Irene Neal



 
"The shape of the pouring is the shape of the painting, a paint-thing with no predetermined

composition.  Neal controls the color mix in the bucket, with an initial small amount of white to retain a sense of light.  She then adds modest bits of dispersed colors that are barely stirred into the depths of the medium.  Neal's hands-off approach creates a freshness expressive of the natural interaction of liquids and gravity.  A large percentage of her artistic decision-making comes from editing- deciding which final works pass the eye test and which do not."                                                                                  Abstract Painting, Vicky Perry













But Neal is now breaking new ground on paper.  The second type of painting most recently created is the work on paper.  In these pieces such as "Thunderhead", the paint is often a mixture of acrylic and ink...poured onto a very smooth paper or board... so that the rich colors speak freely with each other!  A tricky set up which requires total attention! 
                

"Energized but calm, Neal's paintings hold us in suspense with the weight of their lightness and sensitivity.  Charging her surfaces with a play of energetic physical releases the artist compels us with her visual conundrums......each image refers to the inner world resolutely living in a life of pure, non-objective form.  The result is poetic visual imagination at its best....."                                                                  ARTIFACT catalog, July 2013, John Austin




                Following the "poetic" aspect of the last writing, Neal is now doing a 70 page booklet of her poetry/paintings On My Way To Mars.....Poems and Paintings As Far As The Stars with The painting "Bedtime Fish Stories" as the cover.














EDUCATION  

              Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA. BA, 1958
              School of Visual Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1976-77                
              Memphis State University, Memphis, TN, 1979-80                               
              University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, 1982-83
              Participant in Workshop, organized by Sir Anthony Caro, 1985           
              Triangle Art Workshop, Pine Plains, NY

TEACHINGS
            
              Greenwich Academy, CT 2003
              Guest Speaker, The College of Santa Fe at Albuquerque, NM, 1994
             Museum Monday With Irene Neal, Foosaner Art Museum, Melbourne, Fl. Feb. 25, 2013

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
  • 2007     Huitai Art Centre, Tianjin, China, “Spirit Song” Irene Neal. 
    2001     Cooper Classics Collection “Joyful Journey” New York, NY
  • Irene Neal-Recent Paintings  - Catalogue essays by K. W. Moffett, Donald Kuspit and Marcel Paquet                                  
  • 1993     Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA Sculptural Paintings               
  • 1986     Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg, PA Curator Paul Chew, Catalog Essay written by Valentin Tatransky
  • 1977     The Planetarium of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Curator Sandro Donatello                              
1975     Allied Chemical Corporation, Morristown, NJ

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
 
2013    Bilhenry Gallery at the“Spectrum-Miami Venue (booth#513)” Art Basel, Miami Fl
2013    Artifact   “Irene Neal” and Matt Anzak  July,  , catalog essays by John Austin, NYC                           
               2013      Long Beach Island Foundation Art&Sciences, July 24-Aug 19, New Jersey
               2013      Marcel Paquet Gallery, Irene Neal, Lucy Baker, Amann, July, Biarritz, France
              2012     JF Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL, Sept-Oct.
              “Art & Psyche 11/28-1/28, Miami, FL. Lumin/Arte Design, LLC, Dallas, TX 11/5-11
                       "International Painting",The Metropolitan Art Museum of Tanggu, Tianjin, China, catalog, July27-Oct27
                        Art Gallery of Nova Scotia “Material World”Jan 21- May6, Halifax, Nova Scotia
                       "The Flint Institute Of Arts", "Abstract Expressionism: Then and Now," May-Aug, pp124-125, Flint, MI
                        Tianjin University of Technology, Department of Fine Art, Four from Tianjin: An Exhibition
                        of Contemporary Art, Charlie Doster, Bill Kort, Brendan Linane, Irene Neal, Tianjin, China
            Tianjin Port Museum, International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Curator Sun Yuexin;
            Opening Address by Bill Kort,  5 of the 17 participating artists: Lucy Baker, Bill Kort,
            Irene Neal,  Bruce Piermarini ,Anna Wilska, Tianjin, China
                        Nina Torres /Fine Art, International Art Exhibition during Art Basel Miami, FL. 11/28-1/12
2011      Art Basel, Red Dot, Jayson Samuel, LTD, 11/28-12/4, Miami, FL. - JF Gallery, West Palm         
              Beach, FL, Sept-Oct. “Art & Psyche 11/28-1/28, Miami, FL. - Lumin/Arte Design, LLC, Dallas,  
              TX 11/5-11.  -Adam White gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Aug 20 – 27.  - “ABSTRACT”
             Art Expo, March 25-27, Pier 94, New York, N.Y. -   
2009-   Heping Art and Cultural Centre, Huazhong Art Gallery, Fifteenth National Exhibition of
           Paintings and Photograph, participating artists: Li Xin, Liu Zhiping, Lin Jing, Guan Ying,
           Meng Dongsheng, Zhou Feng, Qi Wei, Guop Shiguang, He Cheng, Lu Jifang, Lucy Baker  
           Bill Kort, Irene Neal, catalogue, Tianjin,China
           Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art, Dec/Jan, Florence, Italy 654pgbook,(441 illust)
2008   TongYou Gallery, May Day Exhibition, participating artists: CaoChungXai, ChuLiWei
           GaoHaiYi, LiXiong Lucy Baker, Charles Gibbons, Bill Kort,Irene Neal,Beijing, China
           TongYou Gallery, May Day Exhibition, participating artists: CaoChungXai, ChuLiWei
           GaoHaiYi, LiXiong Lucy Baker, Charles Gibbons, Bill Kort, Irene Neal,Beijing, China
            Museum of New New Painters, Toronto, Canada
-            TongYou Gallery, Baker, Gibbons, Kort,Neal,Woolfitt, Beijing,China
2007     Seth Jason Beitler Fine Art, Art/Basel-Art/Miami, Miami, FL 
              A.N.E.W. Foundation for the Arts, Art/Basel-Art/Miami, FL                                                     
              Lurie Fine Art Gallery, Miami Design District, Art/Basel-Art/Miami, FL  
             

