GORDON WAGNER (1915-1987)
GORDON WAGNER (1915-1987)
Solo exhibitions:
| 1949 | South Bay Art Gallery, Hermosa Beach, California |
| Willard Hougland Gallery, Los Angeles, California | |
| 1950 | Willard Hougland Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| Graywood Gallery, Los Angeles, California | |
| 1951 | Blue Pelican Art Gallery, Monterey, California |
| 1953 | Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona |
| 1956 | Now Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1959 | Silvan Simone Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1960 | Silvan Simone Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1962 | Silvan Simone Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1964 | Silvan Simone Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1966 | Brooks Foundation, Santa Barbara, California |
| 1967 | Silvan Simone Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| Bay Cities Jewish Community Center, Santa Monica, California | |
| 1968 | Long Beach Museum, Long Beach, California |
| The Craft House, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico | |
| 1969 | Comara Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1970 | Stables Gallery, Taos, New Mexico |
| 1971 | Comara Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| Dwight Bohme Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, California | |
| Konstsalongen Kavalletin, Upsala, Sweden | |
| 1972 | Sodertalje Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1973 | Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| Galerij Kaleidoscoop, Ghent, Belgium | |
| Galerij L'Angle-Aigue, Brussels, Belgium | |
| Nederland Amerika Institute, Amsterdam, Holland | |
| Israel Galerij, Amsterdam, Holland | |
| 1974 | Stables Gallery, Taos, New Mexico |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art Rental Gallery | |
| 1975 | Silvan Simone Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| Gallery of Contemporary Art, Taos, New Mexico | |
| Aspen Gallery of Art, Aspen, Colorado | |
| 1976 | Santa Barbara City College Art Gallery, Santa Barbara, California |
| 1977 | Vorpal Gallery, New York City |
| 1978 | Architektenhuis, Ghent, Belgium |
| Open Gallery, Eugene, Oregon | |
| 1979 | Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, California |
| Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California | |
| Artemis Gallerij, Ghent, Belgium | |
| 1980 | California State University, Fresno, California |
| 1981 | Leopold/Gold Gallery, Santa Monica, California |
| 1986 | Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California |
| 1989 | Retrospective, Conejo Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California |
| 1991 | Assemblage: 1952-1987, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1992 | Boxed Surrealities, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1997 | Lost and Found: Assemblage, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 2000 | Assemblage, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
Group exhibitions:
| 1950-51 | Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, California |
| 1953 | Artists of Los Angeles Annual Exhibition, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California |
| 1956 | Artists of Los Angeles Annual Exhibition, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California |
| 1957 | Home Savings & Loan Purchase Prize Collection, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles |
| Kite Flight, Corcoran Gallery Biennial, Washington, DC | |
| Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio | |
| Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio | |
| 1958 | American Federation of Arts, New York City |
| Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Arnot Art Gallery, New York City | |
| 1959 | Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Denver Museum of Art, Denver, Colorado | |
| Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California | |
| Davenport Municipal Museum, Davenport, Iowa | |
| La Jolla Art Center, La Jolla, California | |
| National Orange Show, San Bernardino, California | |
| 1960 | Denver Museum of Art, Denver, Colorado |
| Newport Harbor Art Exhibit, Newport, California | |
| 1961 | Denver Museum of Art, Denver, Colorado |
| La Jolla Art Center, La Jolla, California | |
| Corcoran Gallery 27th Biennial, Washington, DC | |
| National Speedway Windmill, Topanga | |
| 1962 | Denver Museum of Art, Denver, Colorado |
| La Jolla Art Center, La Jolla, California | |
| De Young Museum, San Francisco, California | |
| Santa Monica Art Gallery, Santa Monica, California | |
| Love in Art, Westside Jewish Community Center, Los Angeles, California | |
| California Water Color Society, Annual Exhibition | |
| 1963 | La Jolla Art Center, La Jolla, California |
| California Water Color Society, National Exhibition, Otis Art Institute | |
| Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California | |
| 1964 | San Gernando Vallery State College, Northridge, California |
| 1965 | Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| California Watercolor Society | |
| 1966 | California Watercolor Society |
| 1968 | Cannery Gallery, San Francisco, California |
| Westside Jewish Community Center, Los Angeles, 2nd Traveling Print Exhibition | |
| 1969 | 66 Signs of Neon, Museum of Modern Art, Washington, DC |
| Microcosms 69, Western Association of Art Museums travelling show | |
