Anne Merkley began to draw seriously at age two, to photograph at ten, and to paint at twelve. With a B.A. and an M.F.A. in Art from Idaho State University, she has taught in numerous settings, from public school to college, and from private lessons to community programs, over a period of forty years.
Anne has had multiple one-woman shows and been juried into competitions locally, statewide, regionally, nationally and internationally. Her work has received hundreds of prizes, from honorable mention to Best of Show, Spectator’s Choice, and Juror’s Award. Her drawings, paintings, photographs, collages, and sculptures – among them scores of commissioned portraits – are found in private collections and public places throughout the West. |