WENDY X. ORDOÑEZ H.
PORTRAIT ARTIST
Bio
Wendy X. Ordóñez was born in Cali, Colombia. She is a classically trained artist working primarily with oil and soft pastels.
She earned a certificate of portrait and figurative painting from The Academy of Portrait and Figurative Art at Florida International University in 2023. She holds a Master of Fine Arts and Master of Art Education from the same institution. She was the first-place winner of the Women in Visual Arts (WITVA) grant in 2019 and is currently a member of the Northwest Pastel Society. Mrs. Ordóñez’s work is in private collections in Texas, Florida, New York, and Colombia. She currently resides in Miami together with her husband, daughters, and two dogs.
Statement
I am an artist with a passion for color and the sensory act of painting. My current body of work revolves around my experience of motherhood and trying to capture intimate moments of family life. I am putting brush to canvas and pastels to paper as an exercise to encode fleeting memories in my mind. I savor the process by intensifying colors, applying gestural brushstrokes, and enhancing their narrative through deliberate composition decisions. I am creating a record made up of snapshots of life I can go back to time and time again.
Exhibitions
2024
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Papel Deux - Green Library Gallery, Miami, FL - March, 2024
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As It Is - Online Exhibition - FL Emerging Art, curated by Marjanneke Williamson - February, 2024
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2023
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Hispanic Heritage Doral Art Exhibit - Doral, FL - September, 2023
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Birds of a Feather - Art Spotlight Gallery - Ormond Beach, FL - July 2023
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Cycles: The Stages of Motherhood - Miami International Fine Arts Gallery - Miami, FL - May 2023
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Mnemosyne's Reverie - Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum - Miami, FL - April 2023
2020 - 2022
Musings - Miami Beach Visual Arts Gallery - March 2022
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Masters Alumni Art Exhibition - Ronald Reagan Presidential House,
Florida International University - February 2022
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Aspirational Bubbles - Large Scale Mural at Miami Mural Festival - December 2021
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Twelve - Laundromat Art Space - Little Haiti, FL - December 2021
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Liquid Gold - Hollywood, FL - December 2020
The Academy - The Frank Art Gallery - Pembroke Pines, FL - February 2020
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2019 & Before
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Landscape Painting - Graham Center Art Gallery - Miami, FL - September 2019
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Paint Me Miami - Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL - August 2019
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Doral Art Festival - Doral, FL - May 2017
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Masters Alumni Art Exhibition - Ronald Reagan Presidential House,
Florida International University - February 2017
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Masters Alumni Art Exhibition - Ronald Reagan Presidential House,
Florida International University - February 2016
Small Works - Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY - February 2014
Women Painters of the Southeast 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition – Franklin, Tennessee – April 2013
Oil Painters of America Online Showcase – Fall 2012
Artists Exhibiting Artists – South Florida Art Center – Lincoln Road, Miami – September 2012
RAW Artist Showcase – The Stage - Wynwood District, Miami – July 2012
Wrestlemania Premiere Party - Live Artist - Star Island, Miami Beach - March 2012
Spring into Art - Lowe Art Museum March 2011
Art Education Master Exhibition - Patricia and Philip Frost Art Museum December 2010
Art Showcase Intl. Ed. Week - FIU Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL - November 2009
Tata Gala - Sarasota Design Center Sarasota, FL - November 2009
NCATE National Accreditation Show Case - Patricia and Philip Frost Art Museum - October 2009
Painting in the Gardens - Borders Art Gallery Miami, FL - September 2009
Utrecht-Mini your Artwork - Miami, FL - February 2009 - Honorable Mention
Painting in the Gardens - Borders Art Gallery - Miami, FL - September 2008
Divergent Expressions - Hialeah Senior High School Gallery - Hialeah, FL - December 2007