Wendi Schneider
I create illuminated illusions – tender, gilded offerings of fleeting moments of beauty in our vulnerable environment. . .My process creates a surface that shimmers as the viewer’s position and ambient light transition, reflecting the mercurial light at capture. . .Each of these unique framed prints is a one-of-a-kind object of reverence.
Landscape photography shows spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. Landscape photographs typically capture the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes. Many landscape photographs show little or no human activity and are created in the pursuit of a pure, unsullied depiction of nature, devoid of human influence—instead featuring subjects such as strongly defined landforms, weather, ambient light and other sublime elements. Beyond purely aesthetic considerations, landscapes often contain intensely personal and emotional subjectivities; evidence of secret histories of fondness, love, and nurturing – or of past emotional turbulence, loss, longing and regret.
Entry Deadline: October 31st, 2021
Wendi Schneider’s portfolio The Patina Collection was chosen as Work of Merit in the 2020 Rfotofolio Call.
The Patina Collection is an assemblage of gilded prints in the ‘States of Grace’ series paired with antique frames – the synthesis of 40 years of collecting turn-of-the-twentieth-century art and objects and creating images inspired by the sinuous elegance of organic forms.
In order to introduce you to the work of some of the auction artists, LACP will be hosting a series of online artist talks which will begin on September 21st.
These talks are free and open to the public via Zoom.
Schedule:
Tuesday, September 21, 5 pm PST – Josephine Sacabo, Wendi Schneider, Hiroshi Watanabe
Thursday, September 23, 5 pm PST – Fran Forman, Michael Kenna, Shawn Theodore
Tuesday, September 28, 5 pm PST – Joanne Dugan, David Hume Kennerly, Miranda Penn Turin
Thursday, September 30, 5 pm PST – Richard Renaldi, Bootsy Holler, Sam Abell (yet to confirm)
With over 4000 submissions received to the IPE 163 open call in early 2021, we are delighted to announce the 279 shortlisted photographers. The guest selection panel shortlisted 848 images from international photographers in 50 countries.
The International Photography Exhibition has been held almost every year since 1854 and is the longest running exhibition of its kind in the world. In the early years, the exhibition included work from some of the world’s most eminent photographers including Julia Margaret Cameron, Roger Fenton, Edward Steichen and Paul Strand.”
“Schneider has perfected a gilding process in which her images seemingly dance on the paper’s surface amidst reflections of light on precious metals, creating a synthesis of technique and subject.”
Read the article: Lens Magazine, Issue #82: Summertime HOT, July 2021
Flamingo was recently honored by the Independent Photographer Awards, judged by Brandei Estes, Head of Photographs at Sotheby’s London. Flamingo will be presented at the Independent Photographer magazine’s annual International Gallery Exhibitions in Milan and Berlin in Fall 2021.
OPR Gallery
Viale Corsica, 99– Milano, IT
officeprojectroom.com
On view September 9-12, 2021
CLB BERLIN GALLERY
Aufbau Haus at Moritzplatz
Prinzenstraße 84.2, Berlin-Kreuzberg
clb-berlin.de/en/
On view October 6-10, 2021
Learn more about the award and view the full list of winners and finalists
Co-curated by Mary Shah and Rick Wester, Love Devotion Surrender Dedication is a group exhibition inspired by and dedicated to Carlos Santana and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin’s 1973 album Love Devotion Surrender.
Love Devotion Surrender Dedication
Rick Wester Fine Art
526 W 26th St #417, New York, NY
rickwesterfineart.com/
On view July 15 – September 11, 2021
View the exhibition on Artsy.
Wendi Schneider appeared in today’s Daily Inspiration for Voyage Denver, a community-oriented magazine whose mission is to “build a platform that fosters collaboration and support for small businesses, independent artists and entrepreneurs, local institutions and those that make our city interesting.”
Read the interview: Voyage Denver, Daily Inspiration, July 7, 2021
Wendi Schneider was a featured artist in the July issue of Beta Developments in Photography Magazine, a publication dedicated to presenting the portfolios of artists whose work displays the many varied disciplines and styles of fresh contemporary photography.
