A native of Colorado, Morgan Wagner studied in New York at the Art Students League under Vaclav Vytacil, George Grosz, Henry Billings and Robert Laurent; at the University of Colorado, Boulder (1936-38 and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (formerly the Broadmoor Academy) under Boardman Robinson, Otis Dozier and Lawrence Barrett.
Exhibitions:
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1940s, 1950 (solo); Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska; Pepsi Cola Show, New York, 1945; Denver Art Museum, 1947-48; State Fair, Pueblo, Colorado, 1947-48 (prize); Canon City, Colorado, 1948; Central City, Colorado, 1949; Garret Gallery, Colorado Springs, 1949 (solo); George Nix Gallery, Colorado Springs (solo).