Shane and Mattie Ree Neal Art Exhibit

Thursday, March 19, 2026 7:30 AM

John C. Hutcheson Art Gallery, Beaman Library

Mattie Ree and Shane Neal in a studio

The Green Hills and Lipscomb communities will have a unique opportunity to view the works of internationally acclaimed portrait artist and Lipscomb Fine Arts Ambassador Michael Shane Neal (BA ’91) and his daughter, Mattie Ree Neal, at a special father-daughter art exhibit this spring.

The exhibit will be open from March 19-April 19 in the John C. Hutcheson Art Gallery in Lipscomb's Beaman Library. A public opening reception and gallery talk takes place on Tuesday, March 24 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Hutcheson Gallery. The event and exhibit are free and open to the public. All are invited to attend.

Beaman Library is open Mon.-Thurs., from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday at 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Shane Neal’s portfolio includes more than 600 commissioned portraits of distinguished figures including seven U.S. senators, more than a dozen federal judges, numerous heads of universities, four U.S. governors, Morgan Freeman and Jimmy Fallon, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Perot Jr., former U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and a recent commission by Syracuse University to paint a portrait of President Joe Biden. His portraits are housed in prestigious institutions such as the United States Capitol, the Pentagon, various public and private collections and two in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Read more about Michael Shane Neal's stellar career.

Mattie Ree Neal is an artist-in-residence at Lipscomb. a 2020 graduate of Lipscomb Academy, has pursued a career as a professional artist with a deep commitment to traditional, representational painting. She has studied with some of today’s most prominent portrait painters, sculptors and fine artists, training in studios and workshops around the world. Mattie Ree has been a guest teacher in several classes in Lipscomb's Department of Visual Arts and has led a painting workshop through Lipscomb's Lifelong Learning program. Read more about how Mattie Ree is carrying forward the family art legacy.

This exhibit is part of the 2025-26 Presidential Signature Series.