Merrick Adams is a printmaking and painting artist currently living and working in Los Angeles. He holds a bachelors degree in Fine Art, with a concentration in Printmaking, from East Carolina University and received a Master of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2020.
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D. MERRICK ADAMS
EDUCATION
2018-2020 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) | Providence, RI | Masters of Fine Arts, Printmaking
2013-2016 East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Printmaking
2011-2013 Auburn University | Auburn, AL | Fine Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 SOFT STARS HARD THUNDER | Turn Gallery | New York, New York | September 13th
2021 Cryptic Coloration: The Pattern Which Connects | Scott Miller Projects | Birmingham, Alabama | September 2
2016 FUGEELAH | Solo Exhibition | Greenville Museum of Art | Greenville, NC | January 23
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 We’re Outta Here | The Pit | Los Angeles, California | July 29th
2023 Fresh Nature | Kutlesa Gallery | Arth, Switzerland | July 14 - August 12
2023 Out Yonder | Tyler Parks Presents | Los Angeles, California | March 25 - April 29
2022 Sun To Moon | Turn Gallery | New York City, New York | January 11 - February 18
2022 Group Show | Blue Door Gallery | Los Angeles, California | November 12 - December 10
2022 Plungers | ChaShaMa | Chelsea, New York | August 4- August 24
2022 Double Up | My Pet Ram Gallery | Santa Barbara, California | July 9 - August 28
2022 Group Show | Blue Door Gallery | Los Angeles, California | April 30- May 20
2022 Cup Show | Space Ten | Los Angeles, California | March 25 - April 25
2022 On Reflections | Ernie Wolfe Gallery | Los Angeles, California | February 15 - March 12
2022 Second Edition | Eve Leibe Gallery | London, England | January 27 - February 28
2021 BODIES | Space Ten Gallery | Los Angeles, California | September 18- October 8
2021 Roll With It | Scott Miller Projects | Birmingham, Alabama | June 24 - July 16
2020 RISD Grad Show 2020 | RISD Museum | Providence, Rhode Island | October 17- November 7
2019 Land // Fill // Land | Gelman Gallery | Providence, Rhode Island | October 17- December 1
2019 Printmaking Biennial | Sol Koffler Gallery | Providence, Rhode Island, | January - February
2018 Corrective Connection | Noise Gallery | Bloomington, Indiana | November- December
2017 Roll With It | Mendenhall Student Center | Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.A. | January 30- February 25
2016 Pop-Up Print Show | Greenville Museum of Art | Greenville, NC November
2016 The Rebel: Edition 59 Arts & Literary Magazine Exhibition | Juried Exhibition | Emerge Gallery | Greenville, NC | October
2016 PSBN Student Portfolio: Bridging the Pacific | Group Exhibition | East Hawai’i Cultural Center | Hilo, HI | October
2016 ECU School of Art and Design Undergraduate Exhibition | Wellington B. Gray Gallery | Greenville, NC | March
2016 ECU & University of Sharjah Student Exhibition | Greenville Museum of Art | Greenville, NC | January
2015 Print Guild Exhibition and Demo | Burroughs Gallery | Greenville, NC | October
2015 ECU Print Guild Student Show | Mendenhall Hall | Greenville, NC | February
2015 University of Sharjah & ECU Student Exhibition | University of Sharjah School of Art and Design | Sharjah, U.A.E. | March
2015 ECU School of Art and Design Undergraduate Exhibition | Wellington B. Gray Gallery | Greenville, NC | March
AWARDS + PUBLICATION
2022 7 x 7: Stella in the Desert | Online Publication | 7x7.la/stella-in-the-desert/
2016 The Rebel: Edition 59 Arts & Literary Magazine Exhibition | Juried Show | Emerge Gallery | Greenville, NC | First Place in Printmaking for “The Lost and Taken” | October
2016 ECU School of Art and Design Undergraduate Exhibition | Wellington B. Gray Gallery | Greenville, NC | Award of Merit in Printmaking for “The Lost and Taken” | March
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019 Teaching Assistantship | Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, Rhode Island | August- December, 2019
2019 Graduate Student Liaison | Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
2019 Visiting Artist Comity | Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
2018 Teaching Assistantship | Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, Rhode Island | August 2018- May 2019
2016 Print Guild Secretary | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.A.
2015 Print Guild Treasurer | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.A.
2012 Screen Printer / Shop Hand | Porpoise Prints | Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S.A.