Neal Hughes is a graduate of The Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts), and currently lives in the historic town of Medford, New Jersey.

He is a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists and holds Signature Memberships with the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, and the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society. Neal is also an active member of the Plein Air Painters of America, the Salmagundi Club, and the Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association.

With a background in illustration, Neal has been a professional painter for over 40 years. His artwork is included in the permanent collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art and has been juried into numerous prestigious national exhibitions, including those held by the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, the American Society of Marine Artists, and the Portrait Society of America.

His paintings have been featured in Plein Air Magazine, Southwest Art, American Artist, and American Art Collector.