Born Boston, Massachusetts, 1973
Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2013 | Migrations, Invasions, Plagues and Empires Elizabeth Leach Gallery Portland, Oregon |
| Gold! And Other Fallen Empires Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts Boston, Massachusetts | |
| What Could Be Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Flagler College Saint Augustine, Florida | |
| 2011 | Portraits Elizabeth Leach Gallery Portland, Oregon |
| 2010 | Dawn and Dusk ProjectRoom Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 2009-2010 | Portraits Sara Meltzer Gallery New York, New York |
| 2009 | As the Stars Go By Thacher Gallery University of San Francisco, California |
| 2008 | While OKOK Gallery Seattle, Washington |
| Endings Sara Meltzer Gallery New York, New York | |
| Look to the Heavens Elizabeth Leach Gallery Portland, Oregon | |
| 2007 | Burned Out by the Rising Sun University Art Museum California State University, Long Beach, California |
| 2006 | As the Stars Go By Jack Hanley Gallery San Francisco, California |
| 2005 | Black and White, Shades of Gray Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery Los Angeles, California |
| Suggested North Points University Art Museum University of California, Santa Barbara, California | |
| 2004 | West and East J.P. Morgan Chase Project Space San Francisco, California Curated by Arnold J. Kemp |
| Point of View Mills College Art Museum Oakland, California | |
| 2003 | MATRIX 207/Suggested North Points Berkeley Art Museum Berkeley, California |
| 2002 | Introductions 2002 Gallery Paule Anglim San Francisco, California |
| 2001 | Migrations Project Space, Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, California |
| VIA Southern Exposure San Francisco, California | |
Group Exhibitions | |
| 2013 | Uncontainable Portraits Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2013 Rijswijk Textile Biennial Museum Rijswijk Rijswijk, Netherlands | |
| Beyond Vision: messages from the holographic universe Salisbury University Art Galleries Salisbury, Maryland | |
| 2012-2013 | 40 under 40: Craft Futures Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery Washington, D.C. |
| 2012 | At the Edge: Recent Acquisitions Berkeley Art Museum Berkeley, California |
| Data Deluge Ballroom Marfa Marfa, Texas Curated by Rachel Gugelberger and Reynard Loki | |
| The 2012 deCordova Biennial deCordova Museum Lincoln. Massachusetts | |
| Residue of Memory Aspen Art Museum Aspen, Colorado | |
| Night Watch: Anna Von Mertens, Vija Celmins, Richard Misrach James Harris Gallery Seattle, Washington | |
| 2012-2013 | Art/Sewn Asheville Art Museum Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2012 | Making Mends Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue, Washington |
| 2011 | Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Art/Sewn FiveMyles Brooklyn, New York Curated by Ward Mintz | |
| The Shape of the Problem: 30th Anniversary Exhibition Elizabeth Leach Gallery Portland, Oregon | |
| 2010-2011 | Cosmic: Artists Consider Astronomy Sun Valley Center for the Arts Sun Valley, Idaho |
| 2010 | Support System Sixpack Projects at Phantom Galleries Long Beach, CA Curated by Jeff Rau |
| Concept + Craft Oakland Art Gallery Oakland, California | |
| Fade to Black (and back) Sara Meltzer Gallery New York, New York | |
| Assembling Narratives: Quilting Impulses in Contemporary Art Dorsky Gallery Long Island City, New York Curated by Donna Harkavy and Flavia S. Zuniga-West | |
| Fresh from Chelsea University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | |
| 2009 | Fresh from Chelsea Grinter Gallery, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida |
| Post Memory: Makeshift Memorials in Contemporary Art Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Gallery New York, New York Curated by Yaelle Amir | |
| Arps Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon | |
| 2008-2009 | Multi-Part Art: Contemporary Works in the Collection Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Providence, Rhode Island |
| 2008 | In the Private Eye Ise Cultural Foundation New York, New York |
| Making History Jeff Bailey Gallery New York, New York Curated by Yaelle Amir | |
| Building Steam Grossman Gallery, Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania Curated by Mike Homer | |
| 2007-2008 | Artists of Invention: A Century of CCA Oakland Museum of California Oakland, California |
| 2007 | Material Pursuits Robert Hull Fleming Museum University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont |
| Coming Up: New Work by Recent Graduates of the California College of the Arts Elizabeth Leach Gallery Portland, Oregon Curated by Lawrence Rinder | |
| Contexture Space 301 Mobile, Alabama | |
| 2006 | Juxtapositions (2): View-Vista-Perspective Sara Meltzer Gallery New York, New York |
| The Searchers White Box New York, New York | |
| Prevailing Climate Sara Meltzer Gallery New York, New York | |
| Pulse 2006 1708 Gallery Richmond, Virginia | |
| Softly Threatening: Artwork of the Modern Domestic Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle Center Seattle, Washington | |
| 2005 | Mental Maps Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs Long Island City, New York Curated by Kate Green |
| Bay Area Now 4 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco, California | |
