BIOGRAPHY
1970's1971 until 1973
Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, graduating with Dip FA 1974 Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Secondary 1975 until 1983 Art teacher at St Cuthberts College, Remuera, Auckland National Assessor for School Certificate, University Entrance and University Bursary Art examinations |
1980's1984 - 1989
Art tutor - adult classes 1988 First solo exhibition 1989 Second solo exhibition |
1990's1990 and 1991
ASA School of Art, Auckland, Tutor in Painting and Drawing 1992 Art Tutor - East City Community Education Programme 1993, 1994 and 1995 Art Tutor - Teaching at Outreach, Auckland, and private classes 1996 until 2005 Full-time painting and leading tours and art retreats in Italy |
2000's2004
Travel to Jordan by private invitation October 2004 "Landscapes of Jordan" exhibition in Amman 2004 - 2007 Art tutor - adult classes St Heliers 2006 and 2007 Master of Fine Arts degree 2008 Graduation exhibition for Master of Fine Arts Awarded Master of Fine Arts (Hons, 1st class) 2009 Relocate to live in Brussels, Belgium 2010 - 2014 Art tutor, Brussels. Set up studio in Schaerbeek, Brussels |
NOW2015
Return to live in New Zealand 2016 Establish painting studio at Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand. 2018 Solo exhibition at ArtHaus Contemporary, Orakei Auckland 2021 'Full Circle' exhibition at Mangawhai Artists Gallery 2022 'Finding Joy' exhibition at Mangawhai Artists Gallery |
EXHIBITION HISTORY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
GROUP SHOWS |
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1988 ASA Gallery, Auckland 1989 Twelve Potters Gallery, Auckland 1990 Ferner Gallery, Auckland 1993 Morgan Street Gallery, Auckland 1994 John Leech Gallery, Auckland 1995 Tinakori Gallery, Wellington John Leech Gallery, Auckland 1996 Dobson Bashford Gallery, Christchurch Tinakori Gallery, Wellington John Leech Gallery, Auckland 1997 Tinakori Gallery, Wellington John Leech Gallery, Auckland 1998 John Leech Gallery, Auckland 1999 John Leech Gallery, Auckland 2000 Dobson Bashford Gallery, Christchurch Tinakori Gallery, Wellington 2001 Studio of Contemporary Art, Auckland 2002 Studio of Contemporary Art, Auckland 2003 Fishers Fine Arts, Christchurch 2004 "Landscapes of Jordan" Al Hussein Centre, Amman, Jordan 2008 "Time Space Light" Graduation exhibition for Master of Fine Arts. Randolph St Gallery, Auckland. 2018 "Wendy Leach - New Work" ArtHAUS Contemporary Auckland 2021 "Full Circle" exhibition at Mangawhai Artists Gallery 2022 "Finding Joy" exhibition at Mangawhai Artists Gallery |
1988 to 1990
Association of Women Artists exhibitions Elam Centenary Show, Ferner Gallery Birkenhead Art Award ASA Working Members Exhibitions King Country Art Award National Mutual Touring Exhibition Exhibition for the Children's Cancer Foundation, Wellington 1991 to 2006 2 Group shows at Rita Webster Gallery Avenue One Art Awards, Tauranga (Merit Award) Waitakere Trust Art Award Auckland Children's Hospital Art Exhibition Birkenhead Art Award ''Interiors'' Exhibition, Artis Gallery Exhibition of Figurative Paintings, Artis Gallery Group Show, Rita Webster Gallery ''An Exhibition of Small Proportions'' Morgan Street Gallery ''Wallflowers'' Exhibition, Morgan Street Gallery ''Provence pour moi...'' Morgan Street Gallery ''Long Hot Summer, 3 artists paint Akaroa'' Dobson Bashford Gallery, Christchurch ''As Far as the Eye can See'' Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland "Breath of Nature - Korea / New Zealand International Exchange Exhibition", Aotea Centre, Auckland 2017 NorthArt, Northcote, Group show, 'Jacqueline Aust, Wendy Leach, Janmarie Thompson, Christine Tizard'. 2017 Christmas Exhibition, Mangawhai Artists’ Gallery 2018 "City Lights" Comet Project Space, Ponsonby 2019 Kaipara Art Awards exhibition 2019 "Large Works" Mangawhai Artists Gallery |
