Merrian Dennis

Gnarlbine Studio looks over Lake Gnotuk in Western Victoria, Australia. An inspiring landscape. My artwork reflects this rural volcanic landscape and the female form of the wide horizon.
Birds, gum leaves, butterflies, beetles, rock formations, skylines and everyday objects are re-imagined. Friendly magpies visit while I work and tell me to paint our story.
Merrian Dennis, May 2019

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Exhibitions at Tacit include

2024 In Home

2022 Layered

Selected exhibitions
solo

2024 In Home - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2022 Layered - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2021 Dry Stone Walls, Part II - Tacit Art, Melbourne
Dry Stone Walls, Part I - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2019 Kitchen Utensils - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2018 The Australian Kitchen - Arnold St Gallery, Bendigo
2017 Through the Looking Glass - Red Rock Regional Art Gallery, Cororooke
2012 Tarts of the Muffin World - Redbrick Gallery, Ballarat

group

2025 Summer Salon - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2024 SALON Work on Paper - Tacit Art, Melbourne
Infuse Art Prize - Ross Creek Gallery, Smythes Creek, Vic
Washed Up - Glyph Gallery, Port Fairy (w/ Kaz Clarke)
Small Art Treasures - Colac Botanical Gardens
Vessels - The F Project, Warrnambool
2023 Artbox - Tacit Art, Melbourne
Open Studio - Peacock Hall, Camperdown
SUBSTRATE 23 - Tacit Art, Melbourne
Arbor - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2022 TACIT Still Life Prize - Tacit Art, Melbourne
SUBSTRATE 22 - Tacit Art, Melbourne
CrossXpollination - Red Rock Regional Art Gallery, Cororooke
2021 TACIT Still Life Prize - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2020 20[2020] - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2019 Formative Landscapes - Kyabram Town Hall Gallery
2018 CrossXpollination - Red Rock Regional Art Gallery, Cororooke
Revamp - Post Office Gallery, Ballarat
Scapes of the Land - Red Rock Regional Art Gallery
Altered Books & Small Things - Red Rock Regional Art Gallery
2017 Warrnibald/Archibool Portrait Prize - Warrnambool Art Gallery
Through the Looking Glass - Red Rock Regional Art Gallery
2016 Women’s Art Prize - The Artery, Warrnambool
Cultural Connections - Red Rock Regional Art Gallery
Cycle Evolution - Warrnambool Art Gallery
2015 Women’s Art Prize - Warrnambool
Biblio Art Prize - Blarney Books & Art, Port Fairy
2014 Biblio Art Prize - Blarney Books & Art, Port Fairy
Reconciling Earth - Courthouse Gallery, Port Fairy
Small Works Prize - Brunswick St Gallery, Melbourne
Small Treasures - The Artery, Warrnambool
Stitched Up - Courthouse Gallery, Port Fairy

Awards