Born in Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A. June 8,1934 Studied at the Fleisher Art Memorial from 1952 lo 1956 She has had 30 individual shows. To mention a few:

• Balance Gallery, México City-Mexican-North American
• Institute of Cultural Relations México City- Cemarc Institute.
• México City - Morandi Gallery.
• México City - Orbe Gallery, Cancun Quintana Roo.
• Merkup Gallery, México City. Sintex Laboratories.
• Mexico City - Asturian Center.
• México City - lzauro Martinez Theater,.
• INBA Torreón, Coahuila. Los Vitrales Gallery IMSS.
• Mexico City - Pinacoteca of the State of Tlaxcala, Mexico.
• Cultural Center of San Angel, Mexico City.
• Lopez e Isaza Gallery of Art Acapulco, Mexico.
• Show of Hands Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.
• University of the State of Mexico, Toluca, Mexico.

Merle has had more than 200 collective shows. For example:

• Petróleos Mexicanos- Summa Artist Gallery.
• The Museum of Del Carmen.
• Contemporary University Art Museum (MUCA).
• Bachillerato College, Bellas Artes, Toluca, Mexico
• Third Painting Bi-annual at the National Institute of Science and Nutrition, Mexico City.
• Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City.
• Leopoldo Flores Museum, Toluca, Mexico.
• Poliforum Museum, Mexico City.

Internationally for example:

• Expo COMAV "México Imagination" in Japan.
• House of Art in Bmo Checoslovaquia-Swedish Cultural Center in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.
• International Naïf Arte Expo in Guiglia, Italy.
• International Naïf Art Expo in Museum D'-Art Naïf Yvonne-M Daigle in Quebec, Canada.
• Mexican Embassy in Panama City Panama.
• First Bi-annual Naïf Art Castelvetro, Italy.

In the United States:

• Art expo in New York and Los Angeles.
• Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, New Jersey.
• Miniature art show in Clearwater, Florida.
• Miniature Art Show, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• Rittenhouse Fine Art Show, Philadelphia, Pa.

She has obtained the following awards:

• Second Prize in Drawing, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, Pa. USA
• Second Prize in Acrylic, Chestnut Hill, Pa USA
• First Prize in Acrylic, Art Association of Harrisburg, Pa. USA
• Award of Merit El Dorado Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
• Award of the Advertising Symbol of the 5th Naïf Art Show in Guiglia, Italy.

Merle's work has been published in various magazines books and calendars. For example:

• "Mexican Art of Ingenuousness" by Hugo Covantes.
• The Colors of Thought from Border to Border" (MUCA).
• "Travelers Guide to México".
• The Cover of the Magazine "The Israel Medical Association Journal".
• A Calendar for Degussa Laboratories.
• A Calendar for BASF Laboratories.
• In several calendars for “Our Small Brothers” orphanage.
• Christmas Cards for Editorial México.
• Christmas Cards for "Our Small Brothers" orphanage .
• Christmas Card for the Coral Beach Hotel. Cancun, Quintana Roo, México.

Her work is found in the collections of the following Museums.

• "Le musée D'Art Naïf International Yvonne M.Daigle" Quebec, Canada.
• "The Contemporary University Art Museum" (MUCA) of México City.
• "The International Naïf Art Museum" in Guiglia, ItaIy.

Folklore, tradition and regional dress of the Mexican countryside is the very essence and importance of merle's work.