Wendy Prellwitz

Artist Statement 

A connection to water and the infinite, unknowable beyond is implicit in all of my work, with an implied viewpoint of here vs. there.

With light patterns gliding through translucent water, I aim to evoke a sense of floating, quiet calm in the glow of underwater currents, with a visceral feel of radiant light from above… along with the expansive nature of the sea, felt in the experience of immersion.

Artist Biography

A connection to the infinite, unknowable beyond is implicit in Wendy’s abstracted paintings & prints, inspired by water’s motion & light.

Wendy has exhibited in New England, Long Island, and beyond for 30 years.

Currently her work is being shown at the Cambridge Art Association, the Alex Ferrone Gallery & Glen Hansen Studio in NY, Cove St Arts in Portland, ME, Detour 4 exhibit in Riverhead NY and soon in The Long Island Museum’s exhibit, “Ebb & Flow”

Last year she is included in two museum shows on Long Island, group shows in Cutchogue, NY & Chestertown, MD, a 2-person painting exhibit in Rockport, MA, and a 4-person exhibit in Jamesport, LI.

In 2021, she exhibited paintings in two 4 person shows—in Cutchogue, NY & Boston—and she curated an exhibit at ART @ Phoebe & Belle, including her work, in Cutchogue, NY.

In 2020 she was part of a group print show at Cove Street Arts in Portland, Maine, Singular & Serial, based on the book in which her prints are featured.

Collections include the Long Island Museum, the Boston Public Library, and The Ballinglen Archive, as well as private collections. 

She was awarded a fellowship from the Ballinglen Arts Foundation to paint in Ireland, a grant from the St Botolf Club to paint in Rome and honored with the Spirit Award from Maud Morgan Arts, to commemorate her co-founding of the city-wide Cambridge art center and her continued service there.

Educated at The Rhode Island School of Design and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, she lives and works in both Cambridge, MA and Peconic, NY.