R. Christian Egger

Employment: 

Artist 1980 to Present

Education:  

M.A. Fine Art UW, 1980 

B.F.A. Fine Art UW 1978 

University of Cambridge, England, 1977(semester) Painting and Drawing University of Wisconsin, 1975 B.S. Engineering 

As a boy: Farm boy, Hunter, Roamer, Photographer 

Museum Collections: 

Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street Erie, Pennsylvania 16501 

Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Art, 2519 Northwestern Avenue,Racine, WI 54304 

The John J. Burke Collection, Displayed in the Midwest Airline  Center 400 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53203 

One Person Shows: 

2021 Chestnut Center for the Arts, Photography, 208 S Chestnut Street, Marshfield WI, 54449

2020 Chestnut Center for the Arts, Weeds and Dirt, 208 S, Chestnut Street, Marshfield, WI 54449   

2020 Chestnut center For the arts,  Photographs of Time, 208 S. Chestnut Street, Marshfield WI 54449

2018  Lucille Tack Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, 300 School  Street, Spencer, WI 54408 

2016 University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Nancy Fyfe  Cardozier Gallery 4901 East University Boulevard, Odessa, TX  79762 

2016 Chestnut Center for The Arts, 208 S Chestnut Street, Marshfield, WI 54449  

2014 Alexander GalleryM, 1131 Wisconsin River Drive, Port Edwards, WI 54469 

2008 Lucille Tack Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, 300 School  Street, Spencer, WI 54408 

2007 Center for Visual Art, 427 4th Street, Wausau, WI 54402 

2007 Riverfront Gallery, 1200 Crosby Ave. Stevens Point, WI  54481 

2003 New Visions Gallery, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield,  WI 54449 

2003 Lucille Tack Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, 300 School  Street, Spencer, WI 54408 

2002 Muse Gallery, Ironwood, MI 54880 

2000 Collective Art Space, 1211 New York Street, Oshkosh WI  54902 

1999 Star Seed Gallery, 720 Main Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902 

1997 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Library, Oshkosh, WI 54902 

1996 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 1922  University Avenue, Madison, WI 53705 

1993 Helen Conner Laird Gallery, 2000 West 5th Street, Marshfield, WI 54449 

1992 Center For Visual Arts, 427 4th Street, Wausau, WI 54402

1988 Western Wisconsin Regional Art Center, Kaden Gallery, 119  King Street, LaCrosse, WI 54601 

1987John Thomas Gallery, Downsville, WI 54735 

1986 Festival Gallery, 119 King Street, LaCrosse, WI 54601 

1985 New Vision Gallery, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI  54449 

1982 UW Richland Center, Richland Center, WI 53581 

Juried Shows: 

2020 Culture and Agriculture Virtual New Vision Gallery 1000 north Oak Street, Marshfield, WI 54449

1988 to 2019 Culture and Agriculture (every year) New Vision Gallery, 1000 North Oak Street, Marshfield, WI 54449 ∙

2016,The Madison Art Center, “Wisconsin Triennial”, 211 State  Street, Madison, WI 53703 

2005, 2003 and 2001 Mighty Biennial, New Vision Gallery, 1000  North Oak Street, Marshfield, WI 54449  

1999,1996, 1993, 1991, 1989, 1987, Charles A. Wustum Museum  of Fine Art, “Wisconsin Photography”, 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, WI 53404 (Juror’s Award ’87 and ’89) 

1996, 1993, The Madison Art Center, “Wisconsin Triennial”, 211  State Street, Madison, WI 53703 

Milwaukee Art Museum, Cudahy Gallery of Wisconsin Art, 750 North Lincoln Memorial drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202 

1992 “Invented Landscapes”  

1991 “Ideas/ Images” 

1990 “Perceptions” 

1988 “Wisconsin Metaphor” 

1987 “ Wisconsin Focus” 

1986 “Wisconsin Today” 

1993, 1991, 1989, 1987 Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Art, “  Wisconsin Photography” 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, WI 53404

(Juror’s Award’87 &’89) 

1992 UW Eau Claire, Foster Gallery “ The landscape; Subject of  Renewed Scrutiny”, Eau Claire, WI 54481 

1990 UW Stevens Point, Edna Carlson Gallery, “ Wisconsin 90”,  Honorable Mention, Stevens Point, WI 54439 

1987 The 4th Street Photo Gallery, “Photographers of the 80’s” 67  East 4th Street, New York City, New York10003 

1987 Galleries Elect, 2265 Westwood Boulevard#108, Los Angeles,  CA 90064 

1987International Photo graphics Association- Annual Photo Contest

1985 Art Expo, New York City, New York 

1983Erie Art Center, “Photo National”, Erie, PA 

1981 University of Kentucky, Murry, KY, “International Magic Silver  Show” 

Awards and Grants: 

1992 to 1993 Individual Artist Program $3500.00 New Work Award from Wisconsin Arts Board

1993 $500. Grant for one-person show at the Helen Conner Laird  Gallery form the Melvin Laird Endowment Fund for the Arts, 2000  West 5th Street Marshfield, WI 54449 

1993 Very Special Arts Wisconsin (VSA Wis) Artist in Residence  Grant (March and April) School district of Stratford, P.O. Box 7,  522 3rd Avenue, Stratford, WI 54484 

1993 Best of show, Kohler Art Museum, Sheboygan, WI

2002 and 2006 Best of Show, Festival of Arts, Wausau, WI 54402