Scott Neely

I work in a range of media, including painting, drawing, and digital. My method balances expression and simplicity. I make visual poems: succinct, present, for the heart.

In addition to group and solo shows, I have led literary and visual community projects on issues of diversity, race, and spirituality including "Meditations for a Fast" on the prophetic spirit in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and "What We Will", a multicultural art project in Andover Chapel at Harvard Divinity School. My work has illustrated several books, including "This Gladdening Light" (Christopher Martin, Mercer University Press), "Ecological Solidarities" (ed. Hughes, Martin, and Padilla, Penn State University Press), and "Into the Field of Suffering" (Schenck and Neely, Oxford University Press). I am the author of "Song for All Beings" ({unnamed}, 2026) and "A Good Road To Walk" (Holocene, 2001), editor of "This Threshold: Writing on the End of Life" (Hub City, 2007), and co-author of "Into the Field of Suffering: Finding the Other Side of Burnout" (Oxford University Press, 2023), written with David Schenck.

Harvard Divinity School (Cambridge, MA, June 2006)
Master of Divinity

Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC, May 2000)
Bachelor of Arts in French and Humanities
Minor: Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Council on International Educational Exchange (Rennes, France, 1997-98)
Université de Rennes II
Certificat du deuxième degrée

"Building Bridges Through Art", July 2026
with Congaree Riverkeeper
Stormwater Studios
Columbia, SC

"Building Bridges Through Art", June 2026
with the Women's Rights and Empowerment Network
Stormwater Studios
Columbia, SC

"Through the Eye: The Year of Helene", September - October 2025
Group exhibition
Blue Spirit Studio & Gallery
Spartanburg, SC

"All Souls", October 2013
Presented by Carri Bass Photography at the Bijou Gallery
Spartanburg, SC
Show with Kristofer Neely

"Circles & Squares", September 2011
Spartanburg Artists Guild Gallery, Chapman Cultural Center
Spartanburg, SC
Show with Jim Cullen

"Life Breaks Open", December 2008
Spartanburg Artists Guild Gallery, Chapman Cultural Center
Spartanburg, SC
Show with Kristofer Neely

"A Space of Light and Reflection: A Multi-religious Art Installation", April 2006
A contemplative art installation created by students from Harvard Divinity School, the School for the Museum of Fine Arts, and Boston-area artists
Andover Chapel, Harvard Divinity School
Cambridge, MA
Group project, Contributing artist

"Under the Trees", September 2005
A student-based art collaboration welcoming incoming students through the dedication of Harvard Divinity School’s labyrinth
The Labyrinth, H...