Wendi Murdoch

In 2011 Chinese-born businesswoman, Wendi Murdoch, made her debut as a producer with Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011). Based on the 2005 best-selling novel of the same name, this historical drama was set in nineteenth century China and won the Golden Angel Award at the Chinese American Film Festival. In 2013 she started working as a producer of Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016). The film follows Cai from childhood in Mao's China, to becoming one of the most influential Chinese contemporary artists, and his greatest challenge to date, attempting to execute Sky Ladder. Ms Murdoch is a co-founder of Artsy, an online platform to discover and collect art. It is the largest startup in the fine art industry. She is a passionate supporter of broadening global understanding of Chinese art and culture and is involved in a variety of business and cultural projects both in the US and China. She resides in New York City with her daughters, Chloe and Grace.