About:
Art Werger has concentrated in the art of intaglio printing for over twenty years. His imagery has included aerial views of suburbs and cities, narrative figurative scenes, underwater swimmers, and most recently, the natural landscape. His work is known throughout the country and abroad for its intensity and subtle psychological approach. His work has received over two hundred awards and is in many corporate and museum collections.
Education:
Master of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Graphics, 1982.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, Printmaking, 1978.
Grants and Honors:
Artist Initiated Grant from the State of Georgia, 1993.
Southern Arts Federation/ National Endowment for the Arts Regional Fellowship, 1992.
Wesleyan College Summer Research Grant, Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1987, 1986.
Southern Arts Federation/ National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Touring Program Grant for "Art Werger, The Graphic Narrative" 1990-1992.
Southern Arts Federation/ National Endowment for the Arts Regional Fellowship, 1988.
Artist Initiated Grant, Georgia Council for the Arts, Sponsoring Organization: Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, Georgia, 1988.
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. Commission to create a lithograph , 1986.
RJR/SECCA Southeastern Artist Fellowship Grant, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1985.
