Stuart Wagner, a native of Connecticut, has lived in the
San Francisco Bay Area
for all but
six years since 1964. He served in the Marine Corps after high school
and completed
his undergraduate work at The University of Connecticut and his graduate
studies at
Stanford. His Ph.D. dissertation research took him to Bogotá, Colombia
where he
lived for a year. Stuart taught Latin American history and Chicano
Studies at the
University of Minnesota
for five years. He returned to the Bay Area in 1974 to begin an
electronics business,
which he administered until 1989, when he retired. Stuart became an art
student in
1992. He considers himself primarily a 3 dimensional artist who works
with a wide
variety of materials from steel to digital images.
Artist Statement
If I could
draw, I’d be a cartoonist. Instead, I use more dimensional materials.
Because the components are so critical to the content of my art, I have
developed a broad palette which includes
fiber, steel, ceramics, wood, precious metals, recycled materials and
both conventional and digital photography.
I am essentially a 3-D artist; even my photography
often has a third dimension. I emphasize realism over abstraction and
usually work in life size. I consider myself a "local" artist and
submit work regularly to nearby area exhibitions. I have been honored
with a number of awards at the Marin County Fair, Sebastopol
Center for the Arts, Berkeley's ACCI Gallery and from the Marin Society of Artists.
My art is conceptual in that I construct visual
representations of thoughts, memories and ideas. These, in turn, derive
added meaning from the materials and construction techniques I use. My
work is rarely personal in the sense of being introspective, but it is
subjective, nearly always evincing a strong point of view. In rare fits
of sanctimony, in a quixotic delusion, I point
a spear at
some imagined or real injustice. During those times--when I
realize that I've crossed the line from art to therapy--I hurry back to
satire. Actually, humor and irony underlie the vast majority of my
work. If my art simply makes someone smile--even if they do not go
deeper into the underlying motivation for creating the piece--I feel
that I have accomplished my purpose. As I said, if I could draw I'd be
a cartoonist.
Partial List of Juried Shows
2019
Artelier Gallery, Academy of Art University, San
Francisco, CA, 7th Annual Fleet Week Veterans Art Exhibition
Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA, Points of Departure
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA,
Content Matters
2017
Marin Civic Center Gallery,
San Rafael, CA,
fiber Dimensions at the Marin Civic Center
Community Congregational Church, Tiburon, CA,
EDGE Art Group at the CCC
2016
Marin Society of Artists,
San Rafael, CA,
Outside the Lines
2015
San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, San Francisco, CA,
Quotation Marks
Bank of Marin,
San Rafael, CA,
Artworks Downtown Benefit Exhibition
Falkirk
Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, EDGE on EDGE
Marin Society of Artists,
Ross, CA, Shapes
and Edges
2014
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA Collect!
Napa Valley Library, Napa, CA, Quotation Marks
Marin County Civic Center Galleries, San Rafael, CA,
AWD Associate Artists at the Civic Center
Roseville Downtown Library. Roseville, CA, Quotation Marks
Martha Riley Community Library, Roseville, CA,
Quotation Marks
Assemblage Gallery, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Thinking
Inside the Box:
An Homage to Louise Nevelson
Marin
County Fair, Terra Linda, CA, Fine Arts Exhibit
2013 Herbst Pavilion at the Presidio of San Francisco: fiber
Dimensions: Intersections 6
Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Small Works
Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Midnight in Paris
Mill Valley Library, Mill Valley, CA, Quotation Marks
Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Transitions
Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Drawing
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, National Juried Exhibition
Community Congregational Church, Tiburon, CA,
fiber/Dimensions at the CCC
Works Gallery, San Jose CA, Beyond Gaga
2012
Falkirk
Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA Falkirk's 100
Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Art on the Farm
Chico Art Center Chico, CA, Small World, Small Works
Marin County Fair, Terra
Linda, CA, Fine Arts Exhibit
Bekris Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Hats Stand 4 Hope
Marin Society of Artists,
Ross, CA,
Open Craft and Sculpture Exhibition
ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Consequences
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, Annual Juried Exhibition
University of San Francisco School of Law, Equal Justice Society,
San Francisco, CA, Hunger Pains
2011 Artworks
Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Associate Artists Show
Artworks
Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Small Works
Show
STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Tiny
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, Falkirk's 100
Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Dia de los Muertos: An
Exhibit of Altars
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley,
CA, Can Do
