The Museum and Cultural Center at 5ive Points, Cleveland, TN
Guest Artist Class by Rachelle and Wes Siegrist at the museum alongside their Exquisite Miniatures exhibition.
Saturday, June 22, 10:00 a.m. - Noon, EST
History Happy Hour Presentation
Thursday, August 8, 2024, starting at 7 p.m. EST
2023 EVENTS AND REVIEWS
Sayaka Ganz, Virtual Artist Talk
Tuesday, October 17, 2023. 5:30 p.m. EST
Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Hosting Reclaimed Creations, September 12 - December 1, 2023)
Opening Reception for LUSTER Thursday, October 5, 5:30 to 8:00 pm, at the Blue Buffalo Gallery (123 N Chadbourne St, San Angelo, TX) free and open to the public with music and refreshments provided. There will also be a car and motorcycle show on October 25 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm, outside on the street next to the gallery. This will take place during the annual En Plein Air Texas plein air painting competition, and competition artists will be at the car show painting. Hosted by The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
Ezra Tucker Gallery Appearance Meet and Greet
During Display of The Art of Ezra Tucker
Morning of September 20, 2023
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum
Oradell, NJ
Milwaukee PBS The Arts Page
Lead Segment About Mick Meilahn's Primordial Shift Exhibition
Thursday, July 6, 7:30 p.m. CST
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum, West Branch, IA
Demonstration by Rachelle and Wes Siegrist at the museum followed by a Gallery Walk of their Exquisite Miniatures exhibition.
Saturday, June 24, 2:00 p.m. CST
Thursday May 18, 2023, 7:00 p.m. Members Reception and Lecture by Jane Jones Holland Museum, 31 W. 10th Street, Holland, Michigan, (616) 796-3324
in conjunction with the display of Jane Jones' Floral Paintings
During the Annual Holland Tulip Festival
April 20 Earth Day Panel Discussion
including Kean University Faculty and Sayaka Ganz at
Liberty Hall Academic Center and the Galleries at Kean University in Union, NJ
in conjunction with the display of Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations
January 25 & 26, 2023
Gallery Walk, Workshop, and Presentation by Sayaka Ganz at Opening Reception
Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations
Liberty Hall Academic Center and the Galleries at Kean University in Union, NJ
2022 EVENTS AND REVIEWS
Presentation by Mick Meilahn, Thursday, September 22, 4:00 p.m., to open Primordial Shift at The Health Museum in Houston, Texas; Members Reception, Saturday, September 24.
Presentation by Mick Meilahn, Saturday, August 18, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., to conclude Primordial Shift and the Art of Michael Meilahn at The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah, Wisconsin
Zoom presentation by Jane Jones, hosted by Brookgreen Gardens, September 20, 6:00 p.m. EST, in conjunction with their display of Cultivating the Dutch Tradition in the 21st Century: Jane Jones’ Hyperrealist Floral Paintings, in Murrells Inlet, SC.
LUSTER artist, A.D. Cook will be offering remarks on June 16 at the Members Reception for LUSTER at The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Indiana. Also in attendance will be Indy race car driver, Al Unser Jr., and Indiana art collector, Mark McAlister, who has generously lent A.D.'s painting, Indian Summer, 2000, Acrylic on Canvas, 48x36, for the exhibition.
Guy Harvey Addresses Persons in Attendance at ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II at the Bateman Foundation Gallery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada April 14, 2022 via internet from his studio in Grand Cayman, British West Indies.
Grizzly 399: Her Life and the Recovery of Grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Zoom Presentation by Thomas D. Mangelsen & Todd Wilkinson, Hosted by The Roger Tory Peterson Institute, March 16, 2022 7:00 p.m. EST, in conjunction with the Institute's display of Thomas D. Mangelsen - A Life In The Wild
https://rtpi.org/events/grizzly-399-a-majestic-life-thomas-d-mangelsen-todd-wilkinson/
Motorheads and Masterpieces: LUSTER Artist Discussion via Zoom from The Museum of The Rockies LUSTER artists A.D. Cook and Marc Jones will be joined by Professor Jeffrey Conger at Montana State University in Bozeman on a Museum of The Rockies Zoom program Tuesday, April 5 at 5:30 p.m. MT. Professor Conger is a professional photographer, designer and author who specializes in motorsports. Known for his candid storytelling and photo journalistic style, he has documented the action at iconic races like the Indy 500, Bonneville Speed Week and 24 Hours of Le Mans.
FREE Webinar
DATE/TIME: April 5, 2022 5:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Click the link below to join the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82809395480?pwd=YjgxcDVNZ2FOQi84MDVsMFNkNGs4Zz09
Use Passcode: eJnk3V
World Premiere, Jane Jones' Hyperrealist Floral Paintings
Friday, January 28, 2022, Opening Reception
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts
Houston (Spring), TX
CANCELLED
The Bateman Foundation in Victoria, BC Canada will be hosting groups of artists whose work is featured in ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II on a monthly Nature X zoom series in 2022. Click here for a link to the program. Additional Details will be announced here and at The Bateman Foundation.
OCEANS: Wednesday, February 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m. (PST)
Karen Hackenberg (Port Townsend, WA); Guy Harvey (Grand Cayman, BWI); Lisa Lebofsky (New York, NY); and Kent Ullberg (Corpus Christi, TX and Loveland, CO)
BIG OIL: Wednesday, March 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m. (PST)
Michael Kerbow (San Francisco, CA); Leo Osborne (Anacortes, WA); Christopher Volpe (Hollis, NH)
FIRE: Wednesday, March 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m. (PST)
Jeff Frost (Sky Valley, Palm Springs, CA); Suze Woolf (Seattle, WA)
WILDLIFE: Wednesday, April 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m. (PST)
Britt Freda (Vashon, WA); Mary Helsaple (Sedona, AZ); Rick Pas (Lapeer, MI); Bart Walter (Westminster, MD)
ENVIRONMENTS: Wednesday, May 18, 7:00-9:00 p.m. (PST)
Chester Arnold (Sonoma, CA); Peter Goin (Reno, NV); Scott Greene (Bernalillo, NM); Mick Meilahn (Pickett, WI); Marty Stupich (Albuquerque, NM)
2021 EVENTS AND REVIEWS
With a few exceptions, most 2021 public presentations by artists exhibiting artwork in traveling museum exhibitions produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C. have been and are being conducted online instead of in person due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Check Events pages on websites of respective venues for details to see if a program is scheduled by the artist you are interested in, and details.
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Zoom Presentation Hosted by The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of discussion by Thomas D. Mangelsen and Kent Ullberg, two old friends who both knew and were inspired by Roger Tory Peterson, to celebrate the opening of A LIFE IN THE WILD at the RTPI
Opening reception for Premiere of UNDER PRESSURE - PAINTING WITH AIR
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 28, 2021
Featuring a slide lecture by Artist, Don Eddy (New York, NY)
Other attending artists will include Kirk Lybecker (Portland, OR) and Alan Pastrana (Queens, NY)
Huntsville Museum of Art
300 Church Street SW
Huntsville, AL
Phone: (256) 535-6372
Website: hsvmuseum.org
Opening Reception for Premiere of LUSTER
3:00 pm - 6:00 p.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021
Featuring Pre-Party Remarks from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. by Exhibiting Artists, Richard Lewis (Los Angeles) and Ken Scaglia (Weston, CT)
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
625 Williams Street
New London, CT
Phone: (860) 443-2545
Website: https://www.lymanallyn.org/events-2/opening-party-luster-exhibition-lyman-allyn-hot-shots/
Saturday, September 25, 2021, 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Livestream Online of Presentation by Suze Woolf from The Robert Bateman Centre
To Conclude the Display of STATE OF THE FOREST from the Exhibit ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II
At The Robert Bateman Centre in the Steamship Terminal
Victoria, British Columbia CANADA
Phone: (250) 940-3626
Website: https://batemanfoundation.org/exhibits/state-of-the-forest/
August 19, 2021, Thomas D. Mangelsen On-line Presentation
in Conjunction with THOMAS D. MANGELSEN - A LIFE IN THE WILD
North Carolina Arboretum, Baker Exhibit Center
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
Asheville, NC
Phone: (828) 665-2492
Check Arboretum Website for time and registration requirements: ncarboretum.org
Thursday, February 4, 2021, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Robert Bateman Joins Thomas D. Mangelsen For Online Presentation Register For Free
To Kick Off the Exhibit, A LIFE IN THE WILD at
The Robert Bateman Centre
Steamship Terminal
Victoria, British Columbia CANADA
Thursday, February 4, 2021 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST)
Presentation by Sayaka Ganz in Conjunction with
Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum
518 S Fountain Street
Cape Girardeau, Missouri USA
2020 EVENTS AND REVIEWS
Thursday, January 9, 2020, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Member Preview with Sayaka Ganz
Friday, January 10, 2020, 6:30 p.m. Public Lecture in Dynatheater by Sayaka Ganz
Saturday, January 11, 2020 Afternoon Family Activity Presentation by Sayaka Ganz
to Open RECLAIMED CREATIONS at The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM
January 16, 2020, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Reception, Lecture and Book Signing by Thomas D. Mangelsen
to Open A LIFE IN THE WILD at The Stamford Museum & Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT
Monday, January 20, 2020, 2:00 p.m. Lecture Followed by Book Signing by Thomas D. Mangelsen, COSI-Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, Ohio
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 7:00 p.m., Opening Presentation by Thomas D. Mangelsen at the Ohio State University
School of Environmental and Natural Resources 5th Environmental Film Series
Friday, January 24, 2020, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reception with Wes and Rachelle Siegrist
Saturday, January 25, 2020, 2:00 p.m. Gallery Walk with Wes and Rachelle Siegrist
to Open EXQUISITE MINIATURES
Brookgreen Gardens
1931 Brookgreen Drive, Murrells Inlet, SC
Thursday, March 5, 2020 (late afternoon/early evening)
Reception and Remarks by Cory Trépanier
to Open INTO THE ARCTIC
at The Oceanographic Museum
Avenue Saint Martin, Monaco
March 6, 2020 Gala (Black Tie, By Invitation)
Artists Representing Luster:
Richard Lewis (Los Angeles) and Kris Preslan (Portland, OR)
The Morris Museum of Art
1 Tenth Street, Augusta, GA
April 18, 2020 (Postponed Til Further Notice)
Lecture and Book Signing by Thomas D. Mangelsen
in conjunction with A LIFE IN THE WILD at The Peoria Riverfront Museum
222 SW Washington Street, Peoria, IL
April 25, 2020, Mountain Science Expo
EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION
in Conjunction with ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II
North Carolina Arboretum, Baker Exhibit Center
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC
Canceled Due to Covid-19 Pandemic
June 4, 2020, 12:00 Noon
Museums á la Carte, Lunchtime Lecture Series
Presented by LUSTER Artist Ken Scaglia
Following the lecture, all other attending LUSTER artists will be invited to speak briefly about their work and answer questions in the auditorium.
The Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA
EVENT POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 2021 (Details to Be Posted)
July 24, 2020 Reception, Gallery walk, & Book Signing by Thomas D. Mangelsen (Time to Be Announced)
July 25 Lecture and Book Signing in conjunction with Wild America Nature Festival (Panama Rocks Scenic Park, NY)
to Open A LIFE IN THE WILD at The Roger Tory Peterson Institute
311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY
September 25, 2020 (Time to Be Announced)
Reception, Lecture and Book Signing by Thomas D. Mangelsen
to Open A LIFE IN THE WILD at The Museum of the Rockies
Montana State University
600 W Kagy Blvd, Bozeman, MT
2019 EVENTS AND REVIEWS
Brian Jarvi's AFRICAN MENAGERIE
Meet the Artist, January 9 through 12, 2019
Safari Club International, Reno Sparks Convention Center
Reno, Nevada
EXQUISITE MINIATURES by Wes & Rachelle Siegrist
January 20, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Opening Reception and Gallery Walk with the Siegrists The Hickory Museum of Art
243 Third Avenue NE, Hickory, NC
Phone: (828) 327-8576
In Conjunction With Its Display of
LUSTER Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting
The Evelyn Burrow Museum in Hanceville, AL Will Host
A Car Show and Cruise-In
Saturday, January 26, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sayaka Ganz RECLAIMED CREATIONS
February 14, 2019 Evening Opening Reception, featuring an Introduction by Sayaka Ganz
February 15 1:00 p.m., Public Lecture by Sayaka Ganz Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL
Phone: (561) 233-1328
Cory Trépanier's INTO THE ARCTIC
February 21, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Address on Art and Adventures in The Canadian Arctic
February 22, 2019, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m., Exhibition Opening Reception
February 23, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Film Screening followed by Discussion
The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
Opening Reception and Presentation
2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, Washington
LUSTER Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting
March 1, 2019, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Opening Reception with Presentation by Exhibiting Artist, Robert Petillo
Saginaw Art Museum
1126 N Michigan Ave
Saginaw, Michigan
Phone: ( 989) 754-249
Thomas D. Mangelsen - A LIFE IN THE WILD
Wednesday, March 19, 2019 Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2:00-3:30 p.m. Lecture by Thomas D. Mangelsen, Introduction by Curator, Dr. David J. Wagner
6:30-7:30 p.m. Lecture by Thomas D. Mangelsen, Introduction by Curator, Dr. David J. Wagner
7:30-8:30 p.m. Book Signing
2430 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 755-5100
Guest Appearance by Cory Trepanier
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
9:00 to 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
in the Exhibition Hall, Culture Trove Booth
Canada Museums Association Annual Meeting
Toronto Hilton Hotel, Ontario
LUSTER Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting
Saturday, June 8, 2019, 11:15 a.m. Public Opening Coffee with Museum Curator & Exhibiting Artist, Marc Jones (Loveland, CO) and Richard Lewis (Los Angeles, CA)
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center
210 N. Santa Fe Avenue
Pueblo, Colorado
Phone: (719) 295-7200
Thomas D. Mangelsen - A LIFE IN THE WILD
Lecture and Book Signing by Thomas D. Mangelsen
Wednesday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. The Detroit Zoo, Ford Education Center
8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI
Phone: (248) 541-5717
Cory Trépanier's INTO THE ARCTIC
June 21, 2019 Members Reception
June 22, 2019 Public Opening
June 29, Into The Arctic: Awakening Film Screening Victoria IMAX (pending)
INTO THE ARCTIC III (Awakening) Film Screening Location and Date To Be Announced
The Robert Bateman Centre
Steamship Terminal
Victoria, BC
CANADA
Sayaka Ganz RECLAIMED CREATIONS
Thursday, June 27, 2019, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Reception with The Artist, Sayaka Kajita Ganz
Friday, June 28, 2019 Exhibition Opens to the Public Stamford Museum & Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II Exhibition Premiere
Friday, August 23 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception with Exhibiting Artists Sayaka Ganz, Mary Helsaple, Mick Meilahn, and David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Curator/Tour Director
The James Museum
150 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 892-4200
Sayaka Ganz RECLAIMED CREATIONS
Saturday, September 21, 2019 (time and events to be announced)
Reception with The Artist, Sayaka Kajita Ganz Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson University
8000 York Road, Towson, MD
Phone: (410) 704-2870
Thomas D. Mangelsen - A LIFE IN THE WILD
Friday, October 10 Evening Reception and Talk with Thomas D. Mangelsen
The Evelyn Burrow Museum
Wallace State Community College
Hanceville, AL
Phone: (256) 352-8457
Thomas D. Mangelsen - A LIFE IN THE WILD
Friday and Saturday, November 1 - 2, 2019 Guest Appearance
Including Lecture and Book Signing
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
3000 Sternberg Drive
Hays, KS
LUSTER Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting
Thursday, November 7, 2019, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception with Exhibiting Artists Cheryl Kelley, Richard Lewis, Kris Preslan, Joseph Santos, John E. Schaeffer, and Guenevere Schwien.
Haggin Museum
Victory Park - Stockton
1201 N. Pershing Ave
Stockton, CA 95203
Phone: (209) 940-6300
AMERICAN WILDLIFE ART Slide Lecture by David J. Wagner, Ph.D.
Followed by Questions from Dr. David J. Horn, Professor of Biology
6:00 p.m. December 5, 2019
Millikin University Institute for Science Entrepreneurship
Decatur, IL
2018 EVENTS AND REVIEWS
Brian Jarvi's AFRICAN MENAGERIE
Saturday January 20, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Opening Reception
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, 705 Kinderkamack Road
Oradell, NJ (New York City Greater Metropolitan Area)
Featuring Remarks and Gallery Walk by Brian Jarvi
Contact: Rosa Lara, Manager
Phone: (201) 261-0012
Email: hbam@verizon.net
Cory Trépanier's INTO THE ARCTIC
Thursday, January 25, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception
Friday, January 26, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Public Meet and Greet Event with Cory Trépanier
Saturday, January 27, noon - 3:00 p.m., Public Meet and Greet Event with Cory Trépanier Vancouver Maritime Museum
1905 Ogden Avenue, Vancouver, BC CANADA
Phone: (604) 257-8300
Cory Trépanier's INTO THE ARCTIC
Friday, January 26, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception Queen Elizabeth Theater
630 Hamilton St., Vancouver, BC CANADA
Phone: (604) 665-3050
LUSTER Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting
Friday, March 9, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences
Private Preview for Renaissance Society Members
Attending Artists:
A.D. Cook (Las Vegas, NV)
Randy Ford (Eastampton, NJ)
Allan Gorman (West Orange, NJ)
Marc G. Jones (Loveland, CO)
Richard Lewis (Los Angeles, CA)
Robert Petillo (Hardyston, NJ)
Kris Preslan (Lake Oswego, OR)
John E. Schaeffer (La Grange, TX)
Guenevere "Moto Painter" Schwien (Portland, OR)
Harold D. Zabady (Camp Hill, PA)
and Curator/Tour Director, David J. Wagner, Ph.D.
Saturday, March 10, 11:00 a.m.
Artists Gallery Walk
Doors open to the general public at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, March 10, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Museum of Arts and Sciences Member’s Preview Reception
Artists will be introduced.
Contact: Monica Mitry, Membership and Volunteer Coordinator
Museum of Arts and Sciences
352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, FL
Phone: (386) 256-2920
Email: monica@moas.org
Cory Trépanier's INTO THE ARCTIC
Wednesday, April 11, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Into The Arctic 3 Film Screening, Presentation & Q&A during Monaco Oceans Week Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
As Run Up to Display of INTO THE ARCTIC in 2019
EXQUISITE MINIATURES by Wes & Rachelle Siegrist
Thursday, April 19, 2018, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Demonstration and Gallery Walk by the Artists The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
200 South Second St., Clarksville, TN
Brian Jarvi's AFRICAN MENAGERIE
Thursday, April 26, 2018 Opening Reception
Remarks and Gallery Walk by the Artist Canton Museum of Art
1001 Market Avenue North, Canton, OH
Neville Public Museum
210 Museum Place
Green Bay, WI
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
5:00 – 9:00 p.m. INTO THE ARCTIC exhibit reception and gallery walk, with Cory Trépanier
7:15 pm: INTO THE ARCTIC film screening, with Cory Trépanier in conjunction with University of Wisconsin - Green Bay International Film Series
EXQUISITE MINIATURES by Wes & Rachelle Siegrist
Thursday, August 2, 2018, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Reception with the Siegrists at the Museum
Friday, August 3, 2018, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Gallery Walk and Presentation by the Artists Stamford Museum & Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT
Sayaka Ganz RECLAIMED CREATIONS
The North Carolina Arboretum
Baker Exhibit Center
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
Asheville, NC
Phone (828) 665-2492
Presentations by Sayaka Ganz
Friday, September 21, 2018
6:30 p.m. Sayaka Ganz Presentation at Education Center Auditorium
7:15 - 8:30 p.m. Members view Exhibit in Baker Exhibit Center
Reception to Follow in Lobby
Cory Trépanier's INTO THE ARCTIC
Museum of the Rockies
Montana State University
600 W Kagy Blvd
Bozeman, MT
Phone: (406) 994-7460
Friday, September 21, 5:00 p.m. Members Only Opening with remarks by Cory Trépanier
Monday, September 24, 5:00 p.m. INTO THE ARCTIC film screening by Cory Trépanier
Guest Appearance by Sayaka Ganz
During The Premiere of RECLAIMED CREATIONS
Reception Saturday, October 7, 12:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Slide Lecture, Thursday, November 9, 5:30 p.m. Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
WILDLIFE ART HISTORY Slide Lecture by David J. Wagner, Ph.D.
