![This image depicts an artwork by Elizabeth Neel titled "Science." This artwork was created in 2023 and measures 78" x 58" [HxW] (198.12 x 147.32 cm). Its medium is Acrylic on canvas.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Neel_NEE270_1699043625-768x1024.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"Science," 2023
"Science," 2023
Elizabeth Neel
“Science,” 2023
Acrylic on canvas
78" x 58" [HxW] (198.12 x 147.32 cm)
Inventory #NEE270
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
“Science,” 2023
Acrylic on canvas
78" x 58" [HxW] (198.12 x 147.32 cm)
Inventory #NEE270
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
![This image depicts an artwork by Elizabeth Neel titled "A Place to Land." This artwork was created in 2023 and measures 66" x 119" [HxW] (167.64 x 302.26 cm). Its medium is Acrylic on canvas.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Neel_NEE263_1699043581-1024x768.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"A Place to Land," 2023
"A Place to Land," 2023
Elizabeth Neel
“A Place to Land,” 2023
Acrylic on canvas
66" x 119" [HxW] (167.64 x 302.26 cm)
Inventory #NEE263
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
“A Place to Land,” 2023
Acrylic on canvas
66" x 119" [HxW] (167.64 x 302.26 cm)
Inventory #NEE263
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
![This image depicts an artwork by Elizabeth Neel titled "Actor's Life." This artwork was created in 2023 and measures 62" x 89" [HxW] (157.48 x 226.06 cm). Its medium is Acrylic on canvas.](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Neel_NEE261_1699043688-1024x768.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"Actor's Life," 2023
"Actor's Life," 2023
Elizabeth Neel
“Actor's Life,” 2023
Acrylic on canvas
62" x 89" [HxW] (157.48 x 226.06 cm)
Inventory #NEE261
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
“Actor's Life,” 2023
Acrylic on canvas
62" x 89" [HxW] (157.48 x 226.06 cm)
Inventory #NEE261
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Brica Wilcox
![Elizabeth Neel “Life in Halves 2,” 2019](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/neel_235_lifeintwohalves2_hires-1584639411-839x1024.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
“Life in Halves 2,” 2019
“Life in Halves 2,” 2019
Elizabeth Neel
“Life in Halves 2,” 2019
Acrylic on canvas
97 x 77" [HxW] (246.38 x 195.58 cm)
Inventory #NEE235
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit Adam Reich, NY
“Life in Halves 2,” 2019
Acrylic on canvas
97 x 77" [HxW] (246.38 x 195.58 cm)
Inventory #NEE235
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit Adam Reich, NY
![Elizabeth Neel “Why Io,” 2020](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/neel_253_whylo_hires-1584639546-993x1024.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
“Why Io,” 2020
“Why Io,” 2020
Elizabeth Neel
“Why Io,” 2020
Acrylic on canvas
64 x 61" [HxW] (162.56 x 154.94 cm)
Inventory #NEE253
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit Adam Reich, NY
“Why Io,” 2020
Acrylic on canvas
64 x 61" [HxW] (162.56 x 154.94 cm)
Inventory #NEE253
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit Adam Reich, NY
![Elizabeth Neel “US 1,” 2019](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/neel_242_us1_framed_hires-1584640188-1024x683.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
“US 1,” 2019
“US 1,” 2019
Elizabeth Neel
“US 1,” 2019
Acrylic on paper
22.5 x 28.5" [HxW] (57.15 x 72.39 cm)
Inventory #NEE242
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“US 1,” 2019
Acrylic on paper
22.5 x 28.5" [HxW] (57.15 x 72.39 cm)
Inventory #NEE242
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![Elizabeth Neel “US 31,” 2019](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/neel_249_us31_framed_hires-1584640233-1024x682.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
“US 31,” 2019
“US 31,” 2019
Elizabeth Neel
“US 31,” 2019
Acrylic on paper
22.5 x 28.5" [HxW] (57.15 x 72.39 cm)
Inventory #NEE249
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“US 31,” 2019
Acrylic on paper
22.5 x 28.5" [HxW] (57.15 x 72.39 cm)
Inventory #NEE249
