Anna Von Mertens
Frida Kahlo's aura, with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
2009, hand-dyed, hand-stitched cotton, 24 1/4" x 18 1/2"
Recent and Upcoming Projects:
Recent Awards:
2010 United States Artists Simon Fellowship

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Solo Exhibitions:
May/June 2013
Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Flagler College, Saint Augustine, Florida
Portraits
January 6-28, 2011
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Dawn and Dusk
October 1-30, 2010
ProjectRoom, Lincoln, Nebraska
Portraits
December 11, 2009-January 26, 2010
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, New York
As the Stars Go By
January 5-February 22, 2009
Thacher Gallery, University of San Francisco, California
While
April 12-May 5, 2008
OKOK Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Endings
March 27-April 26, 2008
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, New York
Look to the Heavens
September 4-27, 2008
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Burned Out by the Rising Sun
February 1-April 8, 2007
University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, California
Group Exhibitions:
The 2012 deCordova Biennial
January 23-April 22, 2012
deCordova Museum, Lincoln. Massachusetts
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Data Deluge
March 2-July 29, 2012
Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, Texas
Curated by Rachel Gugelberger and Reynard Loki
40 under 40: Craft Futures
July 20, 2012-February 3, 2013
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
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March 1-May 27, 2012
Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, Washington
Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts
June-December, 2011
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Art/Sewn
March 26-May 6, 2011
FiveMyles, Brooklyn, New York
Curated by Ward Mintz
The Shape of the Problem: 30th Anniversary Exhibition
August 3-27, 2011
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Cosmic: Artists Consider Astronomy
November 12, 2010-January 7, 2011
Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, Idaho
Support System
October 16-December 4, 2010
Sixpack Projects at Phantom Galleries, Long Beach, CA
Curated by Jeff Rau
Concept + Craft
September 14-October 23, 2010
Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, California
Fade to Black (and back)
June 15-July 16, 2010
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, New York
Assembling Narratives: Quilting Impulses in Contemporary Art
April 11-June 27, 2010
Dorsky Gallery, Long Island City, New York
Curated by Donna Harkavy and Flavia S. Zuniga-West
Post Memory: Makeshift Memorials in Contemporary Art
Feb 20-March 28, 2009
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Gallery, New York, New York
Curated by Yaelle Amir
Multi-Part Art: Contemporary Works in the Collection
June 11, 2008-June 2009
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

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