WENDY WESTLAKE

Wendy Westlake  was born in Washington state.  She earned an Associated degree in Applied Art from Pima College in Tuscon AZ, where she studied a wide range of media including oils, print making and ceramics.  Upon moving back to MN in 1992, Wendy connected with the watercolor community in the Twin Cities area. She became a Board Member of the Minnesota Watercolor Society in 2012 eventually becoming MNWS President from 2014-2016.  A desire to work on a larger scale than paper would allow pulled Wendy back to her earlier training with acrylic and oils.  She works in her studio in Zumbrota, MN. Her work is influenced  by her background in watercolor as well as the tradition of American Abstract Expressionism.

Education/Experience

1992 Associate of Applied Arts, Pima Community College

2 year Bible Program AFLBS Bible College

2016-2017 535 Gallery owner/curator

2014-2016 Minnesota Watercolor Society President

Solo and Two Person Exhibits

2020 The Balance Remains, Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - postponed

2018  with Michelle Fagan, Parkside Gallery, Rochester, MN

2017  solo, Verdant Vinings, Gallery 360, Edina, MN

2017  with  Bonnie Cutts, 535 Gallery, Rochester, MN

2016  with Nick Sinclair, 535 Gallery, Rochester, MN

2013  with HeeJune Shin, Crossings At Carnegie, Zumbrota, MN

​Selected Group Exhibits

2020 Solid Ground, LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids , MI

2019  Fall Salon, Veronique Wantz, Minneapolis, MN

2019  Eye Opener, LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

2019  MPLS/ Warehouse Summer Salon, Veronique Wantz, Minneapolis, MN

2019  Open Ended, LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids MI

2019  Far And Near Smink, Art And Design, Dallas, TX

2019  The Nature Of Things, The Mill Yard and Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2018  Winter Salon, Veronique Wantz, Minneapolis, MN

2014  Red River Watercolor Society National Juried Exhibition