Wendy Wacko

Wendy Wacko was born in Toronto in 1951. After graduating from high school, she studied art at Central Technical Art School and at the New School of Art (1969 to 1972).

In 1972 Wendy traveled to Western Canada on a painting expedition and settled in Jasper. She has had seven one-person shows of her paintings since 1977 including “Ireland – the North West Coast” 1999, "Tuscany" 2000, "The Big Road Trip - and Beyond" 2001, "Where the Jungle Meets the Sea...and Home Again" 2002 and "Sweet Home Alberta" 2004 at the Scott Gallery. From 1979 to 1992 Wendy produced seven award-winning film productions, including “Doris McCarthy - Heart of a Painter”, for network television, and one feature film, co-produced with the BBC.

Selected commissions and collections
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Banff International Television Foundation
Canadian Gas Association
The Right Honourable Joe Clark
Electro Federation Canada
The Young Presidents Association
Envirofuels Canada
Epsilon Chemicals Ltd
External Affairs - Government of Canada
Royal Bank
Siemens Electric
The Young Presidents Association

Selected awards
Alberta Achievement Award
Outstanding Film of the Year, Canadian Film and Television Awards
Sir Edmund Hillary Award of Excellence
Silver Screen Award - Chicago Film Festival

For the past 20 years, Wendy has traveled extensively on painting expeditions in Canada, the United State and overseas with friend and mentor Doris McCarthy, and is greatly inspired by her “outdoor” approach.

 

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