CURRICULUM VITAE
MERLIN L. COHEN
5221 N. Salida Del Sol Drive
Tucson , Arizona , USA
85718-5411
Studio: 1-520-615-1905
Home: 1-520-615-1902
Fax: 1-520-615-1904
Email: merlin@merlincohen.com
Website: www.merlincohen.com
ART EDUCATION
1994 – 2007
Marble Institute of Colorado , Marble/marble Symposium. 21 days each year of onsite instruction and exercises in stone carving.
1993
Montoya/ Mas Famous Sculptors Seminar
1990 – 1992
Personal instruction by Ralph Hurst, then Artist in Residence, University of Tennessee-Martin.
SIGNIFICANT EXHIBITS AND AWARDS
2008 – Invited Instructor – Waco, TX Stone Sculpture Symposium
2007 – Elected an Associate of the Royal British Society of Sculptors
2007 & 2008 - Invited artist, Sculpture in the Park – Loveland , Colorado , High Plains Art Council
2007 – Industry Award, Sculpture Only Competition, Sculptural Pursuit magazine
2006 – Art Scottsdale, Arizona, juried show invited participant
2005 & 2006 – Sculpture in the Park juried show – Loveland , Colorado , High Plains Art Council
2005 – Featured artist, Tucson Home magazine
2005 – Emerging Artist Show, Scottsdale , Arizona – sponsor: art & antiques magazine
2003 – Sculpture Internationale juried exhibit – Atlanta , Georgia
2002 – Featured Artist – Sculpture Journal
2002 - Featured Artist – Tubac , Arizona Center for the Arts juried show
2001, 02 – Arts Partnership Phantom Gallery solo show, Tucson , Arizona
2000, 01, 02 – Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona juried shows
2000 – Tohono Chul Park , Tucson , Arizona Carved in Stone juried show
1999 – Tubac , Arizona Center for the Arts, juried show special merit award
1999 – Tucson , Arizona Museum of Art Designers Showcase House invited exhibitor
1997 - Tennessee All-State Art Exhibit, juried show, sculpture award
1996-97 – Arts in the Park, juried Fine Art division, Memphis , Tennessee
1996 – MidSouth Fair, Fine Arts juried show, 1st place, sculpture division
1995, 96, 97 – Art League juried shows, Memphis/Germantown, Tennesse
WORK IN COLLECTIONS OF
Keeling Neighborhood Park , Tucson , Arizona
GlaxoSmithKlein
Children’s Clinics Honorarium Garden , Tucson , Arizona
Tallahassee Community College , Florida , The Ralph Hurst Gallery
Temple Emanu-El , Tucson , Arizona
Paul Ash Management Co., Tucson , Arizona
Hacienda Del Sol Resort, Tucson , Arizona
RBC Dain Rauscher Inc, Tucson , Arizona
Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore , Kentucky
Numerous Private collections
SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS
1937 – Born, Memphis , Tennessee
1961 – Graduated Dental School , University of Tennessee , Memphis , Tennessee
1961 – Joined United States Army
1969 – Separated from active duty – Started solo General Dentistry practice, Union City , Tennessee
1972 – 1988 – Elected School Board Official, Union City , Tennessee
1976 – 1988 Chairman of the School Board
1980 – 1988 Board of Directors of Tennessee School Boards Association
1984 – 1988 Elected Board of Directors of National School Boards Association
1985 – 1986 Elected President of Tennessee School Boards Association
1990 – First sculpting lesson from Ralph Hurst, Artist in Residence, University of Tennessee - Martin
1992 – Sold Dental Practice to devote full time to stone sculpting
1997 – Retired from the United States Army as senior ranking Dental Corps officer of the Army Reserve
1998 – First gallery representation, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta , Georgia
2005 – Identified as an "Emerging Artist" by arts & antiques magazine
2007 – Elected into the Royal British Society of Sculptors
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Jane Sauer Gallery – Santa Fe , New Mexico
Mountain Shadow Gallery – Tucson , Arizona