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CURRICULUM VITAE MERLIN L. COHEN 5221 N. Salida Del Sol Drive Tucson , Arizona , USA 85718-5411 Studio: 1-520-615-1905 Home: 1-520-615-1902 Fax: 1-520-615-1904 Email: merlin@merlincohen.com Website: www.merlincohen.com ART EDUCATION   1994 – 2007 Marble Institute of Colorado , Marble/marble Symposium.  21 days each year of onsite instruction and exercises in stone carving. 1993 Montoya/ Mas Famous Sculptors Seminar 1990 – 1992 Personal instruction by Ralph Hurst, then Artist in Residence, University of Tennessee-Martin. SIGNIFICANT EXHIBITS AND AWARDS 2007 – Elected an Associate of the Royal British Society of Sculptors 2007 & 2008 - Invited artist, Sculpture in the Park – Loveland , Colorado , High Plains Art Council 2007 – Industry Award, Sculpture Only Competition, Sculptural Pursuit magazine 2006 – Art Scottsdale, Arizona, juried show invited participant 2005 & 2006 – Sculpture in the Park juried show – Loveland , Colorado , High Plains Art Council 2005 – Featured artist, Tucson Home magazine 2005 – Emerging Artist Show, Scottsdale , Arizona – sponsor: art & antiques magazine 2003 – Sculpture Internationale juried exhibit – Atlanta , Georgia 2002 – Featured Artist – Sculpture Journal 2002 - Featured Artist – Tubac , Arizona Center for the Arts juried show 2001, 02 – Arts Partnership Phantom Gallery solo show, Tucson , Arizona 2000, 01, 02 – Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona juried shows 2000 – Tohono Chul Park , Tucson , Arizona Carved in Stone juried show 1999 – Tubac , Arizona Center for the Arts, juried show special merit award 1999 – Tucson , Arizona Museum of Art Designers Showcase House invited exhibitor 1997 - Tennessee All-State Art Exhibit, juried show, sculpture award 1996-97 – Arts in the Park, juried Fine Art division, Memphis , Tennessee 1996 – MidSouth Fair, Fine Arts juried show, 1st place, sculpture division 1995, 96, 97 – Art League juried shows, Memphis/Germantown, Tennesse WORK IN COLLECTIONS OF Keeling Neighborhood Park , Tucson , Arizona GlaxoSmithKlein Children’s Clinics Honorarium Garden , Tucson , Arizona Tallahassee Community College , Florida , The Ralph Hurst Gallery Temple Emanu-El , Tucson , Arizona Paul Ash Management Co., Tucson , Arizona Hacienda Del Sol Resort, Tucson , Arizona RBC Dain Rauscher Inc, Tucson , Arizona Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore , Kentucky Private collections REPRESENTED BY Frank Howell Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Grogan Gallery of Fine Art, Tucson , Arizona Thornwood Galleries, Houston , Texas (2 locations), and Dallas , Texas SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS 1937 – Born, Memphis , Tennessee 1961 – Graduated Dental School , University of Tennessee , Memphis , Tennessee 1961 – Joined United States Army 1969 – Separated from active duty – Started solo General Dentistry practice, Union City , Tennessee 1972 – 1988 – Elected School Board Official, Union City , Tennessee 1976 – 1988 Chairman of the School Board 1980 – 1988 Board of Directors of Tennessee School Boards Association 1984 – 1988 Elected Board of Directors of National School Boards Association 1985 – 1986 Elected President of Tennessee School Boards Association 1990 – First sculpting lesson from Ralph Hurst, Artist in Residence, University of Tennessee - Martin 1992 – Sold Dental Practice to devote full time to stone sculpting 1997 – Retired from the United States Army as senior ranking Dental Corps officer of the Army Reserve 1998 – First gallery representation, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta , Georgia 2005 – Identified as an "Emerging Artist" by arts & antiques magazine 2007 – Elected into the Royal British Society of Sculptors