Artist Bio

Fred Wagner was born in 1961 in Rochester NY. He grew up in the town of West Irondequoit. Fred spent most of his younger years fishing and drawing. His talent started to develop at the age of 8; working in Tempera  paint, pencil and markers.

Fred concentrated most of his efforts toward oil painting and drawing during his high school years. At the age of 17 Fred took a home study course in taxidermy. One of the projects was to taxidermy a fish. The best way to paint the fish was to use an airbrush. After saving up a few dollars Fred bought his fist airbrush; a Passche H single action airbrush. He began to experiment with inks on paper and was very excited about his new found medium.

Several yeas latter at the age of 19 Fred bought a copy of Airbrush Digest Magazine and in that issue was an article about Mark Rush and his work on textiles. And  that’s when this life long obsession with T-Shirt airbrushing began.

Fred hooked up with Mark in 1983 and spent the next summer season airbrushing in Fort Walton Beach Florida while learning the ropes. It also was a special time for Fred because he was a newlywed. He married his beautiful bride Dawn and they are still together to this day.

Now Fred and his family live in Fairport NY and enjoy the atmosphere of a small canal town. Fred would love to hear from you so feel free to drop him an e-mail at any time.