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Marguerite Alpert
Artist/Owner of The Flowered Press LLC
Email: info@thefloweredpress.com
Website: www.thefloweredpress.com
Instagram: @thefloweredpress
Creative Ground: https://www.creativeground.org/profile/flowered-press
Professional Summary
I am a lifelong gardener and have created pressed plant art for over 30 years. I focus on growing and harvesting, 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 and speaking engagements. My formal education focused on both art and horticulture.
Education
1985 BS, Plant and Soil Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1980-1982, Art, Providence College, Providence, RI
Retailers
Original Artwork and Giclees
The Little Plucky, New Canaan, CT
Elizabeth Home Décor and Design, Chestnut Hill. MA
Cards and Prints
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
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Curated House, Glastonbury, CT
2025
Art Events
December 6 -7 Craft Westport, Westport, CT
November 21-23 Paradise City Art Festival, Marlborough, MA
October 10-12 Paradise City Art Festival, Northampton, MA
May 24-26 Paradise City Art Festival, Northampton, MA
March 21-23 Paradise City Art Festival, Marlborough, MA
Exhibitions
May 15 – June 7, Limner Gallery International Open Juried Exhibition, SlowArt Productions “Arte Natura” group exhibition, Rise, Hudson, NY
March 8 – May 2, Solo art exhibition, “An Early Spring Garden”, Elizabeth Home Décor & Design, Chestnut Hill, MA
Gallery
February 2025 – present, Gallery at The Little Plucky, New Canaan, CT
Commissioned Art
October, Oak Hill School, original artwork from oak tree for Legacy member gifts, Hartford, CT
Lectures and Talks
March 26, Gallery Open House, Elizabeth Home Décor & Design, Chestnut Hill, MA
January 15, Opening Reception, Gallery at Green’s Farm Church, Westport, CT
Workshops and Instruction
April 10, Flower Press and Design Workshop, La Grua Center, Stonington, CT
March 30, Press and Design Workshop, Lori Warner Studio/Gallery, Chester, CT
March 16, Flower and Design Workshop, Shoreline Framing, Westbrook, CT
2024
Art Events
November 8-10, Fine Furnishings Show, Providence, RI
November 2-3, Craft Westport, Westport, CT
August 25, Open Air Market, Wadsworth Mansion, Middlefield, CT
August 10 and 11, Mystic Outdoor Art Festival, Mystic, CT
July 19-21 Guilford Art Expo, Guilford, CT
May 25-27 Paradise City Art Festival, Northampton, MA
May 3-5, 41st Fine Art and Flowers, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
March 22-24, Paradise City Art Festival, Marlborough, MA
Art Exhibitions
December 11 – February 10, Solo art exhibition,” A Garden in the Winter”, Gallery at Greens Farms Church, Westport, CT
July 1 - August 9, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts National Open Juried Exhibition, Exhale and Frilled, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT
January 27– March 2, CAFA+ Members, Infinity, online exhibit
Media
October, Connecticut Magazine, “The Goods”
July, NBC appeared on CTLive!
June, Wethersfield Life article
May, Artscope Magazine mention online
Commissioned Art
September, Andrew and Saunder, engagement flowers, Wethersfield, CT
Lectures and Talks
June 13, Panelist for “Making Connections” a SCORE Summer Social business meeting, Lyman Orchards Golf Course, Middlefield, CT
May 6, History and Process Talk, Gardeners of New Canaan, private home
Workshops and Instruction
October 13, Press and Design Workshop, Lori Warner Studio/Gallery, Chester, CT
September 1,
April 27, Press and Design Workshop, White Flower Farm, Morris, CT
March 12, Design Workshop, ImmaCare with Shine Your Light CT, Hartford, CT
2023
Art Events
October 13-14, Roseland Cottage Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, Woodstock, CT
September 9, Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, Lincoln, MA
August 26, Porchfest, Wethersfield, CT
August 13 and 14, Mystic Outdoor Art Festival, Mystic, CT
April 28-30, 40th Annual Fine Art and Flowers, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
March 27, 2023, Women’s Craft Celebration, Elizabeth Park Pond House, West Hartford, CT
Exhibitions
November 4–December 9, CAFA+ Emergence, Zen, national online exhibit
June 10 - July 22, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts National Open Juried Exhibition, Anahata, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Sill House Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
March 1–31, NorthWind Fine Art Gallery, Oxygen and Deb’s Doily, national online exhibit
Commissioned Art
July, wedding, Anna and Ethan, pressed bridal arrangements, Mattapoisett, MA
Workshops and Instruction
August 20, Press and Design Workshop, Lori Warner Studio/Gallery, Chester, CT
June 25, Press and Design Workshop, Lori Warner Studio/Gallery, Chester, CT
2022
Art Events
December, Winterfair, Hartford, CT
August, Porchfest, Wethersfield, CT
Commissioned Art
August, wedding, Ashley and Sam, pressed bridal arrangements, Ipswich, MA
October, wedding, Katie and Nate, pressed bridal arrangements, Dennis, MA
2021
Art Events
November, Wethersfield Pop Up, Wethersfield, CT
November, Old Cider Mill vendor fair, Glastonbury, CT
Membership/Affiliations
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts – Associate Member
New Britain Museum of American Art
Wethersfield Art Academy