I am an interdisciplinary artist using photography, video, and data to explore my experience of place, time, and what goes unseen.  My practice is driven by curiosity and centered around the places and things that are part of my everyday life.  My explorations of form have led to work ranging from prints to miniature books to 9-foot wall hangings to three-dimensional maps to experimental video.

I cannot remember a time when I did not have a camera. My journey to becoming a practicing artist included many detours and the collection of an alphabet soup of degrees in linguistics, special education, and public health along the way.  Nearing retirement from a 30+ year career as an epidemiologist, I wanted to be actively moving toward something rather than just phasing out of work. I decided to enroll in the MFA program at Maine Media College and will graduate in May 2025.

Email: mervis.art@gmail.com