Exhibitions
“Animal Instincts" with AJ Morey and Dietrich Maune, Smith House Galleries Harrisonburg, VA 2020
"Absence/Presence: Drawing from Grief” Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave, VA 2019
"Ecce Equus" with Trudy Cole Depot Gallery Gaines Group Architects Harrisonburg, VA 2019
“Horse & Rider Paintings” Hess Financial Harrisonburg, VA 2019
“Pairings: Recent Paintings by John Bell and Julia Merkel” Laughing Dog Studios Harrisonburg, VA 2018
"Way of Sorrow" Julia Merkel and Lisa Schirch North 292 Gallery Harrisonburg, Virginia March 2017
"Way of Sorrow" Community Mennonite Peace Church Harrisonburg, Virginia June 2017
"Absence/Presence: Drawing from Grief" Sarah B. Smith Gallery McGuffey Art Center Charlottesville, Virginia 2017
"Equine Paintings" Arts Council of the Valley/ Harrisonburg League of Therapists 2011
College of Integrated Science & Technology Library, JMU 2005
“Formal Dialogues” Mountain Empire Community College 2004
Shenandoah Valley Art Center Waynesboro, Virginia 2004
Cox Communications Herndon, Virginia 2003
McGuffey Art Center Charlottesville, Virginia 2003
“Linear Dialogues” Imaging Acceptance Corporation Warrenton, Virginia 2002
“Common Ground” (Ann Currie, Betty Calabria, and Julia Merkel) Lord Fairfax Community College 2001
Ann Taylor Gallery Charleston, West Virginia 2000
Sleeth Gallery West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV 1999
Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport 1998
EDS Systems Corporation Herndon, Virginia 1997
1912 Gallery Emory & Henry College 1996
Warm Springs Gallery Warm Springs, Virginia 1995
GTE Corporation Chantilly, Virginia 1995
Hunt Gallery Mary Baldwin College 1994
Kline Gallery Bridgewater College 1994
Sawhill Gallery James Madison University 1992
Juried & Group Exhibitions
"Bound Visions: Art Books by Women Artists" Beverley Street Studio School (Dymph de Wild, curator) Staunton, VA 2023
"Murmuration: A Transforming Exhibition on Women's Voice" New Image Gallery (Rebecca Silberman, curator) James Madison University, VA 2020
"20x20 for 2020" Laughing Dog Studios (Kathleen Kraft, curator) Harrisonburg, VA 2020
“25 for 25” Warm Springs Gallery (Barbara Buhr, juror) Warm Springs, VA 2019
“Regional Juried Show” Larkin Arts Wine-Riner Gallery (Joshua Martin, juror) Harrisonburg, VA 2019
“Member Group Show” Arts Council of the Valley Harrisonburg, VA 2018
“Drawings from the Collective” Laughing Dog Studios Harrisonburg, VA 2018
"LET Talent" Little Gallery Underground Music Library, JMU 2017
“VMRC National”—Honorable Mention Harrisonburg, Virginia 2006
“The Horse Show” Northern Westchester Center for the Arts, New York 2002
"American Academy of Equine Art“ International Museum of the Horse Lexington, KY 2001
“Faculty Collects” Western Carolina State University, NC 2001
“Art of the Equine” Frame Gallery/Virginia Horse Center Lexington, VA 1997
“Drawing the Line” Staunton/Augusta Art Center Staunton, VA 1997
“Roanoke City Art Show” Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke (Ruth Beesch, Jewish Museum, New York) 1997
“Horses in Motion” Kentucky Derby Museum Louisville, Kentucky (Bill Cooke, International Museum of the Horse &
Ruth Cloudman, J B Speed Museum) 1996
“Artemis” North Cross Gallery and Lynchburg Fine Arts Center (Mary Anne Pennington, Huntington Museum of Art) 1995
“Select: Regional” Sawhill Gallery James Madison University (Wretha Hanson, Franz Bader Gallery DC)
“Milleseconds to Millenia” Hand Workshop Richmond, Virginia (Carol Barton, Book Artist & Curator of traveling exhibition) 1994
“Gilham Award Show” Art League Alexandria, Virginia (Samuel Hoi, Corcoran School of Art) 1993
“Regional Invitational” Kurtz Cultural Center Winchester, Virginia (John Figura, New Art Examiner) 1993
“National Works on Paper” Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (Anselmo Carini, Chicago Art Institute) 1991
“National Graduate Drawing” University of Wisconsin (Heather McAdams, New York Press) 1991
