Emmett Merrill
Artist Printmaker
Emmett Merrill
Contact
Grafik House USA, 1929 Washington Ave. St. Louis, MO, 63103
Email: emmettmerr@gmail.com
Education
-University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, — MFA in Printmaking, 2020
-Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO — BFA in Printmaking, 2015
Professional Experience
-Head of Lithography, Grafik House USA, St. Louis, MO — 2020-Present
-Press Assistant, Tom Huck’s Evil Prints, St. Louis, MO — 2015 - 2017
Academic Appointments
Webster University, St. Louis, MO
-Adjunct Faculty, Stone Lithography Intensive — 2023 - Present
-Adjunct Faculty, Introduction to Drawing — 2022 - Present
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
-Letterpress Technician — 2017 - 2020
-Graduate Teaching Associate, Introduction to Studio Art, 2018 - 2020
-Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Lithography — 2018 - 2020
-Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Intaglio, 2017 - 2018
Notable Exhibitions
2023
-“Delta National Small Print Exhibition” Bradbury Art Museum — Jonesboro, AR
-“5x5 Exhibition” Print Santa Fe, Form & Concept Gallery — Santa Fe, NM
-“Highways and Haunts” Solo Exhibition, Galactic Panther — Alexandria, VA
-"43rd National Print Exhibition" Artlink Contemporary Gallery -- Fort Wayne, IN
-"Pandora" Solo Exhibition, Bonsack Gallery, -- St. Louis, MO
2022
-“Southern Printmaking Biennale” University of North Georgia — Augusta, GA
-“Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2022” Building 17 — London UK
-“38th International Print and Drawing Exhibition” Bradley University — Peoria, IL
-“Layers of Ink” St. Louis Artist Guild — St. Louis, MO
-“Delta National Small Print Exhibition” Bradbury Art Museum — Jonesboro, AR
-“Dead Deer” Solo Exhibition, Wonderfair Gallery — Lawrence, KS
-“Empty Road // Great Tornado” Solo Exhibition, Buckham Gallery — Flint, MI
-“Extreme Pressure” Webber Gallery — Ocala, FL
-“MAPC Juried Members Exhibition” Center for Visual Arts — Kent, OH
-“Looks Good on Paper” Pyramid Atlantic Art Center — Hyattsville, MD
-“Beyond the Norm” University Galleries of Illinois State University —Normal, IL
-“Elemental” Iredell Arts Council — Statesville, NC
2021
- “2021 Printwork Exhibition” Artist Image Resource Inc. — Pittsburgh PA
- “Tornado” Solo Exhibition, The Sheldon Arts Center, Kranzberg Gallery — St. Louis, MO
- “Everyday Ghosts”, Two Person Exhibition, Kansas City Artist Coalition, Kansas City, MO
- “PrintEXPO 2021” Print Austin — Austin, TX
- “Remembering This Body / This Time” Online Exhibition — Mid-America Print Council
2020
- “Branches From the Same Tree: Russian and American Printmaking Exhibition” Guanlan Printmaking Museum — Shenzhen, China
- “January Exhibit” Sager Braudis Gallery — Columbia, MO
- “Tunnel of Love” City Museum — St. Louis, MO
- “River of Styxx // Motel Six” Solo Exhibition, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2019
- “Orange 7” Foley Gallery — New York, NY
- “Evil Print’s Artist Fair” Michael C. Carlos Museum — Atlanta, GA
- “9 x 9” Gallery 10/10 — Knoxville, TN
- “Line Dot Edition 3rd Annual Juried Show” Line Dot Editions — Chicago, IL
- “Trumped” Ventura Arts Council — Ventura, CA
2018
- “From One to the Next” Gallery 10/10 — Knoxville, TN
- “Middle of What? West of Where?” Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts — Jacksonville, FL
- “Country Music” Gallery 10/10 — Knoxville, TN
- “Attention to Detail” Sager Braudis Gallery — Columbia, MO
2017
- “The Big St. Louis Print Show” Partizan Gallery — St. Louis, MO
- “First Course” UTK Downtown Gallery — Knoxville, TN
Awards + Residencies
2023
-Risograph Residency, Directangle Press, Bethlehem, NH
-Chucki Bradbury Art Purchase Award, Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
2022
-Best in Show — “Extreme Pressure” Webber Gallery, Ocala, FL
-Best in Show — “MAPC Juried Members Exhibition” Center for Visual Arts, Kent, OH
-Denbo Fellowship, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
Public Collections
- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress — Washington, D.C.
- Fine Art Collection of The China Printmaking Museum — Shenzhen, Guangdong
- Artist Printmaker / Photographer Research Collection — Texas Tech University Museum, Lubbock, TX
- Janet Turner Print Museum, California State University — Chico, CA
- New York Public Library — New York City, NY
- Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University — Evanston, IL
-Arkansas State University Permanent Collection, Bradbury Art Museum - Jonesboro, AR
Visiting Artist Workshops and Lectures
-John Burroughs School, St. Louis, MO, 2023
-West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2022
-Webster University, St. Louis, MO, 2022
-Florida State College, Jacksonville, FL, 2019
