Neil Griess
Artist Website

Neil Griess is a visual artist based in Omaha, Nebraska. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2011 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his Master of Fine Arts in 2019 from Stanford University. Through layered imagery in painting and drawing, Griess reflects on the contemporary American landscape and its possible futures. He investigates how modes of travel and contemporary web mapping services affect the way landscapes are perceived and held in memory. Seams and distortions present in landscape images evoke an unsettled relationship between place and time.

Blurred Landscape

2019

Acrylic and watercolor pencil on prepared watercolor paper

15 ½ x 25 ¾ in, 21 ½ x 32 in Dimensions Framed

Up to Center, January 2019

2020

Acrylic on prepared watercolor paper

27 x 36 in, 36 x 45 in Dimensions Framed

Sunset Valley, May 2019

2021

Acrylic on prepared watercolor paper

27 x 36 in, 36 x 45 in Dimensions Framed

Night Traffic

2018

Graphite on watercolor paper

10 x 12 ½ in, 18 ½ x 20 ¼ in Dimensions Framed

Waif

2018

Graphite on watercolor paper

10 7/8 x 18 ¾ in, 19 ¾ x 27 ½ in Dimensions Framed

Off-road (Soil Riot)

2018-2021

Plastic lettering, acrylic, acrylic mediums on watercolor paper

14 ½ x 17 ½ in, 22 ½ x 25 ½ in Dimensions Framed

Split Cup (Dodge)

2015

Gouache, acrylic, acrylic mediums, graphite on watercolor paper

7 x 9 ¼ in, 15 ¼ x 17 in Dimensions Framed

Constructed Habitat (Tree Frog)

2016

Gouache, acrylic, acrylic mediums, graphite on watercolor paper

8 ¾ x 12 ¾ in, 16 ½ x 20 in Dimensions Framed


Development, July 2015 (Study)

2023

Gouache and watercolor on watercolor paper

12 x 18 in

Roam

2023

Plastic lettering, rubber tire, acrylic paint

Approximately 7 3/4 x 2 1/2 x ¾ in

Sod House I (Buffalo Wallow)

2021

Artificial grass, acrylic, acrylic mediums, watercolor paper

Approximately 9 x 8 1/2 x 6 ½ in

Sod House III (Egress)

2021

Artificial grass, plastic, acrylic, acrylic mediums, watercolor paper

Approximately 11 x 11 x 5 in

Terrarium I (F)

2022

Gouache and watercolor on watercolor paper

4 3/8 x 6 9/16 in

Terrarium II (West Center)

2022

Gouache and watercolor on watercolor paper

4 3/8 x 6 9/16 in

Terrarium III (West Center)

2022

Gouache and watercolor on watercolor paper

4 3/8 x 6 9/16 in

Terrarium IV (West Center)

2022

Gouache and watercolor on watercolor paper

5 7/8 x 8 ¾ in

Terrarium V (84th & Center)

2022

Gouache and watercolor on watercolor paper

5 7/8 x 8 ¾ in

Terrarium VI (Fredrick)

2022

Pastel on board

10 x 14 in

Terrarium VII (Center Overpass)

2023

Pastel on board

10 x 14 in

Terrarium VIII (Big Papio)

2023

Pastel on board

10 x 14 in