Wienholt was born in
Leura, New South Wales on 10 April 1920. She attended
East Sydney Technical College from 1938 through 1941 where she was taught by
William Dobell and Frank Medworth. Wienholt was the recipient of the
New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship in 1944, which she used to travel to New York City, first studying at the
Art Students League of New York with
Yasuo Kuniyoshi, then at
Atelier 17. In 2019 a retrospective of her work was held at the
College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery. Her work is in the collection of the
National Gallery of Australia and the
Art Gallery of New South Wales. ==References==