John Albert Neuhuys (Utrecht , 10 June 1844 - Locarno, Switzerland, 6 February 1914) was one of the best known painters of the Laren School, which became known mainly by Neuhuys' interior paintings.

Neuhuys was born in Utrecht and was trained there by the lithographer Gijsbert Craeyvanger. But when the lithographic printing shop, where he worked, went bankrupt, he decided to become a painter, like his older brother.

In 1868 Neuhuys went to Antwerp, where for four years he attended evening classes at the Academy of Fine Arts. During the day he painted romantic scenes and historical paintings, for which he garnered some success. In 1871 he was awarded a three year royal grant.

Neuhuys came in 1872 to Amsterdam, but history painting stopped to interest him. He went to Nunspeet and Het Gooi to paint nature. He made ​​friends with the Hague painters Jozef Israels, Anton Mauve and the brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris in 1876 and went to live in The Hague. With Israels he visited and worked often in Gooi, and in 1883 he decided to relocate there. Then, until 1885 he lived in Laren and between 1885 and 1888 in Hilversum. From 1900 to 1910 he moved to Amsterdam, but he often stayed in Laren, known by his numerous colorful rural interior paintings.

Meanwhile, he made a number of overseas trips, e.g., in 1904 he visited for the first time the United States.

In 1911 he settled in Zurich, due to the health of his son. Neuhuys died at the age of 69 in Locarno (Switzerland).