Tom Neely is a painter and cartoonist living in Los Angeles with his fiancée and a dog. His art has been featured in galleries in San Francisco and Los Angeles, in dozens of magazines and literary journals and on album Covers. His debut graphic novel, The Blot, earned him an Ignatz Award for “Promising New Talent,” and made it onto several of the industry’s “Best of 2007” lists. He is currently watching too much Battlestar Galactica
Tom Neely born 1975 in Paris Texas.
Graduated BFA in Painting, 1997 University of Tulsa.
Graduated MFA Painting, 2000, San Francisco Art Institute.
A founding member of the Art Fraternity - The Igloo Tornado
Read Tom Spurgeon's interview with me at The Comics Reporter.
Igloo Tornado, 4 Man Show Feb. 2008
Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
? the War, Group Show Dec 2007
Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Self Indulgent Werewolf Solo Show Sept. 2007
Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LiterArtistry, Group Show Aug 2007
Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Blot book release party and exhibition, July 2007
Secret Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA
Charity by the Numbers, Group Show Mar 2007
Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Igloo Tornado, 4 Man Show Sept. 2006
Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Survival of the Fittest, Group Show curated by Tom Neely Mar. 2006
Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Blot, Solo Show and Visiting Artist Lecture October 2005
Alexandre Hogue Gallery, University of Tulsa, OK
Everything but the Kitschen Sink, Group Show 2003, '04, '05, '06, '07
La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Tom Neely / Scot Nobles Oct. 2004
Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Mini*Mart, Group show curated by Tom Neely Nov. 2003
Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
I Will Destroy You, Solo Show Sept, 2001
Jernigan Wicker Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Introductions 2000, July 2000
Jernigan Wicker Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Art Institute MFA Graduate Exhibition, April 2000
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA 2000
The Blot – self-published graphic novel
American Illustration Annual 24, 25, 26, 27
Graphic Classics: O'Henry & Robert Louis Stevenson
Only The Lonely
Krayon's Ego
SPX 2003
I Will Destroy You, Exhibition catalog – published by Jernigan Wicker Fine Arts