Neil Meitzler

Neil Meitzler (1930–2009) was an American painter, well known in the Pacific Northwest for his landscapes and scenes of nature, rendered in a distinctive, modern style.

Seeking work in the midst of the Great Depression, his family moved to Oregon, where Neil began using his stepfather's last name, after his father died and his mother remarried.

[2] While at Boeing Meitzler won first prize in an employee art show, which led to exhibitions at small galleries, some sales, and critical notice.

While working as a set painter he met Kenneth Callahan, who became his mentor and teacher; he also befriended Morris Graves, Mark Tobey, and other artists of the 'Northwest School'.

[4] In his late fifties, divorced and with children grown, he again became interested in fine art, his later work at times reflecting a growing acceptance of both his religious and sexual orientation.