Merri Daley Fine Art

Artist Info

Graduated 1976, BS in Art Education Area Major from Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Taught art in the public schools for several years in Indiana and Colorado. Have taken oil painting lessons beginning when I was 12 years old. As an adult, I studied under Jill Carver, Lorenzo Chavez and Michelle Chrisman among others. I've attended several national conventions for plein air painters. I'm an active member of the American Impressionist Society, the Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Florence Arts Council and Fremont Center for the Arts.

I was raised on our family farm in NE Indiana that was surrounded by state hunting land. My sister and I would ride our horses for hours, almost daily, exploring the woods around us. It was always an adventure. I carried that desire to explore into my adulthood, I strive to bring that sense of discovery into my paintings.

My method of painting is to apply oil paints in a thick and swift application to keep the painting moving, swift and alive. I look to incorporate design elements to make for a strong painting.

Art is my journey and passion. Merri Daley

• 2nd Place, Fremont Center for the Arts, "Farm, Family, and Fair" Art Show. July 2024
• 2nd Place, Fremont Center for the Arts, "Capturing Light" Art Show. June 2024
• Awarded "Featured Artist" as top selling 2-D gallery artist. Dec 2023
• 1st Place, Canon City Blossom Art Show. May 2023
• 2nd Place and Honorable Mention, Fremont Center for the Arts, "Spring Awakenings" Art Show. March 2023
• Solo Show, Bell Tower. Dec 2021
• 1st Place, Florence Paint the Town. Oct 2021
• 1st Place + 2nd Place, Victor Celebrates the Arts, Victor Heritage Society. Sept 2021
• 1st Place, Bell Tower "Under the Western Skies" art show. July 9, 2021
• 2nd Place, Fremont Center for the Arts "American Landscapes" art show. July 2, 2021
• 3rd Place, Fremont Center for the Arts "A Midsummer's Night's Dream" art show. June 4, 2021
• 3rd Place, Fremont Center for the Arts "Blossom Art Exhibit" art show. May 7, 2021
• 2nd Place, Fremont Center for the Arts "Birds of a Feather" art show. March 5, 2021
• 24th National Exhibition of Plein air paintings - Wilder Nighingale Fine Art, Taos, NM. Oct - Dec 2020
• Mardi Davis Award, Victor Celebrates the Arts 2019
• Architecture Award, Florence Paint the Town 2019
• Art selected for the 24th National Exhibit of plein air paintings Wilder Nightingale Fine Art Taos, NM
• Art Work selected to hang in the Colorado State Capital building 2018

My gallery representation is The Artists' Gallery, 416 Main St., Canon City, CO 81212

Website: merridaley.com

Contact: merridaley@gmail.com