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INTERVIEWS & CONVERSATIONS
2025 — CENTER STAGE WITH PAMELA KUHN
Dmitri Wright — Artist
A long-form conversation exploring Wright's Newark beginnings, artistic formation, painting, life, and creative philosophy.
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https://centerstagewithpamelakuhn.com/series/center-stage-with-pamela-kuhn/
2024 — CENTER STAGE WITH PAMELA KUHN
“Artist, Dmitri Wright…the painter with the soul of a philosopher!”
December 2024
A two-part conversation exploring Wright's artistic life, philosophy, and creative journey.
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https://centerstagewithpamelakuhn.com/series/center-stage-with-pamela-kuhn/
2023 — OPEN STUDIO RADIO
“An Academy-Trained Impressionist”
Maria Johnson • October 7, 2023
A substantial biographical conversation exploring Wright's childhood in Newark, academic training, development as a painter and educator, Impressionism, Weir Farm, and his artistic and spiritual journey.
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https://openstudioradio.org/2023/10/07/an-academy-trained-impressionist/
PRESS & FEATURES
2025 — GREENWICH FREE PRESS
“Greenwich's Dmitri Wright to Instruct on How America's Renowned Impressionists Mastered Their Craft”
October 14, 2025
Coverage of Wright's Impressionist painting workshop at Greenwich Historical Society and his continuing relationship with the legacy of the Cos Cob Art Colony.
2024 — GREENWICH SENTINEL
“Art with Heart: Impressionism's Value in Childhood Development”
By Dmitri Wright • May 29, 2024
Wright reflects upon art, childhood development, creativity, imagination, observation, and the value of Impressionist practice.
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https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2024/05/29/art-with-heart-impressionisms-value-in-childhood-development/
2018 — GREENWICH TIME
“Impressions of Dmitri”
Jo Kroeker • July 20, 2018
A photographic feature documenting Wright teaching Impressionist painting at Weir Farm National Historic Site.
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https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Impressions-of-Dmitri-13089406.php
2018 — THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR
“Dmitri Wright: The Connecticut Tradition”
Noelani Kirschner • April 2, 2018
An extended national cultural profile exploring Wright's Newark beginnings, artistic training, Impressionist lineage, painting philosophy, and enduring relationship with Weir Farm.
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https://theamericanscholar.org/dmitri-wright/
2015 — GREENWICH TIME
“Greenwich Artist's New Book, Academy Program Puts Focus on Future of Impressionism”
Christina Hennessy • August 28, 2015
A feature on Wright's book My Dancing Brush, the Weir Farm Art Academy, his teaching philosophy, and his commitment to carrying Impressionism forward.
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https://www.greenwichtime.com/entertainment/article/Greenwich-artist-s-new-book-academy-program-6469887.php
2015 — GREENWICH SENTINEL
“Greenwich Artist Book Signing and Opening Reception”
June 16, 2015
Coverage of My Dancing Brush, Wright's painting exhibition, and his presentation at Silvermine Arts Center.
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https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2015/06/16/greenwich-artist-book-signing-and-opening-reception/
2013 — GREENWICH TIME
“Portrait of the Artist”
Anne W. Semmes • April 29, 2013
A substantial profile of Wright in conjunction with his one-man exhibition Impressions of Light at Weir Farm, exploring his painting, philosophy, and career as an educator.
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https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Portrait-of-the-Artist-4473268.php
MUSEUMS & INSTITUTIONS
2025 — NEW CANAAN LIBRARY
Impressionism Then and Now: Dmitri Wright and the American Legacy
Spring/Summer 2025
An exhibition examining American Impressionism through Wright's artistic journey and the continuing evolution of the tradition.
The exhibition included contemporary work, historic American Impressionism, and a life-sized presentation of Wright's teaching framework, The Tree of Impressionism.
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https://www.newcanaanlibrary.org/node/175283
VIEW OPENING RECEPTION & TREE OF IMPRESSIONISM →
https://www.newcanaanlibrary.org/event/opening-reception-impressionism-then-and-now-141351
2024 — FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM
Dmitri Wright: Contemporary Connecticut Impressionist
August–September 2024
A museum presentation of Wright's contemporary plein-air paintings and his relationship to Connecticut's continuing Impressionist tradition.
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https://flogris.org/portfolio-items/dmitri-wright-contemporary-connecticut-impressionist/
2022–PRESENT — WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
U.S. National Park Service
How to Be an Impressionist Painter
A five-part National Park Service instructional series featuring Wright as Master Impressionist and presenting the science and poetry of Impressionist landscape painting.
