PAINTINGS STUDIO STATEMENT EXHIBITIONS RESUME ENCAUSTIC CONTACT WORKSHOPS PRESS
Born: 1966, Jersey City, New Jersey
EDUCATION
1995 B.S., Painting Portland State University, Portland, OR
AWARDS
2008 Oregon Arts Commission, Percent for Art Project, PSU Smith Center, Portland, 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
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008 "Particle Maps", Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 New Paintings, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
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
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 20th Anniversary Show, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2008 Summer Group Show, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
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 Beach, FL
2007 Winter Group Show, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 Small Works, Hallway Gallery, Bellevue, WA
2007 Printmaking Currents, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2007 19th Anniversary Show, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Affordable Art Fair, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
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 Aesthetics/Analytics, SAM Gallery Rental & 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
2004 “Introductions”, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 Rogue Art Gallery, Medford, OR
2004 Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, OR
2004 The Dalles Arts Center, The 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 “White Linen Night,” Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2002 The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
2002 Beaverton Arts Commission Annual Exhibition, Beaverton, OR
2001 “October Show,” 333 Studios, Portland, OR
2001 “Unearthed: Contemporary Landscape,” Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
2001 “15th 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
1999 “Art Slate,” Condon, OR
1999 “Carrying On,” Alumni Exhibition, Portland State University, Portland, OR
1999 “October Show,” 333 Studios, Portland, OR
1998 "October Show," 333 Studios, Portland, OR
1997 “The Birds,” Mark Whoolley Gallery, Portland, OR
1997 “The Garden Show”, PICA, Portland, OR
COLLECTIONS
Portland State University Permanent Collection
University of Oregon Permanent Collection
LPL Financial Services
Kodiak Venture Partners
Bullivant, Houser, Bailey PC
Regional Arts and Culture Council Portables Collection
Ater Wynne LLP
City Center Parking
Oregon State University Permanent Collection
Saks Fifth Avenue National Collection
Boly Welch
REVIEWS and PUBLICATIONS
2008 American Art Collector, Alcove Books, Berkeley, CA
2008 Studio Visit Magazine, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA
2008 Libby, Brian "Cosmic Creativity", The Oregonian, Portland, OR
2008 Walker, Stephanie "Particle Maps" Exhibition Catalogue, Blurb Publishing
2007 Speer, Richard "Flying Below the Radar", 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 Wilton, Beth Elaine, “Lucid Dreaming/Slow food for the Eyes,” Chronogram, Poughkeepsie, NY
2003 Cassai, Mary, Marist Exhibit Validates Encaustic Process,” Daily Freeman, New Paltz, NY
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 “Visual Arts Review,” Anodyne Magazine
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
RELATED ACTIVITIES
2008 Instructor, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
2008 Art for Life Auction,Cascade Aids Project, Portland, OR
2007 Instructor, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR
2007 Major Motion Picture Prop Placement "Bachelor Number Two", filmed in Boston, MA
2007 Art for Life Auction, Cascade Aids Project, Portland, OR
2006 Juror, “Implulse: A Contemporary Look at Passions, Whims & Wishes, Portland Art Center
2006 ArtStar Radio, Featured Guest Interview, KPSU, Portland, OR
2006 Art for Life Auction, Cascade Aids Project, Portland, OR
2005 Curator, 333 October Show, Portland, OR
2005 PULSE Auction, Children’s Heart Foundation, Oregon Chapter Portland, OR
2005 Prints for Northwest Print Council , Portland, OR
2005 Art for Life Auction, Cascade Aids Project, Portland, OR
2004 High and Low Art Auction Dept. of Art, Portland State University, Portland, OR
2003 Prints for PICA, Portland, OR
2003 MLC, Portfolio Presentation Panelist Portland, OR
2002 Regional Arts and Culture Council Review Panelist, Portland, OR
2002 Oregon Arts Commission Public Art Selection Committee, Portland, OR
2002 Guest Lecturer, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR
2002 Art for Life Auction, Cascade Aids Project, Portland, OR
2002 Guest Instructor, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2001 Guest Lecturer, Portland Community College, Portland, OR
2001 Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Oregon Art Beat” Artist Segment Portland, OR