Art Werger is known as a master of intaglio printmaking,using both etching and mezzotint to evoke cinematic narratives from the perspective of an omniscient narrator. Often assuming an elevated observational angle, the result can be both voyeuristic and deeply intimate. “My goal is to suggest a story that is not yet finished, inviting the viewer to participate by projecting their own interpretations and memories onto the scene.” Werger prefers to work from black to white, gradually illuminating both the image and the narrative. Within this approach he employs cinematic composition and symbology with the goal of sustaining the viewer’s engagement.
Werger is a professor emeritus from Ohio University. Since his retirement in 2020, he has remained active in his studio, Cascade Press, in Athens, Ohio.
Over his 50-year career, Werger has received over 250 awards in national and international exhibitions including the International Printmaking Prize at the Guanlan International Printmaking Biennial in Guanlan,China and the Grand Prize at the International Mezzotint Festival in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Werger has works in the collection of the Ekaterinburg Museum in Russia, Guanlan International Printmaking Museum in China, Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Boston Public Library, Brooklyn Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Trenton Museum, and Smithsonian Museum of American Art.
Werger is the most prolific artist to have worked in the mezzotint medium with over 500 titles in his catalog.
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