Kelly McNeil graduated from Ontario College of Art in Editorial Illustration 1983, and Graduated from Ontario College of Art
and Design University with a Bachelor of Design in 2012.
She has been a Wildlife Artist for 22 years, and shows her work internationally, as far away as Tasmania, and Russia, and
has Galleries in Fuquay-Varina, NC, Jackson, WY, USA, and Niagara Falls, ON, Orangeville, ON in Canada. McNeil exhibits
in large Wildlife Shows in Charleston, South Carolina (SEWE)(20 years), and Buckhorn, Ontario (Buckhorn Fine Arts
Festival)(20years). McNeil can be found painting in her Eastern Wildlife Studio, in London, ON, Canada.
Kelly’s paintings are expressions of the wildlife she encounters. She respects and treasures these animals that she interacts
with. Every painting is a glimpse into a moment in their lives.
On her parent’s Cape Breton property she has discovered Bald Eagles, Herons, Deer, Hawks and Owl’s, along with King
Fishers, Loons, Seals, Osprey, Bob Cats, Coyotes, and Whales.
AWARDS & HONORS
2020 Third Place, Golden Turtle, Moscow, Russia
2019 Third Place, Golden Turtle, Moscow, Russia
2018 Third Place, Golden Turtle, Moscow, Russia
2017 Ducks Unlimited Canada
2014 Ducks Unlimited Canada
2013 Sponsored by the Dragon Fly Gallery to attend the:
“Robert Bateman Workshop” on Cortez Island BC.
2012 Third Place, Golden Turtle, Moscow, Russia
2011 Brampton Citizen’s Award
2010 Brampton Art’s Person of the Year
2009 Best Oil, Tas Art, Tasmania
