HUGH O'NEILL was born in the historic city of Belfast, Ireland in 1959. O'Neill began drawing and painting at an the early age of five. He studied for Fine Arts Degree at the established University of Ulster in Belfast City Ireland spending some of that time also studying in Nante and Paris, France.His University thesis research was entitled "Painters of Peasants in 19th century France"
After graduating with a major honors degree in 1985 O'Neill returned to France, painting for a period of time in and around the towns of Nice and Antibes. O'Neill has gained national and international recognition as one of the most gifted and collected of painters working today. His exhibitions are keenly attended and enjoy sell out success. He now resides in Southeast Florida.His expert knowledge of art history,art materials and the business of art is derived from a qualified teaching experience and as a successful working artist
AMERICAN COLORIST with European training: all have come together in a style that is uniquely his .A visual musician who is forever searching for the ultimate melody on canvas. O'Neill comments:
"The beauty and visual stimulation I experience at a scene is my sole motive for the beginning of my own creative process. I am as figurative in my work as the viewer perceives me to be and as contemporary as new grass in an old field. In terms of my style of painting I believe modernism is simply a frank expression of ones self and therefore must conclude my work could be defined as such ."
Hugh O'Neill
INSPIRED O'Neill is a naturally gifted instructor and speaker with an impressive knowledge of art history. His popular style of teaching has been utilized at numerous leading institutions of learning including Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Armory Art Center, Vero Beach Center for the Arts. North County Arts association Jupiter Island Art society.
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Selected Exhibitions
1998 Anne Norton Gallery Palm Beach, Florida
1999 Sherry French Galley- New York
2000 Clarke Galleries-Palm Beach Florida
2000 Marin-Price Gallery Chevy Chase, MD
2001 Anne Norton Gallery Florida
2002 Miller Gallery- Cincinnati, Ohio
2004 Allied Irish Bank, Park Ave ,New York
2005 Serendipity GalleryWoth Ave ,Palm Beach
2006 Lorica Art Gallery Andover. Mass
2006 Armory Art center
2006 Lee Gallery, Cork Ireland
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2007 LoricaArt Works ,Andover
2008 Miller Gallery ,Cincinnati
Hugh is a foremost expert on Impressionism and will soon have an interactive section dedicated to the genre
Coming soon on this website
Impressionism..the lost art form" O'Neill reveals the secrets of the authentic style of Impressionism
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