Neil Thompson CV/BIO
Neil Thompson paints landscapes in pastel and aqueous media. He focuses on places he knows intimately, including the mountains and deserts of the Southwest, coastal California, and the hills fields and waterways of the Delaware River Region
Art has been a lifelong pursuit, beginning when first introduced to painting at age twelve in studio classes. During the nineteen eighties and nineties studying with Richard Kaiser and Robert Heyer, Neil concentrated on watercolors. Following study of pastel techniques in New Mexico with Albert Handell in 2004 and Lorenzo Chavez in 2007, this medium has been his focus and passion.
Neil has a BA in Art from Thomas Edison College. In addition to painting, he pursued a career in Industrial and Graphic Design. Affiliations include Artsbridge, ACE (Arts Community of Easton), the Hunterdon Museum of Art, and the Pastel Society of New Jersey which has awarded signature status.
Group Shows
2011
• Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, NJ, 30th Annual Juried Exhibition
2010
• Crane’s Mill Gallery, West Caldwell, NJ ; Pastel Society of New Jersey, 4th Annual Juried Exhibition
• Phillips Mill Gallery, New Hope, PA, 81st Annual Juried Exhibition
• Sawmill Gallery, Stockton, NJ; 10th Biennial Juried Exhibition, Hunterdon Cultural Commission
• Prallsville Mill Gallery, Stockton, NJ; Artsbridge 15th Annual Members Exhibition
• Design Domaine Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ; Pastel Society of New Jersey, Signature Members Exhibition
• Art Upstairs Gallery, Morristown, NJ; Pastel Society of New Jersey, Invitational Exhibition
• Riverrun Gallery, Lambertville, NJ; Artsbridge 16th Annual Juried Exhibition (Traditional Landscape Painting award)
2009
• Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, NJ, 29th Annual Juried Exhibition
• Prallsville Mill Gallery, Stockton, NJ; Artsbridge 14th Annual Members Exhibition
• Bernardsville Library Gallery; 9th Annual Juried Art Show
• Crane’s Mill Gallery, West Caldwell, NJ ; Pastel Society of New Jersey, 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition
(merit award)
2008
• Crane’s Mill Gallery, West Caldwell, NJ ; Pastel Society of New Jersey, 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition
• Howard Gallery, New Hope, “Salon Des Refuses” Exhibit
• Netherfield Gallery, Frenchtown Wine and cheese Festival Show
• Bernardsville Library Gallery; Pastel Society of New Jersey, 3rd Annual Members Exhibition
• Art & Frame Express Gallery, Hightstown - Invitational
• Prallsville Mill Gallery, Stockton, NJ; Artsbridge 13th Annual Members Exhibition(honorable mention)
• Crane’s Mill Gallery, West Caldwell, NJ ; Pastel Society of New Jersey, 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition
• Atrium Gallery, Morristown, NJ; Pastel Society of New Jersey, 2nd AnnualMembers Exhibition
• Riverrun Gallery, Lambertville, NJ; Artsbridge 13th Annual Juried Exhibition
• Bayer Laboratories Gallery, Wayne, NJ
2005
• Berlex Laboratories Gallery, Wayne, NJ
2003
• Berlex Laboratories Gallery, Wayne, NJ
1999
• Stony Brook Gallery, Pennington, NJ ; "Small Works of Nature” Juried Exhibition
1996
• Stony Brook Gallery, Pennington, NJ; “Farms and Farming in New Jersey” JuriedExhibition
1995
• Stony Brook Gallery, Pennington, NJ; “Outdoors in Winter” Juried Exhibition
• Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, NJ; “Lambertville and the Surrounding Area” Juried Exhibition
1994
• Stony Brook Gallery, Pennington, NJ; “Farms and Farming in New Jersey” JuriedExhibition (2nd Place
