Florida Artists Group

Artists Bio:

Wendy immigrated to United States in 1971 from Australia, and has lived in Fort Lauderdale, since 1973.  She and her family moved for one year to live in Nigeria, and all these experiences have profoundly influenced her art.

In 1984, she graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science in Education while simultaneously studying some art courses.  A life-long learner, and a self taught practitioner, Wendy has been active in the South Florida studio arts scene since 1998.  She has exhibited widely at a variety of venues in various locations throughout the United States. The development of her work has been facilitated by the acceptance into the Directed Individual Study Programs, located in Maine, and New Smyrna Beach,FL.  She continues to attend various seminars offered by artists, whose interest aligns with her own.  Various organizations have invited Wendy to present demonstrations of her techniques to various groups throughout South Florida.

In the future, Wendy plans to join more organizations in the state of Florida and expose her work to a broader audience. Her generous spirit works with the community by donating her paintings to raise money for organizations such as the Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theater and AIDS Awareness organizations.  She also plans to offer  her services as an art teacher to young children.

Artist Statement:

Ms. Nicholas explores the remembered, through color and abstract techniques, and in turn she captures the feeling and power of Australia, her native country.  

As a world traveler, she is interested in exploring idioms of known cultural expression and social experience as it relates to her past and present. Her work aligns with issues of the human condition and human space, and relates mostly to her memories of places.  These works express moments of joy, trauma and experience and they are purposefully raw, rustic and textured.

Exhibitions:

2014 Broward Art Guild,  ART/FLORIDA/2014, Ft. Lauderdale
2014 Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, BROWARD BASEL, Wilton Manors FL.
2014 Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, SUMMER HEAT V, Wilton Manors, FL
2013 Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Selections 2013, Wilton Manors, FL
2013 Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, BROWARD BASEL, Wilton Manors FL
2013 Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, SUMMER HEAT III, Wilton Manors, FL
2012 Broward Art Guild, ART/FLORIDA/2012, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2012 Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, AQUA MARINE 2012, Pompano Beach
2012 Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, CONVERGENCE 2012, Pompano Bch
2012 Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, SERIOUS BLACK 2012, Pompano Bch
2011 Armory Art Center, VERNISSAGE DES FEMMES ARTISTES, West Palm Beach FL
2011 Glass Gallery, SEVENTH ANNUAL ART COMPETITION, Pembroke Pines, FL
2011 Cornell Museum of Art, ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBIT, Delray Beach, Fl
2011 Women in the Visual Arts, CREATIVE IMPRESSIONS, West Palm Beach, FL
2010 Sunrise Civic Center, GROUP SHOW FLAMINGO ARTISTS, Sunrise, FL
2010 Forest Hills Fine Art Center, 2009 ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Cornell Museum of Art, JOURNEYS, Group Show, Delray Bch
2009 Gallery at Delaware Community College, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, Delaware
2009 Jeanette Hare Art Gallery, ART THE FIRST LANGUAGE, West Palm Beach FL
2008 Coral Springs Museum of Art, THE ART OF ART, Cora Springs
2008 Was-h Gallery, ISEA 17th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBIT, HOUSTON TX
2008 NAWA Gallery, NATIONAL SMALL WORKS EXHIBIT, N.Y. N.Y.
2008 Longmont Museum, NAT. COLLAGE SOCIETY 24th  ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBIT, Longmont, CO
2008 HUB-Robeson Galleries, NAWA 120th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, University Park PA
2008, NAWA Gallery, SPRING INTO SUMMER, N.Y. N.Y
2008, Glass Gallery, INFINITY BY FLAMINGO GARDENS, Pembroke Pines, FL
2007 Cornell Museum of Art, NATIONAL COLLAGE SOCIETY 23rd ANNUAL EXHIBIT, Delray Beach, FL
2007 Perkins Center For The Arts, JURIED WATERCOLOR EXHIBIT, MOORSTOWN, NJ
2007, Art Dialogue Gallery, WISH YOU WERE HERE, Buffalo, NY
2007, Corridor of Art, 8TH ANNUAL OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION, Austin TX
2006, Glass Gallery, JOIE DE VIVRE, Pembroke Pines, FL
2006, Hill Country Arts Foundation, 8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COLLAGE EXHIBITION, Ingram TX
2007, International Collage Exchange, 9th, Christchurch, NZ
2006, International Collage Exchange, 8th, Christchurch, NZ
2005, Glass Gallery, ARTISTS WITH SOUL, Pembroke Pines, FL
2002, Binney and Smith Gallery, 23rd ANNUAL EXHIBITION, Bethlehem, PA
2002, Glass Gallery, MASTER TEACHER, MASTER WORKS, Pembroke Pines FL
2001, Bailey Hall Gallery, 26th ANNUAL MEMBERS  ONLY EXHIBITION, Davie, FL

Juried Shows:

International Society of Experimental Artists
National Association of Women Artists
National Collage Society
Broward Art Guild
Gold Coast Watercolor Society
 (See attached list for more details)

Solo and Joint Exhibitions:

Delray Museum of Art and History, Delray Beach, FL
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
Sunrise Civic Center,Sunrise,FL
Glass Gallery, Pembroke Pines, FL
Stirling road Library, Hollywood FL
Rosseti Fine Art Gallery, Wilton Manors FL

Awards:

2013, Second Place, Broward Basel, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery
2012, Judges Recognition, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery
2012, Third Place, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery
2011, Judges Recognition, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery
2009, Elizabeth Erlanger Memorial Award, NAWA, NY, NY
2004, Third Place, City of  Plantation
2002, Honorable Mention, Palm Beach Watercolor Society
2002, Honorable Mention, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
1999, Honorable Mention, Gold Coast Watercolor Society

Publications:

2015, Metro Guys
2015, Lighthouse Point Magazine
2012, Book: Copeland Collection
2009, Miami Herald, Article
2009, Article, Candice Russell
2008, Book, Copeland Collection
2008, Sun Sentinel, Article
2002, City Link, Article

Affiliations:

International Society of Experimental Artists
Florida Museum of Women Artists

Represented by:  Rossetti Fine Art, Wilton Manors, FL