Merritt Cates
Printmaker, Painter, & Sculptor
Atlanta, GA, USAWork Experience
Decatur Screenprint
Production Artist, Printer, & Shop Tech
June 2014
- Present
Decatur, Georgia, United States
Education
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Casting,
Color Matching,
Drawing,
Foundry,
Installation,
Intaglio,
Lithography,
Matting & Framing,
Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Powerpoint,
Microsoft Word,
Molding,
Oil Painting,
Paper Making,
Relief,
Silkscreen,
Visual Design,
Watercolor,
Wood Working,
Resume
Education:
2014 Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking
Exhibitions:
Selected Exhibitions:
2015 Au Natural, Art Center Gallery, Astoria, Oregon
2014 Fresh Perspectives: Printmaking and Mixed Media, The Lovett School, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Figure Out, TAPPS, Columbia, South Carolina
2014 Nebraska National Collegiate Juried Art Exhibition, Howard Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska
2014 The Book as Art: Expanding the Limits, AJC-Decatur Book Festival, Decatur, Georgia
2014 Immediate Surroundings, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
2014 Freshblood, Mason Murer, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Artist Book Symposium, AJC, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Out to Launch, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 ArtFields, Lake City, South Carolina
2013 Open Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2013 Off-the-Wall, MOCA GA, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 Define Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 Open Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2011 Moxie, Atlanta, Georgia
2011 Define Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2011 Open Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2010 – 12 Art.Write.Now NYC Exhibition, World Financial Center Plaza, New York City, New York
Group Exhibitions:
2014 End of the Line, 117 Luckie St Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2013 Troposcope, Cherrylion Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
2013 Con/verge, Borderline Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2010 Village Artisans, Columbia, South Carolina
Bibliography:
2014 Radar Poetry, Cover of Issue 4, ‹http://www.radarpoetry.com/›.
2014 Popt, Civic Emersion, ‹http://www. www.popt.com.com/›.
2014 Popt, Borealtiy ‹http://www. www.popt.com.com/›.
2010 A.P. Studio Art Poster: 2010
Work Experience:
2014 Production Artist, Planet Industries, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Artist Liaison, Popt, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Production Artist, Printer, & Shop Tech, Decatur Screenprint, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 – 13 Shop Tech, SCAD: Printshop, Atlanta, Georgia
2008 – 11 Muralist Assistant, Sherry Larson Co., Columbia, South Carolina
Teaching:
2014 Printmaking Demonstrations, Ed Venture Children’s Museum, Columbia, South Carolina
2013 Printmaking Demonstrations, Spring Valley High School, Columbia, South Carolina
2013 Printmaking Demonstrations, Revere High School, Akron, Ohio
2014 Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking
Exhibitions:
Selected Exhibitions:
2015 Au Natural, Art Center Gallery, Astoria, Oregon
2014 Fresh Perspectives: Printmaking and Mixed Media, The Lovett School, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Figure Out, TAPPS, Columbia, South Carolina
2014 Nebraska National Collegiate Juried Art Exhibition, Howard Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska
2014 The Book as Art: Expanding the Limits, AJC-Decatur Book Festival, Decatur, Georgia
2014 Immediate Surroundings, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
2014 Freshblood, Mason Murer, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Artist Book Symposium, AJC, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Out to Launch, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 ArtFields, Lake City, South Carolina
2013 Open Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2013 Off-the-Wall, MOCA GA, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 Define Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 Open Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2011 Moxie, Atlanta, Georgia
2011 Define Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2011 Open Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
2010 – 12 Art.Write.Now NYC Exhibition, World Financial Center Plaza, New York City, New York
Group Exhibitions:
2014 End of the Line, 117 Luckie St Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2013 Troposcope, Cherrylion Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
2013 Con/verge, Borderline Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2010 Village Artisans, Columbia, South Carolina
Bibliography:
2014 Radar Poetry, Cover of Issue 4, ‹http://www.radarpoetry.com/›.
2014 Popt, Civic Emersion, ‹http://www. www.popt.com.com/›.
2014 Popt, Borealtiy ‹http://www. www.popt.com.com/›.
2010 A.P. Studio Art Poster: 2010
Work Experience:
2014 Production Artist, Planet Industries, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Artist Liaison, Popt, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 Production Artist, Printer, & Shop Tech, Decatur Screenprint, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 – 13 Shop Tech, SCAD: Printshop, Atlanta, Georgia
2008 – 11 Muralist Assistant, Sherry Larson Co., Columbia, South Carolina
Teaching:
2014 Printmaking Demonstrations, Ed Venture Children’s Museum, Columbia, South Carolina
2013 Printmaking Demonstrations, Spring Valley High School, Columbia, South Carolina
2013 Printmaking Demonstrations, Revere High School, Akron, Ohio