Exhibitions, Events & Collections
| 2021 | Online Instagram gallery, 365 days of masks and haiku. Search: weavingalife #365zatihealingmasks |
| Continuation of Story Tree exhibition, Blue Hill Public Library, Howard Room through March 2021 | |
| 2020 | The Story Tree, show of masks at Blue Hill Public Library Howard Room October-December 2020 |
| The Unbroken Thread, show of masks with Susanne Grosjean's rugs, Britton Gallery, November 2020 | |
| The Unbroken Thread, Camden Library group lecture, February 2020 | |
| 2019 | Group Exhibition on "Water," Gallery Within, Reversing Falls Sanctuary, April 2019 |
| 2018 | Voices from the Earth, exhibit of 30 handwoven Zati masks, United Farmers Market Gallery, Belfast Maine, June & July, 2018 |
| Art teacher Training, Mt. Desert Island High School, April 2018 (See Testimonials at Weaving a Life) | |
| 2017 | EarthLoom Event, Common Ground Country Fair, Unity, Maine, September 2017 |
| EarthLoom Event, Fiber College, Searsport, Maine, September 2017 | |
| Primitive Spinning & Weaving, Puckerbrush Primitive Gathering, Columbia, Maine, July 2017 | |
| Fiber Frolic, Windsor, Maine, June 2017 | |
| Crafted Cloth, Leverett Arts Center, Leverett, MA, June 2017 | |
| 2016 | Icons, Gallery Within, Reversing Falls Sanctuary, Brooksville, Maine, August 2016 |
| Deer Isle Arts Association Member Show, July 2016 | |
| Masks: A Personal Mythology, Wilson Museum, Castine, Maine June 2016 | |
| Riverview Gallery, Ellsworth Public Library, Ellsworth, Maine May 2016 | |
| Gallery 142, Ellsworth, Maine, Feb-March 2016 | |
| 2015 | Axiom Concert Companion Exhibition, Congregational Church March 2015 |
| Gallery Within, Reversing Falls Sanctuary, Brooksville, Maine February 2015 | |
| 2014 | Blue Hill Coop Gallery, Blue Hill, Maine June 2014 |
| Solo Exhibition, White Gallery, Husson University, Bangor, Maine May 2014 | |
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Icon Triptych, Madonna and Child |
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| 2013 | Artist In Residence, Carriage House Gallery, Saori Weaver SRQ, Towles Court Artist Colony, Sarasota, Florida. November and December, 2013 |
| EarthLoom and Masks, Hutton Gallery, Deer Isle, Maine. July 2013 | |
| 2012 | Interview, Celebrant Foundation, interview with Susan Barrett Merrill. November 2012 |
| Interview, UMission, interview with Susan Barrett Merrill. November 2012 | |
| Wednesday Spinners Group Exhibit, masks exhibited at Blue Hill Library, Blue Hill, Maine. November 2012 | |
| Ovarian Cancer Retreat, EarthLoom weaving project, Camp Kieve, Nobleboro, Maine. October 2012 | |
| Instructor, Fiber College, Searsport, Maine. September 2012 | |
| Celebrating Ashley Bryan, EarthLoom Weaving and celebration of popular children's author's birthday and school re-dedication, Ashley Bryan School, Islesford, Maine. July 2012 | |
| Weaving Friendship, week-long EarthLoom weaving project, Blue Hill Library, Blue Hill, Maine. July 2012 | |
| Weaving a Life, presentation at Washington-Hancock Community Agency, Ellsworth, Maine. June 2012 | |
| EarthLoom Weaving Event, Farm Day, Common Ground Fair, Unity, Maine. June 2012 | |
| Earth, Spirit and Nature, Alcyon Center, Seal Cove, Maine. May 2012 | |
| Fiber!, Mask Exhibition, The Fiber Gallery, Los Angeles, California. April 2012 | |
| Mask Exhibit and Belt of Power, Reversing Falls Sanctuary Women's Group, Brooksville, Maine. March 2012 | |
| 2011 | Instructor, Fiber College, Searsport, Maine. September 2011 |
| Mask Exhibition, Gallery One-Eleven, Wiscasset, Maine July-August, 2011 | |
| Three In June, group exhibition with Emi Ito and Catherine Cobey, Maine Fiber Arts Gallery, Topsham, Maine. June, 2011 | |
| Weaving the Living World: Exploring Spirit in Nature, Alcyon Center, Seal Cove Maine. May 2011 | |
| Weaving Retreat, Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean. Jan-March 2011 | |
| 2010 | Leader, Weaving an Emerging Community, three-day contemplative spiritual retreat at Alcyon Center, Seal Cove, Maine. June, 2010 |
