Exhibitions
- 2023
Michael E. Busch Library, Annapolis, MD, “Color School” Inspired Shaped Canvas Paintings
- 2022
Captain Avery Museum – Shady Side, MD, Solo Show “Return of a Native Son”, Chesapeake Bay Paintings and Prints
- 2021
Art Farm Gallery, “Hindsight 2020”, Paintings done during pandemic lockdown
- 2019
McBride Gallery, “Bugs”, large watercolors of insects and spiders
- 2018
McBride Gallery (& various locations): “The Painted Violins”
- 2017
Art Farm Gallery, “Geometric Abstractions”, works on shaped canvases
- 2015
West Annapolis Artworks, Group Exhibition:
- 2014
The Mitchell Gallery, St John’s College, Annapolis, MD, Less>More II, Juried Exhibition
West Annapolis Artworks, Group Exhibition: “At City’s Edge”
Carmen’s Gallery, Solomon’s Island, MD, Group Exhibition” Maryland My Maryland
- 2013
West Annapolis Artworks, Annapolis, MD. Solo Exhibition
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD. “Less is More – Small Works in a Great Space”, National Juried Exhibition
- 2012
Carmen’s Gallery, Solomon’s Island, MD. Solo Exhibition
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD. Image & Imagination: Anne Arundel County Juried Exhibition
- 2011
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD. Art of the Book fundraiser
- 2010
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD. Image & Imagination: Anne Arundel County Juried Exhibition
- 2008
Premier Planning Group corporate offices, Annapolis, MD., Solo exhibition: Motor Cars!
McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD, 2008, Group Exhibition: Best of the Chesapeake
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD. Image & Imagination: Anne Arundel County Juried Exhibition
McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Group Exhibition: Annapolis: A Living History
- 2007
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD. Group Exhibition: Brushes With Music
- 2006
McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Gallery Artist Exhibition
- 2005
Virginia International Raceway, Danville, VA., Official Artist: Volvo Grand Prix,
McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Gallery Artist Exhibition
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, Group Exhibition: Reflections
- 2004
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, Anne Arundel County Juried Exhibition
- 2003
49 West Wine Bar and Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Group Exhibition: Four Townies
- 2002
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, St. John’s College Community Art Exhibition.
- 2000
The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, Chairs! Chairs! Chairs! Exhibition and Silent Auction.
- 1999
Main Street Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Solo Exhibition: Marine Images
Washington County Council of the Arts, Hagerstown, MD, Solo Exhibition: Bluesmen and Guitars
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomon’s MD, Solo Exhibtion: Working the Chesapeake
- 1998
Bendann Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Group Exhibition: Anniversary Gala
49 West Wine Bar and Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Solo Exhibition: Recent Works
Main Street Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Group Exhibition: Three Artists
- 1997
Bendann Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Group Exhibition: Anniversary Gala
- 1996
State Capital Building, Annapolis, MD, Group Exhibition: Lighthouses of the Chesapeake
West Annapolis Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Solo Exhibition: The Blues Singers
- 1995
Bendann Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Group Exhibition: Anniversary Gala
- 1994
McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Gallery Artist Exhibition
Bendann Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Group Exhibition: Anniversary Gala
Carmen’s Art Gallery, Solomon’s, MD, Spring Annual Exhibition
Anne Marie Gardens, Solomon’s, MD, Annual Invitational Exhibition
- 1993
Bendann Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Group Exhibition: Anniversary Gala
Carmen’s Art Gallery, Solomon’s, MD, Wildlife Exhibition
McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Gallery Artist Exhibition
- 1992
Gallery 44, Ellicott City, MD, Solo Exhibition: Prints and Watercolors
Carmen’s Art Gallery, Solomon’s, MD, Group Exhibition: Quiet Hours
Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT, Juried Show: Mystic International Exhibition **Prize: Award of Excellence
World Trade Center, Baltimore, MD, Solo Exhibition: Chesapeake Images
Francis Scott Key Auditorium Lobby, St. John’s College, MD, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Group Show
- 1991
Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT, American Society of Marine Artists Group Exhibition.
Bendann Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Group Exhibition: Anniversary Gala
William Paca House, Annapolis, MD, Solo Exhibition: The Old Severn River Bridge
Javits Center, New York, NY, ArtExpo ’91
- Awards
Thirteenth Annual Mystic International Exhibition. Harpe’s watercolor “Off Season – Deal Island” was awarded the Award of Excellence by Judges Walter Cronkite and Ray Ellis.
First Prize in Graphics (printmaking) 1969 Corcoran School Concours
- Periodicals
Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Sept. 1987, “The Chesapeake Images of Neil Harpe, by Jack Greer.
- Book
Neil Harpe, “The Stella Guitar Book,” Stella Books, Ltd., 2005
- Periodical
The Fretboard Journal, September 2008, “For Working Stiffs, the Life and Times of Baltimore luthier, Carl C. Holzapfel,” by Neil Harpe
- Books Illustrated
Ted Gioia, “Delta Blues,” W.W. Norton, 2008
John M. Scanlan, “Dink Ga-Dink,” Book Masters, 2005
Mark E. Jacoby, “Working the Chesapeake,” University of Maryland Publications, 1991
- Professional
Taught College Art, 1977-1984, Corcoran School of Art, Northern Virginia Community College, and University of Maryland University College. Taught printmaking classes at Maryland Hall of the Arts, 2015 – 2019.
- Juried Membership
American Society of Marine Artists
- Collections
Participant in “Art in the Embassies Program”, U.S. State Dept., work displayed in U.S. Embassies throughout the globe.
Artwork in many private and corporate collections, including U.S. Naval Academy, the Beverly Robinson Collection of Naval & Marine Art, Calvert Marine Museum, Westinghouse and the U.S. Department of State.