Greetings and a warm welcome to beautiful Greenville, Delaware, the Brandywine Valley and Somerville Manning Gallery…home of our 24th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition! This year’s exhibition features 167 juried works from our members as well as works from our AIS Masters, Founders and Officers, for a total of approximately 190 paintings. With 1,657 entries submitted, it was an extremely competitive jurying process. This is an exceptional collection of work by some of the finest American Impressionist painters living today. Sincere congratulations to this year’s juried artists for their outstanding achievement in being selected for this prestigious exhibition. The American Impressionist Society was founded in 1998 by Florida artists William Schultz, Charlotte Dickinson, and Marjorie Bradley of Vero Beach, and Pauline Ney, of Ellenton. Their goal was, and our goal continues to be, to promote the appreciation of American Impressionism and to provide artists working in the Impressionist genre with exhibition, educational and networking opportunities. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. We currently have over 2,100 active members across the United States. Membership in AIS is open to American Impressionist artists who are legal U.S. residents and anyone who would like to support AIS as a supporting member or patron. Please visit our website, www.americanimpressionistsociety.org or follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on the latest events and opportunities we offer and for membership information. These opportunities include four annual exhibitions: a small works showcase in the spring, two online shows (one for associate members and one for all members) and of course, this, our crown jewel, our annual national juried exhibition held in the fall. Putting together an exhibition of this caliber takes an extraordinary amount of time and hard work, and we would personally like to thank everyone who has had a part in this year’s show including our Executive Director, Liz Ahrens, Somerville Manning Gallery owner Vickie Manning, Gallery Manager Rebecca Moore and their staff, all of our generous publication and merchandise sponsors, our volunteers, members and donors, all who submitted work for jurying this year, the jury panel, our esteemed AIS Masters includ- ing Quang Ho, AISM (Judge of Awards), paintout hosts, and our AIS Board and Founders. Sincere thanks to you all. This would not be possible without each and every one of you. Thank you for your time, your hard work, your support and your dedication to AIS. Finally, it’s our pleasure to invite you to enjoy this beautiful collection of Impressionist works of art. We encourage you to contact Somerville Manning Gallery when you find one that speaks to your heart. On behalf of our Board, including our newest board
member Kathie Wheeler AIS, founder Charlotte Dickinson, and Co-founder Pauline Ney, thank you so much for your support of American Impressionism and the Ameri- can Impressionist Society, Inc, and thank you for celebrating with us as we mark our 24th National Juried Exhibition!
Warmest wishes, Debra Joy Groesser, AIS CEO/President Don Groesser, AIS National Treasurer Cheryl St. John, AIS Vice President Doreen St. John, AIS Secretary
Debra Joy Groesser AIS CEO/President
Don Groesser Treasurer
Cheryl St. John AIS Vice President
Doreen St. John AIS Secretary
Charlotte Dickinson AIS Founder/Board Member
Mark Daly AIS Board Member
Theresa Proctor AIS Board Member
Kathie Wheeler AIS Board Member
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