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  Indian Summer
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $2,300 Framed
  
  
  

  

  Picturing Paradise
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Summer Banners
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Rare Earth
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $2,300 Framed
  
  
  

  

  West of Paradise
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  October
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  The Blue Sunset
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $2,300 Framed
  
  
  

  

  Cloud Tripping
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Winter
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Passing Twilight
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Gothic Windrows
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Perfect Day
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Dusk
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  After Harvest
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Endless Iowa
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Iowa in the Summertime
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 14" x 14"
  $1,950 Framed
  
  
  

  

  Iowa, Early Morning in Summer
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 14" x 14"
  $1,950 Framed
  
  
  

  

  My Utopia
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 14" x 14"
  $1,650
  
  
  

  

  West of Eden
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 13.75" x 14"
  $1,650
  
  
  

  

  Summer Twilight
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 17.5" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Mid Summer Sunrise
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  The Tangled Woods
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 8.75" x 11.75"
  $1,350 Framed
  
  
  

  

  Derecho, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 8.75" x 12"
  $1,100
  
  
  

  

  The Angelic Summer Breeze
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Twilight
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 16" x 16"
  $2,200 Framed
  
  
  

  

  Summer Dusk
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Iowa Summer Dream
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 18" x 18"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Neverland in Iowa
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 40" x 60"
  $8,000
  
  
  

  

  My Blue Heaven
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 40" x 60"
  $8,000
  
  
  

  

  Spring
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 24" x 36"
  $3,000
  
  
  

  

  Summer
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 24" x 36"
  $3,600 Framed
  
  
  

  

  Autumn
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 24" x 36"
  $3,000
  
  
  

  

  Winter
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 24" x 36"
  $3,000
  
  
  

  

  Iowa Summer
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 17.5" x 18.25"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Iowa Spring
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 17.25" x 18.25"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Cedar River
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 17.5" x 18.25"
  $1,950
  
  
  

  

  Cedar Riverbank
  
  Pastel on paper
  Art dimensions: 17.25" x 18"
  $2,300 Framed
  
  
  

  landscapes, realism, representational, nature, scenic art, scenery, natural, agricultural, regional, stylistic, dramatic, colorful, surreal, gestural, ethereal
  
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• Biography/Statement
  Over the years, Ellen Wagener has developed a penchant for certain areas and places, revisiting these sites to observe the changing crops, weather, time of day or season. She absorbs the characteristics of a location and recreates it anew on paper.
  
  Wagener's landscapes demonstrate her awareness of the great tradition of landscape painting, from which she invents her own conceptual and stylistic approach. The Hudson River School, American Luminism, the French Barbizon School, Impressionism, and 20th-century Iowa artists such as Grant Wood and Marvin Cone are the landscape painters that inspire her. At the same time, the influence of the work of such Abstract Expressionists artists as Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline can be felt in her use of frenzied, gestural lines. Her tour-de-force, F5Tornado, 2003, in the Figge Art Museum permanent collection, demonstrates her ability to work within her own alphabet of realistic landscape imagery to create symbolic, abstract works.  Stormy clouds, burning fields, dust storms, and tornadoes move across her formerly pristine, carefully groomed landscapes, demonstrating the powerful force of nature.
  
  Contrast is key in Wagener's work. There are strong gestural elements and ethereal clouds that soften the focus. While her renderings of fields and trees have a tactile quality, the skies are always elusive. The warm tones of the land against the cool colors of the sky are depicted in endless variations, whether spring, summer, fall, or winter. Her ability to capture the color, light, shapes, and textures of nature allows us to feel the cultivated land, to marvel at the endless diversity of the sky, and to have a mysterious encounter with nature.
  
