KELLY McNEIL [email protected]
ARTIST AND TEACHER
Kelly Grace McNeil 102 BOULLEE ST LONDON ON N5Y 1T7 416 455 7020 www.kellymcneil.ca [email protected] [email protected] 416 455 7020 https://crane-tarpon-32e7.squarespace.com https://www.instagram.com/kellymcneilwildlifeartist/ ( |
Kelly McNeil's Studio
I have been a Wildlife Artist for about 25 years, and have shown my work internationally as far away as Tasmania, Russia and the USA. To me a painting has to capture the drama and personality of the subject. I have learned so much about the natural world since studying wildlife, I have discovered an abundance of wildlife even in my own backyard like Deer, Blue Herons, Night Herons, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Red Tailed Hawks and the Owls in Gibbons Park here in London. In the summer I am off to Cape Breton to visit my parents and more wildlife like Bald Eagles, King Fishers Coyotes, Loons and Whales, Puffins just to name a few.
My current passion is painting animals in water I love the abstract quality of reflections, shadows and the pulse of the sea”. I take pride in every piece I produce and strives to learn and perfect my technique as I continues to explore the natural world around me.. |
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EDUCATION
Ontario College of Art in Editorial Illustration 1984 University of Ontario College of Art Bachelor of Design Degree in 2012 Humber College courses in Photography Humber College courses in Early Childhood Education Workshops Robert Bateman Cortez Island sponsored by Dragon Fly Gallery Orangeville, Ontario ASSOCIATIONS Artists for Conservation Society of Animal Artists Society of Canadian Artists Colour and Form Society London Community Artists TEACHING Franklin Carmichael Etobicoke, Ontario (during Covid they helped me set up Zoom lessons) Beaux Arts Brampton Brampton, Ontario Eastern Wildlife Studio, London, Ontario WILDLIFE & FINE ART SHOWS South Eastern Wildlife Exposition x 15 years Buckhorn Fine Art Festival x 15 years Golden Turtle Wildlife Show, Moscow, Russia x 3 years One of Five Canadian Artists Istanbul TurkeyA |
GALLERIES
https://dragonflyarts.ca https://thegalleryniagara.com/contact/ https://www.horizonfineartgallery.com https://seasideart.com AWARDS AND HONOURS 2021 Birds in Art Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum 2016- Ducks Unlimited Canada Painting Blue Velvet used as Sponser Award 2014- Society of Canadian Artists Salmon Arm, BC, painting Legs second Prize 2014- Ducks Unlimited Canada painting Oakley's First Swim Calendar Cover 2013- Sponsored by the Dragon Fly Gallery to attend the: "Robert Bateman Workshop" on Cortez Island BC. 2011 Brampton Citizen's Award 2010 Brampton Art's Person of the Year 2009-Winner of the 2009 Tasmania, Australia City of Burnie Tas Art Exhibition Cruikshank Financial Award for Oil and Acrylic |
