2011 MFA, NYU Steinhardt, New York, NY
2004 BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL


2013 David J. Merritt KANSAS New York, NY
2012 Nada Miami Beach KANSAS Miami, FL
2011 NYU Steinhardt MFA Thesis 80WSE New York, NY
2011 Homage CultureFix New York, NY
2010 Big Head Rosenberg Gallery New York, NY


2012 Yesterday Amphoric Regina Rex Ridgewood, NY
2012 Video Rover 5 Nurture Art Brooklyn, NY
2011 Yin-Yang Music Non-Objectif Sud Tulette, France curated by Amy Granat
2011 Revolution of Everyday Life Galerie Michel Journaic Paris, France
2011 Communities of Sense Denniston Hill Woodridge, NY
2011 Awakening of Rip Catskill, NY Catskill, NY Paper • Mazziotta
2010 Whatever You Want to Call It NYU Steinhardt New York, NY
2010 The Perseids The Custer Observatory East Marion, NY curated by Kari Adelaide and Sörine Anderson
2010 Participating Performance The Public School New York, NY curated by Taeyoon Choi
2010 Never Odd or Even The Commons Gallery New York, NY
2010 Mother The Commons Gallery New York, NY
2010 Mirror/Window Louis V.E.S.P Brooklyn, NY
2010 Eden The Commons Gallery New York, NY
2009 Artists of Hawai'i 2009 The Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu, HI


2011 American Dreams/Nightmares Catskill Community Center Catskill, NY
2010 Emerging Talents The Big Screen Project New York, NY


2005 CAAP Grant from The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs


Kate Meng Brassel, "Idol," NY Arts Magazine (2011)
Lesa Griffith, "David J. Merritt: The hypnotist," aloHAA: Honolulu Academy of Arts (2009)


2010-11 Visiting Artist Program Co-Curator New York University
2009-11 Adjunct Professor New York University


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