Neil Andersson
" I've been fascinated by landscape painting ever since first seeing French Impressionism as a youngster. Although I formally studied art during the height of abstract expressionism, I always really loved looking at landscape paintings. "
Biography
Over the years I've painted en plein air in France, Illinois, Washington, Oregon and California. Some of my pieces are completed on location and some in the studio. Most of the paintings on this site are of places where I've painted on location, or sketched and photographed. Please feel free to contact me regarding the artwork if you have questions.
Some of you may know me as a guitarist. Although not represented on this site, my recordings are available online. Just type in Neil Andersson, Pearl Django and Malibu Manouche, or visit www.pearldjango.com. My most recent recording is called Strings - a collaboration with California guitarist Craig Sharmat on Innervision Records. Recordings are available at all major outlets and services, such as iTunes, etc.
I hope you enjoy my paintings and drawings - and thanks again for visiting!
Professional Affiliations
American Impressionist Society (AIS)
California Art Club (CAC)
Gallery Los Olivos (Vice-President)
International Plein Air Painters (IPAP)
Lompoc Valley Art Association (Vice-President)
Oil Painters of America (OPA)
Plein Air Washington Artists (PAWA)
Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (SCAPE)
Education
MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA University of Washington
BA University of Puget Sound
WA State K-12 Teacher Certification (Art) Pacific Lutheran University
Group Shows
2021 Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, Solvang CA, April 17 - Oct. 3, 2021
2021 Cypress Gallery
2021 Gallery Los Olivos
2021 "New Perspectives" Feb. 2021 Gallery Los Olivos
2020 December 2020, Plein Air Washington Artists 2020 Winter Exhibition
2020 Gallery Los Olivos
2019 Cypress Gallery
2018 Cypress Gallery, Spring Juried Show, 3rd place oil painting category
2017 Cypress Gallery, Lompoc CA
2017 Cypress Gallery, Spring Juried Show, 1st place oil painting category
2018 Jeffrey Moose Gallery
2017 American Art Company
2017 Jeffrey Moose Gallery
2016 American Art Company
2016 Jeffrey Moose Gallery
2015 American Art Company
2015 Jeffrey Moose Gallery
2014 American Art Company
2014 Jeffrey Moose Gallery
2013 Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle WA “Landscape,” a four-person show
2012 Tacoma Art Museum, Northwest Biennial, in collaboration with Harrell Fletcher
2011 Tacoma Arts and Crafts Association, Lakewood WA Public Library
2011 American Art Company, Tacoma WA
2011 Tacoma Arts and Crafts Association, Lakewood Library Gallery, Lakewood WA
2011 Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle WA
2010 Kittredge Galley, University of Puget Sound
2010 The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Foundation of Art Award Show, Tacoma WA
2010 Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle WA
2009 Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle WA
2008 Farmstock Arts & Music Festival, Bainbridge Island, WA,
2006 Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle WA
1996 Pacific Lutheran University "From Parlor Boarding House and Atelier: Swedish-American Art in Pierce County - A Retrospective, 1886-1996," Tacoma WA
1995 Tacoma Art Museum "The Land," Tacoma WA
Solo/Two-Person Shows
2021 "Paintings of Parks" November at Cypress Gallery
2021 "Landscapes of Washington and California" June - July at Jeffrey Moose Gallery
2021 “Color and Light” March 2021 at Gallery Los Olivos with Vicki Andersen
2020 “Color and Light” March 2020 at Gallery Los Olivos with Vicki Andersen
2018 "Recent Landscape Paintings" September at Cypress Gallery
2018 "California Landscapes" May 2018 at Jeffrey Moose gallery
2017 "Landscape Paintings" August 2017 at Cypress Gallery
2015 Jeffrey Moose Gallery
2015 American Art Company
2012 Jeffrey Moose Gallery
2012 American Art Company
2011 American Art Company
2010 American Art Company, Tacoma WA
2009 Whidbey Center for the Arts, Langley WA
2009 Sandpiper Gallery, Tacoma WA
2008 Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle WA with Barbara Benedetti Newton
2007 Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle WA
2007 Watermark Tower Condominium, Seattle, WA
2006 Roosevelt Hotel , Seattle WA
1993 Keyes-Minas Gallery,Tacoma WA
1993 Gallery Kulturhass, Tacoma WA
1989 William Traver Gallery, Seattle WA
Awards and Honors
1991 University of Puget Sound, Art Department, Outstanding Alumnus
1985 Hall of Fame award, Northwest Music Awards
1970 University of Puget Sound, Departmental Honors
Recordings
Most recordings are available through all major outlets. Recordings on Modern Hot Records are also available at www.pearldjango.com/files/cdcatalog.htm
2021 Strings on Innervision Records, a collaboration with guitarist Craig Sharmat
2017 With Friends Like These on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
2013 As the Crow Flies on Modern Hot Records with Peter Pendras
2010 Systeme D on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
2008 Malibu Manouche with Peter Pendras on Modern Hot Records
2007 Modern Times on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
2005 Chasing Shadows on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
2003 C’est si bon on Modern Hot Records
2003 Swing 48 on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
2002 Under Paris Skies on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
2000 Avalon on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
1999 Mystery Pacific on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
1999 Souvenirs on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
1996 New Metropolitan Swing on Modern Hot Records and Fret Records with Pearl Django
1995 Le Jazz Hot on Modern Hot Records with Pearl Django
1995 Swingin’ Spirits on Fret Records with Ian Cruickshank and Pearl Django
1992 Quartet Deluxe self-published, with Dudley Hill, Tom Hume, Dave Cross, and guest Paul Anastasio
1967 Outburst on United Artists with the Fabulous Wailers
1964 Out of Our Tree on Etiquette Records with the Fabulous Wailers
Bibliography
Plein Air Washington Artists - Our 20th Year, p. 7 edited by Karen Bakke, Blurb Publications
Voices in Jazz Guitar, Joe Barth, “Pearl Django,” Mel Bay Publications
Masters of Jazz Guitar, Charles Alexander, “The Legacy of Django,” p. 160, Outline Press Ltd., London 1999
Encyclopedia of Northwest Music, James Bush, pp. 20, 164, Sasquach Books
Hot Club News, “Portrait: Pearl Django,” fall 1999, Augsberg, Germany
Guitar Player Magazine, “Gypsy Soul,” April 1999
Acoustic Guitar, “Universal Swing,” May 1998
Just Jazz Guitar, “Meet Pearl Django ” August 1996
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