Biography

Matthias Merkel Hess lives and works in New York City. His work has been exhibited at ACME., Los Angeles; Peters Projects, Sante Fe; Volume Gallery, Chicago; and James Harris Gallery, Seattle. His work is held in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento, California; the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and The Nerman Museum of Art, Overland Park, Kansas, among others. Merkel Hess was born and raised in Iowa, and received an MFA in 2010 from the University of California, Los Angeles.

 

 

Works
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Small Bucket (red and brown glaze), 2025
    Small Bucket (red and brown glaze), 2025
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, 6 Pack (yellow crawl), 2024
    6 Pack (yellow crawl), 2024
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, 6 Pack Holder (acid yellow), 2024
    6 Pack Holder (acid yellow), 2024
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Goddess Pouring an Offering Brute Lid (After Terracotta Kylix attributed to Villa Giulia Painter, returned from the Met Museum), 2024
    Goddess Pouring an Offering Brute Lid (After Terracotta Kylix attributed to Villa Giulia Painter, returned from the Met Museum), 2024
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Man and Woman Reclining on A Couch Brute Lid (after Terracotta Kylix signed by Hieron and Attributed to Makron, returned from the Met Museum), 2024
    Man and Woman Reclining on A Couch Brute Lid (after Terracotta Kylix signed by Hieron and Attributed to Makron, returned from the Met Museum), 2024
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Dionysus Bucket (After Dionysus Bell Krater attributed to Python returned from Met Museum), 2023
    Dionysus Bucket (After Dionysus Bell Krater attributed to Python returned from Met Museum), 2023
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Sleeping Potato Head (Crawl Glaze), 2022
    Sleeping Potato Head (Crawl Glaze), 2022
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Small Bucket (White), 2022
    Small Bucket (White), 2022
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Sarpedon Bucket (After Sarpedon Krater returned from Met Museum), 2021
    Sarpedon Bucket (After Sarpedon Krater returned from Met Museum), 2021
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Triangle Crate, 2021
    Triangle Crate, 2021
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Nova Color Bucket, 2019
    Nova Color Bucket, 2019
  • Matthias Merkel Hess, Mini Igloo Playmate Cooler, 2013
    Mini Igloo Playmate Cooler, 2013
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