Alan McNiel

(American, born 1955)

Alan McNiel is a Montana-based artist. He created ceramic pottery and sculpture for over twenty years before he turned to a focus on painting. His paintings often focus on nature, animals, and rural communities.

McNiel received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado State Univeristy at Fort Collins in 1978. He received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Montana in 1987. He has served as an art instructor at Colorado State Univeristy and Lewis & Clark College (in Portland, Oregon) North Idaho Extension program.