Larry McNeil is an artist, photographer, scholar and writer. McNeil approaches his work with mindfulness, and if visual poetry is missing, goes back to rework it. McNeil earned his undergraduate degree at Brooks Institute of Photography and his Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of New Mexico. He discovered that he was a natural at teaching at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, and later at the University of New Mexico and Boise State University. McNeil has also won numerous Fellowships and awards such as the National Geographic All Roads International Award, the Van Deren Coke Fellowship from the University of New Mexico, Eiteljorg Fellowship and so on. McNeil loves to work with a broad swath of organizations who could use his help.

McNeil’s art is about the intersection of cultures, American mythology, irony, satire, and embodies a distinctive sense of Indigenous identity. McNeil makes art that is a visual manifestation of the provocative times in which we live, which reminds us that art may strive to embody relevance, meaning, and hopefully, a sense of grace in the fray.

(There is a video here where you may learn more about McNeil and his work)