in conjunction with Premiere of Brian Jarvi's AFRICAN MENAGERIE
2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017
Gallery Walk Open to The Public to Kick Off
The Premiere of AFRICAN MENAGERIE
Conducted by Brian Jarvi
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
The Evening of Friday, September 29, 2017
Patron Dinner Followed by Presentation by Brian Jarvi Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
September 21, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Rochester Institute of Technology Art
University Gallery at The Vignelli Center, Booth Building
Rochester, NY
AMERICAN WILDLIFE ART Slide Lecture by David J. Wagner, Ph.D.
in conjunction with the exhibition and book of the same title, Arthur Singer – The Wildlife Art of an American Master
INTO THE ARCTIC Opening Reception
for Members and Guests of The Dennos Museum Center
with Appearance and Remarks by Cory Trépanier
Saturday, September 17, 2017, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI
INTO THE ARCTIC
Film Screening with Discussion to Follow led by Cory Trépanier
1:00 p.m., Sunday, September 17, 2017
State Theatre, 233 E. Front Street, Traverse City, MI
July 3, 2017 Online Catalogue
Andrew Denman A Different Animal
Featuring Essay about The Artist by David J. Wagner, Ph.D.
and Forward by Todd Wilkinson
Release date for hard copy to coincide with exhibition of the same title July 21 - 31, 2017, Astoria Fine Art, Jackson Hole, WY
The Evening of February 9, 2017 Premiere of INTO THE ARCTIC
Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C.
Remarks about the Exhibition
and Introduction of Cory Trépanier
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Painter, Chester Arnold, Sonoma, CA
Painter, Britt Freda, Burton, WA
Photographer, Peter J. Goin, Reno, NV
Painter, Karen Hackenberg, Port Townsend, WA
Painter, Mary Helsaple, Sedona, AZ
Sculptor, Michael (Mick) Meilahn, Pickett, WI
Painter, Suze Woolf, Seattle, WA
David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Panel Chair Panel Discussion Questions from Scholars and Writers (PDF 298KB) Panel Discussion Questions from Participating Artists (PDF 375KB)
6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Before, During, and After: John James Audubon Slide lecture with book signing to follow
Whitefish Bay Public Library Overview and Registration Link
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. June 9, 2016 Members Reception
June 10 Public Opening Lightner Museum
Attending Artists:
Mary Garrish (Merritt Island, FL)
Bailey Hill (St. Helens, OR)
Evelyn McCorristin Peters (Myakka City, FL)
Ronnie W. Williford (Deland, FL)
Tuesday, September 13 Joel Oppenheimer lecture at noon with a reception/gallery talk that evening from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. The Paine Art Center and Gardens
1410 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: (920) 235-6903
August, 2016
Slide Lecture by Don Luce about John James Audubon The Paine Art Center and Gardens
1410 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: (920) 235-6903
Saturday, October 8 at 1:00 p.m.
Slide Lecture by David J. Wagner, Ph.D. about John James Audubon The Paine Art Center and Gardens
1410 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: (920) 235-6903
2015 Events
The Evening of Friday, January 30, 2015
Private Preview Reception to Premiere ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
at Brookgreen Gardens
1931 Brookgreen Drive, Murrells Inlet, SC
The Evening of Friday, June 6, 2014
AMERICA'S PARKS II Reception in conjunction with Wildlife Art & Wine at The Wildlife Experience
The Evening of Friday, February 21, 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Opening Reception at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
- Also speaking will be exhibiting artists, Michael ("Mick") Meilahn from Pickett, WI, and Sayaka Kajita Ganz, Yokohama, Japan (now USA)
2013 Events
Thursday, September 26, 2013, 6:30 p.m. American Wildlife Art Lecture and Book Signing
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sunday, September 29, 2013, 1:00 p.m. American Wildlife Art Lecture and Book Signing
in conjunction with premiere of the exhibition, AMERICAN WILDLIFE ART Allentown Art Museum
The Evening of Thursday, August 29, 2013
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Opening Reception at Canton Museum of Art
Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2:00 p.m. American Wildlife Art Lecture and Book Signing
in conjunction with opening of Art and the Animal
Kenosha Public Museum
Friday, October 5th - Saturday, October 6th, 2012
The Society of Animal Artists 52nd Annual Exhibition Artists' Reception
with book signing by David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Author, American Wildlife Art The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum
Sunday, June 10, 2012, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
BLOSSOM II ~ ART OF FLOWERS OPENING RECEPTION
with workshop led by BLOSSOM II Juror, Jim Johnson Museum of the Gulf Coast
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 2:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.
2012 Earth Day Lecture by David J. Wagner, Ph.D.
"How American Artists Shaped and Fulfilled the Ecological Ideology of Earth Day"
Rare Books and Fine Arts Gallery
Milwaukee Public Library
(Examples of Original Works by Audubon, Catesby, Wilson and many more will be out and on display for viewing following the lecture.)
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Society of Animal Artists ART AND THE ANIMAL Exhibition Opening
Peninsula Fine Arts Center
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
BLOSSOM II ~ ART OF FLOWERS OPENING RECEPTION
ArtCenter Manatee
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
ART OF THE DIVE / PORTRAITS OF THE DEEP Opening Reception
Art Museum of South Texas
Friday, January 20, 2012, 12:00 Noon Luncheon followed by Presentation by Corpus Christi resident, and ART OF THE DIVE sculptor, Kent Ullberg and diving buddy, Guy Harvey. Gallery Walk afterwards.
2011 Events
[11/4/11] Attended the Opening Reception for the Premiere of BLOSSOM II ~ ART OF FLOWERS at the Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago, IL
[9/16/11] Chaired panel discussion of leading artists at Opening Reception for Premiere of the 51st Annual Exhibition of The Society of Animal Artists (Jim Coe, Kim Diment, Rick Pas, Paul Rhymer, Sharon Schafer) at the Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI
[7/9-11/11] American Wildlife Art featured at the Outdoor Writers Association of America Annual Conference, Snowbird Resort, Salt Lake City, Utah www.owaa.org
[5/11] American Wildlife Art distributed by U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Duck Stamp Program to Junior Duck Stamp Coordinators and their local colleagues who work with teachers and schools throughout the country to promote conservation education.
[4/13/11] American Wildlife Art featured at National Wildlife Federation Washington, D.C. Gala honoring Robert Redford as Conservationist of The Year along with seven other National Conservation Achievement Award recipients including First Lady Michelle Obama for the Special 75th Anniversary Conservation Award, and Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-Indiana), among others.
[9/4/10] Book Signing at Premiere of Society of Animal Artists Fiftieth Anniversary Annual Exhibition, San Diego Natural History Museum
[9/5/10] David J. Wagner (also Curator/Tour Director for THE ART OF ROBERT BATEMAN), presented Society of Animal Artists Lifetime Achievement Award to Robert Bateman at SAA Annual Dinner
Lecture/Book Signing at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
