12/21/2025
Cluley Projects is delighted to announce Dallas-based writer, Jillian Wendel, as the winner of the second annual Arts Writing Mentorship! ✨
Wendel will receive one-on-one mentorship from on-staff writer Harrison Blake, culminating in the publication of a text responding to and supporting the work of Katherine Miller, winner of the fifth annual Cluley Projects open call. In addition they will receive an honorarium of $500 and present their publication in an exclusive reading at the opening of Miller’s exhibition in May 2026.
Jillian Wendel (b. 2001, Wichita Falls, TX) graduated with their MA in Art Education in 2025 from the University of North Texas in Denton, where she also received a BA in Art History and Philosophy in 2023.
Over the last three years, they have curated and organized over a dozen exhibitions across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In 2024, they founded The Shed Show, a backyard project space in Denton dedicated to exhibiting local artists. She is an author for Glasstire and an experienced press release writer.
They have been featured in numerous exhibitions at PRP (2025); Dallas Contemporary (2025, 2024); Easyside (2024); Arts Fort Worth (2023), and Cora Stafford Gallery (2022). Recently, Wendel was awarded a micro-grant from the Greater Denton Arts Council and received honors from the Dallas Observer for Best Miniature Art Gallery. Wendel lives and works between Denton and Dallas, TX.
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