Merrill Wagner
1935
born in Tacoma, Washington
1957
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, B.A.
1959 – 63
Art Students League
SELECTED AWARDS
2006
Academy Award in Art, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Andrew Carnegie Prize, National Academy of Design
2002
Hassam Purchase Award, American Academy of Arts & Letters
1992
Northwest Design Award
1991
Certificate of Excellence, AIGA Book Show 1990
1989
National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Grant
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (selection)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA
Chase Manhattan Bank, NYC
Coopers and Lybrand, Boston, MA
Gemeente Museum, The Hague, Holland
Richard Gluckman, Architects, NYC
Goldman Sachs Company, NYC
Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
Long Island University, Brookville, NY
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Nicolaysen Museum of Art, Casper, WY
Project Studios One, The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Long Island City, NY Charles Schwab Company, San Francisco, CA
Sears Merchandising, Chicago, IL
Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA
Seattle First National Bank, Seattle, WA
Smith College, Northampton, MA
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
University Museum at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
Weatherspoon Art Gallery at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Merrill Wagner, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Berlin
Merill Wagner, David Zwirner, New York, USA
2021
Merrill Wagner, Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
2020
Merrill Wagner, Taro Nasu, Tokyo, Japan
2019
Merrill Wagner: Landscapes of Colour/Landschaften der Farbe, Große Kunstschau, Worpswede, Germany
Merrill Wagner: Works from the 80s, Zürcher Gallery, New York, USA
2018
Frieze NY, Zürcher Gallery, New York, USA
Amidst Chance and Order, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf
2017
Works from the 70’s, Zürcher Gallery, New York, USA
Small Works, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, PA, USA
2016
New York Studio School, New York, USA
2013
John Davis Gallery, Hudson, New York, USA
Stone and Steel, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Berlin
2012
Red Yellow Blue, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Recycle: Flowers and Fields, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
2011
Northern Columbia Community and Cultural Center, Benton, USA
2010
Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Paintings, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
2009
Flowers, Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
2008
Thoughts of Color and Form, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Lesley Heller Gallery, New York, USA
Patty Look Lewis Gallery, Santa Barbara, USA
2007
Peach Sky Paintings, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
Looking at the Land, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA
Flowers, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
2006
Looking at the Land, William Paterson College, Wayne, USA
Renate Bender, Munich, Germany
William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
2005
Paintings, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
New Paintings, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
New Arts Program, Kutztown, USA
2004
New Works, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Sandpiper Gallery, Tacoma, USA
2003
Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, USA
2002
Stark Gallery, New York, USA
Art Resources Transfer, New York, USA
New Paintings, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
University of Puget Sound, Kitteridge Gallery, Tacoma, USA
2001
William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
University of Wyoming, Art Museum, Laramie, USA
2000
Freedman Gallery, Albright College Center for the Arts, Reading, USA
The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, USA
1999
William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
New Paintings, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
1998
Copper Drawings, Garner Tullis Workshop, New York, USA
Green Landing Renovation, PS1 Institute for Art and Urban Resources, LIC, New York, USA
1997
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, USA
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, USA
William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
1996
William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
Ben Shahn Gallery, William Paterson College, Wayne, USA
1995
Stark Gallery, New York, USA
1994
William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
Painted Sun Trails: Recorded Cast Shadows, October – November, William Paterson College, Wayne, USA
The Sandpiper Gallery, Tacoma, USA
1993
Outdoor Painting: “Runaway RedYellowBlue,” C.W. Post Campus, L.I. University, Brookville, NY Fulcrum Gallery, New York, USA
Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
1992
Stark Gallery, New York, USA
1991
Lenore Gray Gallery, Providence, USA
William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
Gemeentmuseum, The Hague, Netherlands
Galerie L’A, Liege, Belgium
1990
Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
1989
Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, USA
Fawbush Gallery, New York, USA
Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, USA
1988
Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, USA
1987
Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, USA
1986
John Gibson Gallery, New York, USA
1985
The Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center, San Jose, Costa Rica; Julian Pretto, Miami, USA
The Sandpaper Gallery, Tacoma, USA
1984
Tacoma Art Museum, USA
Ben Shahn Gallery, William Paterson College, Wayne, USA
1982
Watson/de Nagy Gallery, Houston, USA
Harm Bouckaert Gallery, New York, USA
Charles Wright Academy, Tacoma, USA
Annie Wright School, Tacoma, USA
1981
David Bellman Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, USA
Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, USA
1980
Outdoor Installation, 26 Bond Street, New York, USA
Tacoma Actors Guild, Tacoma, USA
1979
The Clocktower, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Long Island City, New York, USA
Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, USA
1978
PS1 Institute for Art and Urban Resources, LIC, New York, USA
Droll/Kolbert Gallery, New York, USA
Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, USA
1977
55 Mercer Gallery, New York, USA
Truman Gallery, New York, USA
1976
55 Mercer Gallery, New York, USA
1974
55 Mercer Gallery, New York, USA
1971
55 Mercer Gallery, New York, USA
1970
55 Mercer Gallery, New York, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Papel Papel, Galerie Zürcher, New York, USA
2021
Painting Deconstructed: Selections from the Northwest Collection, Tacoma Art Museum, USA
2020
Fresh Air, Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
Lines, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf
2019
Group Exhibition, Zürcher Gallery, New York, USA
Hanne Darboven, Charlotte Posenenske, Merrill Wagner, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf
Postwar Women, The Art Students League of New York, New York, USA
Trois Américaines de New York, Galerie la Forest Divonne, Brussels, Belgium
2018
Women Artists, Neuberger Museum of Art, New York, USA
Between the Lines, American Abstract Artists Women's Exhibition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Minimal Difference. Selected Work by Women Artists 1960s – 1970s, The Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York Purchase, USA
2016
1970’s: Women and Abstraction, Zürcher Gallery, New York, USA
Chromatic Space, Shirley Fiterman Art Center, New York, USA
Small Works Baruch 2016, Sidney Mishkin Gallery; Baruch College, New York, USA
Solstice/Reflections in Winter Light, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
2015
40th Anniversary Exhibition, Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, USA
2014
To Leo, A Tribute from the American Abstract Artists, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, USA
A Particular Kind of Solitude, Elizabeth Street Garden, New York, USA
Shades of White, William Traver Gallery, Seattle and Tacoma Galleries, USA
NAP Invitational Salon of Small Works Exhibition, New Arts Program, Kutztown, USA
50th Anniversary Benefit, NY Studio School, New York, USA
Summer 2014, New Arts Projects, Litchfield, USA
2013
Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Year 1, Industry City, Brooklyn, New York, USA
In Daylight' Small Paintings, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
Concrete Images, Terrazzo Art Projects, New York, USA
American Abstract Artists, a Selection, Kent State University, USA
Julian Pretto Gallery, Minus Space, Brooklyn, New York, USA
8 Women/8 Stories, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Home and the World, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
Today is the Day Foundation benefit, New York, USA
2012
The Annual: 2012, National Academy Museum, New York, USA
Not Minimal, Foundation De 11 Lijnen, Groenedijkstraat, Belgium
To be looked at..., Close to...* (Summer Love), Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
Monique Luchetti and Merrill Wagner, FiveMyles Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Inside Out: A Group Show, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
Summer Group Show Installment 2, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
2011
Spectrum: East/West/Beyond, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Abstraction: American Abstract Artists, The Icebox, Philadelphia, USA
Eight American Abstract Artists, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
Perspectives; Nine Women, Nine Views, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Continuum, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Still Light, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
Constellation, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong, China
NAP Invitational Salon of Small Works Exhibition, New Arts Program, Kutztown, USA
Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Scope Art Fair, New York, USA
In Bloo, Islip Art Museum, New York, USA
A Place to Which We Can Come, Saint Cecilia’s Convent, Brooklyn, New York, USA
American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary, OK Harris Gallery, New York, USA
Splendor of Dynamic Structure: Celebrating 75 Years of the American Abstract Artists, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Holiday Salon,Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, USA
Silent Auction, NY Studio School, New York, USA
Eight American Abstract Artists, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
2010
The Reason for Hope, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Beverly Hills, USA
The 2010 Winter Salon - In Synthesis, Elga Wimmer PCC, New York, USA
94 Feathers, collaboration with Molissa Fenley; Joyce Theatre, New York, USA
Material Exploration, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Ucross: Twenty-Seven Years of Visual Arts Residencies,Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, USA
