2022-23 AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Babb, Phil

• 1.    American Watercolor Society 155th Annual International Exhibition.
• 2.    National Watercolor Society International Open Exhibition 2022, Fourth Prize, "Visiting Hours".
• 3.    Missouri Watercolor Society 2022 International Exhibit.

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  Betts, Judi

• 1.    Invited to have a retrospective of my watercolor paintings at the LSU Museum of Art at the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge, LA in 2023.
• 2.    Watercolor painting First Love won the Karen and Gary Lee Award at the 41st Annual Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors in Old Forge, NY.
• 3.    Watercolor painting Glorious Garden won an award at the 47th Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Exhibition in Albuquerque, NM.

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  Blake, Donovan

• 1.    Best of Show Purchase Award, 2022 Art Flood KC Plein Air Event
• 2.    Best of Show, 2022 Tonganoxie, KS Plein Air Festival
• 3.    Purchase Award, 2022 Marceline, MO Plein Air Festival
• 4.    Purchase Award, 2022 Paint Parkville, MO Plein Air Festival
• 5.    Purchase Award, 2022 Tonganoxie, KS Plein Air Festival

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  Brody, Carol Z.

• 1.    Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Award--- Rockies West National Exhibition, 2022
• 2.    Signature Membership in Watercolor USA Honor Society, 2022 

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  Das, Ratindra

• 1.    Awards in Red River Watercolor Society; Rocky Mountain National Watermedia; San Diego Watercolor Society International
• 2.    Juror for selection Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors; Selection and Award for Watercolor Wisconsin; Selection of awards American Watercolor Society.

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  Doll, Janet

• 1.    Illinois Watercolor Society Exhibition
• 2.    Watercolor USA National Exhibition
• 3.    St. Louis Watercolor Society’s Juried Exhibition
• 4.    No Place to Show
• 5.    St. Louis Watercolor Society’s Big Splash – Award of Recognition and People’s Choice
• 6.    Watercolor International-Greece – Commended Award
• 7.    Watercolor NOW
• 8.    The Art of Watercolour Reader’s Choice Competition-two paintings

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  Dyer, Roberta

• 1.    First Place, ISEA annual member show
• 2.    Stan Siegel Award of Distinction, SDWS 42nd International Exhibition
• 3.    Nautilus Fellow, ISEA
• 4.    First Place,  Foothills Art Association "Wildlife in Art 2022"
• 5.    Exhibiting Artist, ISEA Open Juried Exhibition
• 6.    First Place, SDWS member show
• 7.    First Place, Ashton Gallery "Solidarity" exhibition
• 8.    First Place, ISEA "Making our Marks" exhibition

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  Epperly, Carolyn

• 1.    First place, South Carolina Watermedia Society Annual National Show. September, 2022, South Carolina State Museum 
• 2.    Second place , ISEA (International Society of Experimental Artists) Annual Digital Show. 

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  Farris, Alicia

• 1.    46th International Watermedia Exhibition, Houston, TX March 2023
• 2.    Splash 24 Publication, Best of Watercolor, Honorable Mention Award and Finalist Award, Published July, 2023
• 3.    Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition, Fallbrook, CA, March 2023
• 4.    Airfloat Award, Missouri Watercolor Society 2023 International, St. Louis, MO, March 2023
• 5.    Mark Art National Watercolor Exhibition, Wichita, KS, Oct 2022
• 6.    Watercolor West 54th Annual International Exhibition, Newport Beach, CA, June 2022
• 7.    Best of Show, St. Louis Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, St. Louis, MO April 2022
• 8.    Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 47th Annual Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM, May 2022
• 9.    Jack Richeson Co. Award, Southern Watercolor Society 45th Annual Exhibition, Bradenton, Fla, April 2022
• 10. Watercolor Artist Magazine, published article, "Let it Flow", Winter 2022 issue

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  Gill, Jean K.

• 1.    VWS Virginia's 43rd Annual Exhibition, 25th Acceptance
• 2.    RMNWE Annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Woden Woods Inc. Award
• 3.    13^th Annual Fallbrook Signature American Watercolor Exhibition, Sponsor's Award
• 4.    WCWS Rockies West 32^nd National Exhibition, M. Graham Award for Artistic Excellence
• 5.    PWCS Philadelphia Watercolor’s Society 122^nd International Exhibition, Thornton Oakley Memorial Award
• 6.    PWCS 2022 Members Online Show
• 7.    PWS Inducted into the Sylvan Grouse Guild (sgg)
• 8.    PWS Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 43^rd Annual International Exhibition, DeEtta Silvestro Friend of PWS Award
• 9.    PWS Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s Online Members’ Show, Honorable Mention
• 10. AWS American Watercolor Society 155th International Exhibition
• 11. AWS American Watercolor Society 154^th International Exhibition 2021-22 Travel Show
• 12. PVW Potomac Valley Watercolorists Annual GSG Show, Honorable Mention
• 13. MOWS Missouri International Exhibition (22/23), J. Richeson Award

• Harrison, Kitty

        In October 2022 I had a Gallery opening and reception at the Rose Barrel Restaurant to celebrate the opening of my exhibit in the restaurant.  I am currently exhibiting 10 watercolor paintings of all different genres, including Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Life.

  Hillis, Catherine

• 1.    Won First Place in Watercolors at the 72nd Annual Fredericksburg, VA Fine Art Exhibition during March.

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  Jameson, Betty

• 1.    Achieved Signature status in AWS after mt 3^rd acceptance

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  Johansen,Marilyn

• 1.    ‘Learning the Ropes’ was accepted into the Pennsylvania  Watercolor Society 2022 National Show.
• 2.    ‘Learning the Ropes’ was accepted into  the Texas Watercolor Society 2022 National Show 

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  Johnson, Gary

• 1.    Elected Board Chairman of the Artists of NW Arkansas
• 2.    Becoming a Board Member of the Watercolor USA Honor Society in June, 2023.

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  Johnston, Sue

• 1.    Master Signature Memberships, CWA, MOWS
• 2.    Signature Memberships, WW, SDWS
• 3.    UTube video link in website
• 4.    Teaching: Watercolor Basics, Hailey, Idaho
• 5.    Recent exhibitions and awards: AWS Associate Exhibition 22, 1st Place Award.

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  Judy, Gina

• 1.    Crosscurrents Juried Regional Show Acceptance, Wheeling WV

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  Kim Jai 

• 1.    Western Federation Watercolor Society (47th Annual)
• 2.    Watercolor West( become Signature member) 54th International Exhibition
• 3.    San Diego Watercolor Society 42nd International Exhibition
• 4.    San Diego Plein Air show
• 5.    Coronado Library Exhibition

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  Krutsinger, Rebecca

• 1.    IWE -Watercolor Art Society -Houston
• 2.    Georgia Watercolor Society 2022 Exhibition
• 3.    Louisiana Watercolor Society’s 52^nd Annual International Exhibition
• 4.    Illinois Watercolor Society’s 38^th National Exhibition -Award -Outstanding Figurative 
• 5.    Society of Watercolor Artists International Juried Exhibition
• 6.    St. Louis Watercolor Society’s  22^nd Annual Juried Exhibit -Award -First Recognition Award
• 7.    Red River Watercolor Society 29^th National Juried Watermedia Exhibition
• 8.    Central New York Watercolor Society’s Annual Members Juried Exhibition
• 9.    Mad River Valley Arts Green Mountain 10th Annual Watercolor Exhibition -Award -Best New Artist -Sold “Lifetime” at small works exhibit
• 10. Montana Watercolor Society 2022 Watermedia Exhibition -Attained Signature Status
• 11. Georgia Watercolor Society 2022 Member Exhibit -Attained -Painting Sold -Signature Status
• 12. Kentucky Watercolor Society Aqueous 2022 -Painting Sold -Attained Signature Status
• 13. Northstar Watermedia Society 8^th Annual National Juried Art Exhibit -Attained Signature Status
• 14. Pittsburg Watercolor Society Aqueous Open 2022 International -Attained Signature Status
• 15. North East Watercolor Society 46th International Exhibition of the North East Watercolor Society
• 16. San Diego Watercolor Society Summer TriAnnual Exhibition
• 17. Vermont Watercolor Society 2022 Fall Awards Show
• 18. Society of Watercolor Artists 2022 Juried Members' Exhibition
• 19. Philadelphia Water Color Society 122nd Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper- Awarded Mildred Sands Kratz Award for Traditional Watercolor -Attained Signature Status
• 20. Mid-Southern Watercolorists 53^rd Annual Exhibit

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  Mejer, Robert Lee 

• 1.    Juror of Selection Anne Abgott (Author of book “Daring Color”) chose my watercolor “ Variant:  Crossroads Revisited” for inclusion in the 43rd Pennsylvania Watercolor Society International
• 2.    Juried Exhibition (Online Exhibition)www.pawcs.com.
• 3.    Juror Bob Sill, Director of Collections/Research at the Illinois State Museum selected my digital Photo Print “Homage to Josef Albers” for exhibition in the “No Place to Show” at the M.G.
• 4.    Nelson Gallery, Springfield Art Association, IL. The competition was open to Illinois Professional Artists.
• 5.    St. Louis artist, Janie Stamm, selected my watercolor “Daydream” for exhibition in the Mary S. Oakley & Lee Lindsay Artist 2022-2023 Showcase, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL.
• 6.    Bob Swearengin Gallery Director/Hilliard Gallery selected my watercolor “Take PC Open Book #2” for exhibition in the National Contemporary Abstract Exhibition, at the Hilliard Gallery in Kansas City, MO.
• 7.    Indira Das, Gallery Administrator of Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, California  informed me that my watercolor “Take PC Open Book #2” was selected for inclusion in the 7^th  ABSTRACT International Online Juried Art Competition.  349 artists from 36 countries won in one of six prize categories. My work took the TALENT PRIZE AWARD in the International Competition. Winners will be prominently featured in multiple media platforms.
• 8.    Gallerium-Vancouver, Canada selected my watercolor “ Take PC Open Book #2” for showcasing in the 2023 Shapes and Colors-An International Group Online Smart Exhibition for the month of March 2023. The main link of the exhibition: gallerium.art/shapes-and-colors-2022. The work will be published in The Book of Arts in the Spring 2023.

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  Misencik-Bunn, Christine

• 1.    GOLD Award...Watercolor Ohio 2022  ...OWS
• 2.    H.K. Holbein Art Award...Aqueous 2022 ... KWS
• 3.    Morris Watercolor Guild Award of Merit...TWSA
• 4.    High Winds Medal (1/4)... AWS

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  Parins, Kris

• 1.    Granted Associate Membership, Society of Animal Artists 
• 2.    Fabriano In Acquarello International Exhibition, Bologna, Italy 2022, '23
• 3.    Excellence in Transparent Watercolor Award, (2) Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society 
• 4.    Awards Juror, Artists Magazine Annual Competition: Animals and Wildlife Category
• 5.    Excellence in Abstraction, National Biennial Art Exhibition,
• 6.    Dean Mitchell Juror, Visual Arts Center of Punta Gorda, FL
• 7.    Winsor Newton Award, Kentucky Watercolor Society Exhibition, Headley Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY
• 8.    First Place, (2) Venice Art Center Exhibition, Venice, FL
• 9.    First Place, Online Spring Exhibition, Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society
• 10. Splash 23, The Best of Watercolor, Golden Peak Media, 2022 pp 66, 87

• Privitera, Lana
  
  

• 1.    AWS 155th Annual International Exhibition
• 2.    TWSA 46th Annual Exhibition, Watercolor USA 2022, Fabriano in Aquarello 2022
• 3.    Biennial International Prize “Fabriano Watercolor 2022” (5th place award),14th Annual Watermedia Showcase Competition (Finalist)
• 4.    Richeson 75 - Architecture (Finalist) & (Meritorious List)
• 5.    3rd Annual Women in Watercolor International Online Competition (Finalist), Watercolor International-Greece-1st Online Exhibition (Escoda Brushes Award)
• 6.    NEWS International Exhibition
• 7.    PWS 43rd Annual International Juried Exhibition
• 8.    PWCS International Exhibition of works on paper (PWCS Founders Award),
• 9.    1st Watercolor International Meeting - Mexico
• 10. NWWS 2022 Annual International Open Exhibition
• 11. GSWS 52nd Open Annual Juried Exhibition (People’s Choice Award),
• 12. ARC Salon Competition (Finalist),
• 13. Watercolor International-Greece-2nd Online Exhibition (Escoda Award).
• 14. Featured article in “Pratique des Arts” Magazine  - #166 Issue
• 15. Honorable Mention on the 14th Annual Watermedia Showcase Competition.

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   Ross, Jan

• 1.    Painting, 'Baggage Claim' was selected by the American Artist Professional League, aka. 'Salmagundi Club', located on 5th Ave., NYC. Received 'Elected Member' credential.
• 2.    Solo exhibition of 65 works at the Milliken Gallery, Spartanburg, S.C.
• 3.    Converse University purchased my painting, 'Home Alone' for its permanent collection.
• 4.    Featured artist on the cover (Whistler's Mother's Chicken) and in an article of 'Low Country Weekly' newspaper.
• 5.    Received 'Honorable Mention' in the Contemporary Northern National Juried Exhibition, MI
• 6.    'Best in Show' in the Tubac Center of the Arts with Bruce Baughman Studio and   Gallery National Exhibition, 'Proud to be Seen'. AZ
• 7.    Painting, 'Daufuskie Island Oyster Hunter', was accepted in the Georgia Watercolor Society National Juried Exhibition. GA
• 8.    Was a judge and juror for the Great Golf Coast Arts Festival, Pensacola, FL.
• 9.    Watercolor demonstration with Grammy and Tony Award Winner, and  James Beard Award Winning Chef, 'Alexander Smalls' on Daufuskie Island, S.C.
• 10. Exhibited her work at Hampton Hall, Bluffton, S.C., Rose Hill Plantation, Bluffton, S.C., Art League of Hilton Head Academy and Art Gallery, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

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  Schifano,  Carmelo 

• 1.    MOWS 2023 exhibition,  accepted Title of painting,  Twins of Mackinac 

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  Stuller, Susan

• 1.    Kentucky Watercolor Society National Exhibition Gold Award
• 2.    Southern Watercolor Society Exhibition PH Martin Award
• 3.    Virginia Watercolor Society Exhibition  5th Place and People’s Choice Award
• 4.    Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic Exhibition  Award of Excellence
• 5.    Georgia Watercolor SocietyNational Exhibition PH Martin Award
• 6.    Texas Watercolor Society National Exhibition. Watercolor Society of Alabama Award
• 7.    Artist’s Magazine Best of 2022 Paintings

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  Tseng, Phyllis

• 1.    American Watercolor Society 155th Annual International Exhibition
• 2.    Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 43rd Annual International Juried Exhibition
• 3.    Southwestern Watercolor Society’s - 58th Annual Member Exhibition 
• 4.    American Watercolor Society Associate Members Online Exhibition- Award of Merit
• 5.    Watercolor West 54th International Juried Exhibition-Founders Award 
• 6.    National Watercolor Society Annual Member Exhibition
• 7.    Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Member Show
• 8.    California Watercolor Association 53rd National Exhibition

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  Valero, Minnie

• 1.    2023: Honorable Mention at the NCSFA (North County Society of Fine Arts); Teaching Watercolor Workshops monthly at the LJCC (La Jolla Community Center) La Jolla, California. Demo and Workshops at FAS (Foothills Art Society), La Mesa, California. 
• 2.    2022: Best of Show Award at SDWS;  First Prize Fine Art Award at Del Mar County Fair; Teaching Watercolor Workshops at the LJCC (La Jolla Community Center) Demos and Workshops at NCSFA (North County Society of Fine Arts). President, La Jolla Art Association, La Jolla, California.

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  Walter, Astrid Edel

• 1.    First Place Award at SDWS for February 2022, title of watercolor Love Is All Around You II
• 2.    Juror Commendation Award at SDWS for December 2022, title of watercolor Friends Forever V.

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  Willmore, James

• 1.    Honorable Mention for Missouri Watercolor Society 2022 exhibition.