Elise Wagner is an abstract painter and printmaker b. 1966, Jersey City, NJ.
A 2015-16 Pollock Krasner Award Recipient in addition to numerous regional awards from the Ford Family Foundation, Oregon Arts Commission and an Artist Resiliance Award from the Regional Arts & Culture Council, Elise is represented by galleries in Washington D.C., Palm Springs, Astoria, Oregon and Seattle.

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Over the years I developed an affinity for irons of all kinds, antique irons, small irons, big steam irons but there’s one very special travel iron that started it all.

Read the curriculum vitae including education, exhibitions, awards, collectors, notable teaching events, community activities, media and interviews.

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Watch videos about encaustic painting, encaustic collagraph printmaking, studio practice, musings and meditations on life as a working artist in Portland, Oregon.