Wilhelm Neusser
Biography
Buddy System (#2532), 2025
Wilhelm Neusser's artwork has been widely exhibited and he has received numerous awards and fellowships. His recent museum exhibitions include the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, 2019), the Fruitlands Museum (Harvard, MA, 2019), and MASS MoCa (North Adams, MA, 2018). In 2020 he was honored with a finalist grant in Painting from the Mass Cultural Council. Additional awards and recognition include the MASS MoCA Studio Program (2017), Vermont Studio Center (2013), Finalist, Wilhelm-Morgner-Prize, Soest (2010), International Artist in Residence, Boots Contemporary Art Space (St. Louis, MO, 2009), ZVAB Phönix Art Prize (2007). Neusser's work has been included in notable publications, including The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Artscope Magazine, Boston.com, and Big Red & Shiny.
Wilhelm Neusser was born in Cologne, Germany. He relocated to the United States in 2011, and currently lives and works in Somerville, MA.
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Avant Garde, 2025 Sold
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Boston/Twilight (#2531), 2025 Sold
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Daycare, 2025 Sold
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Trailblazer, 2025 Sold
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Avant-Garde (2414), 2024 Sold
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Daycare (2420), 2024 Sold
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Melancholia (2320), 2023 Sold
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Nightglow (2305), 2023 Sold
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Nightglow (2306), 2023 Sold
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Boston Blues (Landscape/Boston 2107), 2021 Sold
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Cranberry (2116), 2021 Sold
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Bog/White Cloud (2058), 2020 Sold
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Exhibitions
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Wilhelm Neusser: Bogged Down
Solo Exhibition | Los Angeles 11 Apr - 30 May 2026Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is pleased to present our second solo exhibition by Boston-based painter, Wilhelm Neusser. More information forthcoming...Read more -
Hard 'n’ Soft at Brodin Gallery
West Hollywood, Los Angeles (Offsite) 26 Feb - 11 Apr 2026Abigail Ogilvy Gallery and art_works proudly co-curate Hard 'n Soft at Brodin Gallery.Read more -
Jeans Generation
Group Exhibition | Los Angeles 10 Jan - 18 Feb 2026“The ban only heightened their allure, sweeter than forbidden fruit. Soviet youth became obsessed, determined to get their hands on a pair of jeans by any means necessary. Smuggling thrived....Read more -
Arrival Art Fair
(North Adams, MA) 12 - 15 Jun 2025Abigail Ogilvy Gallery looks forward to presenting a group booth at the inaugural edition of Arrival Art Fair in June 2025. Artists will include: Alison Croney Moses (Boston, MA), Alanis...Read more -
Game Time
Summer Group Exhibition 17 May - 2 Aug 2025Abigail Ogilvy Gallery looks forward to presenting new works by 20 artists in our summer group exhibition, "Game Time."Read more -
Summer Send-Off
(Boston, MA) 7 Aug - 15 Sep 2024August 7, 2024 – September 15, 2024 Opening Reception: Thursday, August 15th from 6:00 - 8:00 PM SoWa First Friday: Friday, August 6th from 6:00 - 8:00 PM (Free and...Read more -
Wilhelm Neusser: Future Perfect Tense
(Boston, MA) 1 May - 9 Jun 2024Video with Wilhelm Neusser: Watch Here Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is pleased to present new work by Wilhelm Neusser in his second solo show with our Boston gallery. Like the grammatical...Read more -
The Salon Show 2023
Group Show of Gallery Artists (Boston, MA) 25 Oct - 10 Dec 2023Closing Reception: Friday, December 1st 6:00 - 8:00 PM Clint Baclawski • Teddy Benfield • Mishael Coggeshall-Burr • Alison Croney Moses • Cathy Della Lucia • Holly Harrison • Josh...Read more -
Standing Still
Mishael Coggeshall-Burr | Wilhelm Neusser 26 Apr - 28 May 2023Opening Reception: Friday, May 5th from 5-8pm Artist Talk: Saturday, May 20th at 1:30pm Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is proud to present Standing Still , a two-person exhibition featuring the artwork...Read more -
I’ll See You Again, Soon
Mishael Coggeshall-Burr | Susan Murie | Wilhelm Neusser | Natalia Wróbel 1 Jun - 17 Jul 2022Opening Reception: Friday, June 3 from 5-8pm Abigail Ogilvy Gallery proudly presents I'll See You Again, Soon, featuring the artwork of Mishael Coggeshall-Burr, Susan Murie, Wilhelm Neusser, and Natalia Wróbel....Read more -
The Salon Show
Group Exhibition with Represented Artists 1 Dec 2021 - 16 Jan 2022Featuring: Clint BaclawskI | Teddy Benfield | Pelle Cass | Mishael Coggeshall-BurR | Lisa FosteR | Holly Harrison | Lavaughan Jenkins | Cassandra C. Jones | Richard Keen | Katelyn...Read more -
Back Together
Group Exhibition 10 Jun - 18 Jul 2021Featuring: Clint Baclawski | Teddy Benfield | Mishael Coggeshall-Burr | Austin Eddy | Marlon Forrester | Holly Harrison | Lavaughan Jenkins | Katelyn Ledford | Kristina McComb | Susan Murie...Read more -
The Sixth Season
Wilhelm Neusser 14 Oct - 13 Dec 2020Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is pleased to announce its first solo exhibition by Boston-based painter Wilhelm Neusser. In this newest body of work, a thicket of forsythia or a chain link...Read more -
The Salon Show
Group Exhibition with Represented & Emerging Artists 5 Dec 2019 - 26 Jan 2020Featuring: Clint Baclawski | Mishael Coggeshall-Burr | Keenan Derby | Katherine Mitchell DiRico | Austin Eddy | Lisa Foster | Ariel Basson Freiberg | Holly Harrison | Lavaughan Jenkins |...Read more -
Picnic
Group Exhibition 20 Jun - 18 Aug 2019Mishael Coggeshall-Burr • Wilhelm Neusser • Anna Schuleit Haber • Amanda Wachob • Natalia Wróbel Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is proud to present Picnic , a group exhibition featuring Mishael Coggeshall-Burr,...Read more -
Nocturne
Group Exhibition of Contemporary Artists 3 - 28 Oct 2018Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is proud to present, Nocturne , a group exhibition of contemporary artists who work within and against the notion of the landscape. The artists on view place...Read more
Art Fairs
Press
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Neon, Art, and Culinary Comforts - Meet Boston with Billy and Jenny
VIDEO (Wilhelm Neusser)Matthew Dickey, Streetscape Curator, January 5, 2026 -
Arrival Art Fair Review: Check It Out After Checking In
The new fair, located in a motel in the Berkshires, is a welcoming and inspiring display with a unique institutional pedigree.Brian P. Kelly, Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2025 -
Gallerists and Artists – be patient and do the work
Abigail Ogilvy on matchmaking, art that seeks societal change and collaboration.Anna Maja Spiess, TheArtGorgeous, February 3, 2025 -
Video: Wilhelm Neusser Studio Visit
Behind the scenes of his solo exhibition at Abigail Ogilvy GalleryProduced by Lucas (Lucius) Mitton, Presented on YouTube, August 5, 2024
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35th Annual MassArt Auction Catalog
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The Uses of Reverie
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Field Visions exhibit closes, panel discussion draws attention to landscape abstraction
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These Landscapes Demand a Closer Look
Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe, August 23, 2022
