Olivia Loomis Merrion

Before Prison

Olivia Loomis Merrion, Emily Harger

A story of a mother, a daughter, and the Oklahoma prison system.

Quilt Fever

Olivia Loomis Merrion

Bobbe Green, Irene Reising

Welcome to “The Academy Awards of quilting”, a weeklong spectacle in which quilters from all over the world gather in Paducah, Kentucky every year for its huge quilt competition.

Fly by Night

Olivia Loomis Merrion, Joanne Leonhardt

Duke Riley

FLY BY NIGHT follows artist Duke Riley as he embarks on his biggest project to date -- training thousands of pigeons outfitted with tiny LEDs to twirl, swoop, and glide over the East River at dusk from a decommissioned naval vessel in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Commissioned by the public arts nonprofit Creative Time, the visually mesmerizing project received acclaim from the art world and the thousands of New Yorkers who witnessed the performances during the spring of 2016. The Village Voice awarded Riley a lifetime achievement award for "elevating the prestige of pigeons in the public consciousness." This piece follows Riley's process from conception to final performance, and ultimately like the project itself, examines urban humanity's relationship to the natural world.

Grieving in a Fishbowl

Olivia Loomis Merrion

How do you survive being the survivor of a mass shooting?