Artist's Biography

Wendy at work in her studio in Manhattan

Wendy Hollender

Artist Wendy Hollender had designed textiles for more than 20 years. Through her work developing floral designs for clients such as Wedgwood China and Westpoint Stevens, she became intrigued with the complex beauty of plants.

"Plant morphology fascinates me. Examining flowers under the microscope opens up a whole world of possibilities for inspiration. The plant life cycle is awesome. Nature is a perfectionist when it comes to the arrangement of color and form.”

This fascination inspired Wendy to become a full time Botanical Artist and Illustrator. Since 2002 her work has focused in this area. Currently some of her clients include:the French beauty company Coty Inc., the Riverside Park Fund, the Morven Garden and Museum, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and the New York Botanical Garden.

Wendy is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She also possesses a certificate of botanical illustration from the New York Botanical Garden, where she teaches botanical art and illustration.

Recent exhibits have been : “Riverside Park and Beyond” at the Interchurch Gallery in New York City Spring 2006, “Coastal Botanicals, from Nantucket and Beyond” at Wellesley College December, 2005. Other exhibits featuring her work in 2005 include Native Flora - Botanical Treasures of the Northeastern Seaboard at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset, MA. ,and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators traveling show Alive in New York: A Growing Invasion. In 2003 her work was featured in a solo exhibit at the Horticultural Society of New York and in 2004 her painting “Broadway Magnolia” was part of the exhibit at the New York State Museum called Focus on Nature.

Her next exhibition is scheduled for September 2006 at Grinnell College in Iowa in the Print and Drawing Study Room at the Burling Library in conjunction with a workshop she is giving to biology and art students at the college.

She painted the walls of one of New York City's finest Italian restaurants, Cesca, with inspiration from ancient frescos, vegetables and architectural details of Italy. Cesca at 166 West 75th Street opened in September 2003. In May of 2004 she painted botanical frescos at a villa in Tuscany, Italy called Villa Il Sogno. www.villailsogno.com

She is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators,and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium Society.



Commissions accepted.

Inquire at: wendy@whartdesign.com

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Wendy Hollender has been a textile designer in the home furnishings market for over 20 years. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design, she worked for seven years as a designer for Burlington Industries. Wendy went on to design and consult throughout the home furnishings industry eventually forming a design partnership called Reiss Hollender. Wendy and her partner Celia Reiss were able to break into the licensing business and start collecting royalties on their designs in dinnerware, bedding, paper products and decorative fabrics. Some of their clients are Havoc Publishing, Wedgwood China, Westpoint Stevens, C. R.Gibson, and Duralee Fabrics.