Debbie Neill's CV

Debbie Neill was born in Zambia and attended school in Zimbabwe and university in South Africa.  After graduating from the University of Cape Town in 1977 she travelled widely, in the first place as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language and latterly with her husband who is in the oil business.

Coming from a family of artists, Debbie has always painted.  She has exhibited in the Middle East, Surrey and in Louisiana and since arriving in Aberdeen eleven years ago she has taken part in local exhibitions. However, it has only been in the last four years, since the demands of a busy family life have begun to lessen, that she has been able to devote more time to painting and exhibiting.  

Debbie paints mainly in acrylics and watercolours, bright landscapes of local places. She enjoys depicting the colours of summer, the patchwork fields, the dark trees and the sharp patterns made by the houses and farms in the Aberdeenshire countryside.  In the winter the dramatic north east coastline with its many small harbours also provides a source of inspiration.

List of Gallery Exhibitions

2004  Mixed Exhibition, Carby Art, Aberdeen

          Mixed Exhibition, Milton Art Gallery, Crathes

2005  Selected for Patchings Open Exhibition, Nottingham (organised by The Artist Magazine)

2005  Mixed Exhibition, Henhouse Gallery, Cove

2006  Mixed Exhibition, Milton Art Gallery, Crathes

           Mixed Exhibition, Just Art, Fochabers

2007  Mixed Exhbition, Just Art, Fochabers 

           NEOS at the Milton

           Milton Summer Exhibition

2008   The Bridge View Gallery Mixed Christmas Exhibition

            Milton Gallery Shared Exhibition

Exhibitions outwith Galleries

2002-5  Deeside Artists, Banchory selected exhibition

2003-5  Miltimber, Bieldside and Cults Art Festival

2005     Invited artist, Art Aboyne, Aboyne

2005-6  North East Open Studios

2007     Deeside Artists

              Invited Artist, Art Aboyne, Aboyne

              Milltimber, Bieldside and Cults Art Festival

              North East Open Studios Event

2008      Musa Art & Music Cafe Mixed Exhibition

              Milltimber, Bieldside and Cults Art Festival

               North East Open Studios Event