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, Bi-Annual Juried Exhibition
Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA,
COLLECTIVES: Unique Artist Groups of Marin
2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA,
AMERICA
fiber/Dimensions at 500 Howard, San Francisco, CA
Marin County Fair, Terra Linda, CA, Fine Arts Exhibit
fiber/Dimensions at the Bay Model, Sausalito, CA
fiber/Dimensions at the Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, Re: Value
Marin MOCA, Novato, CA, Artfully Reclaimed
University of San Francisco School of Law,
Equal Justice Society, San Francisco, CA,
Fostering Dreams of Equality
Marin Society of Artists,
Ross, CA,
Open Craft and Sculpture Exhibition
Falkirk Cultural
Center, San Rafael, CA, Can Do
2010
Art
Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Small Works
Marin
Arts Council Gallery, San Rafael, CA,
Small Wonders, Large Luxuries
STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Tiny
Presidio Officer's Club Gallery, San Francisco, CA, fiber/Dimensions
Intersections 5: Colors_Concepts_Contours
Zero
Breast Cancer, Mill Valley, CA, Honor The Healer
Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY, The Green Wave
STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Delicious
ACCI
Gallery, Berkeley, CA, Fiber 2010
Art at the Cheese Factory, Petaluma, CA, Journeys
Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Mosaics
University of San Francisco School of Law,
Equal Justice Society, San Francisco, CA,
Yearning to Breathe Free
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, 1 in 100: America
Behind Bars
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STUDIO Gallery,
San Francisco, CA, Mischief
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, National Fine Craft Exhibition
Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA,
Green Dimensions
Marin County Fair, Terra Linda, CA, Fine Arts Exhibit
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA, Alchemy
Falkirk Cultural Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA,
fiber/Dimensions at Falkirk
Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA,
Open Craft and
Sculpture Exhibition |
2008 |
DiRosa Preserve, Napa, CA, Slideslam
Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, Open Craft
and Sculpture Ehibition
Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, EDGE
Smith Ranch Gallery,
San Rafael, CA, fiber/Dimensions at Smith Ranch
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, EDGE Art Group at ACCI Gallery
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2007
2006
2005
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Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA, The Little Show
College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery,
Kentfield, CA,
The Devil You Know. Solo show
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, National Fine Craft
Exhibition
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, Pacific Rim Sculpture Group,
Snooze Button
Marin Art Festival, San Rafael, CA
Artisans Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA, Mechanized Genius
Community Congregational Church, Tiburon, CA, f/D at the CCC
College of Marin, Kentfield, CA, Hybrid
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA,
Recovery: Man over Matter
Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, Open
Sculpture and Crafts
Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA, Bay Area Fine Crafts: Silver &
Gold
Fiber Scene Online exhibit,
www.fiberscene.com.
Independent Flags
Atrium Gallery, San Francisco, CA,
Pacific Rim Sculpture Group:
Objects of Engagement
Herbst International Exhibition Hall at the Presidio of San Francisco:
fiber/Dimensions: Intersections III
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA,
Remake/Remodel: Rebound. Studies in Transformation
Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, fiber/Dimensions at the Pence
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol,
CA, Explorations in Art & Language
Mill Valley Public Library, Mill Valley, CA, Art for the Fun of It
Solo show
Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA,
Cornucopia
Democracy for America, Sausalito, CA, The Art of Politics
Belvedere-Tiburon Library, Tiburon, CA,
knowlEDGE
Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA Small Works
Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, Open Sculpture and Crafts
Marin County Fair, Terra Linda, CA, Fine Arts Exhibit
Sausalito Arts Commission, Sausalito, CA, Ro Sham Bo-Rock--Paper
Scissors
600 Townsend, San Francisco, CA, Pacific Rim Sculpture Group,
Strange Days
San Francisco Bay Model Gallery, Sausalito, CA, Fiber Dimensions
at the Bay Model
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, Falkirk 2005
Annual Juried Exhibition of Marin Artists |
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2004 |
Sanchez
Art Center, Pacifica, CA: fiber/Dimensions at
Pacifica
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA: Bags
& Baggage
Herbst International Exhibition Hall at the Presidio of
San Francisco: fiber/Dimensions: Intersections II
Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA: Third Dimension
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2003 |
Artisans
Gallery, Mill Valley: Artisans 2003 National Juried
