Skyscape Oil 36 x 24 SOLD
Clouds
Artist Profile
John O'Neill
Phone: 231 228-6603
Location: Cedar, MI
Artist’s Statement
I paint as I live - with passion. Good art is true and beautiful - not necessarily pretty. My paintings include lakes and landscapes, and I create narrative paintings in realistic, pointillist, and experimental styles. My work has been featured in museum, gallery, and juried shows. You might say I'm world famous among a small and discerning group of collectors.
I've drawn and painted my entire life, learning from living artists and old masters. Don’t go to a museum with me unless you bring provisions. I observe and paint. And paint. And paint.
Private collectors range from New York to Oakland, from Chicago to Austin. May you delight in the gift of sight, the beauty of creation, and the power of original art to awaken compassion.
Beyond this, let the paintings speak for themselves.
Galleries
During Covid, work may be seen online at https://www.crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey-ctac-traverse-city-ctac-online/guild-member-salon-show-2021-online-exhibition, and https://sites.google.com/a/artisttableonline.com/water/gallery2 and https://www.oldartbuilding.com/art-leelanau-virtual-art-sale/#images-preview-7081-1
Selected Exhibitions:
Michigan Fine Arts Competitions, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, 2020, 2014, 2011, 2007, 2003, 2002, 1999, 1998 & 1997. Jurors included Larry Rivers, Nick Cave, John Walker & Nancy Mitchnick.
Crooked Tree Art Center Artists Guild Show, 2020, 2021
ArtisTTable, “Water” 2018-2019 International Online Exhibit, Honorable Mention, Juror Dan Lisuk.
Six Art Leelanau Invitation Show, Old Art Building, Leelanau Community Cultural Center including 2019.
24th International Society of Experimental Artist, Dennos Museum, 2015
Honorable Mention, Glen Arbor Art Association 2010 Paint Out, Juror Marcia Bellinger. Many other paint out events.
ArtPrize 2010, Grand Rapids, Open Concept Gallery
Many Traverse Area Arts Center including the Building 50 show and Juried Munson Show. The Arts Center was the precursor of Crooked Tree Arts Center, Traverse City.
Dozens of other juried, invitational, group, and individual shows
Works selected for the following corporate collections: National Nail Collection, Grand Rapids; Intentional Wealth Advisors, Traverse City; Michael O’Neill Law Offices, Manhattan; Scarbrough Family Eye Care, Traverse City; and Johnson & Johnson Collection, New Brunswick, NJ.