Merrill Wagner

Place: Seattle

Born: 1935

Biography:

Merrill Wagner is an American artist known for her nature-driven abstractions painted on unconventional surfaces. She was born in Seattle, Washington in 1935. Wagner studied at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York and began her artistic career in the early 1960s. She was a founding member of artist-run gallery 55 Mercer in New York City. Wagner's work is characterized by her use of geometric forms and unconventional materials such as salvaged steel and linen. Her notable series include 'Summer Studio' and 'Streets, Roads, Lanes and Floors'. She has had solo exhibitions at David Zwirner Gallery, New York; William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ; Gemeentemuseum, The Hague; and MoMA PS1, New York. Her work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; and the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., among others.