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![Elizabeth Neel Coasting the Wall, 2018](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/neel_214_coastingthewall_hires-998x1024.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"Coasting the Wall," 2018
"Coasting the Wall," 2018
Elizabeth Neel
Coasting the Wall, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
79 x 77" [HxW] (200.66 x 195.58 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Mary Boone Gallery
Coasting the Wall, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
79 x 77" [HxW] (200.66 x 195.58 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Mary Boone Gallery
![Elizabeth Neel, Man and His Means, 2016, Acrylic on canvas, 96 x 76" [HxW] (243.84 x 193.04 cm), Photo credit: Adam Reich](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mcvdrp15mv2mxus39exm-832x1024.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"Man and His Means," 2016
"Man and His Means," 2016
Elizabeth Neel
Man and His Means, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
96 x 76" [HxW] (243.84 x 193.04 cm)
Photo credit: Adam Reich
Man and His Means, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
96 x 76" [HxW] (243.84 x 193.04 cm)
Photo credit: Adam Reich
![Elizabeth Neel, Mariana Trench, 2017, Acrylic on canvas, 96 x 76" [HxW], Photo credit: Adam Reich](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/oybifcx1snu5qhb32qxp-818x1024.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"Mariana Trench," 2017
"Mariana Trench," 2017
Elizabeth Neel
Mariana Trench, 2017
Acrylic on canvas
96 x 76" [HxW]
Photo credit: Adam Reich
Mariana Trench, 2017
Acrylic on canvas
96 x 76" [HxW]
Photo credit: Adam Reich
![Elizabeth Neel, Love and Syntax, 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 95" H x 78" W (241.3 cm H x 198.12 cm W), Photo cred: Jeff McLane](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elizabeth-neel_1433628097_0.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"Love and Syntax," 2015
"Love and Syntax," 2015
Elizabeth Neel
Love and Syntax, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
95" H x 78" W (241.3 cm H x 198.12 cm W)
Photo cred: Jeff McLane
Love and Syntax, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
95" H x 78" W (241.3 cm H x 198.12 cm W)
Photo cred: Jeff McLane
![Elizabeth Neel, What the Words Were About, 2012, self hardening clay, wax, paper, bone, electrical tape, found image printed on A4 paper, spray paint, plywood, acrylic interior paint](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elizabeth-neel_1335473997_1.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"What the Words Were About," 2012
"What the Words Were About," 2012
Elizabeth Neel
What the Words Were About, 2012
self hardening clay, wax, paper, bone, electrical tape, found image printed on A4 paper, spray paint, plywood, acrylic interior paint
What the Words Were About, 2012
self hardening clay, wax, paper, bone, electrical tape, found image printed on A4 paper, spray paint, plywood, acrylic interior paint
![Elizabeth Neel, All Else Was Belly, 2012, Steel conduit, deer skin, found image printed on A4 paper, utility wheels, plywood, acrylic interior paint](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elizabeth-neel_1335473998_2-1024x683.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"All Else Was Belly," 2012
"All Else Was Belly," 2012
Elizabeth Neel
All Else Was Belly, 2012
Steel conduit, deer skin, found image printed on A4 paper, utility wheels, plywood, acrylic interior paint
All Else Was Belly, 2012
Steel conduit, deer skin, found image printed on A4 paper, utility wheels, plywood, acrylic interior paint
![Elizabeth Neel, Some Slight Injury, 2012, Acrylic (and paper collage) on paper, 24" x 19"](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elizabeth-neel_1335472474_1.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"Some Slight Injury," 2012
"Some Slight Injury," 2012
Elizabeth Neel
Some Slight Injury, 2012
Acrylic (and paper collage) on paper
24" x 19"
Some Slight Injury, 2012
Acrylic (and paper collage) on paper
24" x 19"
![Elizabeth Neel, Physical Plant, 2012, Oil and spray paint on canvas, 46" H x 58" W (116.84 cm H x 147.32 cm W)](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elizabeth-neel_1333840749_2-1024x768.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"Physical Plant," 2012
