Allison Merz was born in Minnesota and moved to New York City to pursue a career in painting. She creates fairy tale narratives with collage, digital editing and perceptual painting techniques.

Allison is a member of the New York-based artist collective "ConArtist":http://conartistnyc.com. She had her first solo show, "Love in Virgo" at ConArtist. She continues to show her work there and has exhibited at "Flux Factory":http://www.fluxfactory.org/.