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Marguerite Alpert
Artist/Owner
The Flowered Press
info@thefloweredpress.com
Professional summary
I am a lifelong gardener and have created pressed plant art for 30 years. I focus on deconstructing plant material, pressing, and creating designs. I am an active exhibiting artist and participate in juried art events and exhibitions. I conduct workshops and accept commissions. My formal education focused on both art and horticulture.
Education
1980 -1982, Art, Providence College, Providence, RI
1985 BS, Plant and Soil Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Events *juried
2024
Paradise City Art Festival*, May 25 - 27, Northampton, MA
41st Annual Fine Art and Flowers*, May 3 - 5, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
Paradise City Art Festival*, March 22 - 24, Marlborough, MA
2023
Roseland Cottage Fine Arts and Crafts Festival*, October 13 - October 14,Woodstock, CT
Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival*, September 9, Lincoln, MA
Porchfest, August 26, Wethersfield, CT
Mystic Outdoor Art Festival*, August 13 – August 14, Mystic, CT
40th Annual Fine Art and Flowers*, April 28 - 30, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
Women’s Craft Celebration*, March 27, Elizabeth Park Pond House, West Hartford, CT
2022
Porchfest, August 27, Wethersfield, CT
Exhibitions
2023
CAFA+ Emergence, Zen, national online exhibit, November 4 – December 9
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts National Open Juried Exhibition, Anahata, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Sill House Gallery, Old Lyme, CT, June 10 - July 22, 2023,
NorthWind Fine Art Gallery, Oxygen and Deb’s Doily, national online exhibit, March 1 - 31
Commissions
2023
Wedding, Anna and Ethan, pressed bridal flowers and leaves, Mattapoisett, MA, July
2020
Wedding, Katie and Nate, pressed bridal flowers and leaves, Dennis, MA, October
Wedding, Ashley and Sam, pressed bridal flowers and leaves, Ipswich, MA, August
Instruction
2024
Lecture, The Gardeners of New Canaan, May
Press and Design Workshop, White Flower Farm, Morris, CT, April
Design Workshop, Shine Your Light CT, ImmaCare Shelter, Hartford, CT, March
2023
Press and Design Workshop, Lori Warner Studio / Gallery and Swoon Boutique, Chester, CT, August
Press and Design Workshop, Lori Warner Studio / Gallery and Swoon Boutique, Chester, CT, June
Business Patrons
New York Botanical Garden Shop, South Bronx, New York
The Museum Shop, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
The White Flower Farm, Morris, CT
Natureworks, Northford, CT
Lori Warner Art Gallery / Swoon Boutique, Chester, CT
Woodland Gardens, Manchester, CT
Fab Finds, Foxboro, MA
Bloom Bake Shop, Hartford, CT
Debra's Natural Gourmet, West Concord, MA
Curated House, Glastonbury, CT
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA