Wendy Williams
Drawing, painting and ceramics form the artistic base for Troy, NY native, Wendy Williams. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Ms Williams began exhibiting across the Northeast United States beginning at the Cutler-Stavaridis Gallery in Boston, MA and has been the recipient of several grants through the years, including the Elizabeth Foundation and Yaddo. Collections of her work include The Albany Institute of History and Art, University at Albany and several private corporations. Her teaching credentials include Sage College and the Harmanus Bleecker library, both in Albany, NY. In the late 80’s, Williams returned to the Albany area to enroll in graduate school to become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Today, Williams simultaneously embraces her inexorable tie to the arts and her work with individuals with addictions and mental health issues.
Artist Statement
“The layering of surface movement and gesture intersect with my interest in the iconography of memory. Physically they meet on different planes within the painting. This instructs the development of the painting itself and my response. I work intuitively to decode how {my} memory moves paint and how that movement creates the image.”