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Merrill Shatzman

Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Box 90766, Durham, NC 27708
114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 10, Room 260, Durham, NC 27701

Artistic Works


Exhibitions, Screenings, & Performances


International Print Triennial Krakow 2015

Contemporary Art, Gallery Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, Poland · September 19, 2015 - October 25, 2015

9th Biennale Internationale D’Estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivieres

Quebec, Canada · June 21, 2015 - September 6, 2015

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2013

808 Gallery, Boston University, Massachusetts · October 27, 2013 - October 20, 2013 The North American Print Biennial is a juried show, sponsored by the College of Fine Arts and the Boston Printmakers, an international association based in Boston, but representing artists from all parts of the United States, England, and Canada. It is th

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2013

Power Point Gallery, American Tobacco, Durham, NC · October 20, 2013 - December 16, 2013

In Practice, Duke University Faculty Exhibition

Power Point Gallery, American Tobacco, Durham, NC · October 20, 2013 - December 16, 2013

Alphabetic Excursions, Corridor Gallery, Duke University

Corridor Gallery, Duke University · February 1, 2013 - April 30, 2013

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2013

Corridor Gallery, Duke University · February 1, 2013 - April 30, 2013

Word Maps Grid #4 -- The Printed Image 4

Mulvane Art Museum , Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS · November 16, 2012 - December 30, 2012 Exhibition by Yuji Hiratsuka, printmaking professor at Oregon State University.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2012

Mulvane Art Museum , Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS · November 16, 2012 - December 30, 2012 Exhibition by Yuji Hiratsuka, printmaking professor at Oregon State University.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2012

Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums · October 23, 2012 - December 9, 2012 The 2012 Harnett Biennial of American Prints is the tenth competitive national exhibition organized by the University of Richmond Museums and is a celebration of contemporary printmaking by artists throughout the United State

Word Maps #1,5,3 -- The 2012 Harnett Biennial of American Prints

Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums · October 23, 2012 - December 9, 2012 The 2012 Harnett Biennial of American Prints is the tenth competitive national exhibition organized by the University of Richmond Museums and is a celebration of contemporary printmaking by artists throughout the United State

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2012

Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ · September 18, 2012 - November 17, 2012 The exhibition was juried by Ian Ruffino, Ohio State University and included 29 artists with 43 pieces of work. “This exhibition showcases traditional printmaking media as well as works that employ new and hybridized techniques,” said George Speer, direct

Word Map Grid #1 -- Boundless: New Works in Contemporary Printmaking

Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT · May 18, 2012 - June 22, 2012 A national exhibition with works selected by Anne Coffin, Director of the International Print Council of New York. Printmaking offers a rich menu of opportunities for experimentation, imagination and innovation. While the core techniques of the medium are

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2012

Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT · May 18, 2012 - June 22, 2012 Boundless: New Works in Contemporary Printmaking was a national exhibition with works selected by Anne Coffin, Director of the International Print Council of New York.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2012

Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC · February 3, 2012 - April 1, 2012 The opening reception for the show was February 3, 2012 from 5-8p.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2011

Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame of Maryland · March 28, 2011 - April 29, 2011 This printmaking and and drawing exhibition featured the work of 22 artists from the local, regional and national art community, selected from more than 400 entries. Jose Dominguez, executive director of Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, was the juror.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2011

Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey · January 30, 2011 - March 4, 2011 American Impressions, a print and bookmaking exhibition was juried by Anne Coffin, the Director of the International Print Center New York, a non-profit institution located in Chelsea. Since its opening in 2000, Ms. Coffin has spearheaded the development

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2010

Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums · October 21, 2010 - December 5, 2010 Organized by the University of Richmond Museums, The 2010 Harnett Biennial of American Prints is a exhibition of contemporary printmaking by artists throughout the United States. The juror for the exhibition, Laura Kruger, Curator, Hebrew Union College-Je

