Wendy Letven Biography
Born 1962, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lives and works in Montclair, New Jersey
EDUCATION AND WORK
2007—Present Lecturer, First Year Program, Parsons The New School for Design, New York
2008—{End Year], Professional Studies, New York University, New York
M.F.A. Painting, Hunter College, New York
B.F.A. Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2024
Wendy Letven: Recent Sculptures, Beth Urdang Gallery, Wellesley, Massachusetts, October 30–November 30, 2024.
2023
Wendy Letven: Recent Sculptures, Beth Urdang Gallery, Wellesley, Massachusetts, April 17–May 30, 2023.
2022
Wendy Letven: Patterns of Thought, Brookfield Place Winter Garden Gallery, February 1–April 4, 2022.
2021
Undercurrent, K. Imperial Fine Art, San Francisco, December 15, 2020–January 31, 2021.
2020
Wendy Letven: Lines Falling Together in Time, Fou Gallery, New York, February 29—May 10, 2020. (Digital Catalogue)
2018
Wendy Letven: Formative, Brasswork Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey, September 28–November 2018
2013
Wendy Letven: Recent Work, Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, May 3–24, 2013.
2005
Wendy Letven: Second Thought, Solo Exhibit, Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 3–5, 2005
1997
Wendy Letven: Paintings, State University of New York at Oneonta, New York, 1997.
1994
WendyLetven: Recent Works, Kubiak Gallery, Oneonta, New York, 1994
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Dreams, FOU Gallery, New York, May 2026.
2025
“Tearing and Regenerating” Reflecting the Sharing Moment (abbr.RTSM) Online Exhibition, CAFA Art Info, October 30—December 2020.
2024
Art on Paper Fair 2024, exhibiting with NL=US Gallery, Pier 56, New York.
2023
Art on Paper Fair 2024, exhibiting with NL=US Gallery, March 16–19, 2023.
2022
Blue, Beth Urdang Gallery, Wellesley, Massachusetts, July 20–September 24, 2022.
2021
I Notice the Earth Echoes, One Liberty Plaza, New York, September—November 2021.
2020
Travels InwardArt on Paper Fair 2024, exhibiting with NL=US Gallery, March 16–19, 2023.
“Tearing and Regenerating” Reflecting the Sharing Moment (abbr.RTSM) Online Exhibition, CAFA Art Info, October 30—December 2020.
2019
On the Rocks, Susan Ely Fine Art, New York, June—September 2019.
Transformed: Paper in Dimension, Hunterdon Art Museum, May—August, 2019.
2018
Home is Where the Heart is, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, New York, September–December 2018.
Haptic/Optic, Group Show, Equity Gallery, New York, March 2018.
Between the Color, Site Brooklyn, New York, February 2018.
Collage as Matter, Chelsea Gallery District, New York, May 2018.Personal Identity Matter, Gallery MC, New York, January 2018.
Crosstown, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, March 2018.
2017
The Big Small Show, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, New Jersey, 2017.
Conception, Somerville Gallery on Division, New Jersey, September 14—October 28, 2017.
Paperworks 2017, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, New York, August 2—27, 2017.
Duality: Glimpses of the Other Side, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York, June 24—September 17, 2017.
31st Annual Metro Show, City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey, June 7—June 30, 2017.
2016
The Persistent Nature of Urgency, Mayson Gallery, New York, June 7—June 30, 2016.
2015
Viewpoints 2015, Aljira Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, 2015.
2014
Open Studio and Artist’s Talk, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey, 2014.
Group Show, Friday Studio Gallery, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
Local Project, Exquisite Collage, Group Show, Long Island City, Queens, NY, 2014
Viewpoints 2014, Aljira Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, 2014.
2012
Wendy Letven and Ruth Borgenicht, Form+Flow, Prudential, Montclair, New Jersey, 2012.
Art Connections 9, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 2012.
2010
Faces, MH Art Gallery, New York, 2010.
2009
20@10, 10th Anniversary Exhibit, Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, New Jersey, 2009.
2006
Best in Show, Gallery de Soto, Los Angeles, 2006.
Anecdotes: Narrative Painting, Pierro Gallery of South Orange, New Jersey, 2006.
2005
Of Time, Place & People, Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, New Jersey, 2005.
Essex Exposed, Pierro Gallery of South Orange, New Jersey, 2005.
2004
23rd Annual Metro Show, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, 2004.
Figure in Context, Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004.
2002
The Insomnia Show, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, 2002.
1998
New Jersey Arts Annual, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey, 2002.
1996
Selections from the AIM Program, Bronx Museum, Bronx, New York, 1996.
1995
Dieu Donne Editions, 1988-1995, Dieu Donne Papermill, New York City, 1995.
Decorative Subversion, Counterpoint Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware, 1995.
Mothers, Fathers, Sons, and Daughters, Laurie W. and Irvin J. Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995.
Mirror, Mirror, Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill, New York, 1995.
1994
Line-Up: At the Police Building, OIA, New York, 1994.
Four Artists, Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania, 1994.
University of Bridgeport, National Juried Show, Carlson Gallery, Bridgeport, New York, 1994.
Selections, Lehman College Art Gallery, New York, 1994.
1992
Artists in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum, New York, 1992.
National Juried Show, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1992.
PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
2020
Flowtopia II, Site-specific installation, Urban Outfitters Headquarters, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 15—April 3, 2020.
2019
Drawing the Invisible, Site-specific installation, Flatiron Prow Artspace, New York, April 2019.
Uprooted, Stairway installation for Portal Art Fair, Governor’s Island, New York, September 2019.
Flowtopia, Market Art and Design, Featured Installation, Bridgehampton, New York, July 2019
Meta Morphologies, Art on Paper Fair, Featured installation, New York, March 2019
2018
Approaching Vibrancy, Site-specific lobby installation, Mary Birmingham of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey, August 2018.
Home is Where the Heart Is, The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons The New School of Design, September 27—December 12, 2018.
Making as Thinking, Site-specific installation for Group Show at Studio Montclair, Montclair, New Jersey, February 2018.
2017
There are Holes in My Perception of the Rainforest, Outdoor installation, Summit Public Art, Summit, New Jersey, Fall 2017—Winter 2019.
2016
Random Misfirings of the Brain, Activate Market Street storefront installation, 77 Market Street, Newark, New Jersey, January 30—May 30, 2016.
The Language of Form, Site-specific installation, Playtime New York, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, July 29—August 2, 2016.
2015
Red Navigating White, Site-specific installation, Red Valentine, Concepto Hudson, Hudson, New York, 2015.
2014
Intermittent Green, Site-specific installation, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC), Brooklyn, New York, 2014.
AWARDS
First Place Award, City Without Walls Gallery, 31st Annual Metro Exhibit, Newark, New Jersey
Workspace Grant, Dieu Donne Paper Mill, New York
Group Show Award, Organization of Independent Artists, New York
Group Show Award, Bridgeport Arts Council Annual Juried Exhibition, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Allentown Art Museum, Group Show Award, Allentown, Pennsylvania
RESIDENCIES
MacDowell Colony, Fellowship and Artist Residency, Peterborough, New Hampshire
Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey
Artists in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum, New York