EDUCATION
MFA University of New Mexico 2002
BFA Massachusetts College of Art 1995
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008
Contemporary Fiber Artists of Hawaii, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, HI
Triennial 2008, Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Led By Thread, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
On, Of, and About Paper, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
Mapped, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, HI
Tattered Cultures, Mended Histories, The Linekona Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Art at the Academy Art Center, Honolulu, HI
der Zeitgenosse, Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art, Cheney, WA
Paperwork In, On, and Of Paper IV, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO
2007
Loyola National Works on Paper, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
Wish You Were Here: work by Ox-Bow Artists in Residence, Holland Arts Council, Holland, MI
Revisiting Portraiture, thirtyninehotel, Honolulu, HI
Labyrinth of the Ridiculous, Soullenz Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Essential Elements, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
Absence, Excess, Loss, Rochester Contemporary Gallery, Rochester, NY
Island to Island, The University of Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, The University of Tasmania, Australia and the University of Hawai’i Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Transgressions, Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
2006
The Point of Loose Ends, Kruglak Gallery, Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA
Faculty Exhibition, UH Art Gallery, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
17th National Drawing & Print Competitive Exhibition, Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Nancie Mattice Emerging Artist Award Exhibition, Dangenart Gallery, Nashville, TN
2005
AAF Contemporary Art Fair (Rep: Richard Levy Gallery), Pier 92, New York City, NY
3rd Drawing Biennale, Steps Gallery, Melbourne, Australia. 2005 and the Benalla Regional Gallery, Victoria, Australia
Burning Green Wood, Emerson Center for Arts and Culture, Bozeman, MT
Paperwork, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
Topographics, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ
2004
Art of Living, The Danforth Gallery, Livingston, MT
Two Bodies, The Photography Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Pleasurework, Fort 508 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM (2003) and The SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA
Women in the Middle: Borders, Barriers and Intersections, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
Small Works, William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL
2003
Pre-occupation, Wright Art Museum, Beloit, WI
MSU Collects, The Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Consecrated, The Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI
Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
2002
Contested Space, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
The Herron 100, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
2001
Within, North and South Galleries, The Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
Boundary Waters, Albuquerque Contemporary Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
Small Works, The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
2000
National Small Oil Painting Competition, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
The Window Project, Fort 105 Studios, Albuquerque, NM
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & GRANTS
2008
Purchase Award, der Zeitgenosse, Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art, Cheney, WA
2006
Award for Innovative Creative and Scholarly Work, University Research Council, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Travel Award, University Research Council, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Purchase Award, 17th National Drawing & Print Exhibition, Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD
2005
Support the Artist Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2002
Raymond Jonson Painting Award, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2001
Juror’s Prize, Contemporary Art 2001, Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
1999
Vera Nolan Foundation Award, University of New Mexico in conjunction with the Guild of St. John, of St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, Albuquerque, NM
Lucille Reed-Lattaner Brock Foundation Scholarship, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Research Grant, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Arts and Technology Center Creative Work Grant, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Merjian, Ara. “Mapped,” exhibition review, Modern Painters, P.83, July/August 2008.
“Book and Paper Arts Triennial,” exhibition catalog, The Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL
Mellema, Kevin. “The Thread as Line: Contemporary Sewn Art.” Art Beat, Falls Church News Press, May 2008.
Morse, Marcia. "Mapquest: The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center Shows A Unique Path." Honolulu Weekly. Vol. 18, #20, p. 18, May 14-20, 2008
Studio Visit Magazine, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA
"On, Of, and About Paper," exhibition catalog, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
Oshiro, Joleen. "Glass and Maps." Honolulu Star Bulletin. Vol. 13, Issue 118 - April 27, 2008
Ho, Lorraine, and McCoy, Cynthis. "Mapped Features UH Faculty and Local Artists." Ka
Lamakua: The Creative Element. January 28, 2008. http://www.kalamakua.org/art/mapped.html.
Hamilton, Jaimey. "Before GPS, There Was... The Art of Cartography." Honolulu Advertiser. February 3, 2008, D5.
Norris, Doug. “What’s ‘Essential’ is in the eye of the beholder at Hera Gallery.” South County Independent – North East Independent. August 9, 2007.
Dawson, Shirley. "Visual arts review: Meditations on mourning. Rochester Contemporary exhibit features women's works that emphasize repetition." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, May 6, 2007, illus.
“Absence/Excess/Loss,” exhibition catalogue. Rochester Contemporary Gallery and the University of Rochester. Essay by Patricia Mathews. 2007
Island to Island Exhibition Catalogue, The University of Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, The University of Tasmania, Australia and the University of Hawai’i Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI 2007
“Transgressions: Transgendered, Transnational, Transsexual,” exhibition catalogue. Reynold Galllery and the University of the Pacific. Essay by Lauren Gallow. 2007
Reed, Victoria. “Wendy Kawabata and Lisa Solomon at Kruglak Gallery, MiraCosta College.” Artweek. February 2007, vol. 38, issue 1, 22, illus.
McIntosh, Linda. “Exhibit Features Works That Have Familial Roots.” San Diego Union-Tribune. November 22, 2006.
Bowers, J. “17th National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition.” Baltimore City Paper. April 12, 2006.
“Kent Place Gallery Maps an Exhibit.” The Independent Press. December 29, 2004.
Cho, Jennifer. :Exploring the Divine Mysteries of Female Desire.” The LA Daily News, May 8, 2004.
Cheh, Carol. “Reviews – Southwest: Albuquerque, New Mexico.” Art Papers. July/August 2003: 48.
Allen, Steven Robert. “Cultureshock.” The Weekly Alibi, 2003.
Cluff, Leah. “Wendy Flory’s GIS Overlay.” The 7th Annual Juried Graduate Student Exhibition Catalogue. Albuquerque, NM: The Raymond Jonson Gallery, 2001. illus.
Pulka, Wesley. “Snapshot of Art History.” The Albuquerque Westside Journal. June 22, 2001: 6.
Pulka, Wesley. “Graduate Student Exhibit Exceeds Previous Shows.” The Albuquerque Journal. April 22, 2001: F3, illus.
Carver, Jon. “Wendy Flory and Joshua Larson: Boundary Waters.” THE Magazine. August 2001: 56, illus.
Greene, Myra. “Wendy Flory’s H2O.” The 6th Annual Juried Graduate Student Exhibition Catalogue. Albuquerque, NM: The University of New Mexico Art Museum, 2000. illus.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Artist Talk, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, HI, 2008
Artist Talk, Pacific New Media Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 2007
Artist Talk, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist Residency, Saugatuck, Michigan, 2007
Artist Panel, “Absence, Excess, Loss and the Vernacular in Contemporary Installation Art,”
Rochester Contemporary Gallery, Rochester, NY, 2007
Panel Presenter, “Transgressions,” Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, 2007
Artist Talk, Kruglak Gallery, Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA, 2006
“Why Art? Art and Social Change,” Northern Rockies Bioneers Annual Conference, Emerson Cultural Center, Bozeman, MT, 2004
“Contemporary Drawing Practices,” Foundations Lecture Series, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 2004
“Perspective,” Foundations Lecture Series, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 2003
“Contested Space,” John Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2002
RESIDENCIES
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist Residency, Saugatuck, Michigan, 2007
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing, University of Hawai’i at Mãnoa, Honolulu, HI, 2005
COLLECTIONS
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington.
College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, Maryland.
Richard Levy, The Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico.