N e i l M y e r s |
I was born in Elkin, North Carolina, and I grew up there. My wife and I now live in Tucson, Arizona. I learned to draw from my mother, who is herself a very accomplished painter. Later in life, when I moved to Hickory, North Carolina, I attended and graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College with a BA in French with a minor in English. During that four years, one semester was spent in Aix-en Provence France, where I studied the French language as well as French Literature and Art. I also visited many of the sites of paintings by Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. I even had a midday glass of beer at Van Gogh's "Night Cafe" in Arles. My website, then titled Carolina Pacifica, first went online in 2000, and I had it in my mind to create a site which encompassed the two polar extremes of my life - growing up in small town North Carolina, and living four years in New Zealand. Aside from six months in France, those two places have defined my life so far. However, in 2003 my wife and I moved to the American Southwest, where we explored New Mexico and Arizona. Now we live in Tucson, Arizona. I've had the good fortune to know and be influenced by two excellent artists, Jean Claude Quilici, a fantastic and successful French artist, and Ken Voss, a Colorodo artist. Much credit in the love of art should also go to my two French professors (and early collectors) from Lenoir Rhyne College in North Carolina, Dr. Bohdan Kuropas, and Dr. Augustin Quilici. A student is a lucky one if he or she has such great mentors as Dr Kuropas and Dr Quilici. Even though I am moved by many landscapes, I am most particularly drawn to New Mexican and Arizonan vistas. My favorite subjects are Southern Arizona, Giant Saguaros, old Missions, like San Xavier and Tumacacori, as well as the red rock images of Sedona, and the great sweeping views of the Grand Canyon. I plan to explore more of Northern Arizona in the coming months and years, including Monument Valley - and areas of Northern New Mexico, like the ancient pueblo ruins at Chaco Canyon. I also hope to complete new and challenging images of Acoma and Taos Pueblos. And last but not least, I must say a warm thanks to my dear wife Jelena, who has been my most ardent supporter, harshest critic, and dearest friend. Thank you so much! |
Neil Myers c2008-2009 |
Irises (After Van Gogh) by my mother Paula Shores, 1996 |
Art Exhibts: Maggie's Gallery, Elkin, NC 1994 Dripp's Coffeehouse, Featured Artist, Hickory, NC 1998 Pictures & Frames, Browns Bay, Auckland, New Zealand, 1999 Art of this World, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, 1999 Art Mystique, Tucson, AZ 2003 Tohono Chul Park, Old Pueblo Exhibit, Tucson, AZ 2003 Rosequist Galleries, Tucson, AZ 2003 - 2005 "Desert Vistas" Exhibit, Joel Valdez Main Library, Tucson, AZ 2004 The International School of Tucson, AZ 2005 Lisan Gallery of Art, West St.Paul, MN 2006 Cobalt Fine Arts Galleries, Tubac, AZ 2005 - 2008 The Max Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 - 2008 The Solo Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC 2005 - 2008 Wild Holly Gallery, Carefree, AZ 2007-2008 LeKAE Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2008 Publications: Southwest Art Magazine "21 Under 31" Young Artist Issue 2005 Oro Valley Magazine, Feature Article 2006 Tucson Home Magazine, Feature in the "3 of a Kind" Artist Series 2007 Southwest Art Magazine "Best of the West" feature, 2007 |