GROUP EXHIBITIONS  


  2006      
  • TongYou Gallery, paintings by Cao ChungXai, Li Xiong, GaoHaiYi, LuoGang, Lucy Baker, Charles Gibbons, Bill Kort, Irene Neal, Ben Woolfitt, Beijing,China
2005       
  • Lurie Gallery, And Phthalo Gallery, Miami, FL
  • Diane Birdsall Gallery, Old Lyme, CT & A.N.E.W.Foundation for the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2003        
  • Juten Gallery, Toronto, Canada, Lucy Baker, Irene Neal Elsar Collection, Vancouver, Canada
  •  “Scope” New York, Stevenson Fine Art, The Dylan Hotel, NY
  • Musee du Bas–Saint –Laurant Riviere de Lupe & “New New Painters”, Quebec; Canada
2002        
  • Galerie d’Arts Contemporains, Montreal, Canada
  •  “New New Painters”, The National Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic, Curator Natalie Sykorova, Catalog 120 pages, 50 color & 14 black & white reproductions. April 12 to Sept. 1. Essays by Milan Knizak, K. Moffett, Natalie Sykorova, Thomas Vlcek and David Carrier.                           
  •   The Durst Organization, Irene Neal/ Steven Brent, NY, NY
2001         
  • Museum of New New Painters, Toronto, Canada, Inaugural Exhibition: Ten Years of New New Painters, New New Painting,” Galerie Anne Lettree, Paris, France. 
  • 9/11 In Honor of Americans, National Gallery of Prague, Czech Republic Vibram Show, Milan, Italy      
2000        
  • “Les Alliages de la Matiere” Espace Blanche, Brussels, Belgium, Curator Gerson Winlinsky
  •  “New New Painters” at the 69th Regiment Armory, New York, Curator K. Moffett, May 18-26 Color Catalog essay by K. Moffett     
  • “New New Painters” Hotel de Ville, Brussels, Belgium Curator Marcel Paquet, Mar 17-4 April “New New  Painting” (catalog) 
  • “New New Painters” ‘A Viewing’, Gelabert Studios Gallery, New York, NY. Dec 23–Jan 5  
 1999       
  •  “Permanent Collection” Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, Florida. Curator Ellen Fisher  
  • “New New Painters” Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado. Curator K. Moffett and Sue Scott (traveling from Flint Institute of Arts, MI) Catalog essays by David Carrier and Sue Scott, Introduction by John Henry III  
      
1998      
  •  Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL “New Acrylic Painting”, Curator – Ellen Fischer The Griffis Art Center, New London, CT                                       
  • “New New Painting” video-Curator K. Moffett, Museum of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, FL
  •   “New New Painting” video-Curator Leena Pilcher, Fine Art 2000 Gallery, Stamford, CT
  •  York College, Queens, NYC and Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT
1996        
  •  Fine Art 2000 Gallery, Stamford, CT
  •  “New New Painters” (Catalog/Book essays by Donald Kuspit and  Arlene Raven) Galerie Piltzer, Paris, France “Great American Classics”
  •  The Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Canada “New New Painters”
1994        
  •  Salander-O’Reilly Gallery in conjunction with Galerie Piltzer, Paris, France, Dec 6-31, New York, NY. “New New Painting”
1992         
  • Phoenix Fine Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA & Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1991        
  • Wilton Library Association, 5 Sculptors, Wilton, CT
  • Wilton Rotary Club Art Show, Awarded Best In Show, Wilton, CT

