Neil Thompson CV/BIO
Neil Thompson paints primarily in pastel but also in aqueous media. His current focus is the contemporary landscape set in a number of locations such as the mountains and deserts of the Southwest, coastal California, and hills and fields in the Delaware valley.
Art has been a lifelong pursuit, beginning when first introduced to painting at age twelve in the studio of Walter Miklos. 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.
Group Shows
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
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
• Prallsville Mill Gallery, Stockton, NJ; Artsbridge 13th Annual Members Exhibition(honorable mention)
2007
• 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
