Brooklyn, NY
About Allison Merz:
Allison Merz was born in Minnesota and moved to New York City to pursue a career in painting. She creates fairy tale narratives with collage, digital editing and perceptual painting techniques.
Allison is a member of the New York-based artist collective "ConArtist":http://conartistnyc.com. She had her first solo show, "Love in Virgo" at ConArtist. She continues to show her work there and has exhibited at "Flux Factory":http://www.fluxfactory.org/.
Selected exhibitions
- "Pray for Japan" at ConArtist - New York, NY, 2012
- "Love in Virgo" at ConArtist - New York, NY, 2012
- "Memory Palace" at Flux Factory - LIC, NY, 2011
- "Life Catching" at ConArtist - New York, NY, 2011
- CAA Annual MFA Exhibition - New York, NY, 2010
Education
- Brooklyn College, M.F.A. - Brooklyn, NY,2011
- Maryland Institute College of Art, B.F.A. - Baltimore, MD,2009
- Aveda Institute , Cosmetology Certification - New York, NY
Press Accolades
- Brooklyn Review, Issue #28 - July 2011