Born Boston, Massachusetts, 1973
Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2009 | As the Stars Go By
Thacher Gallery University of San Francisco, CA |
| 2008 | Endings
Sara Meltzer Gallery New York, New York |
| 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, CA |
| 2006 | As the Stars Go By
Jack Hanley Gallery San Francisco, CA |
| 2005 | Black and White, Shades of Gray
Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery Los Angeles, California |
| (Installation at the University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005)
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 | (Berkeley Art Museum MATRIX Project #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 | |
| 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 Curated by Yaelle Amir |
| 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 |
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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 | |
| 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, 2005)
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 | |
| (Walnut Creek, California)
Bedford Gallery | |
| Commission 02
San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery San Francisco, California | |
| (Palo Alto, California)
Night Skies and Imaginary Coordinates: The Artist as Navigator Palo Alto Art Center | |
| 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. | |
| Softly Threatening: Artwork of the Modern Domestic
Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle Center Seattle, Washington | |
Awards/Residencies | |
| 2007 | 2007 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award recipient
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| 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 Art. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. | |
| Robert Hull Fleming Museum. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. | |
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 | |
| Mizota, Sharon. Artist's Profile: Anna Von Mertens,Art Ltd., May 2007, p. 71. | |
| 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. | |
| Bing, Alison. Watch This Space: SF's Art Stars,7 x 7, May 2007, p. 107. | |
| Amir, Yaelle. Review of As the Stars Go By at Jack Hanley Gallery,ArtUS, Jan/Feb 2007, issue number 16, p. 18. | |
| Hung, Shu & Joseph Magliaro, editors. By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art,New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007, p. 154-159. | |
| Cotter, Holland. Art in Review: Prevailing Climate,New York Times, Friday, August 11, 2006, B30. | |
| Cabinet Artist Project. As the Stars Go By: Anna Von Mertens,Cabinet, Fall 2006, Issue 23, p. 33-37. | |
| Maloney, Patricia. "About the Searchers," the Searchers exhibition brochure essay,White Box, New York, 2006. | |
| Zuckerman Jacobson, Heidi. Belief & Doubt,catalog essay, Aspen Art Museum, p.16. | |
| Green, Kate. Mental Maps exhibition brochure essay,Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY, 2005. | |
| Matthews, Lydia. "Homespun Ideas: Reinterpreting Craft in Contemporary Culture," Practice Makes Perfect: Bay Area Conceptual Craft catalog essay,Southern Exposure, San Francisco, 2005. | |
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| Baker, Kenneth. Review, BAN4,San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, July 30, 2005. | |
| Steven Winn. When Horror Hit Home,San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, August 4, 2005. | |
| Donelan, Charles. Sewn Together,The Independent, July 21, 2005, p. 49. | |
| Hemmings, Jessica. Anna Von Mertens: Black & White, Shades of Gray,Embroidery, July/August 2005, p. 51. | |
| Huston, Johnny Ray. Snapshots,The San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 13, 2005, p. 38. | |
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| KQED Public Television. Needlework,Spark, First aired May 26, 2004. http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4163 | |
| Barliant, Claire. Astonishing Knowledge,Center for Curatorial Studies Thesis, Bard College, 2004. | |
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| Alba, Victoria. Anna Von Mertens: Suggested North Points,Fiberarts, Nov/Dec 2003, p. 58-59. | |
| Parker, Susan. Existential Quilting? Yes, and Von Mertens does it,Oakland Tribune, Friday, August 29, 2003, living section, p. 1. | |
| Baker, Kenneth. Artist Anna Von Mertens has quilting down to a science at the Berkeley Art Museum,San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, August 9, 2003, D1. | |
| KQED Public Television. Threads,Spark, First aired June 25, 2003. | |
| Baker, Kenneth. New Threads at Lind,San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, April 12, 2003, D10. | |
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| Koppman, Debra. Sewn Together: Graphic Uses of Thread,Artweek, Previews, March 2003, p. 25. | |
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| Bills, Joe. Coming 'home' to MacDowell,Monadnock Ledger, Thursday, July 25, 2002, arts section p. 5. | |
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| Spalding, David. Anna Von Mertens at Southern Exposure,Artweek, April 2001, Vol. 32, Issue 4, p. 19-20. | |
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