Wendi Schneider

Born in Memphis, TN in 1955, Schneider attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri where she studied Art History, before moving on to Newcomb College in 1975 to study Studio Art. Painting was her chosen medium at this time, and her first use of a camera was to make reference photographs of painting subjects. When she shifted her artistic focus to photography, she sought to integrate her painting background by layering paints and glazes on her photographic prints to "create a more personal impression." After college, she remained in New Orleans and worked for The Times-Picayune, where she photographed, designed, and produced the award-winning 1987 edition of The Picayune's Creole Cook Book. The following year, Schneider moved to New York City, where she photographed for Victoria Magazine while continuing her fine art photography work During this time, her work often appeared on book covers for authors such as Louisa May Alcott, Anne Rice, Iris Johansen, Jodi Thomas and more. In 1991, she exhibited a collection of hand-painted photographs titled Mille Fleur at A Gallery for Fine Photography in New Orleans, In 1994, she left New York for Denver, where she still lives today, and later put her fine art practice on hold while she raised her son and worked in commissioned photography, art direction, and design. ==Fine art photography==

In 2010, Schneider was inspired to return her fine art roots; a return visit to A Gallery for Fine Photography in New Orleans cemented the desire to revive her fine art photography practice. Soon after, she began work on her ongoing States of Grace series, and its three attendant sub-series – Flora, Fauna, and Figura – which illustrate Schneider's "affinity for wildlife and the natural world". States of Grace has traveled worldwide. Schneider's most recent series, Evenings with the Moon "engages the moon as muse." and The Gallery at Mr. Pool in Boulder, CO. Schneider has been selected as a Finalist for Photolucida's international juried exhibition Critical Mass in 2017, and 2020. She has taught workshops at the Southeast Center for Photography and A Smith Gallery. ==Awards==

• 2014: Black & White Magazine, Best Single Image, Animals • 2016: International Color Awards, 2nd Place, Merit of Excellence Wildlife • 2016: San Diego Natural History Museum Best of Nature, First place • 2016: 9th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Single Image, Nude/Figure • 2017: Neutral Density Photography Awards, Honorable Mention • 2017: Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, International Exhibit, Third place, Nature, Science, and Animals • 2017: Animalia, Director's Selection, The Center for Fine Art Photography • 2017: Gala Awards, First place, Urban & Rural Landscape • 2018: National Association of Women Artists, Silver, Small Works, Works on Paper • 2018: American Photography 34 • 2018: Moscow International Photo Awards, Bronze, Nature • 2018: Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3), Bronze, Fine Art, Landscape • 2019: San Francisco Bay Month of Photography, Gold • 2020: Px3, Nature/Trees, Gold == References ==