  Written by Jane Milosch, Director, Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative, Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

  Press

  Ellen Wagener: Horizon Lines
  ~Figge Art Museum
  

  DeWitt native's art has own exhibit
  ~DeWitt Observer
  

  DeWitt native Ellen Wagener keeps Iowa in mind while living in Arizona
  ~Quad City Times
  

  Ever Changing Land: The Art of Ellen Wagener
  ~Iowa State Daily
  
• EDUCATION
  1989    BFA, Painting and Drawing, Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC,
  1985    Washington Center, Washington, DC, National Assembly of Arts Internship Program     
  1984-85 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
  1983-84 Marycrest University, Davenport, IA
   
  AWARDS
  2013    U.S. 9th District Federal Court House, Cedar Rapids, IA, GSA  Commission, “Iowa Four Seasons” (permanent collection)
  2013    Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Commission, Indian Steele Park installation
  2011    Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Commission 7th Avenue Streetscape Project
  2009    USA Artist Fellowship, USA Artists, Los Angeles, CA
  2004    “Addy Award,” Ellen Wagener and Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
  2001    The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, nominated
  1993-99 Art Dollars Grant, Quad City Arts Council, Rock Island, IL
   
  SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
   
  2018   Ellen Wagener Gallery, Premiere Opening, Dubuque, IA
  2017   Olson Larsen Gallery, “Ellen Wagener; Pastels,” West Des Moines, IA
  2016   Tucson Museum of Art, “Big Skies, Hidden Stories; Pastels By Ellen Wagener,” curated by Julie Sasse, PhD., artist lecture
  Dubuque Museum of Art, “Ellen Wagener; No Ordinary Moments,”  Lecture by Jane Milosch, Provenance Dir., Smithsonian Institution, artist residency with Iowa Arts Council
  Clarke University, “Ellen Wagener; Beyond the Horizon”, Quigley Gallery, artist lecture
  2015   Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum, Ames, IA  “Ever Changing Land; The Art of Ellen Wagener Curated by Adrienne Genette, ISU Museums, artist residence    
  Figge Art Museum,”Horizon Lines; Ellen Wagener, Pastels” Curated by Tim Schiffer, Director, essay by Jane Milosch, Provenance Director, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
  Figge Art Museum, lecture by Joni Kinsey, PhD, University of Iowa on”Ellen Wagener, Horizon Lines,” artist lecture Collection acquisition
  2014    “Four Rivers,” Gebert Contemporary Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ        
  2013    J. Cacciola Gallery, New York City, NY,
  “New Work,” Gebert Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ
  2012    “Way Out West,” Yuma Fine Arts Center, Yuma, AZ
  “Lost Midwest,” Hudson River Gallery, Iowa City, IA
  2011    “AZ,” Mayo Clinic Arts and Humanities Center, Scottsdale, AZ
  2010    “Light, Air, Land,” Phoenix Airport Museum, Phoenix AZ
  2009    “D H Lawrence Trees,” J. Cacciola Gallery, New York City, NY
  “Not Quite Paradise,” Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ    
  2008    Eden’s Edge, Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  2007    Proximity, J. Cacciola, New York City, NY
  2006    Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  2005    Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Inaugural Exhibition “Cultivated Desert,” Mesa AZ, catalogue    
  Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  2004    Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ  Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  2003    Drawing The Cycles of Nature, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art,   Cedar Rapids, IA curated by J. Milosch, lecture by Joni L. Kinsey, PhD., University of Iowa, CR Art Museum acquisition, Figge Art Museum acquisition of “F5, Tornado”
  2002    Seven Days in Iowa, Iowa State Capital, Des Moines, IA
  2001    Roadside Eden, van de Griff/Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  2001    Calendar, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
  2000    Grand Gardens on A Small Scale, Hudson River Gallery
  1999    My Own Private Iowa, Hudson River Gallery
  1998    “Calendar,” Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA, lecture 
  1998    New Works, Hudson River Gallery
  1997    New Pastels, Olson-Larsen Galleries, artist lecture
  1996    Not Quite Utopia, Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, IL
  1993    Prairiescapes, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA, lecture        
  1992    Highway 61, Revisited, Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Is., IL  Lecture, Master Pastel Class
   
  SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
  2020   Iowa State University, Brunniere Art Museum, Ames, IA
  2019   Tucson Museum of Art, “The Sublime Landscape; Majestic Paintings of the American West,” curated by Christine Brindza
  2017   Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, “The Kindness of Strangers,” Scottsdale, AZ permanent collection
  2017   Phoenix Airport Museum, “Duststorms to Snowstorms”
  2016   Iowa State University, New Acquisition, “Cyclones”
  2016   Arizona State University, “Creative Push” Step Gallery
  2015   Iowa State University, Ames, IA “40/40” catalog
  2015   Tempe Art Center, “Green and Gray,” artist lecture
  2015   LA Art Core, Union Center, Los Angelos, CA
  2015   Phoenix Airport Museum, “Seven C’s” Phoenix, AZ
  2015   Phoenix Art Museum, CF Auction, Phoenix, AZ
  2013   Dubuque Museum of Art, “Thomas Moran and DuMA New Acquisitions,” Dubuque, IA
  2013   Phoenix Art Museum, Contemporary Forum Auction, Phoenix, AZ
  2013   Arizona State University, Step Gallery, “Plein Air Revival”
  2013   Monorchid Gallery, Phoenix, AZ “25th Anniversary”
  2012   Tempe Art Center, “Arizona Landscapes,” Tempe, AZ, catalogue, Artist Lecture, Arizona Centennial Exhibition
  2012   “Beautiful Calamity,” J. Cacciola Gallery, New York City
  2012   “Twist,” Alex Gallery, Washington, D. C., Washington Post
  2012   “Welcome Home, Quad Cities,” Quad City Art Center, Rock Island, IL
  2011   “Summer” J. Cacciola Gallery, New York City
  2011   “Interpretations,” Gebert Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ
  2011   “Legends Studio Slack Show,” Phoenix, AZ, New Times review
  2010   “Pastels,” Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  2010   “Works on Paper,” J.Cacciola Gallery, New York City, NY
  2010   “Photorealism,” Citadel Foundation, Canadian, TX Curated by Liz Seigler and J. Cacciola Gallery, NYC
  2010   “Conversations,” LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
  2010   “New Collectors,” Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  2009   “Trouble in Paradise; Examining the Discord Between Science and Nature,” Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZCatalogue, museum acquisition for permanent collection
  2009   LA Art Fair, J. Cacciola Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  2009   LA Art Fair, Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  2008   “Masters of Illusion, Unveiling the Mystery of Tromp L’Oeil,” Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ
  2008   Miami Art Fair, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York
  2007   Art Santa Fe, Art Chicago, LA Art Fair, J. Cacciola Gallery        
  2006   “Obsessed, Images of Weather,” Brunnier Museum of Art, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, permanent collection acquisition
  2006   “Tromp L’Oiel,” Schemer Art Center, Scottsdale, AZ
  2005   J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY  
  2004   Selections from the Permanent Collection, featuring F5, Tornado, Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA, lecture                     
  2003    Recent Acquisitions, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, IA
  2003    Gallery Artists, Olson-Larsen Galleries, W. Des Moines, IA  Grant Wood and the Iowa Landscape, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa
  2002    Landscapes, Olson-Larsen Galleries, W. Des Moines, IA
  2001    Realism, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN
  Art in Embassies of the U.S. Dept. of State, Villinus Latvia, catalogue, permanent collection acquisition
  2001    On the Horizon, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA                                              
  Landscape, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
  2000    Real Illusions, vande Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  Davenport Museum of Art, Green Fields and Crystal Waters, curated by John Arthur, artist lecture
  2000    Gallery Artists, Olson-Larson Galleries, West Des Moines, IA   2000    Inspired By Grant Wood, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
  2000    Gallery Artists, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  2000     Landscape, a Visual Pleasure, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
  2000    The Landscape, Olson-Larsen Galleries, W. Des Moines, IA
  2000    The Midwestern Landscape, Springfield Art Museum, IL
  1998    Iowa Collection, curated by L. Pohlman, Iowa State University, catalogue Venue: Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Mac Nider Museum, Mason City, IA; Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
  1997    American Art: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Davenport Museum of Art, curated by M. Robinson, PhD.
  Rural Inspirations, Rockford Museum of Art, Rockford, IL
  1996    Expedition: American Rivers, Along the Banks of the Ohio, Venue: Sherry French Gallery, New York City, NY, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC; Owensboro Museum of Art, KY                                                                                                                                                                   
  1996    Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH; The Kennedy Museum of  American Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH, artist lecture
  1995    Utopia, Sherry French Gallery, New York City, NY
  1993    Biennial Invitational, Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, IA
  1992    Small Treats, Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
  1989    New Artists, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
   
