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December 17, 2009—January 9, 2010
Drew Boughton and Leigh Merrill
Leigh Merrill reception – December 18, 5–7 p.m., talk at 6.
Drew Boughton reception – January 9, 5 – 7 p.m.

Leigh Merrill's large color photographs explore the intersection of fantasy and reality in urban and rural environments. Her work has been included in exhibitions throughout the United States including Indiana, Massachusetts, Texas, Arizona, California, New Mexico, and, New York and is part of the city of Phoenix Arts Commission permanent collection. She has been the recipient of seven grants and awards.

Merrill was born in 1978 and grew up in Albuquerque, where in 2001 she received a BFA in Photography from the University of New Mexico. In 2009, she received her MFA from Mills College in Oakland. Merrill currently lives and works in Denton, Texas. She first visited Chico last spring when her partner, artist Paho Mann, had a two-person show at the 1078. For her show Merrill writes, “I photographed thousands of homes throughout the [Bay A]rea and then digitally assembled these images together to create new and illogical structures and streets. At first these images look plausible; however, closer inspection reveals their fabrication. The reconstructed homes and neighborhoods appear skewed, revealing their underlying and sometimes unconscious intentions.”

 

Drew Boughton’s art direction and production design for film includes National Treasure: Book of Secrets, House of Sand and Fog, Skeleton Key, and Austin Powers in Goldmember. He designed production for Last Best Sunday, which won “best feature film” at the Telluride indie fest. Other films for which
 he has supervised art direction include Tony Scott’s Déjà Vu starring Denzel Washington, Domino starring Keira Knightley, and the web-based commercials “Dodge Ram Challenge.”

Boughton has an MA in stage design from Yale and has designed award-winning stage productions at theatres around the country, including the Mark Taper Forum, San Jose Repertory, Seattle Repertory, Intiman Theatre, Arizona Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Yale Repertory, and Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage. He is a member of the Art Director’s Guild and United Scenic Artists.