Faculty | D.R. Wagner
D.R. Wagner
office: TB 104, Rm 105
phone: 752-7246
email: drwagner
D.R. Wagner is a visual artist, poet and musician. He has had over thirty one person exhibitions and has participated in well over one hundred group shows, may of them international exhibitions. He has published over twenty books of poetry and letters. He writes musical compositions and is currently recording a CD of original vocal music with his band, R. Spoon. He founded and directed for six years, the Open Ring Galleries, a not-for-profit corporation for the arts in Sacramento, CA.
An interest in the variety and challenge of fiber work led to his current focus of miniature tapestries, which he has been producing for over thirty years. Numerous reviews and articles have been written about him and his art. His work has been included in many books and catalogs . Amongst his honors, he has received the Fibers West Award, as well as an award for Traditional Technique at the International Textile Competition, Kyoto '87, Kyoto, Japan. He is currently a Lecturer in Design at the University of California at Davis, Davis, California. He also often works as an artist-in-residence for the California Arts1 Council at Sacramento area elementary schools.
Over the past thirty years he hase been special Consultant to the California Art Council in Technical Services, Director of the California State Art in Public Buildings Program for Office of the State Architect, Director, Robert Else Gallery CSUS, Consultant, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission on Technical Services for Arts Organizations, Director State of California Housing and Community Development Art Gallery, Director Weinstock's Art Gallery, Artist in Residence: State of Nevada Panelists: Nevada State council on the Arts, Idaho State Art Commission. He has lectured and/or given workshops at over twenty Universities and taught at most of the prominent Schools of Arts and Crafts.