  INSTALLATIONS
  2016    Iowa State University, “Cyclones,” Ames, IA
             Biorenewables Department, “Hay Bales”  
  2013    Federal District 9 Court House, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
            “Iowa, Four Seasons” permanent installation of 4 paintings
  2013    City of Phoenix, Indian Steele Park, “Mayor Stanton Selects”
            Phoenix, AZ (“Mothership”)
  2011    City of Phoenix, 7th Avenue Streetscape Public Art commission
            “Mothership,” Phoenix, AZ
  1998    “Mc Flamingo,” Eastern Iowa and Quad City Arts Gallery,
          Rock Island, IL. Locations varied
   
   
  RECENT MUSEUM COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS (2013-2017)
  University of Arizona Museum of Art
  Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
  9th District Federal Court House, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Department of Agriculture, Deans Gallery
  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
  University of Iowa Museum of Art
  Yuma Art Center, AZ
  City of Iowa City, IA
  Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA
  Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
  Dubuque Museum of Art, Iowa
  Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids, IA
  Brunnier Art Museum, ISU,IA
   
   
  SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
  University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
  Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
  MasterCard Corporation, New York City, NY
  European Acquisitions Bank, Zurich, Switzerland
  University Museum of Art, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
  Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
  Iowa State University, Brunnier art Museum, Ames, IA
  University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (School of Business)
  University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
  University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
  U.S. State Dept., U.S. Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela
  Iowa State University Alumni Foundation, Ames, IA
  The Knoll, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
  Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
  Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
  M & I Banks, Phoenix, AZ
  Allied Group, Des Moines, IA                                   
  Black Hawk College, Moline, IL
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
  City Bank Corporation, Kansas City, MO
  Dubuque Grand River Center, Dubuque, IA
  Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA
  Oxy-Chem Corporation, Dallas, TX
  Pioneer Hi-Bred Corporation, Des Moines, IA
  Ruan Center, Des Moines, IA
  F.B.L. Financial Group, West Des Moines, IA
  Fieldstead, Des Moines, IA
  First Des Moines Bank, Des Moines, IA
  Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
  Henkel Corporation, Cologne, Germany
  Homesteaders Life, Des Moines, IA
  Iowa Bankers Association, Des Moines, IA
  Iowa Beef Processors, Omaha, NE
  Lutheran Hospitals, Des Moines, IA
  Howard and Donna Stone, Chicago, IL
  Phillip Wrigley Collection, Arizona
  City of Phoenix, AZ, Office of Arts and Culture
  City of Iowa City Public Library Collection, IA
  Ohnward Foundation and First Central State Banks, Iowa
  Yuma Art Center, AZ
  Gerald Peters Collection, Santa Fe, NM
  Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
   
  SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
  2010 New American Paintings, curated by Terry Sultan, Parrish Museum of Art, South Hampton, NY, catalogue
  2001 "DMA Biennial," Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA   Juror: R. Griffey, Curator, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
  2000 "Iowa Artists," curated by J. Fleming, Des Moines Art Center                                       
  2000 "Impressions," Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA 2000 "New American Paintings," The Open Studios Press, catalogue
  1999 "Iowa Artists," Des Moines Art Center  Juror: J. Karden, Director, American Craft Museum, New York City, (catalogue)
  1997 "Iowa Artists," Des Moines Art Center  Juror: L. Grachos, Director/Curator of SITE Santa Fe, NM      
  1997 "DMA Biennial," Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA, BEST OF  Show, Juror, M. Wilkinson, Curator of 20th Century Art Detroit Institute of Arts (catalogue)
  1996 "Iowa Artists," Des Moines Art Center  Juror: J. Farber, Curator of 20th Century Art, Joselyn Museum of Art, Omaha, NE, catalogue
  1995 "Bi-State Biennial," Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA  Juror: N. Benezera, Curator, Hirshorn Museum of Art,  Washington, DC, catalogue
   "Augustanna University, Fine Arts Exhibition," Rock Island, IL,
    AWARD WINNER, Juror, G. Neubert, Dir., Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, catalogue

  1. "Pastels," Maryland Art Federation Gallery On the Circle Annapolis, MD, catalogue, Juror, David Hannah, Tyler School Of Art, Philadelphia, PA

  1994 The Contemporary American Landscape," Erector Square Gallery,  New Haven, CT, AWARD WINNER, Juror: Helen Cooper, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Yale Art Gallery, Yale University
  "On Paper, Maryland Pastel Society," John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,  Juror: J. Fisher, Curator, Baltimore Museum of Art, catalogue
  1992 "Regional Art Showcase," Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA  Juror: L. Warren, Curator, Museum Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
   
  SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  Julien Journal “Ellen Wagener at the Dubuque Museum of Art” 2016
  Quad City Times, “Ellen Wagener at the Figge” September 30, 2015
  Des Moines Register, ”Nature Nurtures Artist” January 30, 2015
  Washington Post, “Twist,” Alex Gallery, Washington, DC, April 2012
  DC City Paper, Washington, DC April 2012
  Phoenix New Times, “Decent Art Stands Out,” Kathleen Vanesian, Oct, 20, 2011
  Des Moines Register, “Art That Works,” Christine Riccelli, July 29, 2010
  Tucson Museum of Art, “Trouble in Paradise; Examining the Discord
  Between Science and Nature,” pp.7, 152-53, by J. Sasse, 2009
  Phoenix New Times, “Not Quite Paradise,” March 5, 2009
  Desert Living, 2009, Lara Taubman, artist profile, “Sketched Out”
  Arizona Foothills Magazine, “Designer’s Showhouse,” p. 8, 2009
  Art in America, January 2008, p.32
  Arizona Republic, January 26, 2008, “Tree Bears Fruit,” Richard Nielsen, AE review
  Art in America, March 2007, p. 57
  21st American City: Phoenix, Arizona, Booth-Clairborne Publishing, London, England
  Phoenix Home & Garden, March 2006, “Emerging Artists,” J. Kushman, pp., 146-148
  Art & Antiques, December 2005, “Smoke and Mirrors,” John T. Spike
  American Art Collector, December 2005, "Ellen Wagener," J. Rose,  pp. 148-157
  Arizona Republic, September 11, 2005, Richard Nilsen, “Museum Loving Its New Digs”          
  Arizona Republic, September 12, 2004, "Artist Finds Power in Landscape,” Richard Nielsen, review pp. 61, 63
  Passa Tiempo, August 6, 2004, "The Unbelievable Likeness of Light," Elizabeth Cook-Romero, pp. 50-51 review
  The Arizona Republic, April 9, 2004, "Artist Doesn't Stray," Ernest McIntyre, pp.7-8 review
  Phoenix New Times, April 15, 2004, "Pastel Skies," Gina Cavallo Collins
  Arizona Foothills, "Artwatch/Buzz," J. Quill, p. 48
  Desert Living, "Gallery Preview," Rebecca Clark, p. 36
  Des Moines Register, May 11, 2002, "Show Time," L. Marshfield, HG
  Des Moines Register, August 10, 2003, "Hotel Pattee Collection," A. Pierre, HG review, catalogue
  Dubuque Telegraph Herald, March 8, 2001, "Field in the Rearview" p.8
  The Iowan, March/April 2001, p. 13
  Des Moines Register, August 9, 2000, "Mother Theresa's Foul Ball," Venue North, July 14, 2000, "Gallery Examines Modern Realism," p. 6
  New American Paintings, Open Studio Press, Midwest, Volume 29, 2000
  Lit by the Sun, Lela Gilbert and Ellen Bak, copyright 2001, pp. 82
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Landscape Artists Show Off Midwest's Charms," James Aver, November 3, 1999, p. 2ECUE
  Iowa Artist, 2000, Des Moines Art Center, catalogue
  ARTnews, summer 1999, van de Griff Gallery, p. 42
  Des Moines Register, "Diversity Is Key to Iowa Artist Show," Marie
   Louise Kane, July 13, 1999, p. 2E review
  Iowa Artists, 1999, Des Moines Art Center, pp. 39, 47
  A Time We Remember, B. Wundram, pp 3, 4, 78
  Lifework: Portraits of Iowa Women Artists, R. Steinbach, 1998, pp. 96-97,138
  Iowa Artists, 1997, Des Moines Art Center, pp. 61, 70
  The Iowan, Winter 1997, p. 54
  Omaha World Herald, July 14, 1997, "Travelers Guide; Beauty out The Front Door," pp.17-19
  Dubuque Telegraph Herald, July 3, 1997, "Women Artists," p. 17
  ARTnews, June 1996, "Riverside Blues," pp. 39-40, review
  ARTnews, March 1996, p. 68
  Iowa Artist's 1996, Des Moines Art Center, pp. 45, 47
  Iowa City Magazine, June, 1996, p. 23
  Iowa Woman's Magazine, summer 1995, cover story, pp. 2, 26
  The Capital, (Annapolis, MD) March 17, 1994, Mike Purvis, review
  The Daily Iowan, (Iowa City, IA) September 10, 1993, T. Wannat, "Soul Catcher, An Artist's Tale"
  New Haven Register, (New Haven, CT) December 6, 1992, E. Fleischman, "Landscapes and Horizons”
   
   
  Professional
  2018 Ellen Wagener Gallery opens in Novetly Building, Dubuque, IA
  2016 Artist Residency, Clarke University and Iowa Arts Council
  2015 Artist Residency, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
  2015 Art Curator, “Randy Castillo, Life, Blood” Albuquerque Film Festival, NM
  2010 2011, “Grant Wood Artist Colony Symposium,” Stone City, IA  Organized a Regionalism Symposium at the famed colony with artists, curators, scholars, “Master Class by Ellen Wagener” 
  2006 “Sphere Lit From Above” by Sol Le Witt, Phoenix Art Museum Project assistant, wall drawing            
  2002 Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Master Class Instructor
  1998 Davenport Museum of Art Friends Board Member, Davenport, IA
  1997 Curator, Davenport Museum of Art, “James Konrad Retrospective”
  1996 Drawing Instructor, Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
  1994 Marycrest International University, Adjunct Professor
  1986 Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC, Sculpture Assistant
  1985 National Assembly of State Art Agencies, Washington, DC  Internship, Washington Center, Washington, DC
  1985 National Assembly of Local Art Agencies, Washington, DC  Internship, Washington Center, Washington, DC Organized local events for national convention, Cedar Rapids
  1984 Costume Designer, Set Designer, Ghost Light Players, Marycrest College, Davenport, IA