MERKEL
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  • Founder, The Big Woman Press

Education 
  • Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia, Venice, Italy
  • Atelier 17 (Atelier Contrepoint), Paris, France 
  • The Art Institute of Chicago BFA: Fine Arts

Domestic Studies
  • The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois USA - Focus: Scientific illustration

International Studies
  • India - Focus: Art history & cultural studies, artistic residency 
  • Italy - Focus: Art history & cultural studies, extensive studio work,  art restoration 19th. 18th. 17th. 16th century, 15th century Italian church restoration, historic Italian film studies, Uftizi Museum  restoration work, dance,  museum curatorial studies
  • Paris- Focus: Art history & cultural studies
  • Vienna- Focus: Studio & art history; The Secessionist movement, cultural studies
  • Prague - Focus: Studio & art history; The Secessionist movement, cultural studies
 
Other Education
  • Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, North Carolina, USA
  • Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, USA
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • The Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
         
Exhibitions
  • Lorenzo de Medici Gallery,  Firenze,  Italy
  • The Audo-Barn, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, Illinois 
  • The International Art Competition, MoRA | The Museum of Russian Art
  • “Art in the Streets”, Firenze, Italy
  •  “व्याख्या”, New Deli, India 
  • “Bringle’s Spring”, Penland, North Carolina

Internships
  • Zygote Press, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Big Stills Photography, Cleveland, Ohio

Awards
  • Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy, "Artisans’ in the streets", Individual work
  • Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy, "Artisans’ in the streets", Group portfolio 
  • Winner of The World Less Traveled Grant, The Art Intuitive of Chicago 






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