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2010

Alice C. Sabatini Gallery and Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS · October 1, 2010 - January 16, 2010 The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery and the Mulvane Art Museum co-host the Printed Image 3, a juried biennial exhibition. The works selected for this exhibit were chosen from 322 entries by 61 artists from 29 states. The show was curated by Endi Poskovic, as As

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2010

Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO · July 1, 2010 - August 7, 2010 Works from Wood, featuring prints and artists' books that include woodcuts, woodblock prints or wood engraving as a primary element by artists from throughout the United States, England, Italy and Australia were included in this exhibition curated by Alic

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2010

Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA · June 18, 2010 - July 31, 2010 This juried exhibition highlighted works from artists in printmaking and bookmaking mediums including lithography, etching, relief, serigraphy, experimental photo processes, letterpress and book arts. It was juried by Jancy Jo Haselbacker, an artist, educ

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2010

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC · March 5, 2010 - June 5, 2010 This exhibition, featuring the works of four contemporary artists: Nihad Dukhan, Danny Hughes, Eric Mack and Merrill Shatzman, who employ writing in the creation of their images. From their use of the graphic quality of individual letters, to Arabic calli

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2010

Corridor Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC · January 1, 2010 - November 1, 2010

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2009

Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Cannan, CT · November 22, 2009 - December 23, 2009 National exhibition of prints selected by Jacob Lewis, Director of Pace Prints, Chelsea

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2009

Theater Art Galleries, High Point, NC · November 15, 2009 - January 15, 2009 Print exhibition, curated by John Gall of 45 nationally know printmakers

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2009

Capital Bank Plaza Gallery in Collaboration with Adam Cave Fine Arts, Raleigh, NC · June 5, 2009 - July 24, 2009 Two person exhibition curated by Adam Cave in using this new gallery space for the first time. Both artists use signage, pattern and form as a constant in their work.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2009

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University · April 4, 2009 - July 5, 2009 In addition to the exhibition, I presented a gallery talk about my the show and my work in the museum. The show was reviewed by two Upstate New York papers: The Tompkins Weekly, May 25-31, 2009, Handwriting is on the Wall at Johnson Museum, by Arthur Whi

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2009

Foothills Arts Center, Golden CO · January 31, 2009 - March 22, 2009 Printmakers have always been on the forefront of social commentary and this exhibition aims to carry on that tradition. Printmaking is known as the most democratic art form for its relative affordability and capacity to reach wide audiences by creating mu

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2009

Tacoma, Washington · January 14, 2009 - February 15, 2009 National Print show juried by Margaret Bullock, Curator of Collections and Special Exhibitions at the Tacoma Art Museum.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2008

Adam Cave Fine Art, Raleigh, NC · November 21, 2008 - January 4, 2008 This eight person exhibition included a variety of printmakers all residing in North Carolina using this medium in very different ways to express individual artistic visions. Each artist's work conveys their love for the different print processes, the mat

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2008

Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ · October 12, 2008 - December 20, 2008 Joseph Segura, Associate Professor at Arizona State University's Herberger College of the Arts, was featured as the juror for Northwest University Art Museum's 4th Biennial National Print Exhibit. A Tamarind Master Printer and founder of the international

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2008

Horace Williams House, Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, NC · September 21, 2008 - October 12, 2008 This one person exhibition included woodblock, silkscreen and woodblock constructed prints created over the past three years. As I rarely show my work in this area, this exhibition afforded me the chance to share my work with colleagues, friends and art

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2008

Alice C. Sabitini Gallery and Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas · August 1, 2008 - September 28, 2008 The Printed Image 2, a national, biennial, juried graphics exhibit was established in 2006 and features emerging and veteran printmakers from across the United States using both traditional and breakthrough techniques. The Printed Image is hosted by both

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2008

Janet Turner Print Museum, California State University Chico · January 28, 2008 - February 29, 2008 Since 1995 the Friends of the Turner Print Museum has sponsored a biennial national print competition with a series of distinguished jurors: Marion Epting, Karl Kasten, Joan Driesbach, Joan Prior Armstrong and John Armstrong, Lloyd Menard, Deborah Cornell

