Leigh Merrill

Leigh Merrill was born in 1978 and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She currently lives and works in Dallas, Texas.

Merrill received her BFA from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM and her MFA from Mills College in Oakland, California. Merrill’s work has been a part of exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad in venues including the Centre de la photographie Genève (Switzerland), Paris Photo (France), the Fries Museum (Netherlands), the Phoenix Art Museum (Arizona, United States), the diRosa Art Preserve (California, United States), and FotoFest (Texas, United States). Merrill’s work has been included in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Afterimage Magazine, and the Dallas Morning News. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the City of Phoenix, the California Institute of Integral Studies and various private collections.

Selected Works

Photo of a bright orange-framed glass door and window with a view of an unfinished interior space with green walls, metal shelving, and electrical wiring.

Window and Wind, 2026.archival pigment print on Hahnemühle watercolor paper.33 x 42 inches (framed size 37 x 46 inches).Edition of 3 + 1 AP

A tree trunk with textured bark, surrounded by leaves and foliage in black and white, with some parts highlighted in orange and light blue.

Burned Pine, Burn Scar, 2025.archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Museum Etching paper

Top piece: 16 x 16 framed to 18 x 18.Bottom piece: 16 x 25 framed to 18 x 27

A storefront with large windows, decorated with orange and pink floral wallpaper. The entrance has glass doors with orange panels on either side. There is an orange drainpipe on the right, and yellow and gray pavement in front.

Window Wallpaper, 2025.archival pigment print on Hahnemühle watercolor paper

34.5 x 43.5 inches,Edition of 3 + 1 AP.

A black and white photograph of a street scene featuring a tall tree with textured bark, illuminated by two street lamps, with a circular concrete border around the tree and a tiled sidewalk in the foreground.

Tree with Lights, 2025.archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Museum Etching paper

16 x 16 inches,Framed size 18 x 18 inches.Edition of 3 + 1 AP