1989        
  •  Visual Arts Festival, Edmonton, Canada “The Works”, Curator Graham Peacock Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT
  • “Eight Winners Exhibition”, Curator K. Moffett, PMW Gallery, Stamford, CT
1987         
  • Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT “State of the Artists”
1986      
  •  Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg, PA One person show catalog, essay written by Valentin Tatransky The Wilton Library, Wilton, CT  
  • “Cutting Edge” Four man show (paintings chosen and coordinated by K. Moffett) 110 Greene Street, New York, NY
  • “Individuals at Triangle”. Curator Valentin Tatransky Shippee Gallery, NY, NY
  •  “New Directions in Abstractions”. Curator K. Moffett 110 Greene Street, NY, NY
  • “Individuals at Triangle”. Curator Valentin Tatransky Shippee Gallery, NY NY 
  • “New Directions in Abstractions”. Curator K. Moffett 
1985       
  •  “Connecticut Painters and Sculptors” Second prize; Juror: Gibson Danes. Stamford Library, Stamford, CT & Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT
  • “Four Fairfield County Artists” Branchville Soho Gallery, Ridgefield, CT 
  • Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT “Silvermine Northeast U.S.A.” Juror: Hilton Kramer Miniature Art Society of Florida, International Award of Highest Merit - Abstract category, Clearwater, FL
1981        
  • Laramie Art Guild, 6th Annual Miniature Art Show 1st Prize Laramie, WY
1979  
  •  2nd Feira Plasticas & 2nd Salao` Carioca de Arte, Funarte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil         
  • 2nd Salao` Nacional De Artes Plasticas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Bronze Medal, by Brazilian Press
1976 
  •        Salao` de Marinhas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bronze and Silver Medal;  Plaque awarded by Secretary of the Brazilian Navy, Association of Design and Association of Press, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazilian Academy of Arts and Letters (Special Mention of Honor presented by Jorge Amado)
1975        
  • Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ. New Jersey State Museum and Somerset Tri-State Exhibition, New Jersey. The National Arts Club, New York, NY & Grumbacher Award; Juror:  Edward Havas (A.W.S.) Garden State Watercolor Society, Princeton, NJ

              COLLECTIONS

              Planetarium of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.      
              Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA.                             
              The Hoover Institution of Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
              The Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL
              The Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg, PA. .
              Center for The Arts, Vero Beach, FL.   
              The Denver Center For The Performing Arts, Denver, CO.
              Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
              Edmonton Art,Gallery, Edmonton, CN
              The Population Institute, Capital Hill, Washington D.C. 
              National Gallery of  Prague, Czech Repulic
              Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA
              K.W. Moffett Collection, Stamford, CT  
             A.N.E.W. Foundation For The Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL
              The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
              FAIR, Capital Hill,Washington, D.C. 
          .   New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
              The Federal Reserve Bank, Washington, D.C

AWARDS    

Invited to Exhibit in the December 2009 Florence, Biennale, Italy
BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DELL'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA
The Tift Award, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA. 2003   