“Animal Instincts" with AJ Morey and Dietrich Maune, Smith House Galleries Harrisonburg, VA 2020
"Absence/Presence: Drawing from Grief” Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave, VA 2019
"Ecce Equus" with Trudy Cole Depot Gallery Gaines Group Architects Harrisonburg, VA 2019
“Horse & Rider Paintings” Hess Financial Harrisonburg, VA 2019
“Pairings: Recent Paintings by John Bell and Julia Merkel” Laughing Dog Studios Harrisonburg, VA 2018
"Way of Sorrow" Julia Merkel and Lisa Schirch North 292 Gallery Harrisonburg, Virginia March 2017
"Way of Sorrow" Community Mennonite Peace Church Harrisonburg, Virginia June 2017
"Absence/Presence: Drawing from Grief" Sarah B. Smith Gallery McGuffey Art Center Charlottesville, Virginia 2017
"Equine Paintings" Arts Council of the Valley/ Harrisonburg League of Therapists 2011
College of Integrated Science & Technology Library, JMU 2005
“Formal Dialogues” Mountain Empire Community College 2004
Shenandoah Valley Art Center Waynesboro, Virginia 2004
Cox Communications Herndon, Virginia 2003
McGuffey Art Center Charlottesville, Virginia 2003
“Linear Dialogues” Imaging Acceptance Corporation Warrenton, Virginia 2002
“Common Ground” (Ann Currie, Betty Calabria, and Julia Merkel) Lord Fairfax Community College 2001
Ann Taylor Gallery Charleston, West Virginia 2000
Sleeth Gallery West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV 1999
Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport 1998
EDS Systems Corporation Herndon, Virginia 1997
1912 Gallery Emory & Henry College 1996
Warm Springs Gallery Warm Springs, Virginia 1995
GTE Corporation Chantilly, Virginia 1995
Hunt Gallery Mary Baldwin College 1994
Kline Gallery Bridgewater College 1994
Sawhill Gallery James Madison University 1992
Juried & Group Exhibitions
"Bound Visions: Art Books by Women Artists" Beverley Street Studio School (Dymph de Wild, curator) Staunton, VA 2023
"Murmuration: A Transforming Exhibition on Women's Voice" New Image Gallery (Rebecca Silberman, curator) James Madison University, VA 2020
"20x20 for 2020" Laughing Dog Studios (Kathleen Kraft, curator) Harrisonburg, VA 2020
“25 for 25” Warm Springs Gallery (Barbara Buhr, juror) Warm Springs, VA 2019
“Regional Juried Show” Larkin Arts Wine-Riner Gallery (Joshua Martin, juror) Harrisonburg, VA 2019
“Member Group Show” Arts Council of the Valley Harrisonburg, VA 2018
“Drawings from the Collective” Laughing Dog Studios Harrisonburg, VA 2018
"LET Talent" Little Gallery Underground Music Library, JMU 2017
“VMRC National”—Honorable Mention Harrisonburg, Virginia 2006
“The Horse Show” Northern Westchester Center for the Arts, New York 2002
"American Academy of Equine Art“ International Museum of the Horse Lexington, KY 2001
“Faculty Collects” Western Carolina State University, NC 2001
“Art of the Equine” Frame Gallery/Virginia Horse Center Lexington, VA 1997
“Drawing the Line” Staunton/Augusta Art Center Staunton, VA 1997
“Roanoke City Art Show” Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke (Ruth Beesch, Jewish Museum, New York) 1997
“Horses in Motion” Kentucky Derby Museum Louisville, Kentucky (Bill Cooke, International Museum of the Horse &
Ruth Cloudman, J B Speed Museum) 1996
“Artemis” North Cross Gallery and Lynchburg Fine Arts Center (Mary Anne Pennington, Huntington Museum of Art) 1995
“Select: Regional” Sawhill Gallery James Madison University (Wretha Hanson, Franz Bader Gallery DC)
“Milleseconds to Millenia” Hand Workshop Richmond, Virginia (Carol Barton, Book Artist & Curator of traveling exhibition) 1994
“Gilham Award Show” Art League Alexandria, Virginia (Samuel Hoi, Corcoran School of Art) 1993
“Regional Invitational” Kurtz Cultural Center Winchester, Virginia (John Figura, New Art Examiner) 1993
“National Works on Paper” Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (Anselmo Carini, Chicago Art Institute) 1991
“National Graduate Drawing” University of Wisconsin (Heather McAdams, New York Press) 1991
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