Since earning a Masters degree at the University of Montana, Alan McNiel has
worked as an independent studio artist for over 30 years, exhibiting in museums,
galleries, and art festivals throughout the west.
Awarded First Place in Painting at the 2014 Scottdale Arts Festival, recent
exhibitions and auctions include C.M. Russell Museum of Art, Waterworks Art
Museum, Yellowstone Art Museum, Museum of Art and Culture in Spokane,
Sausalito Art Festival, and Missoula Art Museum's 2012 Montana Triennial. His
paintings are in numerous public and private art collections, including University
of Washington Medical Center, University of Montana School of Law, North Idaho College, and Washington State
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