Education
2019 Master of Fine Arts | Art Practice, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts | Painting Emphasis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Roam: Works by Neil Griess | Fred Simon Gallery, Nebraska Arts Council, Omaha, NE
2014 Pleated Field | Wanda D. Ewing Gallery, the Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 PACE New Masters Presented by Kathleen Pyper | Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment (PACE), Council Bluffs, IA
2021 UNO Art Faculty Biennial | UNO Art Gallery, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE
2020 Gallery 1516 x Amplify Arts: Emerging Artists | Curator Suzi Eberly, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
2019 Post-haste: 2019 Stanford MFA Thesis Exhibition | Curator Camille Utterback, Stanford Art Gallery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Laughter and Tears | Curators Kristen Wong and Natasha Loewy, Embark Gallery, San Fransisco, CA
2018 Hi5: The Annual First-Year MFA Exhibition | Curator Terry Berlier, Coulter Art Gallery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2017 Nebraska Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowships | Curator Teliza V Rodriguez, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
2014 A Year in Review | Gallery 72, Omaha, NE
2014 Survey: Omaha Artists | Curator Alex Priest, Michael Phipps Gallery, Omaha Public Library, Omaha, NE
Prospect | Curator Alex Priest, Gallery 72, Omaha, NE
2011 BA/BFA Capstone Exhibition | Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
The Fascinators: The Inaugural Charlotte Street Biennial of Regional BA/BFA/MA/MFA Candidates | Jurors Katherine Pill and
Francesca Wilmott, La Esquina, Kansas City, MO
2011 Bemis Center Regional Exhibition | Juror Kate Hackman, Bemis Underground, Omaha, NE
Awards
2016 Merit Award | 2016 Independent Artist Fellowship in Visual Arts, Nebraska Arts Council, Omaha, NE
Best Solo Exhibition | Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards, Omaha, NE
2010 George Liebert Scholarship | Ox-Bow School of the Arts, Saugatuck, MI
Dan and Barbra Howard Award for Outstanding Creativity | Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Lincoln, NE
Jean R. Faulkner Memorial Award | 24th Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Entry Fee Award | 24th Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2009 Catto Scholarship | Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
F. Pace Woods Award | Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2007 Gold Portfolio Award | Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, New York, NY
Publications
2021 Farber, Janet. “Prairie State.” The Reader. 29 October. Web.
Krainak, Michael. “Autumn Art Smart.” The Reader. 30 August. Web.
2020 Behrens, Kent. “Very Becoming.” The Reader. 28 September. Web.
2019 Post-haste: 2019 Stanford MFA Thesis Exhibition. Stanford Department of Art and Art History. May 2019. Print.
MFA Now 2019. MFA Now Archive Project. March 2019. Print.
2016 Lukecart, Lisa. “Neil Griess: Drawing on a Family Legacy.” Encounter Magazine. 13 May. Print
2015 New American Paintings: West #120. New American Paintings. October 2015 / November 2015. Print
2012 HeFe [Hector Fernando Burga]. “Painting the Furtive Utopias of Omaha, Nebraska.” Polis. 29 July. Web
Daily Nebraskan [Lincoln, NE] 31 August. Print
Olsen, Augusta. “Spring Arts: Bemis Regional Exhibit heralds the beginning of the season’s arts events.” Shout! Weekly [Omaha, NE]
30 March – 5 April: 2.05. Print
Krainak, Michael. “Win! Place! Show!: Thirty-six finalists vie in Bemis Center’s first juried regional exhibition.” The Reader [Omaha, NE]
24 March – 30: 18. Print
2007 Biga, Leo Adam. “Painter’s Blood.” The Reader [Omaha, NE] 28 June – 4 July: 14. Print