"Physical Plant," 2012
Elizabeth Neel
Physical Plant, 2012
Oil and spray paint on canvas
46" H x 58" W (116.84 cm H x 147.32 cm W)
Physical Plant, 2012
Oil and spray paint on canvas
46" H x 58" W (116.84 cm H x 147.32 cm W)
![Elizabeth Neel, Step to Earth, 2012, Oil and spray paint on canvas, 76" H x 96" W (193.04 cm H x 243.84 cm W)](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elizabeth-neel_1333481288_0.jpg)
Elizabeth Neel
"Step to Earth", 2012
"Step to Earth", 2012
Elizabeth Neel
Step to Earth, 2012
Oil and spray paint on canvas
76" H x 96" W (193.04 cm H x 243.84 cm W)
Step to Earth, 2012
Oil and spray paint on canvas
76" H x 96" W (193.04 cm H x 243.84 cm W)
- 1975
- Born in Stowe, VT
- Lives and works in New York, NY
- 2007
- MFA, Columbia University, New York, NY
- 2002
- Diploma Certificate, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- 1997
- BA, Brown University, Providence, RI
Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
- 2024
- "Ellen Berkenblit," Process, Westport, NY (forthcoming)
- "Ellen Berkenblit," Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY (forthcoming)
- 2023
- "The Ghosts of My Friends," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2021
- "Elizabeth Neel: Limb after Limb," Pilar Corrias, Savile Row, London, UK
- "Elizabeth Neel: Arms Now Legs," Salon 94, New York, NY (Link)
- 2020
- "Elizabeth Neel: In The Belly of the Whale," Various Small Fires, Seoul, Korea
- "Life in Halves," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2019
- "Elizabeth Neel: Nightjars and Allies," Pilar Corrias, London, UK
- 2018
- "Tangled on the Serpent Chair," Mary Boone, New York, NY
- 2017
- "Claw Hammer," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- 2016
- “Vulture and Chicks,” Pilar Corrias, London, UK
- 2015
- "Lobster with Shell Game," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- 2014
- "The People, the Park, the Ornament," Pilar Corrias, London, UK
- 2013
- "3 and 4 before 2 and 5," Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY
- 2012
- "Routes and Pressures," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- 2011
- "Sphinx Ditch," Pilar Corrias Gallery, London, UK
- "Leopard Complex," Sikkema Jenkins & Co., NY
- 2010
- "Stick Season," The Sculpture Center, New York, NY
- 2009
- Monica De Cardenas Gallery, Milan, Italy
- 2008
- "Make No Bones," Deitch Projects, New York, NY
- 2005
- Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2021-2022
- "Eternal Seasons," LGDR & Wei, Hong Kong
- 2021
- "No Line on the Horizon," Levy Gorvy, Palm Beach, FL
- "20 Years," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2020
- "Structures of Feelings," Curated by Piper Marshall, Galerie Maria Bernheim, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2018
- "Paintings," Mary Boone, New York, NY
- “Surface Work,” Victoria Miro, London, UK (Link)
- 2016
- “August and Everything After,” Plymouth Rock, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2014
- "Speaking Through Paint," Lori Bookstein Fine Art, New York, NY
- 2013
- Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY
- 2012
- "Modern Talking," curated by Nicola Trezzi, Cluj Museum, Romania
- 'Uri Aran/Elizabeth Neel, 'I mean orange'
- 2011
- "A Painting Show," Harris Lieberman, New York, NY
- "Four Rooms," Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland
- "Painting Overall," Prague Biennial 5, Prague, Czech Republic
- "Going Where the Weather Suits My Clothes, A Fall of Light of Fabric," Mothers Tank Station, Dublin, Ireland
- 2010
- "Wait for Me at the Bottom of the Pool," curated by Bob Nickas, Sagaponack, NY
- "Summer Group Show," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- "Purity is a Myth", Pilar Corrias Gallery, London, UK
- "Living with Art: Collecting Contemporary in Metro New York," The Neuberger Museum, Purchase College, Purchase, NY
- 2009
- "Cave Painting," curated by Bob Nickas, New York, NY
- "Abstract America," Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
- "On Paper," Monica De Cardenas, Zuoz, Switzerland
- "Pulp Fiction," Eleven Rivington, New York, NY
- 2008
- "A Seer Out of Season," On Stellar Rays, New York, NY
- "Subtraction," Deitch Projects, New York, NY
- "8 x 11/A4," James Fuentes LLC, New York, NY
- 2007
- "Late Liberties," John Connely Presents, New York, NY
- "Salon Nouveau," Engholm Engelhorn, Vienna, Austria
- "Landscape," Southfirst, Brooklyn, NY
- 2006
- "Farewell to Icon," Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- "The Garden Party," Deitch Projects, New York, NY
- "New Work," Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York, NY
- 2005
- "Flower Power," Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York, NY
- "Off My Biscuit," Destroy Your District, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
Bibliography
- 2022
- Gottschaller, Pie. "Elizabeth Neel," Burlington Contemporary, April 5
- 2021
- Clavarino, Elena. "Elizabeth Neel With a new show at Pilar Corrias, in London, Alice Neel’s granddaughter forges a path of her own," September 25 (Link)
- Cascone, Sarah. "Elizabeth Neel Grew Up Painting With Her Famous Grandmother. Now, Her New Abstractions Are Getting Attention in New York and London," Artnet, August 23 (Link)
- 2020
- Loos, Ted. "Smaller Fairs Mean Great Art, Closer to Home," New York Times, March 14 (Link)
- 2018
- Smith, Roberta. "At 7 Art Galleries, the Ecstatic Flow of Paint and the Stories It Can Tell," New York Times (web), September 27 (Link)
- 2017
- Tauer, Kristen and Leigh Nordstrom, “Art Basel Miami Beach Preview: The Scene in the Design District,” WWD (web), December 4 (Link)
- 2016
- Madden, Kathleen, “Elizabeth Neel,” Vitamin P3: New Perspectives in Painting, Phaidon
- 2015
- Deyris-Henry, Dorothe. "The New Abstraction in the U.S. (and Why It Is New)," Art Press, March
- Vesnik, Ana. "Elizabeth Neel at Susanne Vielmetter Gallery," Widewalls, May
- Knight, Christopher. "Review: A process that ricochets between chance and order," Los Angeles Times, June 21
- Johnson, Grant. "Choreography and Calligraphy: Elizabeth Neel at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects," ArtInfo (web), July 2
- Parkes, Olivia. "Messy Art to Depict Our Messy Lives," Broadly (web), November 13
- 2014
- Bunker, John, "Review: Elizabeth Neel at Pilar Corrias," abstract critical, May 23 (Link)
- Palomar, MK. "Elizabeth Neel: interview," studio international, May 20
- Elizabeth Neel: The People, The Park, The Ornament, Volt Caf, May 13
- Exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by American artist Elizabeth Neel opens at Pilar Corrias, Art Daily, May 1
- 2013
- Miller, Leigh Anne, "The Lookout: A Weekly Guide to Shows You Won't Want to Miss", Art in America online, May 16
- 2011
- Falconer, Morgan. "Elizabeth Neel, Leopard Complex," Art Review, Summer/Issue 51
- "Top 100," Flash Art, Nov/Dec 2011, p. 51
- Sherwin, Skye. "Artist of the Week 156: Elizabeth Neel," The Guardian, September 22
- Smyth, Cherry. "Elizabeth Neel: Sphinx Ditch," This is Tomorrow, September 28
- 2010
- Coxhead, Gabriel. "Purity is a Myth," Time Out London, June 24
- 2009
- Smaldone, Andrew. "Elizabeth Neel," ArtReview Magazine, December, p. 127
- Nickas, Bob. "Painting Abstraction," Phaidon, pp. 54-57
- Harpers Magazine, (featured image), September, p. 28
- Auder, Michel. "Elizabeth Neel," Interview Magazine, June/July, pp. 86-89
- Saatchi Gallery, Abstract America, Jonathan Cape/Random House, pp. 112 - 121
- "New York Artists Dictionary," Flash Art, March/April, p. 69
- Wheatley, Charmaine. "Elizabeth Neel," Border Crossings, Issue 109, pp. 93-94
- 2008
- "Make No Bones," New Yorker Magazine, December 8, pp. 20-21
- Allsop, Laura. "Preview: Elizabeth Neel," Art Review Magazine, November, p. 47
- Camhi, Leslie. "People Are Talking About," Vogue, November, p. 235
- 2007
- Trachtman, Paul. "Back to the Figure: Recognizable forms are showing up in the works of a new wave of contemporary painters," Smithsonian Magazine, October
- 2006
- Spence, Rebecca. "Boundary Issues," ArtNews, April pp. 124-125
- 2005
- Cohen, David. "A Branch of A Truly American Tradition," The New York Sun, June 9, p.16
Public Collections
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
- Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- Herbert F Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA