Events
2023 National Watercolor Society Member Exhibition (Juried)
Online exhibition will be held May 4 - June 30, 2023. The exhibition will be featured on www.NWSExhibition.com, the NWS online Sales Gallery.
Publication: Splash 24 The Best of Watercolor (Available July 2023)
Golden Peak Media Fine Art Group showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors. The paintings will be published in a special issue print set to hit newsstands mid-2023. Purchase through your local bookstore, newsstand, or order at artists network.com/store.
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Member Show Online
This non-juried online show is available for viewing on March 1, 2023 at the PWS website and will remain active indefinitely.
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 53rd Annual Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception & Awards - Friday, March 3, 2023 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
William F. Laman Public Library - Main Branch
2801 Orange Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72114
Interview with Philip Mayeux, The Arkansas Art Scene
3rd Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition 2022
Awarded : Honorable Mention (Still Life) and Honorable Mention (Animal)
Online exhibit
www.womeninwatercolor.com
Watercolor USA 2022
June 3, 2022 Exhibition reception, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Exhibition opens June 4, 2022 - August 28, 2022
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
Publication: Splash 23 The Best of Watercolor (Available now)
Golden Peak Media Fine Art Group showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors. All of the paintings will be published in a special issue print set to hit newsstands mid-2022. Purchase through your local bookstore, newsstand, or order at artists network.com/store.
National Watercolor Society's 101st International Open Exhibition (2021)
Online Exhibit
October 1, 2021 through December 11, 2021
American Women Artists 2021 Spring Online Juried Show
View at AWA website
Watercolor USA 2021
June 4, 2021 Exhibition reception, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Presented the Watercolor USA Honor Society Daniel Smith Merchandise Award
Exhibition opens June 5, 2021 - August 29, 2021
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
American Women Artists: Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of American Women Artists National Online Juried Show 2021
May 20th through August 21, 2021
View at AWA website
Digital catalog is available
Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts 2021-22 Artists Registry
(Jurist - Ann Prentice Wagner)
View Registry at ACNMWA website
2020 National Watercolor Society's 100th International Open Exhibition
Exhibition dates: October 1st, 2020 - January 30th, 2021
ARTSPAN online sales gallery opens October 1st, 2020
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
Publication: SPLASH 22: The Creative Spark
Golden Peak Media Fine Art Group showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors. All of the paintings will be published in a 116-page special edition magazine, The Best of Watercolor: Winners From the 22nd Annual Splash Competition, which has a tentative publication date in June 2021. Purchase through your local bookstore, newsstand, or order at artists network.com/store.
Watercolor U.S.A. 2020
Presented an Award of Excellence
Exhibition reception June 5, 2020 5:30 -7 p.m.
Exhibition opens June 6, 2020 - August 16, 2020
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
Click here for a Virtual Tour
Fabriano in Watercolour 2020
Invited Participant (USA - West Coast)
May 25th - May 31st, 2020
Fabriano, Italy
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 50th Annual Juried Exhibition
Presented the Bill Lewis Memorial Award
April 12, - July 7, 2019 (extended till July 25th)
The Galleries at Library Square
401 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Opening Reception: March 13th, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.
Exhibition dates: March 13th - June 27th, 2020
VISIONS ADJOINED exchange exhibition with the National Watercolor Society and
the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour
Opening Reception, Thursday February 6th, 2020 5:00-9:00 p.m. at the NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, California
NWS Exhibition dates: February 6th - April 17th, 2020
CSPWC Exhibition dates: June 10 - July 18th, 2020 (changed to November 2020) at the Helson Gallery, 9 Church Street, Halton Hills, Ontario
Artists of Northwest Arkansas National Juried Art Exhibition: 25 Years of Showcasing Fine Art
Best in Category Award: Still Life/Floral
Exhibition dates: September 5th, 2019 - September 28th, 2019
Reception & Awards presentation: Saturday, September 7th, 2019
Fayetteville Town Center
15 W. Mountain Street
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
2019 National Watercolor Society's 99th International Open Exhibition
Opening Reception, Saturday October 19, 2019 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Exhibition dates: October 3rd - November 17th, 2019
Hours: Thursday and Friday 10 - 2; Saturday & Sunday Noon - 4
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
Publication: SPLASH 21: Capturing Mood! - Release date August 11, 2020.
Golden Peak Media Fine Art Group showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors.
Purchase through your local bookstore, newsstand, or order at artists network.com/store.
Watercolor U.S.A. 2019
Exhibition reception June 7, 2019 5-7 p.m.
Exhibition opens June 8, 2019 - September 1, 2019
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
American Watercolor Society's 152nd Annual International Exhibition (2019)
Awarded High Winds Medal
April 1 - April 21, 2019
47 Fifth Avenue, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
For more information visit www.AmericanWatercolorSociety.com
American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (152nd 2019-2020)
Blowing Rock Art and History Museum: May 3 - July 21, 2019
159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Pryor Art Gallery: August 2 - September 22, 2019
1665 Hampshire Pike, Columbia, Tennessee
Eastern Shore Art Center: October 4 - November 24, 2019
401 Oak Street, Fairhope, Alabama
The Next Picture Show: December 6-January 1, 2020
113 West First Street, Dixon, Illinois
Wassenburg Art Center: February 7 - March 8, 2020
214 South Washington Street, Van Wert, Ohio
Plymouth Center for the Arts: March 13 - April 20, 2020
11 North Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Fabriano in Watercolour 2019
Invited Participant (USA - West Coast)
April 25th - April 29th, 2019
Fabriano, Italy
Arkansas Territory Bicentennial Art Exhibition (2019/2020)
Awarded Artwork Archive Merchandise Award
John Brown University, March 28-May 2, 2019, Siloam Springs, AR
Historic Cane Hill Museum, May-June, 2019, Cane Hill, AR
Historic Arkansas Museum, July 12-September 8, 2019, Little Rock, AR
River Valley Arts Center, September 20-December 20, 2019, Russellville, AR
Charles B. Goddard Center for the Visual and Performing Arts,
January-February 2020, Ardmore, OK
South Arkansas Arts Center, March-April, 2020, El Dorado, AR
Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, July 11 - October 28, 2020, Lawton, OK
Price Tower Arts Center, November 1, 2020-January 15, 2021, Bartlesville, OK.
For more information visit: Heart of America Artists' Association
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 49th Annual Juried Exhibition
Awarded The Presidents Award
April 12, - July 7, 2019
The Historic Arkansas Museum
200 East Third Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
April 12, 2019 - July 7, 2019
Arkansas Arts Council's 2019 Small Works on Paper Touring Exhibition
January to December 2019
January - Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff (Reception date : January 12th))
February - UA Monticello, Monticello
March-April - Windgate Gallery, UA Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock
May - UA Fayetteville, Fayetteville
June/Mid-July - Searcy Art Gallery, Search
Mid-July/August - UA Fort Smith, Fort Smith
September - East Arkansas Community College, Forrest City
October -Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
November - UA Hope, Hope
For more information visit Arkansas Arts Council.
Publication: Watercolor Artist Magazine, December 2018/Color Issue
Feature Article Object Lessons by Rebecca Dvorak
50th Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition
Awarded The Canson Heritage L'Aquarelle Combined Award
Opening Reception Saturday, October 13th, 2018 4 - 6 p.m.
Exhibition dates: October 13th through December 16th, 2018
City of Brea Gallery
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California 92821
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 24th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
Exhibition dates: September 6th, 2018 - September 28th, 2018
Awarded Third Place
Reception & Awards presentation: Saturday, September 15th, 2018, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Art Ventures (on the town square)
101 W. Mountain
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 39th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Exhibition dates: September 15th through October 20th, 2018
Awarded Merchandise Award
Opening Reception September 15th, 2018; Noon till 4
Crary Art Gallery, Warren, Pennsylvania
Publication: SPLASH 20: Creative Compositions! - Release date July 2019
North Light Books’ hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
Purchase through your local bookstore or order from North Light Books.
2018 Transparent Watercolor Society of America's 42nd Annual Exhibition
May 5th through August 5th, 2018
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Fabriano in Watercolour 2018
Invited Participant (USA - West Coast)
May 3rd - May 7th, 2018
Fabriano, Italy
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 23rd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
Exhibition dates: November 15, 2017 - January 8, 2018
Awarded the Max & Lydia Mahler Award for Best in Watercolor and a Merit Award
Reception & Awards presentation: Saturday, December 2, 2017, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
The Community Creative Center
505 W. Spring Street
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
49th Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception Saturday, October 14th, 2017 5 - 7 p.m.
Exhibition dates: October 14th through December 17th, 2017
City of Brea Gallery
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California 92821
2017 National Watercolor Society's 97th International Open Exhibition
Opening Reception, Saturday October 21, 2017 2:00-4:00 p.m. (soft opening October 5th, 2017)
Exhibition dates: October 21st - January 13th, 2017 (Excluding Holidays)
Hours: Thursday and Friday 10 - 2; Saturday & Sunday Noon - 4; and 1st Thursday Artwalk 6 - 9 p.m..
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
Publication: SPLASH 19: Illusion of Light - Release date July 2018
North Light Books’ hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
Purchase through your local bookstore or order from North Light Books.
Watercolor U.S.A. 2017
Exhibition reception June 2, 2017 5-7 p.m.
Exhibition opens June 3, 2017 - August 27, 2017
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
2017 Transparent Watercolor Society of America's 41st Annual Exhibition
Awarded the Maurice Prendergast Special Merit Award
May 6th through August 6th, 2017
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Fabriano in Watercolour 2017
Invited Participant (USA - West Coast)
April 20th - April 23rd, 2017
Fabriano, Italy
Publication: The Art of Watercolor Magazine 25th issue (Dec. 2016)
and L'Art de l'Aquarelle 31st issue (Dec. 2016)
For more information click links or purchase at your local bookstore.
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 22nd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
November 3rd - November 27th, 2016
Awarded Best in Watermedia
Opening Reception November 17th, 2016
Fayetteville Underground
101 West Mountain, Suite 222
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
National Watercolor Society's 96th International Exhibition
October 22nd - December 18th, 2016 (Excluding Thanksgiving)
Awarded the Watercolor West Reciprocal Award
Hours: 11 to 3 o'clock Thursday through Sunday.
Opening Reception, Saturday October 22, 2016 2:00-5:00 p.m.
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
48th Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition
October 15th through December 18th, 2016
Awarded the M. Graham Award
City of Brea Gallery
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California 92821
San Diego Watercolor Society's 2016 International Exhibition
October 1st through October 31st, 2016
San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery
2825 Dewey Road, Studio 105, San Diego, California
Heart of America Artists' Association 2016 Illinois River Salon Art Exhibition
September 30th - December 3rd, 2016
Sponsor Award
IRWP Watershed Learning Center at 219 S. Main St., Cave Springs, Arkansas
For more information visit the Heart of America Artists' Association
and Illinois River Watershed Partnership
SouthWest Artists: Art of the Heartland Juried Painting Competition
September 30 - November 1, 2016
Reception September 30 from 6 - 8 p.m.
Mena Art Gallery
607 Mena Street
Mena, Arkansas 71953
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 37th Annual International Juried Exhibition
July 5th through August 27th, 2016
Awarded Honorable Mention
Recipient Sylvan Grouse Guild medal
The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Road
Millersburg, Pennsylvania
Northwest Watercolor Society's 76th International Open Exhibition
April 18th through June 3, 2016
NWWS Bronze Third Place Award
The Mercer Gallery, located in the Mercer Island Community Center,
8236 SE 24th Street
Mercer Island, Washington
2016 Transparent Watercolor Society of America's 40th Annual Exhibition
May 7th through August 7th, 2016
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Arkansas Arts Council's 2016 Small Works on Paper Touring Exhibition
January to December 2016
January - Batesville Area Arts Council (Reception: Friday, January 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.)
February - Hendrix College, Conway
March - Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
April - University of Arkansas Library, Fayetteville
May - UA Fort Smith, Fort Smith
June/July - Searcy Art Gallery, Searcy
July/August - Delta Cultural Center, Helena
September - Arts Center of the Grand Prairie, Stuttgart
October - UA Monticello, Monticello
November - UA Community College, Hope
For more information visit Arkansas Arts Council.
National Watercolor Society's 2016 Traveling Exhibition
FEBRUARY 9 - MARCH 20, 2016
Fallbrook Art Center, 103 South Main at Alvarado, Fallbrook, CA 92028;
AUGUST 2 - SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97527; and
SEPTEMBER 18 - OCTOBER 31, 2016
Southern Arts Society, P.O. Box 334, 301 N. Piedmont, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
NOVEMBER 1 - JANUARY 3, 2017
The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First Street, Dixon, IL 61021
National Watercolor Society's 95th International Exhibition
October 25 - December 20, 2015
Awarded Signature Status
Awarded the The Combined Donor Award VII
Selected for the NWS 2016 Traveling Exhibition
Opening Reception, Saturday October 24, 2015 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Exhibit from October 25th - December 19th, 2015 (Excluding Thanksgiving) 11 to 3 o'clock Thursday through Sunday.
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
SouthWest Artists: Art of the Heartland Juried Painting Competition
October 10 - November 1, 2015
Awarded the PleinAir Magazine Award
Mena Art Gallery
607 Mena Street
Mena, Arkansas 71953
Heart of America Artists' Association 2015 Illinois River Salon Art Exhibition
October 7 - November 28, 2015
IRWP Watershed Learning Center at 219 S. Main St., Cave Springs, Arkansas
For more information visit the Heart of America Artists' Association
and Illinois River Watershed Partnership
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 21st Annual Regional Exhibition
October 1 - October 31, 2015
Awarded Second Place Overall
Fayetteville Underground
101 West Mountain, Suite 222
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
Artist's Magazine 32nd Annual Art Competition 2015 - Finalist
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 36th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Awarded the Gibson Luckenbill RBC Wealth Management Award for Realism
September 25 - November 13, 2015
At the Carlisle Arts Learning Center
38 W. Pomfret St, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
67th Annual RAM Invitational
July 31 - November 1, 2015
Regional Art Museum
1601 Rogers Ave Fort Smith, Arkansas
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 5-7PM
Northwest Watercolor Society's 75th International Open Exhibition
July 1 through September 30, 2015
Washington State Convention Center,
800 Convention Pl, Seattle, Washington
(Private Collector)
Publication: SPLASH 17: Inspiring Subjects - Release date July 2016
North Light Books’ hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
Purchase through your local bookstore or order from North Light Books.
2015 Transparent Watercolor Society of America's 39th Annual Exhibition
May 2nd through August 2nd, 2015
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin
American Watercolor Society's 148th Annual International Exhibition (2015)
April 6 - April 25, 2015
47 Fifth Avenue, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
For more information visit www.AmericanWatercolorSociety.com
Publication: 6th Annual Watermedia Showcase (April Issue 2015)
sponsored by Watercolor Artist Magazine
Honorable Mention
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 45th Annual Juried Exhibition
James & Dennette Woods Award
February 13, 2015 - April 12, 2015
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Publication: SPLASH 16: Exploring Texture - Release date July 2015
North Light Books’ hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
Purchase through your local bookstore or order from North Light Books.
Ozark Regional Arts Council - Women Artists' Retreat 2015
(Watercolor Instructor)
Women Artists' Retreat is a four day retreat workshop held each year
in September at Stone Creek Ranch near Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Artist's Magazine 31st Annual Art Competition 2014 - Finalist
2014 Illinois River Salon
October 3 - November 15, 2014
IRWP Watershed Learning Center at 219 S. Main St., Cave Springs, Arkansas
and the Restoration of our Rivers Conference at Crystal Bridges
For more information visit the Heart of America Artists' Association
and Illinois River Watershed Partnership
Publication: SPLASH 15: Creative Solutions - Release date July 2014
North Light Books' hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
Purchase through your local bookstore or order from North Light Books.
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 20th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
August 6 - August 29th, 2014
Reception August 9, 2014
Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 South Main, Springdale, Arkansas
Watercolor U.S.A. 2014
June 6, 2014 - August 3, 2014
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
American Watercolor Society's 147th Annual International Exhibition (2014)
and the American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (147th 2014-2015) (schedule below)
April 1 - April 20, 2014
Awarded Signature Membership
47 Fifth Avenue, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
For more information visit www.AmericanWatercolorSociety.com
American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (147th 2014-2015)
Schedule: May 2 - June 29, 2014, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, Alabama;
July 11 - October 31, 2014, Abraham Art Gallery, Plainview, Texas;
November 7 - December 28, 2014, McCook Community College, McCook, Nebraska;
January 24 - February 22, 2015, Wassenberg Art Center, Van Wert, Ohio; and
March 13 - April 24, 2015, Ambleside Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Arkansas Arts Center's State Services Traveling Exhibition
April, 2014 until May, 2015
Camden Daffodil Festival Art Contest 2014
Awarded Second Place
Camden Daffodil Festival: March 7 - 8, 2014
(Private Collector)
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 44th Annual Juried Exhibition
February 14, 2014 - April 6, 2014
Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 East Third Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 34th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Awarded Honorable Mention
October 5, 2013 - November 15, 2013
Crary Art Gallery, Warren, Pennsylvania
2013 Illinois River Salon Art Exhibition
Awarded the Clear Creek Award
September 30 - October 2nd 2013
Compton Gardens/Illinois River Watershed Partnership Conference at Crystal Bridges
Bentonville, Arkansas (Private Collector)
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 19th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
Awarded Best in Water Media/Mixed Media
August 1, August 29, 2013
Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 43rd Annual Juried Exhibition
Awarded the MSW Silver Award
August 9, 2013 - October 26, 2013
The Butler Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Arkansas Arts Council’s Small Works On Paper Touring Exhibit 2013
January 2013-December 2013
Schedule: South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado; Lyon College, Batesville; Arkansas State University, Jonesboro; University of Arkansas Fort Smith; Arkansas River Valley Arts Center, Russellville; The Fine Arts Center, Hot Springs; Searcy Art Gallery, Searcy; Guachoya Cultural Art Center, Lake Village; Hendrix College, Conway; Henderson State University, Arkadelphia.
American Watercolor Society's 146th Annual International Exhibition (2013)
Awarded the Hardie Gramatky Memorial Award
Exhibition April 2 - April 21, 2013
Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (146th 2013-2014)
Schedule: May 4 - June 9, 2013: Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, North Carolina
July 1 - August 17, 2013: Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, Ohio
September 3 - November 3, 2013: Springfield-Branson National Airport Sky Gallery in cooperation
with the springfield Regional Arts Council, Springfield, Missouri
December 6, 2013 - February 15, 2014: Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana; and
March 3 - March 28, 2014 - Art Center Manatee, W. Bradenton, Florida.
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 18th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
August 2 - August 30, 2012
Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition
August 3 - September 23, 2012
Terry House Community Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
American Watercolor Society's 145th Annual International Exhibition (2012)
Awarded the Walser S. Greathouse Medal, and cash award
Exhibition April 3 - April 22, 2012
Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (145th 2012-2013)
Schedule: Eastern shore Art Center, Fairhope, Alabama; Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, California; Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, Kerrville, Texas; Art Center Manatee, W. Bradenton, Florida; Tullahoma Fine Arts Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Camden Daffodil Festival Art Contest (2012)
Awarded First Place Purchase Award
The work will be featured on the 2013 Daffodil Festival T-shirts, poster, advertising and website.
For more information go to www.camdenfestival.com
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 17th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
Awarded Second Place Overall and cash award
August 5 - 26, 2011
Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 41st Annual Juried Exhibition
May 13 - August 7, 2011
The Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas
Delta Show
The Arkansas Arts Center, 1980
(Private Collector)
Golden Peak Media Fine Art Group showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors. The paintings will be published in a special issue print set to hit newsstands mid-2023. Purchase through your local bookstore, newsstand, or order at artists network.com/store.
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Member Show Online
This non-juried online show is available for viewing on March 1, 2023 at the PWS website and will remain active indefinitely.
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 53rd Annual Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception & Awards - Friday, March 3, 2023 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
William F. Laman Public Library - Main Branch
2801 Orange Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72114
Interview with Philip Mayeux, The Arkansas Art Scene
3rd Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition 2022
Awarded : Honorable Mention (Still Life) and Honorable Mention (Animal)
Online exhibit
www.womeninwatercolor.com
Watercolor USA 2022
June 3, 2022 Exhibition reception, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Exhibition opens June 4, 2022 - August 28, 2022
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
Publication: Splash 23 The Best of Watercolor (Available now)
Golden Peak Media Fine Art Group showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors. All of the paintings will be published in a special issue print set to hit newsstands mid-2022. Purchase through your local bookstore, newsstand, or order at artists network.com/store.
National Watercolor Society's 101st International Open Exhibition (2021)
Online Exhibit
October 1, 2021 through December 11, 2021
American Women Artists 2021 Spring Online Juried Show
View at AWA website
Watercolor USA 2021
June 4, 2021 Exhibition reception, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Presented the Watercolor USA Honor Society Daniel Smith Merchandise Award
Exhibition opens June 5, 2021 - August 29, 2021
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
American Women Artists: Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of American Women Artists National Online Juried Show 2021
May 20th through August 21, 2021
View at AWA website
Digital catalog is available
Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts 2021-22 Artists Registry
(Jurist - Ann Prentice Wagner)
View Registry at ACNMWA website
2020 National Watercolor Society's 100th International Open Exhibition
Exhibition dates: October 1st, 2020 - January 30th, 2021
ARTSPAN online sales gallery opens October 1st, 2020
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
Publication: SPLASH 22: The Creative Spark
Golden Peak Media Fine Art Group showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors. All of the paintings will be published in a 116-page special edition magazine, The Best of Watercolor: Winners From the 22nd Annual Splash Competition, which has a tentative publication date in June 2021. Purchase through your local bookstore, newsstand, or order at artists network.com/store.
Watercolor U.S.A. 2020
Presented an Award of Excellence
Exhibition reception June 5, 2020 5:30 -7 p.m.
Exhibition opens June 6, 2020 - August 16, 2020
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
Click here for a Virtual Tour
Fabriano in Watercolour 2020
Invited Participant (USA - West Coast)
May 25th - May 31st, 2020
Fabriano, Italy
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 50th Annual Juried Exhibition
Presented the Bill Lewis Memorial Award
April 12, - July 7, 2019 (extended till July 25th)
The Galleries at Library Square
401 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Opening Reception: March 13th, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.
Exhibition dates: March 13th - June 27th, 2020
VISIONS ADJOINED exchange exhibition with the National Watercolor Society and
the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour
Opening Reception, Thursday February 6th, 2020 5:00-9:00 p.m. at the NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, California
NWS Exhibition dates: February 6th - April 17th, 2020
CSPWC Exhibition dates: June 10 - July 18th, 2020 (changed to November 2020) at the Helson Gallery, 9 Church Street, Halton Hills, Ontario
Artists of Northwest Arkansas National Juried Art Exhibition: 25 Years of Showcasing Fine Art
Best in Category Award: Still Life/Floral
Exhibition dates: September 5th, 2019 - September 28th, 2019
Reception & Awards presentation: Saturday, September 7th, 2019
Fayetteville Town Center
15 W. Mountain Street
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
2019 National Watercolor Society's 99th International Open Exhibition
Opening Reception, Saturday October 19, 2019 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Exhibition dates: October 3rd - November 17th, 2019
Hours: Thursday and Friday 10 - 2; Saturday & Sunday Noon - 4
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
Publication: SPLASH 21: Capturing Mood! - Release date August 11, 2020.
Golden Peak Media Fine Art Group showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors.
Purchase through your local bookstore, newsstand, or order at artists network.com/store.
Watercolor U.S.A. 2019
Exhibition reception June 7, 2019 5-7 p.m.
Exhibition opens June 8, 2019 - September 1, 2019
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
American Watercolor Society's 152nd Annual International Exhibition (2019)
Awarded High Winds Medal
April 1 - April 21, 2019
47 Fifth Avenue, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
For more information visit www.AmericanWatercolorSociety.com
American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (152nd 2019-2020)
Blowing Rock Art and History Museum: May 3 - July 21, 2019
159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Pryor Art Gallery: August 2 - September 22, 2019
1665 Hampshire Pike, Columbia, Tennessee
Eastern Shore Art Center: October 4 - November 24, 2019
401 Oak Street, Fairhope, Alabama
The Next Picture Show: December 6-January 1, 2020
113 West First Street, Dixon, Illinois
Wassenburg Art Center: February 7 - March 8, 2020
214 South Washington Street, Van Wert, Ohio
Plymouth Center for the Arts: March 13 - April 20, 2020
11 North Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Fabriano in Watercolour 2019
Invited Participant (USA - West Coast)
April 25th - April 29th, 2019
Fabriano, Italy
Arkansas Territory Bicentennial Art Exhibition (2019/2020)
Awarded Artwork Archive Merchandise Award
John Brown University, March 28-May 2, 2019, Siloam Springs, AR
Historic Cane Hill Museum, May-June, 2019, Cane Hill, AR
Historic Arkansas Museum, July 12-September 8, 2019, Little Rock, AR
River Valley Arts Center, September 20-December 20, 2019, Russellville, AR
Charles B. Goddard Center for the Visual and Performing Arts,
January-February 2020, Ardmore, OK
South Arkansas Arts Center, March-April, 2020, El Dorado, AR
Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, July 11 - October 28, 2020, Lawton, OK
Price Tower Arts Center, November 1, 2020-January 15, 2021, Bartlesville, OK.
For more information visit: Heart of America Artists' Association
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 49th Annual Juried Exhibition
Awarded The Presidents Award
April 12, - July 7, 2019
The Historic Arkansas Museum
200 East Third Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
April 12, 2019 - July 7, 2019
Arkansas Arts Council's 2019 Small Works on Paper Touring Exhibition
January to December 2019
January - Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff (Reception date : January 12th))
February - UA Monticello, Monticello
March-April - Windgate Gallery, UA Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock
May - UA Fayetteville, Fayetteville
June/Mid-July - Searcy Art Gallery, Search
Mid-July/August - UA Fort Smith, Fort Smith
September - East Arkansas Community College, Forrest City
October -Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
November - UA Hope, Hope
For more information visit Arkansas Arts Council.
Publication: Watercolor Artist Magazine, December 2018/Color Issue
Feature Article Object Lessons by Rebecca Dvorak
50th Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition
Awarded The Canson Heritage L'Aquarelle Combined Award
Opening Reception Saturday, October 13th, 2018 4 - 6 p.m.
Exhibition dates: October 13th through December 16th, 2018
City of Brea Gallery
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California 92821
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 24th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
Exhibition dates: September 6th, 2018 - September 28th, 2018
Awarded Third Place
Reception & Awards presentation: Saturday, September 15th, 2018, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Art Ventures (on the town square)
101 W. Mountain
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 39th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Exhibition dates: September 15th through October 20th, 2018
Awarded Merchandise Award
Opening Reception September 15th, 2018; Noon till 4
Crary Art Gallery, Warren, Pennsylvania
Publication: SPLASH 20: Creative Compositions! - Release date July 2019
North Light Books’ hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
Purchase through your local bookstore or order from North Light Books.
2018 Transparent Watercolor Society of America's 42nd Annual Exhibition
May 5th through August 5th, 2018
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Fabriano in Watercolour 2018
Invited Participant (USA - West Coast)
May 3rd - May 7th, 2018
Fabriano, Italy
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 23rd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
Exhibition dates: November 15, 2017 - January 8, 2018
Awarded the Max & Lydia Mahler Award for Best in Watercolor and a Merit Award
Reception & Awards presentation: Saturday, December 2, 2017, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
The Community Creative Center
505 W. Spring Street
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
49th Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception Saturday, October 14th, 2017 5 - 7 p.m.
Exhibition dates: October 14th through December 17th, 2017
City of Brea Gallery
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California 92821
2017 National Watercolor Society's 97th International Open Exhibition
Opening Reception, Saturday October 21, 2017 2:00-4:00 p.m. (soft opening October 5th, 2017)
Exhibition dates: October 21st - January 13th, 2017 (Excluding Holidays)
Hours: Thursday and Friday 10 - 2; Saturday & Sunday Noon - 4; and 1st Thursday Artwalk 6 - 9 p.m..
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
Publication: SPLASH 19: Illusion of Light - Release date July 2018
North Light Books’ hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
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Watercolor U.S.A. 2017
Exhibition reception June 2, 2017 5-7 p.m.
Exhibition opens June 3, 2017 - August 27, 2017
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
2017 Transparent Watercolor Society of America's 41st Annual Exhibition
Awarded the Maurice Prendergast Special Merit Award
May 6th through August 6th, 2017
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Fabriano in Watercolour 2017
Invited Participant (USA - West Coast)
April 20th - April 23rd, 2017
Fabriano, Italy
Publication: The Art of Watercolor Magazine 25th issue (Dec. 2016)
and L'Art de l'Aquarelle 31st issue (Dec. 2016)
For more information click links or purchase at your local bookstore.
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 22nd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition
November 3rd - November 27th, 2016
Awarded Best in Watermedia
Opening Reception November 17th, 2016
Fayetteville Underground
101 West Mountain, Suite 222
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
National Watercolor Society's 96th International Exhibition
October 22nd - December 18th, 2016 (Excluding Thanksgiving)
Awarded the Watercolor West Reciprocal Award
Hours: 11 to 3 o'clock Thursday through Sunday.
Opening Reception, Saturday October 22, 2016 2:00-5:00 p.m.
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
48th Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition
October 15th through December 18th, 2016
Awarded the M. Graham Award
City of Brea Gallery
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California 92821
San Diego Watercolor Society's 2016 International Exhibition
October 1st through October 31st, 2016
San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery
2825 Dewey Road, Studio 105, San Diego, California
Heart of America Artists' Association 2016 Illinois River Salon Art Exhibition
September 30th - December 3rd, 2016
Sponsor Award
IRWP Watershed Learning Center at 219 S. Main St., Cave Springs, Arkansas
For more information visit the Heart of America Artists' Association
and Illinois River Watershed Partnership
SouthWest Artists: Art of the Heartland Juried Painting Competition
September 30 - November 1, 2016
Reception September 30 from 6 - 8 p.m.
Mena Art Gallery
607 Mena Street
Mena, Arkansas 71953
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 37th Annual International Juried Exhibition
July 5th through August 27th, 2016
Awarded Honorable Mention
Recipient Sylvan Grouse Guild medal
The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Road
Millersburg, Pennsylvania
Northwest Watercolor Society's 76th International Open Exhibition
April 18th through June 3, 2016
NWWS Bronze Third Place Award
The Mercer Gallery, located in the Mercer Island Community Center,
8236 SE 24th Street
Mercer Island, Washington
2016 Transparent Watercolor Society of America's 40th Annual Exhibition
May 7th through August 7th, 2016
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Arkansas Arts Council's 2016 Small Works on Paper Touring Exhibition
January to December 2016
January - Batesville Area Arts Council (Reception: Friday, January 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.)
February - Hendrix College, Conway
March - Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
April - University of Arkansas Library, Fayetteville
May - UA Fort Smith, Fort Smith
June/July - Searcy Art Gallery, Searcy
July/August - Delta Cultural Center, Helena
September - Arts Center of the Grand Prairie, Stuttgart
October - UA Monticello, Monticello
November - UA Community College, Hope
For more information visit Arkansas Arts Council.
National Watercolor Society's 2016 Traveling Exhibition
FEBRUARY 9 - MARCH 20, 2016
Fallbrook Art Center, 103 South Main at Alvarado, Fallbrook, CA 92028;
AUGUST 2 - SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97527; and
SEPTEMBER 18 - OCTOBER 31, 2016
Southern Arts Society, P.O. Box 334, 301 N. Piedmont, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
NOVEMBER 1 - JANUARY 3, 2017
The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First Street, Dixon, IL 61021
National Watercolor Society's 95th International Exhibition
October 25 - December 20, 2015
Awarded Signature Status
Awarded the The Combined Donor Award VII
Selected for the NWS 2016 Traveling Exhibition
Opening Reception, Saturday October 24, 2015 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Exhibit from October 25th - December 19th, 2015 (Excluding Thanksgiving) 11 to 3 o'clock Thursday through Sunday.
NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue
San Pedro, California 90731
SouthWest Artists: Art of the Heartland Juried Painting Competition
October 10 - November 1, 2015
Awarded the PleinAir Magazine Award
Mena Art Gallery
607 Mena Street
Mena, Arkansas 71953
Heart of America Artists' Association 2015 Illinois River Salon Art Exhibition
October 7 - November 28, 2015
IRWP Watershed Learning Center at 219 S. Main St., Cave Springs, Arkansas
For more information visit the Heart of America Artists' Association
and Illinois River Watershed Partnership
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 21st Annual Regional Exhibition
October 1 - October 31, 2015
Awarded Second Place Overall
Fayetteville Underground
101 West Mountain, Suite 222
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
Artist's Magazine 32nd Annual Art Competition 2015 - Finalist
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 36th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Awarded the Gibson Luckenbill RBC Wealth Management Award for Realism
September 25 - November 13, 2015
At the Carlisle Arts Learning Center
38 W. Pomfret St, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
67th Annual RAM Invitational
July 31 - November 1, 2015
Regional Art Museum
1601 Rogers Ave Fort Smith, Arkansas
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 5-7PM
Northwest Watercolor Society's 75th International Open Exhibition
July 1 through September 30, 2015
Washington State Convention Center,
800 Convention Pl, Seattle, Washington
(Private Collector)
Publication: SPLASH 17: Inspiring Subjects - Release date July 2016
North Light Books’ hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
Purchase through your local bookstore or order from North Light Books.
2015 Transparent Watercolor Society of America's 39th Annual Exhibition
May 2nd through August 2nd, 2015
Kenosha Public Museum
5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin
American Watercolor Society's 148th Annual International Exhibition (2015)
April 6 - April 25, 2015
47 Fifth Avenue, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
For more information visit www.AmericanWatercolorSociety.com
Publication: 6th Annual Watermedia Showcase (April Issue 2015)
sponsored by Watercolor Artist Magazine
Honorable Mention
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 45th Annual Juried Exhibition
James & Dennette Woods Award
February 13, 2015 - April 12, 2015
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Publication: SPLASH 16: Exploring Texture - Release date July 2015
North Light Books’ hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
Purchase through your local bookstore or order from North Light Books.
Ozark Regional Arts Council - Women Artists' Retreat 2015
(Watercolor Instructor)
Women Artists' Retreat is a four day retreat workshop held each year
in September at Stone Creek Ranch near Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Artist's Magazine 31st Annual Art Competition 2014 - Finalist
2014 Illinois River Salon
October 3 - November 15, 2014
IRWP Watershed Learning Center at 219 S. Main St., Cave Springs, Arkansas
and the Restoration of our Rivers Conference at Crystal Bridges
For more information visit the Heart of America Artists' Association
and Illinois River Watershed Partnership
Publication: SPLASH 15: Creative Solutions - Release date July 2014
North Light Books' hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors
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Artists of Northwest Arkansas 20th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
August 6 - August 29th, 2014
Reception August 9, 2014
Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 South Main, Springdale, Arkansas
Watercolor U.S.A. 2014
June 6, 2014 - August 3, 2014
Springfield Art Museum, 111 East Brookside Drive, Springfield, Missouri
American Watercolor Society's 147th Annual International Exhibition (2014)
and the American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (147th 2014-2015) (schedule below)
April 1 - April 20, 2014
Awarded Signature Membership
47 Fifth Avenue, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
For more information visit www.AmericanWatercolorSociety.com
American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (147th 2014-2015)
Schedule: May 2 - June 29, 2014, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, Alabama;
July 11 - October 31, 2014, Abraham Art Gallery, Plainview, Texas;
November 7 - December 28, 2014, McCook Community College, McCook, Nebraska;
January 24 - February 22, 2015, Wassenberg Art Center, Van Wert, Ohio; and
March 13 - April 24, 2015, Ambleside Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Arkansas Arts Center's State Services Traveling Exhibition
April, 2014 until May, 2015
Camden Daffodil Festival Art Contest 2014
Awarded Second Place
Camden Daffodil Festival: March 7 - 8, 2014
(Private Collector)
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 44th Annual Juried Exhibition
February 14, 2014 - April 6, 2014
Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 East Third Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 34th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Awarded Honorable Mention
October 5, 2013 - November 15, 2013
Crary Art Gallery, Warren, Pennsylvania
2013 Illinois River Salon Art Exhibition
Awarded the Clear Creek Award
September 30 - October 2nd 2013
Compton Gardens/Illinois River Watershed Partnership Conference at Crystal Bridges
Bentonville, Arkansas (Private Collector)
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 19th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
Awarded Best in Water Media/Mixed Media
August 1, August 29, 2013
Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 43rd Annual Juried Exhibition
Awarded the MSW Silver Award
August 9, 2013 - October 26, 2013
The Butler Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Arkansas Arts Council’s Small Works On Paper Touring Exhibit 2013
January 2013-December 2013
Schedule: South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado; Lyon College, Batesville; Arkansas State University, Jonesboro; University of Arkansas Fort Smith; Arkansas River Valley Arts Center, Russellville; The Fine Arts Center, Hot Springs; Searcy Art Gallery, Searcy; Guachoya Cultural Art Center, Lake Village; Hendrix College, Conway; Henderson State University, Arkadelphia.
American Watercolor Society's 146th Annual International Exhibition (2013)
Awarded the Hardie Gramatky Memorial Award
Exhibition April 2 - April 21, 2013
Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (146th 2013-2014)
Schedule: May 4 - June 9, 2013: Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, North Carolina
July 1 - August 17, 2013: Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, Ohio
September 3 - November 3, 2013: Springfield-Branson National Airport Sky Gallery in cooperation
with the springfield Regional Arts Council, Springfield, Missouri
December 6, 2013 - February 15, 2014: Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana; and
March 3 - March 28, 2014 - Art Center Manatee, W. Bradenton, Florida.
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 18th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
August 2 - August 30, 2012
Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition
August 3 - September 23, 2012
Terry House Community Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
American Watercolor Society's 145th Annual International Exhibition (2012)
Awarded the Walser S. Greathouse Medal, and cash award
Exhibition April 3 - April 22, 2012
Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
American Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibition (145th 2012-2013)
Schedule: Eastern shore Art Center, Fairhope, Alabama; Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, California; Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, Kerrville, Texas; Art Center Manatee, W. Bradenton, Florida; Tullahoma Fine Arts Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Camden Daffodil Festival Art Contest (2012)
Awarded First Place Purchase Award
The work will be featured on the 2013 Daffodil Festival T-shirts, poster, advertising and website.
For more information go to www.camdenfestival.com
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 17th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
Awarded Second Place Overall and cash award
August 5 - 26, 2011
Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas
Mid-Southern Watercolorists 41st Annual Juried Exhibition
May 13 - August 7, 2011
The Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas
Delta Show
The Arkansas Arts Center, 1980
(Private Collector)