Michael Shane Neal is a portrait artist who has completed over 500 commissioned portraits of notable figures such as former President George H.W. Bush and actor Morgan Freeman. He has received numerous awards and is the chairman of the board of the Portrait Society of America. Neal has also served on the boards of various organizations and is a member of several art clubs. He enjoys church and community outreach, golf, plein-air painting, travel, and reading with a particular interest in history.

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Neal's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States, including the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. In addition to his portrait work, he is also an accomplished landscape painter and has won awards for his figurative paintings. Neal is known for his attention to detail and his ability to capture the essence of his subjects in his work.