Artists Bio

Born in Upstate New York, where Wendy made maple syrup in the woods with her father while aspiring to be a ballerina, a lucky spin of the wheel at a local carnival won her a half year of free dance lessons.  She hung up her mittens and boots for tutus and toe shoes.  Wendy majored in Dance at the Boston Conservatory, taught and choreographed at her studio, Dance Rainbow, in San Francisco and danced Lester Horton technique with the Martin Dancers while teaching tap dancing at the Dupree Dance Studio in Los Angeles. 

In 1991 she hung up her tights for the magical transmission of her spirit to the rice paper through her bamboo brushes. The history and meaning of this art form and its tools was as thrilling as her first pair of toe shoes.  Wendy studied Chinese Brush Painting in Los Angeles for 16 years and feels it is her destiny to continue to learn and grow in this art form.

In 1998 she ventured into several years of independent filmmaking, producing three shorts and the Prism Award winning documentary "I Don't Know Jack".    In 2001, "Quest to Ref" won the HBO Short Film Award and was later screened at Sundance.  Wendy was the President of CineWomen, L.A., a non-profit organization of independent filmmakers and documentary filmmakers from 2004-2006.  She taught Chinese Brush Painting workshops at the Corita Art Center and out of her home in Los Angeles.

Wendy recently moved to Lakeland, Flordia where her work is exhibited at the J. Rowan Gallery.  She is a member of the Imperial Art Gallery, Arts On the Park & The Polk Museum of Art.  Wendy has been visiting Lakeland, Florida since she was five years old.  She has one son, who is a professional Sound Engineer for well known bands touring all over the U.S. and the world.  Plus three grandchildren, two older sisters and a Chow Chow named Osho.