O'NEIL SCOTT

O’Neil Scott is a Philadelphia-based artist, born in Spanish Town, Jamaica whose practice is rooted in portraiture. Influenced early by his grandfather and uncle, both of whom pursued creative paths. Scott began drawing as a child, filling notebooks with characters both imagined and observed. Scott’s work is inspired by the Old Masters and contemporary realists alike. His transition from acrylic to oil paint marked a pivotal moment in his practice, allowing for greater depth, pliability, and exploration of complex narratives. Through his portraits, he engages with themes such as social justice, climate change, immigration and subjects that speak to both personal truth and collective urgency. In 2025, Scott debuted his first solo museum large scale works exhibition at the Zillman Art Museum (University of Maine) in Bangor, Maine, a milestone that showcased the breadth of his evolving work and his commitment to storytelling through a Black diasporic lens. His work has also been exhibited at the National Gallery of Jamaica and featured in IN FOCUS at the Morris Museum. He has presented work at leading art fairs including SCOPE Art Show, and EXPO CHICAGO. At the core of his paintings is a desire to invoke mindfulness, inspire contemplation, and foster deeper understanding of the human condition. Scott’s work has been exhibited with notable galleries, and his paintings are part of esteemed corporate collections as well as private collections both in the U.S. and internationally.

Austin Uzor is a Nigerian/American artist and educator living and working between Dallas and New York. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2013 from the University of Nigeria Nsukka where he majored in drawing and painting. He moved to the US in 2016 and this move became subject to his work which revolved around the exploration of psychological spaces.In 2021 he got his Masters in Drawing and Painting from the University of North

Texas, Denton. Uzor was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Alfred University New York and

Tarleton State University Texas where he taught painting from 2021 to 2023 respectively. Uzor has exhibited locally and internationally with Solo shows in London, Paris and New York. He has also had his works privately and publicly collected around Europe, Africa and the United States. Two of the most prominent collections are the International African

American Museum in South Carolina and the Newark Museum of Arts in New Jersey. While being published frequently, Uzor just recently participated in the James Weldon Johnson fellowship and residency program coupled with a lot of notable Art Fairs like Expo Chicago, Dallas Art Fair, 154 New York and London.

Uzor is currently back at Alfred University as Visiting Faculty teaching drawing until 2026