Creator of narratives - Canvas, paint, board, paper, pencil, crayon, pastel, ink, photography, videography.

Wendy first gained recognition after winning awards in the Waverley Art Prize & the Royal Easter Show. In recent years her work has explored darkness, confronting violence against women. In 2024 Wendy began creating works honouring the memory of her great-aunt Sarah Chaya Krikst, murdered during the pogroms in Lithuania (1917-1921).

In 2025, Wendy painted love. Her exhibition, WOMEN, POGROMS, LOVE (Oct–Nov 2025), echoed Leonard Cohen’s words:
“I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.”

From 3-8 November 2026, Wendy will present DI ZUN & KATCHKES (DUCKS) at the GALLERY in Randwick.

The exhibition is inspired by the ducks her father, Abraham (Abe) Lessick, kept in their backyard. The ducks have become part of Wendy’s family story & memory, finding their way into her paintings, along with shtetl houses & other pieces of family memory.

Education

FINE AND STUDIO ARTS

Johannesburg School of Arts, South Africa

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

BACHELOR OF MEDIA, MEDIA DESIGN MAJOR Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia 2012-2016

Field Of Study - All media including graphics, photography & filmmaking

PRINTMAKING, PAINTING

Waverley Woollahra Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Cape Town Technical College, South Africa

BUSINESS STUDIES

Birnam Business College, Johannesburg, South Africa

Wendy immigrated from South Africa to Australia in 1987.