The National Watercolor Society is one of the oldest non-profit artist-led societies in the United States. Our mission - encouraging innovation in watermedia through education, outreach, and exhibitions - promote the advancement of watermedia and inspire the next generation of watermedia artists. Be sure to check out the EXHIBITIONS and VIDEO Tabs.
101st International Open Exhibition 2021 We would like to thank all the artists who submitted artwork for the 2021 NWS 101st International Open Exhibition. Our esteemed Jurors of Selection, Ken Goldman, Donna Zagotta, and Bev Jozwiak, have made their selections. Congratulations to those artists who were accepted. If your painting was not selected, please know that the competition was fierce this year. With all the excellent artwork submitted, artists of all levels were not selected. We look forward to seeing your artwork in future exhibitions and appreciate your continued support. |
Geoffrey Allen, CA - Museum of Us Phil Babb, WI - Beside Oneself Giovanni Balzarani, Italy - Sweet Janet Belich, MD - Corncentric Cindy Brabec-King, CO - Allspiced Up Didier Brot, France - Air Ken Call, IL - Cong Abbey Midnight Ballet Chris Cart, ME - Last Rose Lana Cease, MO - Well Played * Liang Chaolei, China - The Days Radha Chatterjee, TX - Where Birds Sleep # 103 Marvin Chew, Singapore - Sunlit Paradise * Joseph Cibere, CA - Morning Rush Elaine Daily-Birnbaum, WI - The Remains of the Day Ratindra Das, IL - Portside Afternoon Pat Dews, FL - Artic Thaw L. S. Eldridge, AR - Off the Rails Z Feng, VA - Winter Morning Qian Gao, CA - At the Corner Kathleen Giles, NY - Life Is Looking for Crayfish Kim Granhaug, TX – Dialogue Xi Guo, FL – Make Up Glenda Haas, NJ - Accidental Collage #3 Peggi Habets, PA - Entanglement Cathy Hillegas, IN - Autumn Fire Alex Hillkurtz, France - Sunset on Paris Lana Housewright, TX - Above the Piazza San Marco Iretta Hunter, CA - Four Roses Peter Jablokow, IL - Abandoned Mobile Oil Rig in Utah JJ Jiang, NC - Awakening Uma Kelkar, CA - Thorny but Juicy Barbara Kellogg, NY - Celebration Kathy Kitz, GA - Winter Sunrise Lyna Knight, FL - Waiting for Teacher Chris Krupinski, OH - A Touch of Light Stephen Kuhlman, KY - 219 Pearl Stan Kurth, AZ – Windowpane No. 58 Ze Ze Lai, China - Dance the Night Away Robbie Laird, CA - Ancient Arabesque Janet Laird-Lagassee, ME - Cumberland Wheeler Alexis Lavine, NC - Free Range Jan Ledbetter, VA - The Maya of Chichicastenango # 235 Shuang Li, CA - Sand Loading, Southern China Dongfeng Li, KY - Primitive Expectations from the Plateau Yan Liang, China - Play the Reed Marilyn Liedman, FL - Nature's Fury Nick Long, TN - Captured Nicolas Lopez, Peru - Awakening in Girona | Pablo Ruben Lopez Sanz, Spain - Fuerteventura Cliff * Susan Lynn, MA - Tenacity Sergiy Lysyy, Lithuania - Morning of the New Day Xuyue Ma, China - A Long Journey Karen Mai, China - In the Sun II Steve Maize, NM - Cafe Reflections Anne McCartney, Canada - At Home * Angus McEwan, Scotland - Prince & the Pauper Charles McVicker, NJ - Social Distancing Mark Mehaffey, MI - Studio Light Elke Memmler, Germany - Die Kristallvase Kimberly Meuse, NH - Red Petals Dean Mitchell, FL - Quincy's Uptown House Kristie Mooney, OR - Hanging Out with the Buoys Pat Moseuk, CA - Ancient Pathways * Carol Newsom, CO - Quiet Moments Karen Norman, MD - Keys and Glass Judy Nunno, FL - Re-Peared * Robert O'Brien, VT - Leaves on My Porch Paul Oman, WI - Rumblings Jean Pederson, Canada - Trying Trying Carole Pickle, PA - Untitled 2021 Sue Pink, FL - Angle of Incidence David Poxon, England - The Day is Done Gregory Radionov, CA - The Met Stephen Ravenscraft, IL - Captured Michael Reardon, CA - South Anchorage Thomas Rebek, FL - Let's Play Doreen Renner, Canada - Life Line Charles Rouse, CA – China Town Fresh Gabriela Salgado-Dominguez, MS - Made with Real Sugar Karen Schaaf, NC - Zoom Kindergarten Thomas Schaller, CA - Pons Fabricius Rome Alisa Shea, NY - A Feminine Touch Jerry Smith, IN - Flatlanders Frank Spino, FL - Sabal Palms on Turkey Creek Peggy Stenmark, CO - Shadows of Decay Brian Stratton, Australia - Silver and Gold II Keiko Tanabe, CA - Petit Déj' Sue Steele Thomas, VA - Jag in the Daisies Liz Walker, OR - September Light Frank Webb, PA - Yard Repair Jian Wu, CA - Tibetan Boy Beverly Yankwitt, FL - Rise Up Keiko Yasuoka, TX - Good Morning Dongsheng Zhu, China – Going Home Lin Zhu, China – Dawn * New NWS Signature Members (3rd acceptances) |
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Mary Whyte Workshop
If you are interested in taking a Mary Whyte Workshop, we have a waitlist open for the National Watercolor Society's 3 day workshop with this internationally known figure artist. It is from Oct. 7 - 9, 2021 at the NWS Gallery at 915 S. Pacific Ave. San Pedro, CA.
It is from 9:00 - 4:00 and costs $750.00 for the 3 days. The price includes all the models you will be painting.
If interested, go to nationalwatercolorsociety.org, look for workshops and/or contact Beatrice Trautman at nwsworkshops2020@gmail.com. Payment in full is due with your registration. Click HERE to download the Registration form.
Feel free to call Beatrice with any questions or email her at the above address. 303-888-6828
Congratulations to our new 2020 Juried Signature Members (Jurors: Katherine Chang Liu, Dean Mitchell and John Salminen) |
Phillip Babb, WI Yong Chen, MA Antonio Darden, NM Sheryl Fletcher Coon, FL Jacqueline Gnott, IN Cathy Hillegas, IN JJ Jiang, NC Dongfeng Li, KY Angus McEwan, Scotland | Steve J. Morris, MO Scott Ponemone, MD Christine Rhodes, WV Zhifang Shi, China Brian Stratton, Australia Carrie Waller, Japan Jian Wu, CA Zhang Xiaochang, CA |
2020 Three Times Acceptance in an IOE Signature Members Yan Liang, China Isabella Pizzano, NJ |
VIDEO OPPORTUNITIES
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We welcome your donation in any amount. You may also use this link to donate to our Annual Exhibition Awards Fund.
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