Neal Hughes
About the Artist
Based in:Medford, NJ
Website: https://nealhughes.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neal_hughes_art/
Biography
Neal Hughes is a graduate of The Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts) and resides in the historic town of Medford, New Jersey.
Neal is a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists, a signature member of Oil Painters of America and the National Oil &Acrylic Painters Society, a member of the Salmagundi Club, American Impressionist Society and the Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association.
A former illustrator, Neal has been painting professionally for over 35 years. His work is part of the permanent collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art and he has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions including the national exhibitions of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of American, American Society of Marine Artists and the Portrait Society of America.
His work has been featured in Plein Air Magazine, Southwest Art, American Artist and American Art Collector magazines.
Exhibitions and Events
Best of Show - Paint Grand Traverse 2024
Gold Medal – Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition
Award of Excellence – American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition
Best of Show – Olmsted Plein Air Invitational
First Place – Modern Impressionist Magazine Salon
Alden Bryan Memorial Landscape Painting Award of Excellence – Oil Painters of America National
Best of Show and Artists Choice Awards - Cape Ann Plein Air
Best of Show and Artists Choice Awards – Paint Grand Traverse competition
Best of Show – National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society 2021 Fall International Online Exhibition
Artists Choice and Life Of The Waterman Awards – Plein Air Easton competition
Award of Excellence – Oil Painters of America 2021 Salon Show
Best of Show – Richeson75 Landscape, Seascape & Architecture 2020 competition
Best Associate Award of Excellence – Oil Painters of America National Exhibition