Ron Merchant
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2007 juried exhibits include:
Arts in Harmony, Elk River, MN. February and March 2007. Award of Excellence "Crossing Irvine"
March Madness Members Show, Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN. March, 2007. Award of Excellence "Family Practice"
Minnesota Artists Assn Show, Robbinsdale, MN. April, 2007 Award of Excellence "Back to Work"
Hopkins Art Center Members Show, Hopkins, MN April, 2007 Award of Excellence "To Protect and Serve"
Ongoing exhibits include:
Meet Minneapolis, Minneapolis Convention Assn Board Room, Minneapolis, MN Red Wing Framing Gallery, Red Wing, MN.
Minneapolis City Coordinator Office, City Hall, Minneapolis, MN. Callaway Galleries, Rochester, MN
Promise Gallery, Roseville, MN
Painting at the Fair
Promise Gallery Booth
Thanks to all of the friends and acquaintances who
stopped to say "hi" during my painting demonstrations
at the fair this year
Promise Gallery Booth
Thanks to all of the friends and acquaintances who
stopped to say "hi" during my painting demonstrations
at the fair this year
Back to Work, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
2,000 Days: a retrospective
Examine the artistic path of 5 1/2 years work.
Paintings, drawings, prints and photographs.
October 2nd through October 27th, 2007
Artist's Talk: Wednesday, October 24, 7:00 p.m.
Robbin Gallery
4915 42nd Avenue North
Robbinsdale, Minnesota 55422 763-537-5906
(two blocks east of Highway 100 on 42nd Avenue North in the historic library building)
Examine the artistic path of 5 1/2 years work.
Paintings, drawings, prints and photographs.
October 2nd through October 27th, 2007
Artist's Talk: Wednesday, October 24, 7:00 p.m.
Robbin Gallery
4915 42nd Avenue North
Robbinsdale, Minnesota 55422 763-537-5906
(two blocks east of Highway 100 on 42nd Avenue North in the historic library building)
Born by the River, People of the Mississippi River Towns
Wins Midwest Book Awards !!
On May 9, 2007, the Midwest Independent Publishers Association presented
Born by the River with awards in the following categories:
Illustration: Merit Award
Color Cover Design: Merit Award
Interior Design: Honorable Mention
Wins Midwest Book Awards !!
On May 9, 2007, the Midwest Independent Publishers Association presented
Born by the River with awards in the following categories:
Illustration: Merit Award
Color Cover Design: Merit Award
Interior Design: Honorable Mention
Minnesota Emerging Artists Exhibition
Jerome Foundation / MCAD
October 19 through November 25, 2007
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2501 Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Artists Reception: October 19, 6 - 8:00 p.m. Gallery Hours: Mon. - Fri. : 9-8:00, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 12-5
Jerome Foundation / MCAD
October 19 through November 25, 2007
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2501 Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Artists Reception: October 19, 6 - 8:00 p.m. Gallery Hours: Mon. - Fri. : 9-8:00, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 12-5
Minneapolis College of Art and Design >>
Thank You to everyone who came to see
2,000 Days: a retrospective
at the Robbin Gallery
Many new friends were made, art concepts discussed
and ideas shared. Your thoughts and input continue to
enlighten and inform my art.
2,000 Days: a retrospective
at the Robbin Gallery
Many new friends were made, art concepts discussed
and ideas shared. Your thoughts and input continue to
enlighten and inform my art.
You are invited to the upcoming
Whiz Bang Members' Show
July 6th through July 26th, 2008
Artist's Awards Reception: Sunday, July 6th, 2008, 2 - 4:00 p.m.
Meet the members of the Robbin Gallery, enjoy the newly
refurbished gallery and see the new art!
Whiz Bang Members' Show
July 6th through July 26th, 2008
Artist's Awards Reception: Sunday, July 6th, 2008, 2 - 4:00 p.m.
Meet the members of the Robbin Gallery, enjoy the newly
refurbished gallery and see the new art!
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Other current events
The Robbin Gallery hosts
2,000 Days: a retrospective
An Artist’s Evolution Revealed
The new art exhibit, 2,000 Days: a retrospective, shows the growth and development of
Minneapolis artist, Ron Merchant. In sketches, drawings, photographs, prints and finally,
dynamic oil paintings, 5 ½ years of exploration is examined.
Focusing on Merchant’s art career, the exhibit follows his development from early drawing
classes through field trips painting en plein air to his award winning figurative cityscapes. Still
emerging and developing as an artist, he brings the vitality of energetic color to enliven his
downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul street scenes.
Selections from his 2005-2006 Minnesota State Arts Board grant project, Born by the River:
People of the Mississippi River Towns, reveal his connection to his home state and its
people. The painting, Tall Tales, surrounds the viewer with the camaraderie of a Minnesota
northwoods bar. The intimate style and composition builds a relationship with the figures in
the painting and invites you to join them.