Exhibition
Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley: The Fine Art of Craft
College of Marin, Kentfield: Student Art Show
Marin Society of Artists, Ross: Open
Sculpture & Crafts
ten78 Gallery, Chico, CA: Naked
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2002 |
Sight &
Insight Gallery, Mill Valley, CA: Phoenix Rising
The Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz: Refuse/Reuse/Redux
College of Marin, Kentfield: Student Art Show
Herbst Pavilion at the Presidio of San Francisco: fiber
Dimensions: Intersections
Marin Society of Artists, Ross: Open
Sculpture & Crafts
Downtown Art Works, San Rafael: The Fine Art of
Craft
Sight & Insight Gallery, Mill Valley: The Rhythm of
Change: Artists Responding to an Evolving World
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2001 |
Turtle Bay Museum of
Art & History, Redding: Transforming Trash: Bay Area
Fiber Art
MeSH Gallery, Sebastopol, CA: Trash: Art from
Recycled Materials
Marin Arts Council, San Rafael: Encore Recycling
Show, Marin Country Civic Center
Marin Society of Artists, Ross: Open Sculpture &
Crafts
College of Marin, Kentfield: Student Art Show
Marin County Fair, Terra Linda: Fine Arts Exhibit
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol: A Fine
Hand
Belevedere-Tiburon Library, Tiburon: Fiber at the
Library
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2000 |
Marin
Society of Artists, Ross: Open Sculpture & Crafts
Marin Technology Center, Fiber Dimensions at The
Marin Technology Center, San Rafael CA |
1999 |
Downtown
Art Center, San Rafael: Fiber as Art
Marin Arts Council, Larkspur: Stretching the
Boundaries
Marin Society of Artists, Ross: Open Sculpture & Crafts
Marin County Fair, Terra Linda: San Rafael: Fine
Arts Exhibit
Bolinas Museum, Bolinas: Fiber Art
College of Marin, Kentfield: Fiber Dimensions
10th
Anniversary Show
Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley: Book Makers: West
Coast
Marin Arts Council, Corte Madera: Member’s Exhibition
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1998 |
Marin
Society of Artists, Open Sculpture & Crafts
Marin County Fair, Terra Linda: Fine Arts Exhibit
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol: Food,
Glorious Food
Marin Arts Council Member’s Exhibition |
1997
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Marin
County Fair, Terra Linda: Fine Arts Exhibit
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol: Movers
& Shakers
Marin Arts Council Experimental Media: Fiber
Sculpture
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1996 |
College
of Marin, Kentfield: , Student Art Show
Marin County Fair, Terra Linda: Fine Arts Exhibit
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1995 |
College
of Marin, Kentfield: , Student Art Show
Marin Society of Artists, Open Sculpture &
Crafts
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Art in Public Places
College of Marin,
Kentfield, CA, Fine Arts Building, Puzzle Totem
Publications
Richmond Art Center Catalog, Body as Agent: Changing Fashion Art
(2015)
Documentary film short, "Mondays at Racine"
(2012)
Marin Independent Journal,
Lifestyles,
September 27, 2012
San Francisco Examiner, October 28, 2012
Marin
Independent Journal,
Lifestyles, June 16, 2011
Ross Valley Reporter,
June 8-June 14, 2011
The
Jewish Forward,
April 21, 2011
Pacific Sun,
January 28 - February 3, 2011
Point
Reyes Light,
April 8, 2010
West Marin Citizen,
April 1, 2010
www.Jweekly.com, January 7, 2010
Pacific Sun. October 31-November 6, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook. November 2. 2008
Fort Mason Center Monthly, October, 2008
Marin Independent Journal, Lifestyles, October 4, 2008
Benicia Herald, April 8, 2008
Inside Benicia, March 2008
Times Herald (Solano County, CA), March 21, 2008
Listen & Be Heard Weekly,
March 12-19, 2008
Pacific
Sun, September 7, 2007
The California Aggie Online, March 14, 2006
Surface Design Journal, Spring 2005
www.edgeartgroup.com
(site designer)
Marin Independent Journal, October 28, 2004
Pacific Sun, December 29, 2004
Artweek, October 2004
San Rafael Focus Magazine, Fall 2004
Surface Design Journal, Winter 2002
The Echo Times (College of Marin), May 7, 2001
The Echo Times (College of Marin), October 16, 2000
Ross Valley Reporter, October 13-19, 1999
Gallery Representation
Various & Sundries, San Anselmo, CA
Virginia Breier, San Francisco, CA
Arts Memberships & Service
Advisor, San Quentin
News and sanquentinnews.com
Juror, Marin Society of Artists, Open Craft and Sculpture
Exhibit, 2016
Artist Member,
Berkeley Art Center
Associate Artist,
Artworks Downtown, San
Rafael, CA
Marin Arts Council
Plexus Art Group
Judge, Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, 2006
American Craft Council
fiber/Dimensions
Edge Art Group
Pacific Rim Sculpture Group
Board of Directors Artisan Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1994-1998
Web Sites
www.stuartwagner.com
www.fiberdimensions.com
www.plexusartgroup.com
www.edgeartgroup.com
www.pacificrimsculptors.org
www.landfillart.org
www.fiberscene.com
www.artslant.com
www.turtlebay.org/exhibitions/transforming_trash_exhibition/index.html
www.sanchezartcenter.org/ARCHIVES/2004_FiberArts.html
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk |
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