Among the founding members were Frank Weston Benson, William McGregor Paxton and Edmund C. Tarbell, who served as its first president through 1924.
"[2] Founding members included Edmund C. Tarbell, William McGregor Paxton, Lilla Cabot Perry, Frank Weston Benson,[3] Bela Pratt, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Ignaz Gaugengigl,[4] and Gertrude Fiske.
[7] Works of early women members of the guild, including Laura Coombs Hills, Lilian Westcott Hale, Alice Ruggles Sohier, Lucy May Stanton, Mary Foote Hawley, Elizabeth Okie Paxton and Agnes Abbott, were exhibited in the 2001 retrospective show "A Woman's Perspective: Founding and Early Women Members of the Guild of Boston Artists, 1914–1945.
"[8] The presidents of the Guild include:[3] Over 60 artists from New England are currently represented by the gallery, covering a wide range of media and genres.
Members are provided the opportunity to receive a discount for Guild classes workshops, and critiques and invitations to private events and special previews.