My art turns the definition of femininity on its head.
It examines and questions women’s roles in the world as dictated by social constructs: the ones imposed upon us – obedient child, wife, and daughter – and the ones we step into voluntarily – boss, lover, and vixen.
I use humor to explore the depths of these ideas. Womanhood cannot and should not be confined to one definition. Why do we have to be vixens or victims? Can we be both? My work explores the paradox of the powerful vs. the powerless in a manner that is both playful and sexual. The women in my work become icons who reoccur in different contexts and combinations. In this way my work is layered with meaning. I look at the words we use to define masculinity and femininity and play with typography and context. For example, why is a bossy man synonymous with executive leadership while a bossy woman is a bitch? My bold and graphic treatment of words amplifies my ideas and by questioning the many facets of women, I embrace the freedom and power within every woman.
My primary medium is a combination of photo-silkscreen and painting. Silkscreen allows me to juxtapose and overlap a variety of images to create nuance and explore new definitions of old ideas. I use the actual silkscreen as if it’s a paintbrush, so each piece is an original. The beauty of the silkscreen process is that it allows me to experiment with translucency, opacity, layering and pattern to explore relationships seen and unseen.
Wendee Yudis is a Serigraph Mixed Media Artist whose paintings and prints have been exhibited in solo and group shows in galleries in NYC, Chicago, and Philadelphia since the mid-1990’s. Solo exhibitions include Ceres Gallery in NYC, Black Moth Gallery in Phila, and Gallery 1633 in Chicago. A selection of group exhibitions includes The Albright/Knox Museum in NY, Manhattan Graphics Center in NYC, Philadelphia Art Alliance in PA, James Oliver Gallery in Phila, PA, University of Pennsylvania: Penn Medicine in PA, CFEVA in PA, InLiquid in PA, DaVinci Art Alliance in PA, and The Trenton Museum in NJ. Select work was in a national juried competition in the Pheonix Gallery in NYC by Thelma Golden, then curator of The Whitney Museum of American Art.
Wendee Yudis received an MFA in Printmaking and Painting from Pratt Institute and BFA in Printmaking and Photography from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also studied archaeology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and photography at Richmond College in London.
In addition to being a visual artist, Wendee works as a Graphic Designer and Art Director. Since the mid 1990's she has worked in agencies and non-profits in NYC and Philadelphia.
1994
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
MFA, Printmaking and Painting
1993
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Archaeology
1992
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Graduate Certificate, Art Ed
1990
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
BFA, Printmaking
2007 - 2012
Printmaking, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Best in Show for Printmaking, Student Exhibition, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Newhall, (2017, Aug 10), PopArt Fun for Hot Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/leah-modigliani-at-pafa-tiger-strikes-asteroid-at-crane-arts-pop-art-at-james-oliver-gallery-20170810.html
2014
Flying Kite Staff, (2014, Jan 7), “InLiquid Artist Profile: Wendee Yudis”, Flying Kite Media, http://www.flyingkitemedia.com/features/inliquidWendeeYudisKoren010714.aspx
1998
Hillman, “Profile & Featured Works,” The Third Word Magazine, September 1998
1997
Baxter, “Mother’s Gifts,” Courier-Post, May 11, 1997
1995
“Critics Choice: Girlhood at Ceres Gallery," The Village Voice, July 1995
1991
Malinowski, “Selected Works,” Exeter Magazine, Fall 1991
James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Steven Mellul, Mellul Eye & Facial Plastic Surgery, NJ
Penn Medicine, Lung Center, Philadelphia, PA
Ascalon Studios, NJ
Dr. and Mrs. Ari Brooks, NJ
Adam and Julia Roberts, NJ
Christine Blair, Philadelphia, PA
Fred Davis, New York, NY
Artist Book Collection, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA
Women’s Caucus for Art, Philadelphia Chapter, Philadelphia, PA
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Graphic Artists Guild, New York, NY
CFEVA, Center for Emerging/Established Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
Art Director, WY Design, Cherry Hill, NJ
Freelance Graphic Design and Web Design, Red Oak Creative, Cherry Hill, NJ
2017
See-Through, James Oliver Gallery, 5 person invitational, Philadelphia, PA
2024
"Untamed" James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Black Moth Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1996
Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
The Law Offices of Fred and Clive Davis, New York, NY
1994
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1993
New Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1991
Gallery 1633, Chicago, IL
3rd Coast, Chicago, IL
2022
INLIQUID Benefit 22, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
CFEVA SECRET, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2021
INLIQUID Benefit 21, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2020
CFEVA Members Exhibition, Juried Exhibit, Philadelphia, PA
INLIQUID Benefit 20, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Storytelling, The Yard, InLiquid Programming, 5-person invitational, Philadelphia, PA
WCA, Holy Family University, Juried Exhibit, Philadelphia, PA
INLIQUID Benefit 19, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2018
ACPS Annual Fall Exhibition, Juror Caren Friedman, Plastics Club, Philadelphia, PA
2017
See-Through, James Oliver Gallery, 5 person invitational, Philadelphia, PA
CFEVA Art Party, invitational, Philadelphia, PA
2016
CFEVA Art Party, invitational, Philadelphia, PA
Art Nude, invitational, Philadelphia, PA
Forces, James Oliver Gallery, invitational, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Proclamation! POP, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
A Celebration of Art & Life: Juried Exhibit, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Making Our Mark: Philadelphia Star Wheel Printers, Ave Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Artists Against Hunger, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Juror Moe Brooker, Philadelphia, PA
A Celebration of Art & Life: Juried Exhibit, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
ARTnude: Juried Benefit Exhibit, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Paper Work, The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ
ARTnude: Juried Benefit Exhibit, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Under Pressure, West Windsor Arts, West Windsor, NJ
Eileen Foti, Juror
A Celebration of Art & Life: Juried Exhibit, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Violence: Juried WCA Exhibit, SPP Galleries at Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
2012
BYOPX Exhibition, Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Student Exhibition, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Nice Things Handmade, Philadelphia, PA
Christine Blair, Curator
2009
Student Exhibition, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
1997
Theories of Relativity: Art in the Family, Hopkins House Gallery, Haddon Township, NJ
1995
Albright/Knox Museum, Invitational, Buffalo, NY
3-Woman Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Invitational Benefit Auction for Laura Cottingham, Flamingo East, NY
Girlhood, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
National Juried Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Thelma Golden, Juror and Curator of The Whitney Museum of American Art
1994
InK: Collaborative Exhibition of Printmakers, Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY
Pratt MFA Selected Works, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Tiffany Bell, Juror and Freelance Art Critic & Curator, Puck Building, New York, NY
CBGB’s Gallery, New York, NY
1993
Hallelujah, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
1992
Gallery 1633, Chicago, IL
Plethora, Idao Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991
Gallery 1633, Chicago, IL
1990
Artists Against Aids, Gallery Two, affiliated with The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
BFA Exhibition, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
2018
Dear Fleisher Benefit, Philadelphia, PA
2017-13
INLIQUID Benefit Auction, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