| Art to Enjoy and Use, Los Angeles City Schools Art, Mobile | |
| 1970 | Assemblage of Assemblage, Palomar College, San Marcos, California |
| 12 Vital Area Artists, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, California | |
| 12 Artists' Viewpoints, Pasadena City College, Pasadaena, California | |
| Media '70, Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California | |
| Mixed Emotions, Long Beach Museum, Long Beach, California | |
| 1972 | Three American Artists, American Embassy, London, England |
| Nine Artists, Prudhoe Gallery, London, England | |
| Way Out West, Camden Art Centre, London | |
| National Academy of Design, New York City | |
| Small Environments, University of Illinois, Carbondale, Illinois | |
| Four Artists' Views, Archer Gallery, London, England | |
| Third Travelling Print Exhibit, Westside Jewish Community Center, Los Angeles | |
| California National Water Color Society, Pasadena, California | |
| Chico State College Watercolor Invitational | |
| 1973 | In a Bottle, California State University, Fullerton, California |
| Quartet: Hansen, Prentiss, Robbins, Wagner, Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California | |
| Viktor Majdandzic and Gordon Wagner: Magic Boxes, L'Angle Aigu, Brussels, Belgium | |
| 1974 | Assemblage, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, California |
| 1975 | Assemblage and Collage, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art |
| Ironic Reality, San Jose Museum of Art | |
| 1976 | Sculptors of New Mexico, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Imagination, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art | |
| 1977 | Hieronymus Zones, Pierce College Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| Combining Surrealism, Anhalt-Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles, California | |
| Quarterdeck, The Image and the Myth Gallery, Beverly Hills, California | |
| Off the Beaten Path, Pottscam College, Pottsdam New York | |
| 1978 | Betamagic, California State University, Dominguez Hills |
| Eccentric L.A., Arco Center for Visual Art, Los Angeles, California | |
| Boxes, Anhalt-Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles, California | |
| 1979 | Art in Boxes, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia |
| Mystery Boxes, University of Connecticut, Storrs | |
| 1980 | Hommage a Breton, Artemis Gallery, Ghent, Belfium |
| 1981 | Amatory Drawings, Abraxis Gallery, Newport Beach, California |
| Shadows of a Doubt: Micro-Comedies of a Dream Maker, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, California | |
| Three Friends, Pacific Grove Art Center | |
| Humorous Habits, Abraxis Gallery, Newport Beach, California | |
| 1982 | Miniature '82, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California |
| 3-D Imagery, University of California, Riverside, California | |
| 1983 | Construction, San Francisco International Airport Gallery |
| Magic of Assemblage and Loof Lirpa, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California | |
| Miniature Narrative, Edge Gallery, Fullerton, California | |
| The Maze of Invisible Walls, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California | |
| Risser Gallery, Pasadena, California | |
| 1984 | Ceci n'est pas Surrealism: California Idioms of Surrealism, Fisher Gallery, USC, Los Angeles, California; Pratt Institute Gallery, New York City |
| Return to the Narrative, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, California | |
| Surrealists: Herlinde Spahr and Gordon Wagner, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California | |
| Olympiad: Summer 1984, Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, California | |
| Natural, Los Angeles Design Center | |
| Three Artists: DeLoff, Genesta, Wagner, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California | |
| 1985 | Light-Heavy Light, Contemporary Shadow Use in the Visual Arts, UC Davis Art Gallery, Davis, California |
| A Serious Look at Humor, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California | |
| Toying Around, Barnsdall Junior Art Center, Los Angeles, California | |
| About Boxes, Klein Gallery, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 1985-86 | The Continuing Magic of California Assemblage, California State University, Dominguez Hills |
| 1986 | El Dia de Los Muertos: Day of the Dead, Galeria Otra Vez, Los Angeles, California |
| Assemblage Past and Present, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, College of Creative Studies Gallery | |
| 1988 | Lost and Found in California: Four Decades of Assemblage Art, James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica, California |
| Assemblage: Poetry and Narration: Berman, Cox, Herms, Outterbridge, Saar, Sparks, Wagner, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, California | |
| 1989 | 40 Years of California Assemblage, Wight Art Gallery, (UCLA), Los Angeles, California |
| Home/Homeless, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California | |
| California Surrealism, Bronx River Art Gallery, Bronx, New York | |
| 1996 | Assemblage and Collage, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 2004 | The Heroic Gesture: American Abstract Painting 1950-1970, New Gallery, Houston, TX |
| Bernhardt, Kienholz, Wagner: Assemblage, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California |