‘FULL CIRCLE’ Wendy Leach 
29 January - 10 February, 2021 

In her latest work Wendy Leach has explored the Mangawhai coastline, and in particular the Pohutukawa trees on Mangawhai beach, Aotearoa New Zealand. This is a departure from the abstract paintings that Wendy has been exhibiting in recent years and she says “I am very excited about these new works. It is a long time since I exhibited landscapes and this exhibition does represent a renewed interest in painting landscape.
​Hence the title reference, I have come a ‘full circle’. 

LARGE WORKS

​LARGE WORKS, a group show.
Wendy Leach, Nicola Everett, Lynn Middleton and Bineta Hinton
​
opened at 6pm on 26 April, 2019
​
at Mangawhai Artists Gallery, 45 Moir St, Mangawhai

The exhibition continued until 12 May,
​open 7 days, 10am - 3pm 
​
www.mangawhaiartists.co.nz/exhibitions-current

INSTALLING THE SHOW

SOLO EXHIBITION - 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

WENDY LEACH -  NEW WORK

ArtHAUS ORAKEI, 228 Orakei Road, Remuera
OPENING PREVIEW:  ​Thursday 15 February, 5pm – 8pm
Opening hours: 16 February until 4 March, 10am – 4pm. 
Late night:  Thursday 22 February, 5pm – 8pm
Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays 

Wendy's solo exhibition ‘Wendy Leach, New Work’ opened at ArtHAUS Orakei, on 15 February. This was a major exhibition showcasing her latest works and it was Wendy's first New Zealand exhibition since returning from Europe. The exhibition featured 37 paintings ranging from the very large to the very small; the largest being 1 x 1.5 metres and the smallest were 25 x 25 cm. ​

Reviews and essays about this exhibition:  
​Reviews and articles

"​Leach’s new works explode with abstract energy, new vigour and freedom after an extended European sojourn.  Her approach is intuitive - she paints autonomously, free from external influence - avoiding subject and genre yet there is structure, line and rhythm. Her mark making skills are strong as she plays with swirls, splashes and drips - perhaps evoking Pollock and Kandinsky.​" 

---