Neal Palmer
Biography
With a consistent interest in blending colour, pattern, texture and abstract forms, Palmer has consistently developed and perfected the illusion of a photographic depth of field. Allowing his work to slip in and out of pictorialism and abstract flatness; creating a tension between the paintings surface and the illusion of space. Aspiring for his work to be relational “on as many levels as possible” and passion for quality “mark-making that lifts the painting beyond the material world” is what drives this artist.
Works
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Gather Round, 2023 Sold -
Putting Down Routes, 2022
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Tōtara Silver, 2023 Sold
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Composition 1, 2025
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Fractal Light
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Composition 2, 2025
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Composition 4, 2025
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants , 2024 Sold
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Flower Within (Hydrangea), 2023
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Getting to the Point (Prickly Pear), 2023 Sold
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Golden Returns
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Harekeke, 2022 Sold
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Pink Frosting, 2024 Sold
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Leading the Way’, 2024 Sold
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Through the Years (Nikau Trunk), 2023 Sold
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#12 Kauri S3
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#34 Nikau S3 Sold
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#55 Chilean Wine Palm S3
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Crossing Paths, 2022 Reserved
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Composition 5, 2025 Reserved
Exhibitions
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Neal Palmer - Modernist Tendencies
1 - 20 Aug 2025Modernist Tendencies: Between Seeing and Looking By Dina Jezdić A pale ribbon of lavender cuts across the canvas, slicing through a sea of olive green and into soft charcoal shadow....Read more -
Neal Palmer - Connections
24 Oct - 12 Nov 2024Neal Palmer is one of New Zealand’s leading botanical painters, known for his large scale paintings of native fauna. His new exhibition: Connections explores our relationship with the montane forests...Read more -
Neal Palmer - Reaction and Reflection
26 Oct - 14 Nov 2023Föenander Galleries is proud to present Neal Palmer’s new body of work ‘Reaction & Reflection’ which responds to his recent artist residency at Auckland Botanic Gardens: “I started the groundwork...Read more -
Summer Presentation
10 Jan - 6 Feb 2023Cathy Carter Ramon Robertson Billy McQueen Hamish Allan Neal Palmer Adrian Jackman Peter Gibson Smith Chauncey FlayRead more -
Neal Palmer - Under the Surface
10 - 29 Nov 2022When our borders re-opened in 2022, I took the opportunity to travel to Europe and the UK to reconnect with family and friends and to visit as many galleries and...Read more -
Neal Palmer - On Track
12 Nov - 2 Dec 2021The exhibition title On Track is at the same time a statement, a description and a question. As a description, the paintings in ‘On Track’ are a development from work...Read more
News
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Neal Palmer featured in Art Edit
August 1, 2023Neal Palmer is featured in the new edition of Art Edit Magazine as part of their Best of Botanicals feature - which profiles some of...Read more -
Neal Palmer on the Creative Matters Podcast
April 4, 2023Neal Palmer recently visited Creative Matters host, Mandy Jakich to record a podcast episode. 'In this episode we have a lovely conversation about how Neal...Read more -
Neal Palmer on RNZ
November 24, 2022Neal Palmer joined Lynn Freeman on Radio New Zealand to discuss his new large scale works from his November exhibition 2022, Under the Surface Listen...Read more -
Q&A with Neal Palmer
November 9, 2021You asked the questions, Neal Palmer answered them. What is this big beautiful painting? Tane Moana (Te Araroa) is a 4 panel piece, a tad...Read more
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