| Practice Makes Perfect: Bay Area Conceptual Craft Southern Exposure San Francisco, California | |
| 2004 | Astonishing Knowledge Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Curated by Claire Barliant |
| Topographies Pasadena Museum of California Art Pasadena, California | |
| Topographies San Francisco Art Institute Walter & McBean Gallery San Francisco, California | |
| 2003 | Preservation Artists Space New York, New York Digital exhibition curated by Hillary Wiedemann |
| Sewn Together Gregory Lind Gallery San Francisco, California | |
| 2002 | Maps and Charts Penrose Gallery, Tyler School of Art Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Conceptual Color: In Albers' Afterimage The Museum of Art and History Santa Cruz, California | |
| High Tech/Low Tech Hybrids: Art in a Digital Age Bedford Gallery Walnut Creek, California | |
| Commission 02 San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery San Francisco, California | |
| Night Skies and Imaginary Coordinates: The Artist as Navigator Palo Alto Art Center Palo Alto, California | |
| Ag:Works, 25th Silver Anniversary Exhibition Works Gallery San Jose, California | |
| 2001 | Emerge GenArtSF San Francisco, California |
| Mapping Works Gallery San Jose, California | |
| Body: Inner and Outer Landscapes Balazo Gallery San Francisco, California | |
| 2000 | Bay Area Selections: The Annual Ernie Kim Award Richmond Art Center Richmond, California juried two-person show |
| Chill Factor New Langton Arts San Francisco, California | |
| Point of Departure California College of Arts and Crafts M.F.A. Exhibition San Francisco, California | |
| It Can Change, 2000 3012 Harrison Oakland, California three-person show curated by John Hoppin and Anthony Marcellini | |
| Annual Invitational Auction Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | |
Awards/Residencies | |
| 2010 | 2010 United States Artists Simon Fellowship [ link ] |
| 2007 | 2007 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award recipient |
| 2002 | Artist in Residence, New Hampshire Committee Fellowship
The MacDowell Colony Peterborough, New Hampshire |
| 2001/2002 | Lead Artist for the Artist Residency Program
San Francisco Arts Education Project San Francisco, California |
| 2001/2002 | Affiliate Artist
Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, California |
| 2000 | M.F.A. Studio Award Recipient
Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, California |
Collections | |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Berkeley Art Museum. Berkeley, California | |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery. Washington, D.C. | |
| Museum of Art. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI | |
| Robert Hull Fleming Museum. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT | |
| International Quilt Study Center & Museum. Lincoln, Nebraska | |
Education | |
| 2000 | Master of Fine Arts
California College of Arts and Crafts San Francisco, California |
| 1995 | Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude
Brown University Providence, Rhode Island |
Bibliography | |
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| Cotter, Holland. Art in Review: Art/Sewn: Tradition, Innovation, Expression,New York Times, Friday, April 29, 2011, C27 [ link ] | |
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| Cheng, DeWitt. Craftswomanship,East Bay Express, October 13-19, 2010, p. 28 | |
| Harmon, Katharine. The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography,Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2009, p. 28 | |
| Bleakney, Elaine. Notes on Aura Portraits,At Length, [ link ] | |
| Hemmings, Jessica. Emanations in Cloth,Surface Design, Fall 2010, p. 12-15 | |
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| LaBate, Lynn. "Under Starry Skies," Burned Out by the Rising Sun exhibition brochure essay,University Art Museum, Cal State Long Beach, 2007 | |
| Hemmings, Jessica. Reeling in the Years,Selvedge, issue number 15, p. 58-61 | |
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| Maloney, Patricia. "About the Searchers," the Searchers exhibition brochure essay,White Box, New York, 2006 | |
| Green, Kate. Mental Maps exhibition brochure essay,Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY, 2005 | |
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| Parker, Susan. Existential Quilting? Yes, and Von Mertens does it,Oakland Tribune, Friday, August 29, 2003, living section, p. 1 | |
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| KQED Public Television. Threads,Spark, First aired June 25, 2003 | |
| Baker, Kenneth. New Threads at Lind,San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, April 12, 2003, D10 | |
| Bing, Alison. Sew Complex,SFGate.com, ePicks for April 10th-16th, 2003 | |
| Westbrook, Linsey. Sewn Together: Graphic Uses of Thread,San Francisco Bay Guardian, Critic's Choice, April 2, 2003, p. 77 | |
| Koppman, Debra. Sewn Together: Graphic Uses of Thread,Artweek, Previews, March 2003, p. 25 | |
| Janku, Laura. Sewn Together,Exhibition Catalogue, Gregory Lind Gallery, 2003 | |
| Baker, Kenneth. Galleries,San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, February 22, 2003, D12 | |
| Rapko, John. Night Skies and Imaginary Coordinates: The Artist as Navigator at the Palo Alto Art Center,Artweek, September 2002, Vol. 33, Issue 7, p. 13-14 | |
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