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Artist Statement:
Andrew Neighbour is at the
forefront of exploring a new
world where digital art meets
classical realist painting and
drawing. For the past decade
he has specialized in
figurative art and portraiture
using oils, pastel and a
variety of drawing materials.
He is an admirer of and
influenced by the techniques
and styles of Stanley Spencer
and Lucian Freud, and inspired
by the narrative content of
Eric Fischl, Isadore Bishop,
Jerome Witkin, and Kaethe
Kollwitz.
He approaches fine art from a
nontraditional route. Born in
England in the early fifties,
the son of an artist,
Neighbour chose to distinguish
himself through science. He
immersed himself in the
natural world learning to
become a biologist, zoologist
and eventually a medical
research scientist. Through
those years, his natural
inquisitiveness and
observation of the wonders of
living things honed a visual
skill that now emerges in his
new-found avocation of
painting and digital art.
Presently, he combines his
creative obsessions with a
busy career in academic
administration at a leading
Southern California research
University. With more than
twenty years in biomedical
science and business, he
discovered painting when
taking numerous classes in
drawing and painting at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the
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Artist Galleries:
Collaboration Gallery, 621 Old
Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe,
NM...
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Artist Reviews:
""Study for Self-Portrait"...a
work to judge portraits by."
Anne Odell, The Weekly Press,
Philadelphia, PA, August 25th,
1994
"Inspiring perfect pixels,
Andrew Neighbour brings just
the right mix to his digital
masterpieces." Period
Gallery, artist spotlight,
December, 2003....
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Collections:
Numerous private collections
Anna Pollock, Pembridge, UK
Washington University, St.
Louis, MO, USA
Rick Oertli, Town and Country,
MO, USA...
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Commissions:
Ms. Rebecca Rocco, Birmingham,
PA, USA
Mr. Mike Farinola, Kennett
Square, PA, USA
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Exhibitions for Andrew Neighbour:
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Solo Shows:
2005/2006 The Hideaway Grill and Market, Lone Butte, New Mexico
Group and Juried shows:
2006, Collaboration Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2004, February Group Show (Juried), Lankershim Art Gallery, North Hollywood, CA
2004, Photographic Process VI. Period Gallery. Award of Excellence.
2003, Solo Show, IMAGINESTATION online Gallery, December 1st, 2003 to January 15th, 2004
2003, Jury selection as Premier Portfolio Artist, www.absolutearts.com
2003, Journeys, IMAGINESTATION online juried show (www.imaginestation.net)
2003, Small Works, Period Gallery (www.periodgallery.com), Director's Recognition and Special Recognition awards.
2003, Drawing V, Period Gallery (www.periodgallery.com), Special Recognition
2003, Digital Fine Art 2003. Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
1999, Forest Park Paint-out and Exhibition, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO, USA
1999, Go Figure, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
1999, Miniatures, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO, USA (R.A. Koetting Prize)
1998, Passion In Paint, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO, USA
1997, Yellow Springs Art Festival, Yellow Springs, PA, USA
1997, ArtForms Gallery, Manayunk, PA, USA
1996, Art in the Square, Kennett Square, PA, USA (2nd Prize)
1995-97, Esther M. Klein Gallery, UNiversity City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
1995 & 1996, Art Gala, Unionville, PA, USA
1994-97, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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