This Cool, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
American Abstract Artists International, The Aragonese Castle of Otranto, Otranto, Italy
Silent Auction, NY Studio School, New York, USA
An Auction to Benefit the Family Resource Center of the Partnership for the Homeless, Gagosian Gallery, New York, USA
Array ([+] Prints), Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
NAP Invitational Salon of Small Works Exhibition,New Arts Program, Kutztown, USA
2009
Here & Now: Group Show, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Seven Women/Seven Stories, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Beverly Hills, USA
Paterson: The Province of the Poem – The City as Metaphor, William Paterson University, Wayne, USA
One More, Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne, Germany
Find Me, Cue Art Foundation, New York, USA
NAP Invitational Salon of Small Works Exhibition, New Arts Program, Kutztown, USA
2008
Machine for Living Color, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
The Winter Salon – Works on Paper,Björn Ressle Gallery, New York, USA
Three Views of Abstraction, New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, USA
NAP Invitational Salon of Small Works Exhibition, New Arts Program, Kutztown, USA
One More, Esbjerg Art Museum, Denmark
2007
Lesley Heller Gallery, New York, USA
Lateral Attitudes, Raritan Valley Community College, Sommerville, USA
One, Björn Ressle Gallery, New York, USA
2006
National Academy of Design, New York, USA
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA
Some Light, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
2005
Optical Simulations; American Abstract Artists, Yellow Bird Gallery, Newburgh, New York, USA
Drawing Today, New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, USA
Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Merrill Wagner and Tom Doyle, New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, USA
Paint It Black, The Shore Institute Of The Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, USA
2004
Beyond the Surface, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Dialogue Abstract, Space, New York, USA
Time and Materials, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Group Exhibition, Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Drift, Valentino Pier Park, Redhook, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2003
View, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
Theories: Abstract New York Recent Paintings, LICK Ltd. Fine Art, Long Island City, New York, USA
2002
25th Anniversary Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
Invitational Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA
25 Years of Painting, Stark Gallery, New York, USA
331 Steps, collaboration with Molissa Fenley; Joyce Theatre, New York, USA
Ucross Foundation residency, Clearmont, USA
2001
(Some) Prints, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA
Ann Messner & Merrill Wagner” Lenore Gray Gallery, Providence, USA
2000
Punk and Bloat, Molloy College Art Gallery, Rockville Center, Long Island, New York, USA
Abstract Painting, The Studio School, New York, USA
(Un)resolved, Rosenberg and Kaufman Gallery, New York, USA
Weathering, a collaboration with Molissa Fenley, The Kitchen, New York, USA
Summer Invitational, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, USA
1999
Footfalls 1999, Site Specific Sculpture, Greenport, Long Island, New York, USA
Women and Geometric Abstraction, Pratt Institute, New York, USA
Selections, Larry Becker Contemporary Art at Cherrystone Gallery, Wellfleet, Cape Cod, USA
Planes of Color, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, USA
Judith Murray and Merrill Wagner, Simon Gallery, Morristown, USA
1998
Merrill Wagner & Scott Reynolds, Workspace Gallery, New York, USA
The Tip of the Iceberg, Part III, Dorfman Projects/Art Resources Transfer, New York, USA
Substance, Tricia Collins Contemporary Art, New York, USA
Painting with an Edge: Four Contemporary Artists,” Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, USA
Paper +-, Dieu Donne Papermill, New York, USA
Hands on Color, Bellevue Art Museum, USA
1997
After the Fall, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, New York, USA
Drawing from Life, Stark Gallery, New York, USA
Better Color through Chemistry, The Islip Museum, New York, USA
1995
All about Edges,”University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA
Geometric Abstraction, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, USA
10 x 10: Artists Select a Painter of their Choice, New York Studio School, New York, USA
Alchemy, Proctor Art Center; Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA
1994
Fashion in Metal; Metal in Art, Bergdorf Goodman, New York, USA
Red, White Walls, and Blue, The Woodstock Guild’s Kleinert Art Center, New York, USA
Tacoma Art Museum: Selections from the Northwest Collection, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, USA
Abstract Art in the Seattle Arts Commission Portable Works Collection,”Seattle Center Pavilion, USA
Fallen Timber, Tacoma Art Museum, USA
1993
Impermanence. Andy Goldsworthy and Merrill Wagner, Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, USA
Silent Echoes, Tennisport Arts, L.I.C., USA
Artists Select, Artists’ Space, New York, USA
Artists of the Aughts, Fulcrum Gallery, New York, USA
1992
Breakdown!, Rose Art Museum; Brandeis University, Waltham, USA
Inaugural Show: Tennisport Arts, Long Island City, New York, USA
1991
Large Scale, Stark Gallery, New York, USA
AIGA Book Show 1990, Books as Art, Boca Raton Museum, USA
1990
