Wendy Elia

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I could have been a contender (detail), 2010 - 2011

I could have been a contender (detail), 2010 - 2011

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Wendy Elia is based in Westcliff-on-Sea, Eastern


Wendy Elia works in series that explore the futile quest for truth and interrogate the legacy of postmodernism:
Through continual shifts in painting language and juxtapositions of imagery Wendy Eiia ’s work asks ….In the enjoyment of the ironic and in the search for the iconic have we forgotten how to feel.
Marie-Anne Mancio 2010

Solo exhibitions

  • 2009 It will happen when you least expect it, Nellie Dean, Dean St, London W1D 3SU

Group exhibitions

  • 2011 Head and Whole, Abbey Walk gallery, Grimsby
  • 2011 Macguffin, ww gallery, hackney london
  • 2010 threadneedle prize exhibition, Mall Galleries, The Mall. London SW1
  • 2010 BP Portrait Award 2010, National Portrait Gallery, London WC2H OHE
  • 2007 Sovereign European Art Prize 2007, Rochelle School, London E2

Competitions, prizes and awards

  • 2011 Bp portrait award exhibition, national portrait gallery, london


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