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b. Jersey City, New Jersey, 1966
EDUCATION
B.A. Portland State University, Portland, OR
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 “Quantum Singularities” Chase Young Gallery, Boston, MA
2011 “A Decade in Painting” Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes University, Wiles-Barre, PA
2010 Recent Work, Hallway Gallery, Bellevue, WA
2010 Solar Flare", Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2010 “50 Gestures”, Aberson Exhibits, Tulsa, OK
2009 “Celestial Cartographies”, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2008 New Paintings, Hallway Gallery, Bellevue, WA
2008 “Particle Maps”, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 “Loss and Flow, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 New Encaustic Paintings, The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
2001 “Residual Narratives”, The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 “Remote References,” Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1998 Works on Paper, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1997 “Degenerate Era”, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 “22” Butters Anniversary Group Show, Portland, OR
2010 “Little Gems” Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2009 “Summer Group Show” Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2009 Butters 21st Anniversary Group Show, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2008 Director’s Choice, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2008 Red Dot Fair, Miami Beach, FLA
2008 Sitka Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
2008 Butters Gallery 20th Anniversary Group Show, Portland, OR
2008 Cross Section ’08, Portland State University Art Alumni Exhibition, Portland, OR
2008 In Focus: Butters Gallery Artists, SAM Gallery Art Sales & Rental, Seattle, WA
2008 Pacific Northwest Art Annual, University of Oregon Cultural Forum, Eugene, OR
2008 Red Dot Fair, New York, NY
2007 Red Dot Fair, Miami, FL
2007 New Work, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 Red Dot Fair, Park South Hotel, New York, NY
2007 Winter Group Show, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 The Shape of Things, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Aesthetic / Analytics SAM Gallery Rental and Sales, Seattle, WA
2006 Portland Open Studios, Portland, OR
2006 This Bountiful Place Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR
2006 Affordable Art Fair, Metropolitan Center, New York, NY
2005 Butters Brand Abstraction Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2004 Gesturing Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2004 Art About Agriculture Statewide Tour, OSU, Corvallis, OR (1996, 1998, 2000)
2004 Introductions Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 Rouge Art Gallery, Medford, OR
2004 Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, OR
2004 The Dallas Arts Center, Dalles, OR
2003 Encaustic Works “03 Biennial, Marist College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2003 The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
2003 HIgh and Low Art Auction Exhibition FPA Gallery, Portland State University, OR
2002 The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
2002 White Linen Night Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2002 The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
2002 Beaverton Arts Commision Annual Exhibition, Beaverton, OR
2001 October Show 333 Studios, Portland, OR
2001 Unearthed: Contemporary Landscape Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
2001 15 Anniversary Group Show The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
2000 Callback Portland State University Alumni Exhibition, Portland, OR
2000 San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2000 PDX to Quartersaw: 16th Anniversary Show Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
2000 Open Walls Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
1999 Art Sale Condon, OR
1999 Carrying On Alumni Exhibition, Portland State University, Portland, OR
1999 October Show 333 Studios, Portland, OR (1997, 1998)
1997 The Birds Mark Whoolley Gallery, Portland, OR
1997 All Woman Show Metropolis Contemporary Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
1997 Private Kingdoms Metropolis Contemporary Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
1997 Objects of Distinction 333 Studios, Portland, OR
1997 The Garden Show PICA, Portland, OR
1996 Betty Febes Memorial Gallery, Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, OR
1996 Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR
1996 Springfield Museum, Springfield, OR
1996 Gallery at Stevenson Union, Southern Oregon State College, Ashland, OR
1996 State Capitol Rotunda, Salem, OR
1996 Coos Museum, Coos Bay, OR
1996 Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1995 AIA Gallery, Portland, OR
1995 Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR
1993 Palace Gallery, Portland, OR
PUBLICATIONS
2011 Sordoni Art Gallery Exhibition Catalogue, Elise Wagner: A Decade in Painting, Wilkes Barre
2010 Speer, Richard, Review, Art Ltd., Los Angeles, CA
2010 Rankin, Lissa Encaustic Art: Creating Fine Art With Wax, Random House, New York, NY
2009 Portraits of Portland Magazine Feature, Portland, OR
2008 American Art Collector, Alcove Books, Berkeley, CA
2008 Studio Visit Magazine, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA
2008 Libby, Brian “Cosmic Creativity”, The Oregonian A&E, Portland, OR
2008 Walker, Stephanie, “Particle Maps” Exhibition Catalogue, Blurb Publishing
2007 Speer, Richard, Willamette Week, Portland, OR
2006 “This Bountiful Place”, Art About Agriculture: The Permanent Collection, OHS Press
2005 Anderson, Jennifer, Portland Tribune, Artist Finds Kindred Spirits and Inspiration in NoPo
2005 Speer, Richard, Willamette Week, Portland, OR
2003 Smart, Paul, “Encaustic Comments,” Ulster Publishing Almanac, November
2003 Row, D.K., “Creating Cosmic Images of Post 9/11 Hope”, The Oregonian
2001 Boas, Pat, “Elise Wagner at Laura Russo Gallery,” Artweek, July/August
2001 Rumler, John, “Alum Notes,” PSU Magazine, Spring
2001 “Portland Tour,” Portland Tribune, May
2001 Hicks, Bob, “Mel Katz and Elise Wagner at Laura Russo Gallery,” The Oregonian, April
1999 Row, D.K., “Art Trek: The Next Generation,” The Oregonian
1998 Gragg, Randy, “The Degenerate Era,” The Oregonian
1998 Gragg, Randy,“333 Artist’s Future Hope Award,” The Oregonian
1998 Row, D.K., “All in the Name of Progress,” The Oregonian
1997 Gragg, Randy, “Life on Easel Street, 333 October Show,” The Oregonian
1997 February Cover Feature, Oregon Focus Magazine, Oregon Public Broadcasting
1996 Alumni Magazine, Portland State University
1993 The Daily Vanguard, Portland State University
AWARDS
2011 Nominee, Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, Portland Art Museum
2010 Oregon Arts Commission, Career Opportunity Grant
2008 Oregon Arts Commission 1% For Art Acquisition Recipient, Portland State University, OR
2008 Best in Show, Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Oregon Cultural Trust, Eugene, OR
2006 University Honda Award, Art About Agriculture, OSU, Corvallis, OR
2004 Sue Lynn Thomas Juror’s Honor Award, Art About Agriculture, OSU, Corvallis, OR
2003 Finalist, Regional Arts & Culture Council Public Art Commission, Portland, OR
2001 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT
2001 Regional Arts & Culture Council Technical Assistance Grant, Portland, OR
1998 Press Award, “Art About Agriculture,” Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1996 Purchase Award, “Art About Agriculture,” Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1994 Lucille Welch Memorial Scholarship, Portland State University, Portland, OR
1993 Richard Muller Memorial Scholarship, Portland, State University, Portland, OR
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Saks Fifth Avenue National Collection
Bullivant Houser, Bailey PC, Portland, OR
Regional Arts and Culture Council Portables Collection, Portland, OR
Ater Wynne LLP, Portland, OR
City Center Parking, Portland, OR
Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Corvallis, OR
Saks Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR
Boly Welch, Portland, OR
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