By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the second of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by contemporary American landscape painter Donald Neff (born 1950 in Portland, Oregon).

 

Donald Neff’s art is a product of his love for nature and the outdoors. Working in both Oils and Acrylic Polymer, Neff’s work reflects a colorful realism of the land he travels. His paintings are typically centered around a water theme, whether High Sierra scenes, seascapes, or the graceful countryside. Donald is completely self-instructed and his paintings convey a realistic perception of nature.

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Although drawing and art have been steady interests since he was a child, Donald's concentration in painting surfaced after college graduation and his establishment in a successful computer science career. What began as a pastime pleasure quickly became a compulsion.

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Donald is an Oregon native and spent childhood years in Pasadena, California and Eastern Texas. After moving to the San Francisco area in the late 70’s, Donald founded and eventually sold a successful computer software company. Donald retired from his computer science career to devote full time to his art. He still lives and paints in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Donald's work is shown in galleries, institutional, and private collections throughout the United States. He has had one-man shows at such institutions as the Carnegie Museum in Oxnard, California, and Ambassador Gallery in Pasadena, California. He has shown at the Salmungundi Club in New York, Yosemite Valley Visitors Center, and won first place in statewide exhibitions in California. His work has been a finalist in the prestigious Arts for the Parks “Mini-Fifty” and the Top 200 competition in Jackson, Wyoming. He was a Faculty/Demonstrator 2nd Annual Plein Air Convention, and also published in the Dec/Jan 2012 issue of Plein Air Magazine.

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Donald was featured on the television broadcast, Silicon Valley Business Report in which his art was the focal point. He is also featured in the book, "How did you paint That? 100 ways to paint Seascapes, Rivers, & Lakes." Donald has also been listed in Who’s Who in America, Who's Who Worldwide, and 'Who's Who in the West.

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Selected History

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Solo Shows:

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-2015 "The Creeks and Rivers of Silicon Valley"

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-Santa Clara County Government Center public lobby 

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-Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR Center

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-2009, 2008, 2006 James Harold Galleries, Tahoe City, CA

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-2006 Toll House, Los Gatos, CA

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-2003 Mountain View City Hall, Mountain View, CA

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-2003 Ago Gallery, Ouray, CO

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-1982 Carnegie Museum, Oxnard, CA

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-1979 Ambassador Gallery, Pasadena, CA

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Selected Group Shows

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-2006-2015, Carmel Art Festival

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-2012-2015, 2010, 2009, 2004 Los Gatos Art Fest, a plein air event 

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-2010, 2009 Nomadas del Art, Western plein air competition

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-2008, 2007 Seasons of Martis Plein Air

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-2005 Oil Painters of America Western Regional, Santa Barbara, CA

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-2005 Sonoma Plein Air

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-2004, 2003, 1987 Yosemite Renaissance, Yosemite Museum, CA

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-2003 Best in America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, MO

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-2002 Arts for the Parks Mini-50 Finalist, Jackson, WY

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-2002 La Petite X, a national small format show, Coburg, OR
 

Selected Awards 

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-2012 Honorable Mention, Carmel Art Festival

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-2009 Second Place, Los Gatos Museum charity event

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-2007 Peoples Choice Award, Seasons of Martis Plein Air

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-2006 Best of Oil or Acrylic, Carmel Art Festival

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-2006 Third Place, Oils, Los Gatos Annual Members Show

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-2004 First Place and Honorable Mention, Los Gatos Art Fest, a plein air event.

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-2002 First Place, Society of Western Artists Kaiser Show

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