Wendi Schneider: Within the Shadows
Wendi Schneider, Allium III, Allium I, and Allium II, 2025
Opening reception:
Saturday, September 6, 5 - 7 pm
Exhibition on view:
September 6 - October 11, 2025
Catherine Couturier Gallery is delighted to present our upcoming exhibition Within the Shadows, with artist Wendi Schneider. Schneider is an American artist widely known for her ongoing series of hand gilded photographs—States of Grace. Drawn to the serenity and transcendence she finds in the sinuous elegance of organic forms, she creates illuminated impressions of vanishing beauty in the natural world.
Returning to the foundational language of monochrome, Schneider's newest body of work reveals the light residing within the shadows, searching for the quiet luster which defines forms and hints at resilience. Born from the intimate experience of aging and a melancholia prompted by the seemingly eroding values of the world, Schneider's shifts in perception guide her to seek out spaces where opposing truths can coexist. Delicately layered gold leaf adds a touch of the sublime, transporting the viewer into a space where nuance governs and reality is mutable.
Light emerges as a guide in this work. It is a subtle shimmer sought within the shadows—a fragile constant that, even as vision softens and the world shifts, offers a presence that reveals, distorts, and sometimes consoles. The series is an exploration of the enduring power of luminescence—its profound capacity to offer respite through these essential values, both tonal and emotional, in a world yearning for illumination.
Schneider’s photographs are held in the permanent collections of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The New Orleans Museum of Art, The Center for Creative Photography, The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, The Auburn University Library Special Collections, The Try-Me Collection, and The Asheville Art Museum, as well as numerous private collections. Her work has been published and exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions worldwide.
Please join us for the opening reception with the artist on Saturday, September 6 from 5 to 7 pm at Catherine Couturier Gallery!
All works are available as pigment ink on kozo over white gold leaf (exceptions noted below).
To inquire on works, please contact us at gallery@catherinecouturier.com.
Beneath the Boughs, 2024
15 x 10 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,800
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
By the Buckthorns, 2024
12 x 10 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,800
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
The Reverie of Fog, 2025
12 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,500
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
The Stand, 2024
12 x 10 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,800
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
A Luminous Veil, 2025
13 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,500
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
Where the Light Rests, 2024
9 x 6 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,050
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
The Coral Bells, 2025
*pigment ink on kozo over silver leaf
8 1/2 x 9 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,100
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
Aspen Mist, 2025
12 x 9 1/4 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,400
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
Fallen Grace, 2025
11 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,600
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
Morris Amaryllis, 2024
*pigment ink on kozo over palladium leaf
11 x 8 inches
edition 2 of 10
$1,400
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
The Flow of Time (Water Abstractions), 2024
*pigment ink on kozo over 18k gold leaf
19 x 15 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,400
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
The Arched Doorway, 2024
13 3/4 x 10 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,500
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
The Melancholic Maple, 2024
10 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,500
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
The Rose Bush, 2024
8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
edition 2 of 10
$1,050
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
Woodacre Willow, 2024
*pigment ink on kozo over moon gold leaf
12 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 10
$1,400
Framed with Patina Collection Frame
The Elusive Fog, 2025
9 x 6 1/2 inches
edition 2 of 10
$950 unframed
A Fading Clarity, 2025
9 x 6 3/4 inches
edition 1 of 10
$950 unframed
A Fragile Endurance, 2025
9 1/2 x 7 inches
edition 1 of 10
$950 unframed
A Houston Oak, 2025
16 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
A Liminal Light, 2024
16 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
A Quiet Path, 2024
16 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
Allium I, 2025
20 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 5
$3,500 unframed
Allium II, 2025
20 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 5
$3,500 unframed
Allium III, 2025
20 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 5
$3,500 unframed
Allium IV, 2025
20 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 5
$3,500 unframed
Along the Fence, 2024
20 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 5
$3,500 unframed
An Uncertain Path, 2024
16 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
Beneath the Boughs, 2024
19 x 16 inches
edition 1 of 5
$3,500 unframed
Echoes of Forms, 2025
9 x 6 3/4 inches
edition 1 of 10
$950 unframed
Postmodern, 2025
16 x 12 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
The Beckoning, 2024
16 x 12 inches, edition 1 of 5: $2,200 unframed
19 1/8 x 16 inches, edition 1 of 5: $3,500 unframed
The Glimmer of Presence, 2024
9 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches
edition 1 of 10
$950 unframed
The Maple's Sigh, 2024
16 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
The Melancholic Maple, 2024
15 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 5
$3,500 unframed
The Path Home, 2024
16 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
Where Shadows Linger, 2024
16 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
Where the Light Gets In, 2024
16 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
Geometry of Shadows, 2024
16 x 12 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
Spring Cabbage, 2025
9 x 6 3/4 inches
edition 1 of 10
$950 unframed
The Copse, 2024
20 x 16 inches
edition 1 of 5
$3,500 unframed
The Rain Tree, 2024
20 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 5
$3,500 unframed
A Luminous Veil, 2025
17 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches
edition 1 of 5
$2,200 unframed
The Elusive Fog, 2025
*pigment ink on kozo over 18k gold leaf
9 x 6 1/2 inches
edition 1 of 10
$950 unframed
To inquire on works, please contact us at gallery@catherinecouturier.com