Read the issue: Beta Developments in Photography Magazine, Issue 40, July 2021
Wendi appeared alongside a host of illustrious participants in the Center for Creative Photography’s (CCP) video “Why Photography,” as part of a virtual fundraising event supporting initiatives at CCP. At 19:05, Wendi discusses her experience working with CCP and the center’s important work preserving the history of photography.
Watch the video: Center for Creative Photography, Why Photography? June 30, 2021
Wendi Schneider will be jurying and curating PhotoPlace’s 2021 exhibition Essential Water. This exhibition seeks photographs that capture the unique qualities of water—the way it catches light, cuts through the earth, falls from the sky, sustains or threatens life, and changes its forms.
Deadline for submissions is August 09, 2021
“In ‘Evenings with the Moon’ I contemplate the power of universal experiences to unify and find transcendence. My images of the night draw on the moon as muse and the juxtaposition of darkness and light to express our shared longing for freedom, peace, love, and harmony amidst the chaos of the world. The gilded prints echo the luminosity of their celestial inspiration. This synthesis of form and content, paired with poetry and music, encourages the viewer to consider the commonalities in our collective consciousness.”
— Wendi Schneider
Read the article: Nancy McCrary, South x Southeast Photo Magazine, June 6, 2021
Virtual Artist Reception via Facebook Live
June 26, 2021 4PM CDT
Botanical
A Smith Gallery
103 N Nugent Ave
Johnson City, TX
On view June 4 – July 18, 2021
“CPAC has secured 28 outstanding photographs donated by 26 established artists. This is a fun and exciting way to build your art collection while supporting a great cause. Proceeds benefit CPAC’s programming throughout the year, including photography exhibitions, education, and community outreach initiatives such as our Veterans Workshop Series.”
On exhibit April 22 through closing of auction on May 4.
Keliy Anderson-Staley, Justyna Badach, Susan Blake, Erin Dvorak, Odette England, Carol Erb, Fran Forman, Brian Fouhy, Jane Fulton Alt, Sarah Hadley, David Johnson, Max Kellenberger, Peter Kowalchuk, Sandro Miller, Christos J. Palios, Michael Quinn, Chuck Rasco, Denis Roussel, Josephine Sacabo, Lynn Saville, Wendi Schneider, Natascha Seideneck, Dawn Surratt, Paulette Tavormina, Julia Vandenover, and Lilli Waters.
“I have chosen six photographers for this showcase whose art runs a wide gamut of what “staged imagery” can involve. Several have found imaginative ways to transform the everyday through reinvention and abstraction, finding the power in the ordinary. While others seek to evoke a mood, capture vanishing moments of beauty, or even include the presentation of the print as part of their staging.
A photo reviewer once told me I was a film-maker – and I think that describes these photographers as well. The desire to control what exists within and without the frame is at the heart of staged photography.”
–– Ann Mitchell
bo – tan – i – cal : concerning plants, agricultural, gardening, floral, grasses, herbs, horticultural, shrubs, floricultural, botanic, weeds, landscaping, arboricultural, trees, flowers …
Deadline for entries is Monday, April 19, 2021
IF 6 is Rick Wester Fine Art Gallery’s first in-person group exhibition since before the start of the pandemic, signifying the beginning of a return to normalcy. In the same light, IF 6 brings hints of ecstasy, springtime and rebirth.
IF 6 is a visual representation of adaptability and perspective, with the title taken from Jimi Hendrix’s song, “If 6 Was 9,” which questions the possibility of another scenario. What would happen if 6 was 9, if the situation were reversed, if something you thought you knew ended up being something else entirely? It is a metaphor for the experience of the past year for most of us, everywhere.”
IF 6
Rick Wester Fine Art
526 W 26th St #417, New York, NY
rickwesterfineart.com/
On view until April 10, 2021
“As I began my first of several journeys through the nearly 1900 images, I began to pull evocative images that made me feel something. These selections created the basis for the exhibition. It was a pleasure to have time to live with the images and to return to those that lingered in my memory. I looked for a variety of interpretations and processes, classical and contemporary, that worked together to create conversations. Ultimately there were more than a few that had to be eliminated in order to create a cohesive exhibition of only 40 images.”
— Wendi
“We would like to mention some photographers with outstanding technical skills, original approaches, and storytelling capabilities.”
— Passepartout Judges