Wendy Kriz Evans
Cambridge, UK
Wendy Kriz Evans is an emerging abstract artist who infuses her vibrant compositions with joy, energy and gratitude. After rediscovering art in 2024 while navigating menopause challenges, she has exhibited in eleven galleries and has a month‑long solo exhibition scheduled for August 2025 at Holmfirth Tech in Northern England. She also participates in online exhibitions and will host her first virtual solo show with The Artfulness Gallery in March 2025.
Artist Interview
Q: How did you transition from creating art privately to sharing it publicly? Was there a particular venue, platform, or opportunity that prompted you to take that leap?
A: The short story: I decided in mid-2024 that I was going to be an artist. As a career. And being an artist means sharing your work. The longer story: I started painting again after 30 years at the beginning of 2024 as I needed some art for my new living space. It was fun so when I saw an advert for an exhibition at a local school in April 2024 I decided to take part. I made up the names of 2 artworks for the submission. Then set about painting them. The exhibition was great experience and gave me a good start. I didn't sell anything but I hadn't expected to.
In May 2024, I submitted one of those artworks to the Crawley Summer exhibition jury and it was chosen! At the time, I had no idea how much of a big deal this was. I wasn't even on Instagram at this point. I'd also not done any other submissions. I then got busy with all the summer events so didn't paint much until my summer holiday in July 2024. It was on that holiday that I made the decision to follow a career in art. I researched for the whole week. Joining webinars, reading guides on Instagram, listening to podcasts, trawling the internet for ideas etc. By the end of my holiday, I'd set up the basics, including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and made a plan.
Over the next few months, I implemented the plan. I submitted to galleries, set up a website, joined art societies, attended a craft fair, set up an Etsy shop, sold work, took part in online exhibitions and lots more. I had so much success! I credit this in part to the fact that my day job has taught me about business. It was easy for me to be professional and understand what galleries were looking for. It seems backwards to have shown my work before deciding to be an artist. But it removed the need for me to make the leap to sharing my work publicly.
Q: How do you envision your practice evolving over the next few years in terms of medium, scale, or the themes you wish to tackle?