SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2014 Bannister Gallery, Visual Metaphors, New Paintings, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
2012 Nesto Gallery, Letting Loose: Digital Collages, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
2009 Judy A. Saslow Gallery, Wendy Seller: Recent Paintings, Gallery at River North, Chicago, IL
2006 Karen Lynn Gallery, Wendy Seller, Boca Raton, FL
2001 Lenore Gray Gallery, Lavish Lovers: Neo-Surrealism in Paint, Providence, RI
1999 Virginia Lynch Gallery, Wendy Seller, Tiverton, RI
1998 De Ville Galleries, Wendy Seller, Los Angeles, CA
1997 De Ville Galleries, Wendy Seller, Los Angeles, CA
1995 Pepper Gallery, Wendy Seller: Neo-Surrealism: Recent Paintings, Boston, MA
1990 Trustman Art Gallery, Wendy Seller: From Fantasy to Truth, Boston, MA
FEATURED EXHIBITIONS:
2017 Room/83 SPRING, Border Realms, Watertown, MA (three-person)
2015 Chazan Gallery, Four Women Artists, Providence, RI (four person)
2012 Nesto Gallery, Letting Loose: Digital Collages, Milton Academy, Milton, MA (two-person)
2010 Lenore Gray Gallery, Wendy Seller & Matthew Monk, Providence, RI (two-person)
2004 Lenore Gray Gallery, Beyond the Visible: Wendy Seller & Vaughn Sills, Providence, RI (two-person)
2003 Nesto Gallery, Beyond the Visible: Wendy Seller & Vaughn Sills, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
(two-person)
2000 Belenky Gallery, Change of Course: Neosurrealism, Soho, New York, NY (two-person)
1998 Belenky Gallery, Neosurrealism: Recent Paintings, Soho, New York, NY (two-person)
1994 Virginia Lynch, Three Faculty Members from the Rhode Island School of Design, Tiverton, RI
(three-person)
1990 Bannister Gallery, Wendy Seller & Gail Smuda, Providence, RI (two-person)
1975 Addison Gallery of American Art, Arthur Seller & Wendy Seller, Andover, MA (two-person)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Concord Visual Arts Center, unfolding object: the art of collage, Guest Curator, Todd Bartel,
Concord, MA
2016 Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, Breaking the Mold: The Preservation of Authentic and New
Beginnings, curated by Mim Brooks Fawcett
Maud Morgan Arts, Chandler Gallery, Thesis/Antithesis, Cambridge, MA, juried by Gerry Bergstein
Catamount Arts, Arts Connect, curated by Katherine French, Johnsbury, VT
2015 Kingston Gallery, Free Associates, Boston, MA
Catherine Hammond Gallery, The Enhanced Eye: Painters using Photography, Cork, Ireland
Griffin Museum of Photography, 21st Annual, curated by Jim Casper, Winchester, MA
Danforth Museum, Off the Wall, Framingham, MA
2013 Thompson Gallery, Strange Glue: Collage at 100, Weston, MA
2012 NK Gallery, National Juried Show, Boston, MA
2010 Worcester State University Gallery, Liminal In-Between, Worcester, MA
2009 The Chace Center/RISD Museum of Art, Faculty Biennial, Providence, RI
1990-2005 Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Faculty Biennial, Providence, RI
2004 The Trustman Art Gallery, Six Artists, Boston, MA
Danforth Museum, New Visions: Small Works from the Arthur S. Goldberg Collection,
Framingham, MA
2000 The Attleboro Museum, Dream Worlds: Neo-Surrealism in the Millennium, Attleboro, MA, catalog
2000 The Rhode Island Foundation Gallery, Virginia Lynch: A Curatorial Retrospective, Providence, RI
1999 The Norman Rockwell Museum, Made in Massachusetts, Stockbridge, MA
1997-8 RISD on the Road Alumni Illustration Traveling Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design
competition, exhibited in Providence, Boston, San Francisco, & Philadelphia
1997 Kunst des 20, Jahrhunderts aus Dessauer, Privatbesitz (Art of the 20th Century in Private
Dessau Collections), Collector, Jan Buechting, Dessau, Germany
Craighead-Green Gallery, Gallery Artist, Dallas, TX
Virginia Lynch Gallery, Twelve Faculty Members from the RI School of Design, Tiverton,RI
1995 The New Arts Center, The Symbolic Field, Newtonville, MA, curated by Mary Spencer
1994 Pepper Gallery, Gallery Artists/Summer Exhibition, Boston, MA
Elaine Horwitch Galleries, Shelter, Scottsdale, AZ
1993 Boston Architectural Center, Art About Architecture, Boston, MA
1990 Brockton Art Museum, Boston 1990: The Sixth Triennial Exhibition, Brockton, MA
Duxbury Art Museum, The Way of Tea, juried by William Thrasher, Duxbury, MA
RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS:
2116 Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, Ireland, Residency, (5-week fellowship)
2114 Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, Ireland, Residency
2113 Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, Ireland, Residency
2112 Burren College of Art, Artist-in-Residence Program, Ballyvaughan, Ireland (4-week fellowship)
2111 RISD Professional Development Grant, Providence, RI, 2011
2110 Brown University Award, The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning (shared award)
2008 Rhode Island School of Design, Recipient, Full-time 3D Search, Division of Foundation Studies
2006 Simmons College, Faculty Development Grant, Boston, MA
2005 Rhode Island School of Design, John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching, Providence, RI
2000 Rhode Island School of Design, Professional Development Grant, Providence, RI
1984 Massachuisetts Council for the Arts & Humanities, Artist-in-Residence Grant, Hull, MA
(4 months)