WATCH THE SERIES →
https://home.nps.gov/wefa/learn/photosmultimedia/vipw.htm
GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY - MUSEUM / Bush-Holley
Greenwich Historical Society — Dmitri Wright at the historic Cos Cob Art Colony site
GALLERIES & EXHIBITS
2025 — LIGHTBURN GALLERY / NEW CANAAN LIBRARY
Impressionism Then and Now: Dmitri Wright and the American Legacy
April–August 2025
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https://www.newcanaanlibrary.org/node/175283
2024–2025 — TRIMPER GALLERY
Dmitri Wright — Solo Exhibition
November 2024–March 2025
2024 — FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM
Dmitri Wright: Contemporary Connecticut Impressionist
Solo Presentation
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https://flogris.org/portfolio-items/dmitri-wright-contemporary-connecticut-impressionist/
2024 — SILVERMINE ART GALLERY
Group Exhibition
2024 — TRIMPER GALLERY
Group Exhibition
2023 — SILVERMINE ART GALLERY
Group Exhibition
2022 — LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM
Fragments of Light, Impressions of Color
Three paintings by Dmitri Wright were included in the exhibition.
2022 — WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Group Exhibition
2018 — NATIONAL ARTS CLUB, NEW YORK
Members' Collections
A painting from Wright's New England Trek Series was exhibited from a private collection.
2018 — SORELLE GALLERY
OPALINE
Joint exhibition of recent work.
2018 — NEW CANAAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Celebrating Waveny Park
Group exhibition featuring work Wright created especially in response to the landscape of Waveny Park.
2016 — CURTIS GALLERY / NEW CANAAN LIBRARY
The Impressionist Landscape: Dmitri Wright at Weir Farm and Abroad
Solo exhibition and gallery talk.
2015 — SILVERMINE GALLERY
Dmitri Wright — Impressionist Works & My Dancing Brush
Solo exhibition, book signing, lecture, and presentation.
RELATED PRESS →
https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2015/06/16/greenwich-artist-book-signing-and-opening-reception/
2015 — WATERSHED GALLERY
Group Exhibition
Exhibition accompanied by Wright's presentation on light and painting demonstration.
2013 — WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Impressions of Light
Solo exhibition of Impressionist paintings created at Weir Farm and abroad.
RELATED PRESS — GREENWICH TIME →
https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Portrait-of-the-Artist-4473268.php
COMPLETE EXHIBITION HISTORY
For exhibitions where an independent museum or gallery archive page is no longer available, Wright's exhibition chronology provides the historical record.
VIEW EXHIBITION HISTORY →
https://www.dmitriwright.com/exhibitions
HISTORICAL ARCHIVES
2016 — NEWARK MUSEUM
Modern Heroics: 75 Years of African American Expressionism
June 18, 2016–January 8, 2017
Wright's 1971 painting
Black Couple in Bed Looking at TV
was selected from the Newark Museum's permanent collection for this major exhibition surveying African American expressionist art.
The museum's archive provides the painting's title, date, dimensions, accession information, and exhibition history.
VIEW NEWARK MUSEUM ARCHIVE →
https://newarkmuseumart.org/exhibition/modern-heroics/
1971 — NEWARK MUSEUM
Black Artists: Two Generations
An important early exhibition in Dmitri Wright's career and a significant historical connection between his beginnings as a young Newark artist and his later career as an American painter and educator.
Archival research into contemporary newspaper reviews, the original exhibition catalogue, and Newark Museum records is continuing.
c. 1970s — BROOKLYN MUSEUM ART SCHOOL
Artist • Max Beckmann International Scholar • Instructor
Dmitri Wright's relationship with the Brooklyn Museum Art School began through the Max Beckmann International Scholarship, where he studied under painter Reuben Tam. Wright later taught painting at the Brooklyn Museum Art School.
The Brooklyn Museum Archives preserve Wright's history as a member of the Art School faculty. The museum's archival holdings include a dedicated “Faculty and Staff – Wright, Dmitri, circa 1970” file as well as photographs documenting Dmitri Wright teaching during the 1970s.
VIEW BROOKLYN MUSEUM ARCHIVE →
THE CONTINUING STORY
From Newark to Weir Farm, from museum exhibitions to more than five decades of painting and teaching, Dmitri Wright's journey reflects both the preservation and continuing evolution of American Impressionism. Looking → Seeing → Insight → Visionary → Inspired
“Impressionism is not simply a historical movement. It is a living tradition.Paint the prayer that paints you. ”