Artist Resume

James O'Neil

Graduated Massachusetts College of Art 1977.

Studied at Gloucester Academy of Fine Art under the direction of John Terilac 1978-1979.

Member of Rockport Art Association. Won many awards in juried shows. First one-man show at Rockport Art Association 1978-1980.

Lived and worked in Truro, Cape Cod 1981-1988
Exhibited at the following juried shows: Boston Watercolor Society, Copley Society in Boston, Cape Cod Art Association, other galleries and associations throughout New England.

James now lives and works in Lubec, Maine. He has created work for seven one-man shows and opened his James O’Neil Gallery in Lubec in 2017.

His work is in the following collections:

  • Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
  • Massachusetts College of Fine Art
  • De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts
  • First National Bank of Boston
  • Mellon Bank
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • University of Maine at Machias
  • Numerous corporate and private collections

One-man shows at the following galleries:

  • Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Tree’s Gallery, Orleans, Cape Cod
  • Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, Cape Cod
  • Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Massachusetts
  • Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  • University of Maine at Machias

Currently represented by:

  • Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Woodwind Gallery, Machias, Maine
  • James O’Neil Gallery, Lubec, Maine

Me and Ginger in the studio

My daughter Emily and her painting of Ginger

Me and Ginger on location in Lubec