Merlyn is a painter and a printmaker who works from a studio in Hartland, Devon. In addition to her art practice Merlyn runs printmaking courses at West Dean College, Chichester and from her studio.
Merlyn grew up in Hong Kong, returning to England to study Fine Art at
Bath Academy of Art under Adrian Heath and Howard Hodgkin. She turned to
woodblock printmaking in 2000 following a trip to Northern China where she was
inspired by wood cuts she saw on the Mongolian border. Here they are used
instead of window glass and replaced each year.
Merlyn is a Fellow of The Royal Society of
Painter-Printmakers and a member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen. She has work
in the collections of the V&A, London, The Ashmolean, Oxford, The Edward
James Foundation, City Hall Museum of Art, Hong Kong and with several private
collectors. She has exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and is the
co-author of the book Making Woodblock Prints
(Crowood Press). She founded the group Pine Feroda in 2013.
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