1978-9 Massachuisetts Cultural Council, Artist-in-Residence Grant, Boston, MA (6 months)
1977-8 Massachuisetts Cultural Council, Artist-in-Residence Grant, Boston, MA (6 months)
SELECTED BIOGRAPHY:
STUDIO VISIT, Open Studios Press, catalog, 2021, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008
Steven Briggs, Quiet Lunch: Book I, Fictional History, Premier Issue, Spring/2014
Bill Van Siclen, Providence Journal, New Exhibit Mixes Old Masters with Elements of Photoshop, review, 2.13.14
Alicia Faxon, Art/New England Magazine, Wendy Seller: Visual Metaphors, New Paintings, review, 2.05.14
Thursday’s Spotlight: Wendy Seller, claralieuwordpress.com/2012/07/19/thursday-spotlight-wendy- seller/July 19, 2013
Brian Goslow, Artscope, Capsule Preview, Sept/Oct 2012
Todd Bartel, Strange Glue: Collage at 100, exhibition catalogue, 2012
Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, Critic’s Pick for Nesto Exhibition, Feb 23, 2012
Lisa. Silander, Rhode Island School of Design website, Seller Let’s Loose, Feb 19, 2012
Kathryn Vercillo, HubPages, Neosurrealist Artist Wendy Seller Takes Awesome New Turn with Her Work, Feb 2011
Kathryn Vercillo, HubPages, 10 Stunning Surrealist Artists from the Modern Era, Feb 2011
Bill Van Siclen, Providence Journal, Review, 2009
DESIGN*SPACE (Blog), Before & After: Wendy’s Home, Nov 19, 2009 (4 images & text)
Artcetera catalogues, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
Alicia Faxon, Art/NewEngland, Review, Virginia Lynch Gallery, June/July 2004
Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe, Review, The Tamed & the Wild, Nesto Gallery, Nov 7, 2003
Beth Neville, Art/NewEngland, Review, Nesto Gallery, Feb/Mar 2002
Alicia Faxon, Dream Worlds: Neosurreaalismn in the Millennium, exhibition catalog, Attleboro Museum of Art, 2000
Alicia Faxon, Art/New England, Review, Dec/Jan 2000
New American Paintings, published by Open Studios Press, 1999, 1996, 1993
James M. Henslin, Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach, 1999, 1997, 1995
Stephen Branfman, The Potters Professional Handbook, 1999
Alicia Faxon, Art/New England, Review, Virginia Lynch Gallery, June/July 1998
Women Artists Datebook, CEDCO Publishers, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Women Artists Calendar. CEDCO Publishers, 1999, 1997, 1996
In Praise of the Muse: Women Artists Datebook, Syracuse Cultural Workers, publisher,
Martha Rosler, If You Lived Here… A Project by Martha Rosler: Discussions on Contemporary Culture, published by the DIA Foundation, 1997
Robin Herbst, New York Times, A Drill & a Dream Make a Gym a Home, 2-page feature article, 4.07.94
Bill Van Sichlen, Providence Journal, Review, 4/29/94
Arthur D. Little Holiday Card, 30,000 print run, in 15 languages, mailed internationally, 1994
Art Business News, The Challenge. of Giclee Prints, published by Colville Publishing, 1992
Christine Temin, The Boston Globe, Critics Tip, Dec 1990
Christine Temin, The Boston Globe, Critics Tip, Oct 1990
Christine Temin, The Sunday Boston Globe, Complex Duplex, article on two Claflin studios, Sept 30, 1990
Mary Carlock, Art/New England Magazine, Artists’ Model, article on Claflin School Studios, 1989
The Claflin Collection Catalogue, intro by Christine Temin, collection originally owned by the City of Newton, and later acquired by the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA, 1992
Christine Temin, The Boston Globe, Displaced Artists Finding Space, Article, 1986
Robert Taylor, The Boston Globe, Review, June 1979
Robert Taylor, The Boston Globe, Critics Choice, May 1979
Craft Horizons Magazine, Feature, 1977
Cynthia Bellamy, The Boston Globe, Feature Article, August 9, 1974
EDUCATION:
1975-77 MFA, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champagne, IL
1969-72, 1974-75 BAE, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence,
FUTURE STUDIES:
2021 (Fall) SMFA, Robert Siegelman, Marking Your Mark: Exploring Personal Imagery;
taught during the Pandemic via Zoom
2021 (Sprsing) SMFA, Robert Siegelman, Hot Topics: The Personal. & the Political,
taught during the Pandemic via Zoom
1998 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Two Summer Sessions, Wood & Porcelain
TEACHING (edited):
2008-2013 Assistant Professor in 3D, RI School of Design, Division of Foundation Studies,
Providence, RI
1989-2008 Senior Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Division of Foundation Studies,
Taught Spatial Dynamics & Design
2001-2008 Assistant Professor, Simmons College, Boston, MA, Taught Most of the Art
Curriculum
1990-2001 Adjunct Faculty, Division of Arts & Music, Simmons College, Boston, MA
COLLECTIONS:
Art, Inc., Dessau, Germany
Ballinglen Museum of Contemporary Art, Ballycastle, IRELAND
The Belenky Gallery, New York, NY
Colville Publishing, Santa Monica, CA
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
De Ville Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
The Family Justice Center of Boston, Boston, MA
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA (3)
Arthur S. Goldberg Collection, Boston, MA & Boca Raton, FL
Harbor COV, Chelsea, MA
Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Providence, RI
John Maeda, former President of the Rhode Island School of Design
Bill and Nancy Osgood, Boston, MA
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Simandl and Geer Lawyers, Livingston, NJ
Simmons College, Women Artists Collection, Boston, MA