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2008

Roanoke College, Roanoke, VA · January 25, 2008 - February 29, 2008 This one person exhibition included eighteen black and white woodcus, with one image consisting of thirty-five 4 " x 4 " woodcut prints. This show was an excellent overview of the body of work that I have created over the past three years.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2008

Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC · January 18, 2008 - February 29, 2008 Four of my prints were included in this exhibit, the most comprehensive exhibition of North Carolina print and books artists to date, curated by printmaker Bill Fick. The exhibition featured forty-three artits from across the state working in print and bo

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2008

Radford University Art Museum, Radford, VA · January 10, 2008 - February 18, 2008 My prints were included as part of a group show curated by Preston Thayer at the Radford University Art Museum. This exhibit emphasizes how artists incorporate geometry into their work in different media and forms. "Geometric form is sometimes teated a

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2008

1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA · January 4, 2008 - January 16, 2008 This three person show included wokrs by Kai Richter (sculptor), Kathy Snow Stratton (painter) and me. Curated by Brad Birchett, Allison Andrews and Vaughn Garland, this show emphasized textural and patterning relationships amongst works by these artsits

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2007

Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, MO · November 17, 2007 - January 6, 2007 The primary purpose of Prints USA is to recognize and encourage printmaking in the United States and its possessions. This is a national, competitive exhibition held biennially at the Springfield Art Museum, a public institution dedicated to the exhibiti

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2007

Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL · September 9, 2007 - November 4, 2007 The Red Clay Survey is a major recurring regional competition sponsored by the Huntsville Museum of Art. The exhibition "takes the pulse " of contemporary Southern art every other year through a selection of work in all styles and media determined by a

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2007

Hunstville Museum of Art, Hunstville, AL · August 12, 2007 - October 7, 2007 Since 1998, the Huntsville Museum of Art's prestigious Red Clay Survey has showcased outstanding regional contemporary art. To date, over forty works from past exhibitions have been added to the collection through gift and purchase. Red Clay Reunion bri

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2007

Muse Gallery and Foundation for the Visual Arts, Philadelphia, PA · August 1, 2007 - August 24, 2007

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2007

Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO · July 13, 2007 - September 2, 2007 Bill Goldston, Master Printer and Director of Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) curated this exhibition, and selected two of my prints for inclusion. ULAE is a fine art publisher in Long Island, New York, and work created there is credited for sparki

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2007

Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, New Jersey · June 10, 2007 - September 16, 2007 In this exhibition juried by Donald Taglialatella of World House Editions, my print Graffiti Glyphs: Panoramic View as awarded the Johnson & Johnson Purchase Prize, as was selected as part of the corporation's permanent collection.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2007

Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN · May 25, 2007 - July 5, 2007

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2007

Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD · March 19, 2007 - April 27, 2007 Annual printmaking exhibition juried by Rena Hoisington, Associate Curator and Department Head of Prints at the Baltimore Museum of Art

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2007

808 Gallery at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts · February 18, 2007 - April 1, 2007 curated by Judy Hecker, Assistant Curator in the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, MOMA. My print, Cryptiffiti #1, was one of 152 selected for this exhibition, which captured the strength and intense variety of approaches - in subject, techniqu

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2005

Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, CA · October 25, 2005 - November 17, 2005 This exhibit, curated by William Riley, Professor of Drawing and Printmaking and Bob Rickerson, Gallery Director of Saddleback College, ran concurrently with the Los Angeles Printmaking Society's 18th National Biennial Exhibit. From the 365 artist co

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2005

Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL · June 19, 2005 - September 11, 2005 The Red Clay survey is a major recurring regional competition sponsored by the Huntsville Museum of Art. The exhibition reviews Southern art every three years through a selection fo work in all media by a juroro with strong national credentials. Thi

