About

Daniel MacNeil is a sculptor, artist, and third-generation muralist, who has been creating art his entire life.  After many years of painting murals in private homes and working as a pictorial billboard artist for one of the largest sign companies in Boston, MacNeil turned his artistic talents to sculpting.  His portfolio today includes monumental sculptures and paintings that reflect a lifetime of imagination.  Whether working with steel, stone, marble, or paint, MacNeil strives to transform the ordinary back into the divine from which he knows it came.

Daniel MacNeil photo for website
 
Regarding creativity, Rudyard Kipling said, “Drift, wait, and obey.”
 
Art Shows
  • InArt Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2022-present
  • Giving Tree Gallery, Sandwich, MA, 1992-2017
  • Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 2001-2010
  • Charles-Baltivik Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 1998-2000
  • Gallery Szent-Györgyi, Falmouth, MA, 1999
  • Academy of the Arts, Easton, MD, 1998
  • West Wing Art Gallery, Naples, FL, 1997
  • Courtland Jessup Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 1996-1997
  • Lansdowne Street Playhouse, Boston, MA, 1996
  • LifeSkills Healing Arts Center, Hanover, MA, 1994
  • James Wolf Gallery, Cotuit, MA, 1993-1994
  • The Harbor Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, 1993
  • Swansborough Galleries, Ltd, Wellfleet, MA, 1993
  • Musical sculpture performance, The Colonnade, Boston, MA, 1993
  • Brenda Taylor Gallery, Newbury Street, Boston, 1992-1993
  • Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sagamore, MA, 1992
  • Chandler Gallery, Wellfleet, MA, 1990-1991
  • AS220, Providence, RI, 1991-1990
  • First Impression Gallery, Hanover, MA, 1987
  • Middle Street Gallery, Plymouth, MA, 1986
  • Campbell Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 1983
Commissioned Works
  • Three sculptures for private home, Brookline, MA, 2005
  • Commemorative mural in memory of 9/11, Dover, NH, 2002
  • Evolving billboard in memory of 9/11, Plymouth, MA 2001-2002
  • Three sculptures for private home, Provincetown, MA, 1999
  • Centennial celebration mural, Rockland, MA, 1998
  • Murals for Clifton Inn, Charlottesville, VA, 1996
  • Murals in private home in Naples, FL, 1995
  • Mural in private home in Alexandria, VA, 1994
  • Sculptures designed for young artist awards presented at the Wang Center, Boston, MA, 1992
  • Billboard in Fenway Park, winner of Hatch Award, Boston, MA, 1989
  • Mural in private estate in Cohassett, MA, 1988
  • Trompe-l’oeil painting, Providence, RI, 1985
  • “Billboards as an Art Form,” news documentary aired on Channel Two, Boston, MA, 1981
  • Sculptures and paintings for Boston City Hall, including 16’x16′ portrait of Arthur Fielder, Boston, MA, 1981
  • Backdrops for “The Brinks Job,” filmed in Boston, MA, 1978
  • Bicentennial billboard for Honeywell, Boston, MA, 1976
  • Paintings for “Public Awareness of World Hunger” show, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1975
Education
  • Museum School of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1972-1975 (classes in anatomy, painting, and sculpting)
  • Butera School of Art, Boston, MA, 1966-1969 (classes in graphics arts)