Wendy Hollender is the coordinator for Botanical Art and Illustration at the New York Botanical Garden. She teaches students there as well as leading workshops in exotic locations such as Trinidad, and Hawaii. She had designed textiles for more than 20 years. Through her work developing floral designs for clients such as Wedgwood China and Westpoint Stevens, she became intrigued with the complex beauty of plants. This fascination inspired Wendy to earn a certificate of Botanical Art and Illustration, and become a full time Botanical Artist and Illustrator. Since 2002 her work has focused in this area. Currently some of her clients include:the French beauty company Coty Inc., the Riverside Park Fund, the Morven Garden and Museum, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and Caspari, Inc. Wendy is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She has exhibited her work extensively across the United States and England and has had many solo exhibitions. Her work will be included in the 13th annual exhibition at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University. Illustrations by Hollender have graced the pages of publications such as Country Living and Horticulture magazines and the Missouri Botanical Garden scientific journal Novon. She was featured in an extensive article this past September in the Artist’s Magazine. Wendy self-published her own book, Botanical Drawing:A Beginner’s Guide which sells steadily at Botanical Gardens and Musems across the country. Random House is publishing a book on Botanical Drawing by Wendy in July 2010. She recently bought a farm in Ulster County, New York, where she has started to hold workshops. Not only will students study and draw the living plants, (grown by her son and daughter) but will also enjoy sampling their culinary possibilities(prepared by them). For more information about her botanicals and workshops, visit www.whartdesign.com. and www.hollengoldfarm.com