Brantley gallery

Neal Brantley grew up in Troy in an artistic household watching his mother Jane Brantley paint. In 1966 while in high school he took his first painting lessons from Troy State Art professor Alice Thornton who taught watercolor. After high school Neal enrolled at Auburn University for two years and then transferred to Tulane University where he graduated in 1973 with a BFA in Painting.

 Neal had his first solo exhibit in 1979 in New Orleans at Diversity’s Gallery in the French Quarter.The theme of that show was Mardi Gras. Since that time Neal’s paintings have evolved in style and subject. Cityscapes of large cities were a successful theme. Now a common theme would be a landscape that included a unique or interesting structure.

 Some permanent collections that have some of Neal’s work are The Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans, Tulane University, The Retirement Systems of Alabama, The Jackson Hospital Foundation in Montgomery, and the City of Troy. Private collections of his work are also in Chicago, Atlanta and New Orleans.