Carl Affarian, Stephen Antonakos, Merrill Wagner, Fawbush Gallery, New York, USA
Opening Invitational, Stark Gallery, New York, USA
1989
Three Artists Who Work With Slate, E.L. Stark Gallery, New York, USA
A Debate on Abstraction; The Persistence of Painting, The Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Gallery; Hunter College, New York, USA
Plane Into Form, mezzanine, One World Trade Center, New York, USA
100 Drawings by Women, Hillwood Art Gallery; C.W. Post Campus; Long Island University, New York, USA; Traveling through America and Europe
Celebrating the Permanent Collection, The Tacoma Art Museum, USA
A Decade of Abstraction, 1979-1989, Seattle Center, USA
1988
The Legacy of Surrealism in Contemporary Art, The Ben Shahn Gallery; William Paterson College, Wayne, USA
Out of Order, Anne Plumb Gallery, New York, USA
Route 27, John Gibson Gallery, New York, USA
A Living Tradition: Selections from the American Abstract Artists, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, USA
Seattle, Before and After, Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle, USA
The $1000 Show, John Davis Gallery, New York, New York, USA
1987
Seattle Sculpture 1927-1987, A Bumbershoot Visual Arts Exhibition, Seattle Center, USA
It’s About Time, The New York City Gallery, Department of Cultural Affairs, New York, USA
Jane Logemann and Merrill Wagner, Lenore Gray Gallery, Providence, USA
1986
About Place: Contemporary American Landscape, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Long Island City, New York, USA
American Abstract Artists - 50th Anniversary Celebration 1936-1986 ,The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, USA
Nancy Haynes, Suzanna Tanger, and Merrill Wagner, Kingsborough College, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Slate, Springs Mills Industries, New York, USA
1985
Color and Field, Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, USA
Abstract Painting as Surface and Object, Hillwood Art Gallery, Long Island, New York, USA
Time Will Tell, Squibb International Headquarters, Princeton, USA
Invitational, Condeso-Lawler Gallery, USA
Diversity – New York Artists, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA
1984 – 1985
Large Drawing, Independent Curators Incorporated, traveling exhibition
1984
From the Abstract to the Image, Oscarsson Hood Gallery, New York, USA
Installations,Directions of Broadway, New York, USA
Artists Call, Terry Dintenfass Gallery, New York, USA
American Women Artists, Part 1, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, USA
Fifteen Abstract Artists, Susan Montezinos Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
1983
American Abstract Artists, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, USA
55 Mercer – 12 Years, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, USA
Group Exhibition, John Weber Gallery; Lucio Pozzi, New York, USA
Works on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, New York, USA
Christmas Show, Bonnier Gallery, New York, USA
A More Store,Tilton Gallery, New York, USA
1982
Recent Aspects of All Over, Harm Bouckaert Gallery, New York, USA; Theodore Bonin, curator
Anti – Apocalypse; Artists’ Response to Nuclear Peril, William Paterson College, Wayne, USA
Unpunctuated – New Papers, Grommet Gallery, New York, USA
1981
Painting About Painting, William Paterson College, Wayne, USA
American Abstract Artists, Summit Art Center, USA
Group Exhibition, Lowe Art Gallery; Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA
New Art II: Surfaces/Textures, Spring Penthouse Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Heresies Benefit, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, USA
Summer Group Exhibition, Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, USA
Small Scale Works, Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, USA
Drawings Selected by the Galley Advisory Council, William Paterson College, Wayne, USA
1980
One Grand Leap Year Art Sale, Franklin Furnace Galley, New York, USA
Painted Structures, Jeffrey Fuller Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
1979
Drawing, Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, USA
Summer Group Exhibition, Young/Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, USA
American Abstract Artists, Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, USA
Group Exhibition, Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, USA
Small Works, Young/Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, USA
A Great Big Drawing Show, PS1, Long Island City, USA
1978
The Reality of Art, Truman Gallery, New York, USA
Recent Works, Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, USA
Post Minimal Artists, Nobe Gallery, New York, USA
1977
American Abstract Artists Exhibition, William Paterson College, Wayne, USA
Outside the City Limits, Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, Sparkill, USA
Group Exhibition, Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, USA
Christmas Show,Truman Gallery, New York, USA
Summer Group Exhibition, Droll/Kolbert, USA
1976
American Abstract Artists Memorial Exhibition, Westbeth, New York, USA
1974
55 Mercer Traveling Group Exhibition, Gallery Association of New York State
1972
Grids, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
1971
26 Contemporary Women Artists,”Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, USA
Christmas Show, Penthouse Gallery, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
1970
55 Mercer Gallery, New York, USA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2017
Wagner, Merrill. (ed.). New York Studio School Gallery, New York, (exh. cat.)
