Wendy Leach, MFA (hons)
Painting
Wendy Leach's paintings are large, energetic and visually powerful abstract works.
'Leach’s new works explode with abstract energy, new vigour and freedom after an extended European sojourn. Her approach is intuitive - she paints autonomously, free from external influence - avoiding subject and genre yet there is structure, line and rhythm. Her mark making skills are strong as she plays with swirls, splashes and drips - perhaps evoking Pollock and Kandinsky."
Wendy is a graduate of both Elam School of Fine Arts, (Dip FA) and Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design (MFA Hons 1st class). She is also a qualified high school teacher (DipTchg).
She has had twenty one solo exhibitions and has exhibited in around thirty group and collaborative shows. In her early career Wendy enjoyed painting landscape and she frequently traveled overseas to paint landscape in France, Italy and the Middle East.
She has exhibited in Jordan.
She has worked with oil paint, acrylic paint and mixed media painting techniques. She has always enjoyed exploring the possibilities within techniques and materials.
In 2000, Wendy was featured in 'International Artist' magazine, published in USA, in an eight-page feature article.
By 2006 Wendy's work was evolving away from painting landscapes, which were no longer challenging or satisfying her. She commenced study for a Master of Fine Arts degree. Her graduation exhibition was held in January 2008, and she was awarded her Master of Fine Arts with First Class Honours.
From 2009 to 2015 Wendy and her husband Colin lived and worked in Europe. They returned to New Zealand and now live between Mangawhai Heads and Auckland. Wendy has established her painting studio in Mangawhai Heads.
Wendy's most recent solo exhibition was at ArtHAUS Orakei in February, 2018.
She also exhibited at Mangawhai Artists Gallery in April 2019, in the joint exhibition 'Large Works' with Nicola Everett, Bineta Hinton and Lynn Middleton.
Read Wendy's full story on her website.
Website: www.wendyleach.com.
Email: please use this contact form
Phone +64 22 6535 288
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WendyLeachArt/
Instagram: @wendyleach_art
Studio: 35 Cheviot Street, Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand. Viewings of Wendy's work are by appointment only.
Wendy Leach's paintings are large, energetic and visually powerful abstract works.
'Leach’s new works explode with abstract energy, new vigour and freedom after an extended European sojourn. Her approach is intuitive - she paints autonomously, free from external influence - avoiding subject and genre yet there is structure, line and rhythm. Her mark making skills are strong as she plays with swirls, splashes and drips - perhaps evoking Pollock and Kandinsky."
Wendy is a graduate of both Elam School of Fine Arts, (Dip FA) and Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design (MFA Hons 1st class). She is also a qualified high school teacher (DipTchg).
She has had twenty one solo exhibitions and has exhibited in around thirty group and collaborative shows. In her early career Wendy enjoyed painting landscape and she frequently traveled overseas to paint landscape in France, Italy and the Middle East.
She has exhibited in Jordan.
She has worked with oil paint, acrylic paint and mixed media painting techniques. She has always enjoyed exploring the possibilities within techniques and materials.
In 2000, Wendy was featured in 'International Artist' magazine, published in USA, in an eight-page feature article.
By 2006 Wendy's work was evolving away from painting landscapes, which were no longer challenging or satisfying her. She commenced study for a Master of Fine Arts degree. Her graduation exhibition was held in January 2008, and she was awarded her Master of Fine Arts with First Class Honours.
From 2009 to 2015 Wendy and her husband Colin lived and worked in Europe. They returned to New Zealand and now live between Mangawhai Heads and Auckland. Wendy has established her painting studio in Mangawhai Heads.
Wendy's most recent solo exhibition was at ArtHAUS Orakei in February, 2018.
She also exhibited at Mangawhai Artists Gallery in April 2019, in the joint exhibition 'Large Works' with Nicola Everett, Bineta Hinton and Lynn Middleton.
Read Wendy's full story on her website.
Website: www.wendyleach.com.
Email: please use this contact form
Phone +64 22 6535 288
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WendyLeachArt/
Instagram: @wendyleach_art
Studio: 35 Cheviot Street, Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand. Viewings of Wendy's work are by appointment only.
Some of the thumbnails below have been cropped to square format. Please click on thumbnail to see the full image.
Hover over thumbnail for more information.
Hover over thumbnail for more information.
