Richard Wagener has spent most of his life in California, where he continues to work today,
creating meticulous wood-engravings. This technique involves engraving
the image on the mirror-smooth surface of a meticulously prepared
endgrain woodblock.
Wagener
first earned a degree in Biology from the University of San Diego.
However, the artistic impulse won out, and he went on to acquire
an MFA in painting form the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
In 1980 Wagener switched from paint to printmaking. His prints have
been incorporated into a number of illustrated books, most notably
those created at Peter Koch Printers. His works in these books are
included in the Special Collections of the New York, Boston, San
Francisco and Zurich libraries, as well as several prestigious University
libraries. He has had exhibitions in England, Paris, Korea and throughout
the United States.
