Along with the clay work, a number of his oil paintings, drawings and prints are collected privately. Wandless gives workshops regarding his art and techniques around the country and has taught as a visiting assistant professor since 1999 at different Universities while maintaining his studio work. In 2002 he received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award from Minnesota State University, Mankato. He also received the 2007 NCECA Outstanding Achievement Award for editing and creating the Demonstrating Artist Series on DVD.
Wandless authored Image Transfer On Clay (Lark Books, 2006) and co-authored Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques (Lark Books, 2004) and also writes articles for Pottery Making Illustrated magazine as a regular contributor. As an independent curator he specializes in exhibiting artists who utilize image transfer processes to create work as well as multi-cultural artists. In 1999 he co-founded and maintains a multi-cultural artist website www.culturalvisions.org as a gallery and resource site. Wandless recently co-founded and is art editor for on-line magazine www.terracottamag.com which launched October 2006.
Wandless has been a Presidential Appointee to the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) since 2003 as the video editor for the demonstrating artists program. He served on the Board of Directors for NCECA as a Director-at-Large (2001– 2003), the Board of Directors for The Clay Studio of Philadelphia (2003–2006) and has been on the steering committee for the Philadelphia Sculptors since 2001.
He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Arizona State University (’99), a Master of Art degree from Minnesota State University-Mankato (’97) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Delaware (‘95).
