Neil keeps an active studio in Shoreview, MN where he lives – and makes art. In addition to exploring ideas through painting, Johnston is a musical artist and keeps an active creative life in music – writing, performing, and recording. He has completed many successful painting and musical collaborations – working with other artists, musicians, and communities. He is a tenured Art department faculty member at Century College in White Bear Lake, and has served in the past as a board director at the White Bear Center for the Arts.

Johnston has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in painting from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, Minnesota and a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Studies/Painting from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Neil’s work has been collected and commissioned by private individuals and corporations. His work can be seen in the corporate collections of Medtronic Inc., Hines International, and at Century College, in White Bear Lake, MN.

See more of his work at www.paintstew.com