2004
Wagner, Merrill. (ed.). Public: Five Outdoor Paintings 1993 - 2003, Private: More Notes On Paint 1983 - 2003 (Set of two books)
2000
Wagner, Merrill. (ed.). Oil and Water
1996
Wagner, Merrill. (ed.). Painted Sun Trails
1994
Wagner, Merrill. (ed.). Time and Materials
1990
Wagner, Merrill. (ed.). Notes on Paint
1982
Wagner, Merrill. (ed.). A Calendar, September 1982 - December 1983
GROUP CATALOGUES
2018
Blurring Boundaries: The Women of American Abstract Artist 1936 - Present, (exh. cat.)
2017
Fenstermaker, Will. What’s Left Behind in The Brooklyn Rail, Jul./Aug.
Micchelli, Thomas. Merrill Wagner’s Puzzles in Color and Tape in Hyperallergic, Jun.
2010
Newhall, Edith. Starring Stripes, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 24
Sulcas, Roslyn. When Styles Converge and Diverge, The New York Times, Mar. 30
2008
La Rocco, Ben. Merrill Wagner: Thoughts of Form and Color, The Brooklyn Rail, Nov.
Jonson, Ken. Hunting a Tribe of Minimalistic on the Street of the Upper East Side, The New York Times, Jan. 5
2007
Wei, Lilly. Merrill Wagner, ART News, May
Newhall, Edith. When Peach is Yellow..., Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 26
McAdams, Shane. Merrill Wagner: Flowers, The Brooklyn Rail, Apr.
Norris, Doug. Winter Landscapes, South County Independent, Jan. 11
2006
Johnson, Ken. For a Broad Landscape, An Equally Wide Survey, The New York Times, May 31
Enrique, Lucia. Visual Art and Poetry are Merely a Wall Apart, Seattle Times, Apr. 23
2005
Schira, Ron. Artist’s Abstract Paintings Alter the Landscape, Reading Eagle, Nov. 26
Strauss, R. B. Merrill Wagner Steels Herself, Art Matters, Feb.
2003
Frank, Peter. Merrill Wagner, LA Weekly, Jun./ Juli
2002
Hall, Emily. Visual Art: Visual Silence, The Stranger, Apr. 11
Anderson, Jack. Dance Review: A Solo Influence in Group Works, The New York Times, Jan. 18
2001
Hackett, Regina. What’s on Display, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Feb. 16
Hoffberg, Judith. Oil and Water by Merrill Wagner, Umbrella, vol. 24 no.2, Aug.
Princenthal, Nancy. Artist’s Book Beat, Art on Paper, vol. 5 no. 3, Jan./Feb.
2000
Braff, Phyllis. A Force in the Golden Age of Photojournalism, The New York Times, Dec. 10
Anderson, Jack. With Movements Stepping to Flute, Cello, and Silence, The New York Times, Feb. 28
Hamilton, Judy. Wagner Steels the Show, Casper Star Tribune, Feb. 17
Jowitt, Deborah. Unchartered Terrain, The Village Voice, Feb. 22
1999
Schwabsky, Barry. Abstract Introspection in 2 Distinct Styles, The New York Times, Oct. 31
Sozanzki, Edward J. Rustoleum Never Sleeps, The Philadelphia Enquirer, Nov. 12
1997
Princenthal, Nancy. Artist’s Book Beat, Art on Paper, vol.1, no.5, May/Jun.