The 2007 series of paintings, The Nicollet Mall, slices the mall into six vertical panels that
take you from the view south past Ninth Street and the Target store all the way down the block
to the view north of Eighth Street and U.S. Bank. Each panel stands alone, but together a
panorama is built that creates the feeling of being there. Together, the series is over eight feet
long and engulfs the viewer in the experience of being on the mall.
2,000 Days: a retrospective
An Artist’s Evolution Revealed
The new art exhibit, 2,000 Days: a retrospective, shows the growth and development of
Minneapolis artist, Ron Merchant. In sketches, drawings, photographs, prints and finally,
dynamic oil paintings, 5 ½ years of exploration is examined.
Focusing on Merchant’s art career, the exhibit follows his development from early drawing
classes through field trips painting en plein air to his award winning figurative cityscapes. Still
emerging and developing as an artist, he brings the vitality of energetic color to enliven his
downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul street scenes.
Selections from his 2005-2006 Minnesota State Arts Board grant project, Born by the River:
People of the Mississippi River Towns, reveal his connection to his home state and its
people. The painting, Tall Tales, surrounds the viewer with the camaraderie of a Minnesota
northwoods bar. The intimate style and composition builds a relationship with the figures in
the painting and invites you to join them.
The 2007 series of paintings, The Nicollet Mall, slices the mall into six vertical panels that
take you from the view south past Ninth Street and the Target store all the way down the block
to the view north of Eighth Street and U.S. Bank. Each panel stands alone, but together a
panorama is built that creates the feeling of being there. Together, the series is over eight feet
long and engulfs the viewer in the experience of being on the mall.
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Outdoor Painting Demonstration
Red Wing, Minnesota
October 13 and 14, 2007
11:00 - 3:00 p.m. each day on Main Street in front of the Red Wing Framing Gallery
Red Wing Framing Gallery
419 Main Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-385-0500
Stop down to the Fall Art Festival in Red Wing and visit with Ron while he paints.
Enjoy the fall colors, the Mississippi River and the great ambiance of this historic river town.
Red Wing, Minnesota
October 13 and 14, 2007
11:00 - 3:00 p.m. each day on Main Street in front of the Red Wing Framing Gallery
Red Wing Framing Gallery
419 Main Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-385-0500
Stop down to the Fall Art Festival in Red Wing and visit with Ron while he paints.
Enjoy the fall colors, the Mississippi River and the great ambiance of this historic river town.
Robbin Gallery
4915 42nd Avenue North
Robbinsdale, Minnesota 55422 763-537-5906
(two blocks east of Highway 100 on 42nd Avenue North in the historic library building)
4915 42nd Avenue North
Robbinsdale, Minnesota 55422 763-537-5906
(two blocks east of Highway 100 on 42nd Avenue North in the historic library building)
Exhibit Hours: Tues., Wed., Thurs.: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Free Admission
Friday and Saturday: 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Free Admission
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Minnesota Law Firm, Briggs and Morgan,
commissions 2 more paintings.
commissions 2 more paintings.
Briggs and Morgan, with offices in Saint Paul and the IDS Center, recently purchased three oil paintings for their newly remodeled Minneapolis office.
They selected "Granite and Glass" (36" x 60") and "No Market Today" (36" x 60") from the 2006 series and book, Born by the River: People of the
Mississippi River Towns. In addition, they added "End of the Line" (36" x 60") from the 2005 exhibition Connections.
Two of the purchased paintings feature Minneapolis people and locations and the third painting shows the Saint Paul farmers market area. They
decided to commission two more paintings of Saint Paul to create a 3 foot x 11 foot three panel scene of the area around the farmers market.
The resulting paintings, "Taking the Bus " and "Off Street Parking" were finished and installed just before the holidays. The two new works are each 36"
square and show the same intersection as "No Market Today" but from a different view.
They selected "Granite and Glass" (36" x 60") and "No Market Today" (36" x 60") from the 2006 series and book, Born by the River: People of the
Mississippi River Towns. In addition, they added "End of the Line" (36" x 60") from the 2005 exhibition Connections.
Two of the purchased paintings feature Minneapolis people and locations and the third painting shows the Saint Paul farmers market area. They
decided to commission two more paintings of Saint Paul to create a 3 foot x 11 foot three panel scene of the area around the farmers market.
The resulting paintings, "Taking the Bus " and "Off Street Parking" were finished and installed just before the holidays. The two new works are each 36"
square and show the same intersection as "No Market Today" but from a different view.
Taking the Bus, oil on canvas, 36" x 36" No Market Today, oil on canvas, 36" x 60" Off Street Parking, oil, 36" x 36"
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