INTERNATIONAL + RETREATS
INTERNATIONAL PAINTING1993 Provence, France
1994 Provence, France 1995 Provence, France 1996 Provence and Tuscany, Italy 1997 Tuscany and Umbria, Italy 1998 Tuscany and Umbria, Italy 1999 Tuscany and Umbria, Italy 2000 Tuscany and Umbria, Italy 2001 Umbria and Puglia, Italy 2002 Provence and Cote d'Azur, France 2004 Jordan, Middle East 2005 Italy and Sardinia |
INTERNATIONAL TOURSEscorted by Wendy Leach
1998 'Heart of Italy' tour to Umbria 2000 'Heart of italy' tour to Umbria 2001 'Heart of Italy' tour to Umbria 2003 'Heart of Italy' tour to Umbria |
ARTIST RETREATSResidential art workshops, organised and tutored by Wendy Leach
2001 March, Artist Retreat at Mangawhai Heads. 2004 March, Artist Retreat at Mangawhai Heads. 2005 Artist Retreat, Tuscany, Italy. 2006 March, Artist Retreat at Mangawhai Heads. |
ARTICLES, ESSAYS + THESIS
WRITING2000
'NZ Woman's Weekly' 17 January, 'Journey of the Soul', travel article about Umbria 2004 'NEXT' magazine, September issue, 'Dead Sea Strolls', article about Jordan |
EXTERNAL ESSAYSNovember 2007
Give me a darkened space and I will paint with light, Essay by Dr Carole Shepheard, Professor of Fine Arts, University of Auckland |
MFA THESIS2007
FROM A POINT OF BEING - Space, Time and Light, Master of Fine Arts, Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design |
PUBLISHING + REVIEWS
PUBLICATIONS/PUBLISHING1990 Greeting cards, John Sands Limited
1996 NZ Contemporary Art Calendar, Saint Publishing Limited Greeting card, Barnardos 1999 Christmas card, Morrison Kent, Barristers and Solicitors 2000 Series of thirteen greeting cards featuring NZ landscapes, LiveWires Ltd Series of eight greeting cards featuring European landscapes, LiveWires Ltd Christmas card, Morrison Kent, Barristers and Solicitors Limited edition prints, Tuscany, Umbria, Provence landscapes Limited edition prints, New Zealand landscapes 2001 Christmas card, Morrison Kent, Barristers and Solicitors 2002 Christmas card, Morrison Kent, Barristers and Solicitors Series of eight greeting cards featuring NZ landscapes, LiveWires Ltd Further series of eight greeting cards featuring NZ landscapes, LiveWires Ltd "Art New Zealand Today" by E M Caughey, Pages 60 and 61 2004 New Zealand Art Diary - 20 Contemporary Artists Further series of eight greeting cards featuring NZ Landscapes, LiveWires Ltd 2005 Series of Telecom PhoneCards 2008 "New Zealand's Favourite Artists 2" pub. Saint Publishing, Ed. Denis Robinson 
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ARTICLES + REVIEWS1993 Review by T J MacNamara,'Perspective on Art' NZ Herald
November 25 Article, 'Art News', Spring Edition 1994 Review by T J MacNamara,'Perspective on Art' NZ Herald, June 'Italian Infusion', article, N Z House and Garden, September 22 1996 Article, Air New Zealand 'Pacific Way', September 1998 'The Wendy Leach Story', article, Living Today magazine, October 2000 'International Artist' magazine , Issue #10, featured in 'Master Artists of the World' section 'International Artist' magazine , Issue #12, eight page feature article 2001 Signature magazine, October / November 2001 2004 Article, JO Magazine, Jordan 
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Wendy Leach's artwork is held in public and corporate collections, both in New Zealand and overseas.