Wendy Wingfelder

Wendy Wingfelder is an artist who is interested in observing and exploring the natural world and working with memory. Her love of the outdoors often leads her to plein air painting, in watercolour or oil, where she strives to portray the feeling of a place and time through the fleeting interplay of light and colour. Wendy paints from both her home in Barrie and family cottage in Honey Harbour, Georgian Bay. She finds inspiration in everyday life and her deep connection to landscapes she has known for decades and shared with many generations of her family.

Wendy graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and Painting from Syracuse University. She began her career working as a freelance illustrator, before transitioning to painting private commissions, helping people preserve memories of their life story. Over her decades-long practice she has participated in numerous exhibitions as well as auctions for the MacLaren Art Centre and the Georgian Bay Land Trust, and her work is held in many private collections.