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2005

Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Minneapolis, MN · May 21, 2005 - July 23, 2005 The Minnesota National continues to be an improtant forum for presenting the vitality and evolving nature of printmaking today. The prints in the show reflected the curators appreciation for work that demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship and innovat

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2005

The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA · May 21, 2005 - July 23, 2005 This influential competition is the oldest of its kind in the United States and it attracts work from some of the finest contemporary artists from around the world. Judith Hecker, Assistant Curator in the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books at

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2004

Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay · September 9, 2004 - October 6, 2004 Refresh Biennial 1 was a national print invitational showcasing comtemporary currents in print. The show was a new initiative, and national tourning exhibition, organized by the Lawton Gallery at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. The works selecte

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2004

Hoag Gallery, North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, GA · September 9, 2004 - October 29, 2004 The 2004 North Georgia College & and State University Southern Printmaking Biennale was curated with the intention of introducing students to and educating them about the variety of traditional and contemporary printmaking processes currently being ut

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2004

Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster PA · August 7, 2004 - September 12, 2004 The Print National exhibition featured works of comtemporary printmakers and presented a survey of current trends in print based media. The exhibition included portraiture, landscapes, still lifes, sculptures and installations in a wide variety of techni

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2004

Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Mesa, Arizona · June 9, 2004 - July 17, 2004 This exhibition of work by 30 national artists in various printmaking media, was curated by Jean Makin, Print Curator for the Arizona State University Art Museum.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2004

Orange COunty Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, · May 1, 2004 - May 30, 2004

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2004

University of Miami, College of Arts and Sciences Gallery at the Wesley Foundation, Coral Gables, FL · February 5, 2004 - January 19, 2004 The show was a national juried exhibiton featuring printmakers from across the nation. The juror was Bradlee Shanks, Printmaking Professor at the University of South Florida.

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2003

Springfield Art Museum, Springfield MO · November 15, 2003 - January 4, 2003 Prints U.S.A. 2003 was a national competitive exhibiton at the Springfield Art Museum. The exhibiton was created to recognize and encourage printmaking in the United States. Jane Glaubinger, Curatior Of Prints at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum, ju

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2003

The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · May 17, 2003 - July 12, 2003 This prestigious competition is the oldest of its kind in the United States, and it features works by comtemporary artists throughout the world. Alternating eachyear between printmaking and photography, the competition is an opportunity for artists to com

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2003

January 1, 2003 Traveling Print Exhibition curated and organized by the American Print Alliance, Atlanta, Georgia · Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland · Eastern Shore Art Association, Fairhope, Alabama · Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, Georgia · Kennesa

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2003

808 Gallery at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts · January 1, 2003

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2002

Art Student’s League of New York, New York · January 1, 2002

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2002

Artlink, Fort Wayne, Indiana · January 1, 2002 Exhibition award

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2002

Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Creative Arts Center, Burbank, California · January 1, 2002

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2002

Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida · January 1, 2002 1st Place Exhibition Award

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2002

North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, Georgia · January 1, 2002

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2002

416 West Gallery, Denison, Texas · January 1, 2002 Recipient of Finalist Prize for $500

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2002

Northern Illinois University Museum, Dekalb, Illinois · January 1, 2002

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2002

Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama · January 1, 2002

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2001

Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Laband Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California · January 1, 2001

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2001

American Print Alliance, Atlanta, Georgia, 2001-2003 · January 1, 2001

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2001

Heuser Art Center and Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois · January 1, 2001

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2001

University of Hawaii at Hilo · January 1, 2001

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2001

Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri · January 1, 2001

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2001

The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey · January 1, 2001

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2001

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · January 1, 2001 Recipient of the Renaissance Graphic Arts, Inc. Material Award

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2001

Traveling exhibition, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Kahului, Hawaii · January 1, 2001

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2000

Marsh Art Gallery, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia · January 1, 2000

Merril Shatzman: Exhibitions, 2000

Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York · January 1, 2000