David is a U.S. diplomat who has served in Guadalajara, Mexico; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Cairo, Egypt; and Washington D.C. His works, which are unrelated to his job, are made from Lego® Brand bricks and reflect the potential for individual and collective progress. Inquires and commission at merrellde@gmail.com.
Activity
- Juried Art Shows
- President’s Art Show, The George S. & Delores Eccles Gallery, Remembering Rose, November 9 2023 – November 27, 2023, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 37th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, The Path of Abish, October 18, 2023 – January 10, 202,4 Springville, Utah
- Street Life Reimagined, Falls Church Arts Gallery, July 1, 2023 – August 13, 2023, Falls Church, Virginia
- 36th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Woman at the Well: Many More Believed, October 12, 2022 – January 11, 2023, Springville, Utah
- Bits & Pieces, Falls Church Arts Gallery, November 19, 2022 – January 8, 2023, Falls Church, Virginia
- Connected
- Cirque
- Scapes, Falls Church Arts Gallery, Water Scape, October 8 – November 13, 2022, Falls Church Virginia
- 11th International Art Competition, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church History Museum, Meditations on Glory, March 14 – October 7, 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Non-Juried Art Shows
- 2023 All Member Show, Falls Church Arts Gallery, Serpents, May 27 – June 25, 2023, Falls Church Virginia
- 13th Annual March 150, Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory, March 11 – April 8, Arlington, Virginia
- Solo show, Cairo Calligraphy, Tazemmurt Siwa Oasis in Darb 1718, Cairo, Egypt, May 28-June 25, 2022
- Permanent Displays
- Foreign Service Institute, Forty-Four Percent, Arlington, Virginia, October2023
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 26, 2022
- U.S. Embassy, Cairo, June 2022
- Danish Embassy, Cairo, June 2022
- Jewish Community o Cairo, June 2022
- Sunnyvale Community Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 4, 2022
- Creations for Charity Implementer
- Refugees at the Dar al-Hijra Mosque in Falls Church, Virginia, December 2022
- South Sudanese refugees in Cairo, Egypt, December 2021
- South Sudanese refugees in Cairo, Egypt, December 2020
- South Sudanese refugees in Cairo, Egypt, December 2019
- South Sudanese refugees in Cairo, Egypt, December 2018
- Orphans in Amman, Jordan, December 2017
- Awards
- Merit Award, 11th International Art Competition, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Meditations on Glory, on display at the Church History Museum March 14, 2019 – October 7, 2019
- Best Mosaic, BrickSlopes, June 2018
- Guinness World Record, Largest LEGO® brick word, June 7, 2018