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Summer Sizzlers,July 19, 2013,”Irene Neal”, From The Mayor’s Doorstep, Piri Halasz
Editorial Feature- Irene Neal- The Artist Showcase, summer 2012
A Memoir of Creativity, 1956-2008 by Piri Halasz, p.309; Graham Peacock, A Retrospective, 2008
Abstract Painting Concepts and Techniques by Vicky Perry, Watson-Guptil, 2006, page 116,
Painting and photograph illustrated in color “NYC” Fairs Provoke and Promise, “Front Page…
Art in America, p.45 by David Ebony, May 2003
“Crossing At Juten”, Art Focus, # 75, p.19 (spring/summer) by Pat Fleisher 2003 
Wilson Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2003
With Honors in Prague, ‘The New New Painters in the Czech Republic’ by Ken Carpenter, Canadian Art, pgs 62 – 67, & color/repros, Winter 2002
Vitvar, Jan H. “Barbarati Malinri’z Ameriky do razili do Prahy” MLADA FRONTA ONES, Prague, April 18, 2002, page c6 (cultural section) Dumont, Jean, “Peinture: une voie nouvelle”
New New Painting Expositions, Vie des Arts, Montreal, Canada Klein Lee, My most reasonable Post Seasonal Wrap-Up New York Arts Magazine, pgs 1-3, 2002
“A New New Armory Show” Gallery & Studio, McCormack, 
Edward -color photo, Sept/Oct. 2000
“Travel Diary” Art Focus, issue #69 ‘New York in May’ by Pat  
Fleisher-Black and white Photos, Fall 2000      
“New New Painters” Art Focus, NY, by Pat Fleisher, Fall 2000
“The Artful One” Continental, Photos by Gary John Norman of NNP, Dec- 1999 
“The New New Painters in Denver” Art Focus, #66 
“The Medium Is The Message” by Pat Fleisher pgs 16-18, 8 color repros, Summer 1999 
“New New Painters brings some color to Denver” The Denver Post, by Jack Kreck, May 1999
“Artists Groups”, ‘Whats New’ by Ken Carpenter-Art in America, pgs 51-53, 6 color repros, July1999
“New New Painters Stunning Art Show at Sakura Square”, ‘The Scene’ Art & entertainment Section, The Denver Post, by Jeff Bradley (color photo) May 4, 1999
“Museum of Contemporary opens in Denver” The Cherry Creek Times, by Brian Forbes, Vol 3 issue 7, May 1999
“Substances over Substance” Denver Rocky Mountain News, by Mary Chandler, pp 2D Section D, May 7, 1999
“New New Painting” (Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan) Introduction by John Henry III, Curator Sue Scott with Essays, by David Carrier and Sue Scott. Catalog 1999
“New New Painting” 2nd printing - Flint Catalog for Museum of    
Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado), 1999
The Brazilians, July/August 1999, Irene Neal- Feelings and colors
Art Focus, Summer 1999, Cover, Joseph Drapell and New New Painters by Pat Fleisher,
pp. 16-18, 8 color photos Inside F.C., “New New Painting”, Stamford, June 1997


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rosoff Patricia, Art New England, June 1997, Fine Arts 2000 
 “New New Painting” Zimmer, William, The New York Times,   
Dec-1996, “A Dozen New New Painters and A Sculptor, Too”
Moffett, K. W. “New New Painting”, Nouvelle Editions, Francaises, 1992
Ebony, David, Art in America, April 1997
Who’s Who of American Women, 1997-2000
Who’s Who in American Art, 1991-2005 Editions
Raynor, Vivian, The New York Times, November 1987
Moffett, K. Moffett’s Art letter, July, Dec. 1986; Jan. 1987; June 1988
“Neal Abstracts in New York”. Herrick, Betty. The Wilton Bulletin, December 1986
Eliasoph, Philip, Stamford Advocate, February 1986; Oct. 1987 
Wilson Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 1986
Miller, Donald, Pittsburgh, Post-Gazette, April 1986
Winokur, J.L., “Neal and Smith”, Westmoreland Museum of Art Tribune Review, April 1986
Sykorski, Fran, Wilton Bulletin, Wilton, CT, 1985
Brazil Herald, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1980 
Donahue, Michael, Scimitar Press, Memphis, Tennessee, 1979         
Brazil Herald, Rio Women’s Club, 1979
Reens, Paula, “35th Art of Northeast U.S.A.”, Art in    
New England, Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT, 1984

TELEVISION/VIDEO
  • Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice”, my painting shown, May 6, 2001, NYC 
  • Bright House Net Works, Ch 49 "Focus", Irene Neal, April 14, 18, 20, 2011, FL
  • 69th Regiment Armory, New York City, May 18-23, 2000 
  • CBS and individual interviews, K.W. Moffett, curator                                  
  • A.N.E.W. Foundation for the Arts, Sponsor
  • K. Moffett with Rebecca Saran on “The Exchange”, Cablevision, Norwalk, CT Sept. ‘97(painting, “Lightning Fish”).   
  • The Cutting Edge, Panel, shown at Wilton,
  • Library, Wilton, CT Paula Reens, Monitor
  • The Aldrich Museum, 1987. State of the Artist, Invitational, Ridgefield, CT   



MAGAZINE     

Continental, Dec. 2000, “Artful One” Wilkinson, Todd, pp 50-53 Painting Illustrated

CURRENTLY REPRESENTED BY 

 Kavachnina Contemporary, Miami, FL    
             ART 11, Montreal. Canada
             Artifact Gallery, New York City, NY
             Lumin/Arte Design, LLC, Dallas, TX
 A.N.E.W. Foundation For The Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
 Kenworth W. Moffett Collection, Stamford, Ct.


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