Benny Merris (American, born )

Timeline

1978
Born: Boise, Idaho
2002
BA, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
2006
Royal Scottish Academy DCA Data Solutions Prize for Painting
2007
MFA, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow UK
Glasgow Sculpture Studios Graduate Award
2009
British Arts Council Travel Grant
Scottish Arts Council Amsterdam Residency

Exhibitions

2011
Kunsthal Rotterdam, Netherlands (solo)
Ancient and Modern, London, UK (solo)
MaxHansDaniel, Berlin, Germany
2010
Push Galerie, Montreal, Canada (solo)
Bubble and Squeak, Glasgow International, Glasgow, UK (solo)
Amsterdam Art Fair, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo)
2009
Maximalism: Phase Three, The Project Room, Glasgow, UK (solo)
Berlin Meaningism, Sweet Geranium Gallery, Glasgow, UK (solo)
The Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow, UK (solo)
Way Out Is The Way Out, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
Die Die Die, Memberʼs show, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Non-Invasive Pioneers (with Bas Zoontjens), Cokkie Snoie Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Neither Bird Nor Fish (w/ Ragnar Jonasson), SWG3, Glasgow, UK
2008
You Canʼt Hide Your Love Forever, Galerie LHK, Paris, France
You Should Be On Holiday, Memberʼs Show, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Future Greats, Salon Gallery, London, UK
A Painting, A Guitar, A Wig And A Wheelie Bag, Glasgow, UK
The State, A. Vermin in association with Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art, Glasgow
2007
Maximalism: Phase Two, inter/media gallery, Glasgow, UK (solo)
No Way Out, Living Art Museum, Rekjyavik, Iceland
Furthermore, Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
MFA Degree show, Tramway, Glasgow, UK
Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World, Low Salt, Glasgow, UK
Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2006
Territory, E.S.U. Gallery (Edinburgh Festival) Edinburgh, UK (solo)
De Kunstvlaii 6, Westergas Fabriek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mercury Art Prize, The Hospital Gallery, London, UK
Royal Scottish Academy Student Exhibition, Edinburgh, UK
The Russian Doll Show, Assembly Gallery, Glasgow, UK
2005
It Shouldnʼt Matter, The Moan and Dove, Amherst, MA
Annual Show, Jamaica Plain Open Studios, Boston, MA
2004
The Otherside, The Otherside, Boston, MA
Annual Show, Jamaica Plain Open Studios, Boston, MA
2003
It Doesnʼt Matter, Espresso Royale, Boston, MA (solo)
September, The Moan and Dove, Amherst, MA (solo)
Annual Show, Jamaica Plain Open Studios, Boston, MA
2002
Boston Printmakers Biennale, 808 Galler, Boston, MA
Annual Show, Jamaica Plain Open Studios, Boston, MA
2001
Guest Show, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA