Merritt Hill

(209) 857-2098

merritt.pam.hill@gmail.com

merrittpamela.com


Education

University of California, Davis - B.A. Art Studio, Cinema and Digital Media

Awards

2025- Award of Merit, California State Fair Inaugural Film Festival, Sacramento, CA

2024- Manetti Shrem International Residency Scholarship at the Royal Drawing School, London, UK

2024- Dumfries House Artist Residency, Cumnock, Scotland 

2024- Freemon Gadberry Award in Art, UC Davis

2024- Davis Filmmaking Society Film Fest, Best Animation, Davis, CA

2023– Anim8 Student Film Festival, Merit Award, online screening

2023- Davis Filmmaking Society Film Fest, Best Sound, Davis, CA

2023– Student World Impact Film Festival, Quarter Finalist, online screening

2022– DFS Film Fest, Best Picture, Davis, CA

2022– Film Fest at UC Davis, Best Original Soundtrack, Davis, CA

2021– Film Fest at UC Davis, Best Animation, Davis, CA

2021– Film Fest at UC Davis, Student Team Award, Davis, CA

Publications

2024- Suboart Magazine, March Issue

Selected Exhibitions

2025- Paper Works, Carnegie Arts Center Foundation, Turlock, CA

2024- Body // Self, Grad/Undergrad Group Show, The Basement Gallery Davis, CA

2023– Me, You, Us, The Basement Gallery, Davis, CA

Related Experience

UC Davis Art Studio Print-lab - Lab Monitor

September 2021- June 2024

Aggiemation Eggheads Animation Club,  Davis, CA - Co-President, Board Member

Co-President August 2023- July 2024

Vice President July 2022- July 2023 

Founding Member/ Financial Officer June 2020 - June 2022

Finding Founders- Audio Editor

December 2022- June 2024