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:
Solo Exhibitions:
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
http://www.usfca.edu/library/thacher/
While
April 12-May 5, 2008
OKOK Gallery, Seattle, Washington
http://www.okokgallery.com/current.html
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
As the Stars Go By
August 5-September 2, 2006
Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, California
Recent Awards
2007 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award recipient
Recent Press
Bleakney, Elaine
Notes on Aura PortraitsAt Length.
http://atlengthmag.com/
Group Exhibitions:
Cosmic: Artists Consider Astronomy
November 12, 2010-January 7, 2011
Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, Idaho
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
Fresh from Chelsea
January 14-February 26, 2010
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Fresh from Chelsea
September 1-December 4, 2009
Grinter Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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
http://efa1.org/2008/12/05/post-memory/
Arps Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
January 15-March 29, 2009
Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon
http://www.sou.edu/sma/
Multi-Part Art: Contemporary Works in the Collection
June 11, 2008-June 2009
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
In the Private Eye
January 18-March 1, 2008
Ise Cultural Foundation, New York, New York
Making History
May 29-July 3, 2008
Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, New York
Curated by Yaelle Amir
Building Steam
September 1-October 18, 2008
Grossman Gallery, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
Curated by Mike Homer
Material Pursuits
September 4-December 14, 2007
Robert Hull Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

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