Jack Montmeat is a realist painter with a studio in East Lyme, Connecticut. Growing up in Old Lyme, Jack was inspired by the story of the art colony in the town and the paintings of its members. Having studied at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Columbus College of Art and Design (B.F.A. 2002), The American University of Paris, and SACI in Florence, Italy Jack continues to work in a representational tradition. He maintains a weekly schedule of teaching drawing and painting from life at Lyme Art Association and Mystic Museum of Art. Jack is a three-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, as well as grants from the George Sugarman Foundation, Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, and The Stobart Foundation. Jack paints life-size commissioned portraits, most recently for Yale University, UConn School of Law and Salisbury School.