Contemporary realist Del-Bourree Bach has been a working professional painter for over 40 years. He is known for his striking and almost tactile depictions of man and nature. Although many are inspired by the sea and the life in and around it, he enjoys painting many subjects from rural farms to western vistas to city sidewalks. His paintings invite viewers to enter into the scene and challenge them to create their own stories. Primarily a studio painter, he works mainly in acrylic, but occasionally enjoys transparent watercolor.
Del’s work is included in many private and public collections including the Florence Griswold Museum in CT, the Albrecht Kemper Museum in MO, the Salmagundi Club New York and the U.S. Embassy and Coast Guard Art Collections. He has received more than 350 awards in national and international competition, including three Awards of Excellence at the International Exhibition of Marine Art at the Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, Best in Show, Best Painting in Acrylic, Best Composition and Award for Narrative Excellence in the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Best of America, where he is one of only about a dozen artists who have achieved Master status. In 2017 he received the Grand Prize at the Third Acadia Invitational in Maine and in 2018 he received the Curator’s Award for the Most Significant Contribution to American Masters at the exhibit’s 10th Anniversary. In 2006 he was the first artist to be awarded the newly minted Robert Sanstrom Gold Medal and prize by the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic. He has received the George Gray Award from the United States Coast Guard, the Silver Medal of Honor from Allied Artists of America and Audubon Artists. His paintings have also recently received awards at the Audubon Artists 2021, American Artists Professional League 2021, Salmagundi Club New York, Copley Society of Boston, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Providence Art Club and Academic Artists among others. He has been honored by Artists for Conservation for “Artistic Excellence and Extraordinary Dedication to Conservation”.
American Artist magazine published the first article on Del’s paintings in 2002. This has been followed by features in The Artists Magazine (2002, 2014), International Artist (Master Painters of the World 2003), Watercolor Magic (2005), American Art Collector (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017,2020), Acrylic Artist (2014) and Fine Art Connoisseur (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021), and Ink Magazine in 2018.
Bach is a signature member or exhibiting artist member of the American Society of Marine Artists, Artists for Conservation, Allied Artists of America, American Artists Professional League (Fellow), Audubon Artists, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society ( NOAPS Master), National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, International Society of Acrylic Painters, Academic Artists Association, Hudson Valley Art Association, Salmagundi Club of New York (44 years) and Providence Art Club, Copley Society in Boston (Copley Master), Lyme Art Association, and Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) among others.
Aside from his own painting, Del is involved in many aspects of the art community. He has served on boards and Art Committees of a number of not-for-profits including the American Society of Marine Artists, Hudson Valley Art Association, Salmagundi and Providence Art Clubs, Mystic Museum of Art, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, and Lyme Art Association. He is well respected as a judge of regional, national and international exhibitions and as a charity art auctioneer.
Artists for Conservation –500 artists worldwide – must be invited
American Society of Marine Artists (former board member)
Coast Guard Art Program
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society – NOAPS Master
American Artists Professional League – Fellow
Allied Artists of America
Audubon Artists
Academic Artists Association
National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic
International Acrylic Society
Salmagundi Club New York (artist member for 44 years and former Art Committee Chair and board member)
Copley Society of Boston - Copley Master
Providence Art Club (Art Qualifications and Art Committee Member)
Lyme Art Association (current board member)
Hudson Valley Art Association (former board member)
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (former board member)
Mystic Museum of Art (former board member)
DEL-BOURREE BACH
Awards, Exhibitions and Honors 2023
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Fall Online International
Award of Excellence - “Miss Florence’s Colors”
The Art of Conservation, an International Exhibition of Nature in Art 2023
Published in “The Art of Conservation 2023”
“Star Power”, “My Blue Heaven”
American Artists Professional League 95th Grand National Exhibition
AAPL Award for Outstanding Acrylic - “Standing Strong and Tall”
American Society of Marine Artists 19 th National – Touring Museum Show 2023-2024
“Star Power”
Hudson Valley Art Association 90 th Annual
Honor Award - “Fermata”
Providence Art Club Fall Juried Exhibition
J. Banigan Sullivan Award for Artistic Excellence – “Fermata”
2 nd Annual Hartley Invitational at SCNY – “Fermata”
Lyme Art Association 102 nd Elected Artists Exhibition
Award of Merit – “Reminiscence”
All New England Exhibit – Cape Cod Arts Center
Jack T. Ahlin Award of Excellence – “A Good Days’ Work”
The National 2023 – Cape Cod Arts Center
Honorable Mention and People’s Choice Award – “Fourth of July”
Audubon Artists 81 st Annual Exhibition - “Rocky Romance”
Salmagundi 153 rd Annual Fall Auction Exhibition
Ronnie Cutler Memorial Award – “Green Acres”
Salmagundi Club Annual Members’ Exhibition 2023 - “After the Storm”
Allied Artists of America 110 th Annual – Butler Institute of American Art - Invitational
“After the Storm”
Ridgewood Art Institute 43 rd Annual National Juried Exhibition
Hudson Valley Art Association Award – “After the Storm”
Copley Society of Art Small Works Exhibition “On the Horizon”
Award of Merit – “River Crescent”
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Best of America 2023
Award of Excellence – “A Good Day’s Work”
Other honors last year included jurying a number of national and shows including Academic
Artists 73 rd Annual National exhibition of Traditional Realism and Connecticut Watercolor
Society National 2023.
