Bio

Wendi Schneider is a Denver-based visual artist renowned for her ethereal photographs that fuse the fragile beauty of the natural world with the luminosity of precious metals. Drawing upon a rich background in painting and art history, and inspired by her collection of early 20th-century photographs, Schneider crafts images that evoke a sense of transcendence and ephemeral grace. Born in Memphis, TN in 1955, Schneider grew up in a family of several generations of artists, later earning an A.A. in Art History from Stephens College and a B.A. in Painting from Newcomb College at Tulane University. First using photography as a reference for her paintings in the 1980s, she soon began layering oils onto her photographs, a technique that later evolved into the signature digital layering and meticulous hand-applied metal leafing of her celebrated 'States of Grace' series. Before leaving New Orleans, Schneider’s last project for The Times-Picayune newspaper Marketing Department was to redesign, art direct, and photograph the award-winning 1901 Picayune’s Creole Cook Book. In 1988, Schneider moved to New York City and began a diverse career in photography that included fine art, magazines, book covers, and advertising. After moving to Denver in 1994, she added design and art direction back into the mix. In 2012, she began to produce a collection of gilded photographs featuring flora and fauna – the ‘States of Grace’ series, which would become her signature body of work. Collections: Asheville Art Museum, Auburn University Special Collections, Center for Creative Photography, Memphis Brooks Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and New Orleans Museum of Art. Representation: A Gallery For Fine Photography (New Orleans), Arnika Dawkins Gallery (Atlanta), Catherine Couturier Gallery (Houston), Etherton Gallery (Tucson), PhotoGraphic Gallery (San Miguel de Allende), Rick Wester Fine Art (New York), Vision Gallery (Jerusalem), and Wach Gallery (Cleveland).