Elizabeth Neel

Elizabeth Neel (b. Stowe, VT; lives and works in New York, NY) is known for her abstract painting practice that merges diverse mark-making techniques with explorations of perception, knowledge and the psychological resonance of natural forms. Over the past two decades, she has developed a distinct form of abstraction that navigates the tension between control and chaos, often working with raw canvas, vivid pigments, and an array of tools and methods, including brushes, rags, rollers, and mono printing techniques. In her compositions, color, movement and form possess their own objecthood while at the same time serving as vehicles for earthly metaphor and poetic suggestion. Central to Neel’s practice is an active engagement with the world around her. She draws from a wide range of visual and historical sources – from x-rays and biological diagrams to architectural plans and medieval imagery – which she metabolizes into layered, emotionally charged compositions.

Elizabeth Neel graduated from Columbia University with an MFA in 2007. Her work is included in numerous public collections, including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Herbert F Johnson Museum at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She is represented by Jack Shainman Gallery in collaboration with Vielmetter, Los Angeles and Pilar Corias Gallery, London. Elizabeth Neel’s debut exhibition with the gallery will open in February 2026 at the gallery’s flagship location in Tribeca, New York.