| Weaving and Spirituality, five-month class at Healing Soup Retreat, Rockland, Maine. May-September, 2010 | |
| Weaving Sculptural Masks, Halcyon Yarn, Bath, Maine, April 2010 | |
| EarthLoom Project, Friendship Weaving for Island Schools, on Islesford to build connections between island children. May 2010 | |
| Instructor, Fiber College, Searsport, Maine. September 2010 | |
| Traditional Arts Master, Maine Arts Commission, provided 1-year apprenticeship training for a student in traditional weaving techniques, Jan-Dec 2010 | |
| Fiber Arts at the Library, Bangor Public Library, Bangor, Maine Feb 20, 2010 | |
| 2009 | Elliot Gallery Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation, Devonshire, Bermuda. Artist in Residence, Bermuda Fibre Festival Two-week fiber residency at Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation, Devonshire, Bermuda, teaching children and adults, with continuous exhibitions. November 11-21, 2009 |
| Lord Hall Gallery University of Maine, Orono August 9-September 20, 2009 |
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| Idyillium Bar Harbor, Maine July-October, 2009 |
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| 2008 | Zati Masks Orange Park Gallery, Tampa, Florida June 20-July 31, 2008 |
| Zati Mask Exhibit Friend Memorial Library, Brooklin, Maine January 2-30, 2008 |
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Susan Barrett Merrill in the early stages of weaving a Zati Mask. |
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| 2007 | --Singing Into the Wind Zati mask sculpture acquired by Fiber Biennale, Chieri, Italy, for permanent collection November, 2007 |
| New York Sheep and Wool Festival October 17-22, 2007 |
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| New England Weavers Seminar Smith College, Northampton, MA July 19-22, 2007 |
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| Fiber Art of the Peninsula, Friend Memorial Library, Brooklin, Maine January 2007 |
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| 2006 | Earth Loom Installation, Troy Howard Middle School, Belfast, Maine, October 2006 |
| 2005 | Zati Masks,Penobscot Elementary School, Penobscot, Maine January 2005 |
| Zati Masks, Directions, Maine Craft, Falmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine August 2005 |
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| Zati Masks, Directions, Maine Craft, Maine State Museum, Augusta, Maine Nov 11-13 2005 |
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| Zati Masks, Directions, Maine Craft, Bar Harbor, Maine August 2005 |
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| 2004 | Un/Coverings, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine September 2004-March 2005 |
| Zati Masks, Muir Gallery, Bath, Maine October 2004 |
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| 2002 | Terza Biennale Internazionale Di Fiber Art Chieri, Italy, May - Sept 2002 (mask in gallery) |
| 2001 | Characters in Hand, Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine USA Nov 2001- Feb 2002 (photo above) |
| Fabric & Fiber 2001, The Civic Center, juried exhibition, Portland, Maine USA May 2001 |
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| In Living Color, The Clown Gallery, Portland, Maine USA April 2001 |
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Angel of the Sea, private collection |
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| 2000 | Winter's Work, Frankie's Gallery, Ellsworth, Maine USA March 2000 |
| 1999 | Work of the Hand, Maine Coast Artists, Rockport, Maine October 1999 Directions: Maine Craft Guild, Mount Desert Island, Maine August 1999 Island Artisans Gallery, Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor, Maine, May-Dec 1999 The Art of Fiber, The Gallery at 357 Main, Rockland, Maine May 1999 Fabric & Fiber ‘99, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine April-May 1999 |
| 1998 | Masks – Union of Maine Visual Artists invitational, Ellsworth and Bangor, Maine Public Libraries October 1998 About Face, Wenham Art Museum, Wenham, Massachusetts Sept-Oct 1998 |
