Born in Laredo, Texas, Neva grew up not far from there in the small ranching town of Hebbronville. She spent her early years reading books, riding horses and climbing trees. She has studied pastel painting with Lorenzo Chavez, Mike Beeman, Alain Picard and Margaret Dyer. In 2014 she joined Albert Handell's mentorship program in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Neva’s work is featured in juried exhibitions on National and International levels, including the 16th Annual Pastel 100 Competition where she received an Honorable Mention Award. Neva’s work has also been featured in the Pastel Society of America’s 2014 and 2018 Annual Juried Exhibits “Enduring Brilliance” at the National Arts Club in New York, NY and in the prestigious IAPS 2016 and 2018 Juried Exhibitions. Neva was invited to participate in the Annual International Contemporary Art Exhibitions organized and offered by Art Residence Pro Vobis—Assisi, where her paintings were featured in the Sala della Volte in Piazza del Comune, Assisi, Italy. She recently held her first solo exhibition at The Nave Museum in Victoria, Texas, and is a newly selected Associate Artist for Unison Colour Pastels, located in Northumberland, UK. An award-winning artist in both watercolor and pastel, Neva currently resides in the Coastal Bend Region of Texas. Memberships: Unison Colour Pastels – Associate Artist Pastel Society of America Austin Pastel Society Pastel Guild of Europe Degas Pastel Society – Signature Member Art Center of Corpus Christi – Executive Committee, Board of Governors Publications: o 2014 - Pastel Journal 16th Annual Competition - "Magdalena," Honorable Mention Pastel 100 o 2016 - "Horses to Ride, Cattle to Cut: The San Antonio Viejo Ranch of Texas" Book by Wyman Meinzer and Henry Chappell. Five pencil drawings commissioned by the East Ranch Legacy Collection