Ben Merris
 
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Ben Merris

Born in Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Lives and works in Glasgow, United Kingdom

Education

2005 - 2007 MFA. Glasgow School of Art. UK
1998 - 2002 BA. University of Massachusetts Boston. USA

Grants

2007 Glasgow Sculpture Studios Graduate Award
2007 Royal Scottish Academy DCA Painting Award

Solo Exhibitions

2007 “Maximalism: Phase Two” inter/media gallery. Glasgow, Scotland
(Painting and Performance

Group Exhibitions

2007 No Way Out, Living Art Museum. Rekjyavik, Iceland
2007 Further More, Artnews Projekts. Berlin, Germany
2007 MFA Degree Show. Tramway, Glasgow
2007 Today Your Love Tomorrow The World, Low Salt. Glasgow
2007 “Maximalism: Phase Two” inter/media Gallery at CCA: Glasgow
2007 Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition. Edinburgh, Scotland
2006 “Solo Show” Annual Group Show. Transmission. Glasgow
2006 MFA Interim Show. Macintosh Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland
2006 “Territory” E.S.U. Gallery (Edinburgh Festival) Edinburgh, Scotland
2006 deKunstvlaii 6. Westergas Fabriek. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006 Mercury Art Prize exhibition. The Hospital Gallery. London, England
2006 The Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition. Edinburgh, Scotland
2006 The Russian Doll Show. Assembly Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland
2005 “It Shouldn’t Matter.” The Moan and Dove. Amherst, Massachusetts.
2004 The Otherside. Boston, Massachusetts.
2002-2005(annual show) Jamaica Plain Open Studios. Boston.
2003 The Moan and Dove. Amherst, Massachusetts.(solo)
2003 “It Doesn’t Matter” Espresso Royale. Boston, Massachusetts(solo)
2002 DeLux. Boston, Massachusetts.(solo)
2002 Boston Printmakers Biennale. 808 Gallery. Boston, Massachusetts.
2001 Kingston Gallery Guest Show. Boston, Massachusetts
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Projects

2001-2004 Kaiju Big Battel, Professional Monster Combatant. Boston, USA