We continue to celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation Week and the contributions, impact, and value of our graduate and professional students with another of our outstanding students, Wendy Ordonez. Ordonez is earning her master’s degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in painting from fiuart. She is involved in several professional organizations including: Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and the Eastern Pastel Society. When asked what she loves about the program, Ordonez said, “I am a part of the Academy of Portrait & Figurative Art. Being able to learn painting in an atelier setting just like those where some of my favorite painters studied is simply priceless. My skills have improved exponentially and I can't wait to be in front of my easel!” Visit her website: wendyximenastudio.com - Follow us throughout the week and tag a #FIUCARTA graduate student you know to be featured, too. #graduatestudentappreciation #gsaw22 #fiugraduatestudents #fiucarta #fiuart