The gripping oil paintings of Reginald O’Neal  (b.1992, Miami, FL) depict narrative scenes influenced by his experience growing up in Overtown, a historically Black neighborhood in Miami. Reflecting on the complexities of the Black experience in his own community, O’Neal bases his works on original photographs and stories, both personal and collective. His work—characterized by a subdued color palette and a somber atmosphere—often addresses themes such as violence, marginalization, and loss.

O’Neal’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, and is held in the permanent collections of the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, the Rubell Museum (Miami and DC), NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Oolite Arts (Miami, FL), Jorge Pérez’s El Espacio 23 (Miami, FL), the Hort Family Collection (New York, NY), the Green Family Art Foundation (Dallas, TX), Marquez Art Projects (Miami, FL), the Mimi Dusselier & Bernard Soens Foundation (Brussels, Belgium), and the Jasteka Foundation (Jeffersonville, IN).

O’Neal received the South Florida Cultural Consortium award in 2019, was nominated for the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art in 2023, and has participated in residencies in Spain, Japan, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Bed-Stuy Residency. He has held solo exhibitions at galleries and museums including Spinello Projects, Vielmetter Los Angeles, and the Rubell Museum in Miami. His work has also been featured in group exhibitions at the Orlando Museum of Art, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, The Bass (Miami Beach, FL), ICA Miami, El Espacio 23, the Rubell Museum (Washington DC), the Historic Hampton House (Miami, FL), and Crisp-Ellert Art Museum (St. Augustine, FL); he has participated in Art Basel Miami Beach (2022, 2023).

O’Neal lives in Miami, Florida, and is represented by Spinello Projects.