://www.poetsandartists.com/fscotthess/. April 5. Juried into an issue of Poets and Artists on-line magazine by Painter, F. Scott Hess in an article about figurative movement in painting. Nastia Voynovskaya, “Britt Snyder’s Paintings Imbue Everyday Scenes with Mystery”, http://hifructose.com/tag/britt-snyder/, April 7. Featured on High Fructose Magazine’s website.Geoff McFetridge, “Featured Artist”. http://artistaday.com/?p=24863, www.artistaday.com. February 17. Selected artist in Massachusetts. James Oberschlake, “Massachusetts Artist Represented”, www.figure50.com. February 12. Selected artist in Massachusetts.