Harrison, Helen. Better Color Through Chemistry, The New York Times, Aug. 13
Hackett, Regina. Merrill Wagner Merges Spirits, The Seattle Post Intelligencer, Jun. 17
Smith, Cary. Reality in the Abstract, The News Tribune. Soundlife, Jun. 29
Kangas, Matthew. Merrill Wagner’s Stark Vision, The Seattle Times, Jul. 3
1996
Hackett, Regina. What’s Happening, The Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 24
Schwabsky, Barry. Three Painters Add a Human Touch to Abstraction,” The New York Times, Sep. 22
1995
Van Siclin, Bill. Geometric Art Crosses Line of Convention,The Providence Journal Bulletin, Feb. 10
McLennan, Douglas. The News Tribune. Art Walk Includes Look at Recent Museum Acquisitions, The News Tribune, Feb. 16
Dorsey, John. Grimaldis Abstract Show in Beautiful Shape, The Baltimore Sun, May 12
1994
Smith, Roberta.Artists’ Select, Part 1, The New York Times, Jan. 7
Kangas, Matthew. Wagner, Flavin Make Most out of Minimal Art, The Seattle Times, Mar. 7
Hackett, Regina, Painter Puts Her Signature on Lyrical Abstraction, The Seattle Post Intelligencer Mar. 23
1993
Zimmer, Williams. Industrial – Strength Sculpture with Economy – Size Politics, The New York Times, Mar. 28
Nathan, Jean. Game, Set, and Perspective, The New York Times, May 16
1990
Rice, Robbin. Cool Slate and Weathered Wood, Philadelphia City Paper, Mar. 15
Hoffberg, Judith. Notes on Paint, Umbrella, vol. 13 no. 2, Dec.
1989
Smith, Roberta. Galleries Paint a Brighter Picture for Women, The New York Times, Apr. 14
Faust, Gretchen. Merrill Wagner, Arts Magazine, Sept.
Mathieson, Karen. Artists Speak Vibrant Visual Language, The Seattle Times, Nov. 23
1988
Raynor, Vivien. At The Ben Shann, Surrealism’s Legacy, The New York Times, Feb. 21
Higuchi, Shoichiro. Merrill Wagner, Swimmer in the Stream of Time, Idea, Sep.
Kangas, Mattew. Banned in Puyallup, The Seattle Weekly, Nov. 29
1987
Kangas, Matthew. Time Travelers, The Seattle Weekly, Nov. 18
News of the Print World: People and Places: American Abstract Artists’ 50th Anniversary Print Portfolio 1987, The Print Collector’s Newsletter, May/Jun.
1986
Bell, Tiffany. Merrill Wagner, Arts Magazine, May
Brenson, Michael. The Landscape Maintains its Hold on American Artists, The New York Times, Mar. 9
1985
Artner, Alan. Color Field Painting Returns in an Impressive Exhibition, Chicago Tribune, Jan.18
Harrison, Helen. Treating the Canvas as an Object in Its Own Right, The New York Times, Mar. 3
Lyon, Christopher. Wandering Leads to Wonderland, The Chicago Sun Times, Jan. 18
Reynolds, Rosemary. The Arts, The Tico Times. Nov. 22
Wallach, Amei. Abstract Power, Newsday, Feb. 22
1984
Donohoe, Victoria. Is Abstract Painting Regaining Its Popularity?, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 14
Wotton, Warren. Sticking to Roots, Wagner Charms New York, The Tacoma New Tribune, Jan. 22
1982
Cohen, Joelle. NY Art Scene Lured Away Tacoma’s Merrill Wagner, The Tacoma News Tribune, Aug. 8
Feinberg, Andrew. Picking Up the Pieces in a Tight Art Market, Venture Magazine, Dec.
Glueck, Grace. Group Show Celebrates Pollack Legacy in Art, The New York Times. Sept. 10
Westfall, Stephen. Recent Aspects of Allover, Arts Magazine, Dec.
1981
Hafif, Marcia. Getting On With Painting, Art in America, AprilShirey, David. Art Sampler, The New York Times, Feb. 8
Shirey, David. Art Sampler, The New York Times, Feb. 8
1979
Glueck, Grace. Painting, The New York Times, Dec. 20
Larson, Kay. Art, The Village Voice, Dec. 24
Russell, John. Art, The New York Times, Dec. 14
Zimmer, William. Extensions of Form, Soho Weekly News, Dec. 13
1978
Bell, Tiffany. Merrill Wagner, Arts Magazine, Jan.
Frank, Peter. Schoolhouse Rock, The Village Voice, May 18
Lubell, Ellen. Installations, Soho Weekly News, Dec. 13
1976
Lubell, Ellen. Merrill Wagner, Arts Magazine, Jun.
1974
Bell, Jane. Grace Bakst Wapner and Merrill Wagner, Arts Magazine, Jun.
1972
Pincus-Witten, Robert. Merrill Wagner, Artforum, Feb.
1971
Bowles, Jerry. Merrill Wagner, Art News, Summer Issue
Brown, Gordon. 55 Mercer,Arts Magazine, Summer Issue
The Soho Statement. 55 Mercer, vol. 1, no. 1, Nov. 20
