Biography

David Merritt (b. Hamilton, 1955) earned his BFA at University of Western Ontario and an MFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Merritt’s multimedia practice explores the relationships between human and non-human systems. While frequently extending to sculptural or time-based forms, his process-driven, conceptually oriented work develops out of the material and performative possibilities of drawing. His work has been exhibited in galleries nationally and internationally, including the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, the Textile Museum of Canada and TENT CBK, Rotterdam. A touring survey exhibition, shim/sham/shimmy was circulated by Museum London in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the MacLaren Art Centre and the Art Gallery of Windsor in 2010. Merritt is based in London, Ontario where he is Professor Emeritus at University of Western Ontario.