Philadelphia Water Color Society
About the ExhibitionThis year's International Exhibition of Works on Paper was on display from November 1 through 30, 2022, at the Chester County Arts Association in West Chester, Pennsylvania. | Award WinnersLois Wolford - PWCS Best in Show Award Bev Jozwiak - Elizabeth Shober Hooper Memorial Award for Excellence in Presentation & Technique Lana Privitera - PWCS Founders Award Timothy Swartz - Red Rose Girls Award Kathleen Giles - PWCS Members' Award Christine Alfery - PWCS Award for Use of Color Nancy Barch - W. Emerson Heitland Memorial Award Carmella Tuliszewski - Frank Nofer Memorial Award for Transparent Watercolor Susan Weintraub - PWCS Discretionary Award Carol Kardon - Philadelphia Pastel Society Award Richard Ressel - Marie L. Hollenbeck Award for Excellence Gwynn Di Pilla - Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Award for Excellence Chris Krupinski - Baltimore Watercolor Society Award for Excellence Carole Pickle - Don Patterson Award Suzanne Accetta - ISEA Woon Lam Ng - Mel Fetterolf Award Rebecca Krutsinger - Mildred Sands Kratz Award for Traditional Watercolor Mary Smith - PWCS Award for Composition Dongfeng Li - Newman & Saunders Gallery Award Angela Lacy - Sandra Sawin Memorial Award for Representational Landscape in Watercolor Lori Weisenfeld - Mary K. McGee Memorial Award for Excellence in Pastel Mick McAndrews - American Picture Framing Award Lisa Arnold - Franklin Ginny Coombs Award for Excellence Jean K. Gill - Thorton Oakley Memorial Award Jeff Mathison - Frederic W. Schmid Memorial Award Nishita Jain - Helen Farr Sloan Award given by the Studio Group at Howard Pyle Studio Kathy Simon-McDonald - Bonnie and Harrison von Duyke Award for Transparent Watercolor Juror of SelectionKenneth CallBorn and raised in Rochelle, Illinois, Ken graduated from the American Academy of Art in 1980 with an Associate Degree in Illustration and Watercolor. After beginning his career as a studio artist, Ken soon branched out and began a successful freelance career, which has led to the creation of over 500 illustrations for books, magazines, art publishers, advertising agencies and corporations. Ken spent 1993 and 1994 studying and painting in Paris, France. In the last few years, he has made the transition to fine art and portraiture. Many of his original paintings are hanging in galleries and homes across the country. Many awards have led to Signature status in the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Montana Watercolor Society along with being a Master Signature member with the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and Illinois Watercolor Society. Presently he is busy teaching workshops across the country along with Judging several National shows. Ken lives in Northbrook, Illinois along with his wife and two children. Juror of AwardsLaurie Goldstein-WarrenOriginally from New York, Laurie now lives in West Virginia. She has been painting watercolors for the last 22 years. Laurie continues to experiment with new techniques in watercolor and watercolor/acrylic. She has exhibited her work in the U.S., Japan, Turkey, Canada, Greece and China. Currently, she travels and teaches workshops across the United States. Her works focus on cityscapes, portraits and still life. She has been published in Watercolor Artist Magazine and in the Splash series of books several times and her work has recently earned the High Winds Medal Award at the 150th anniversary of the American Watercolor Society Exhibition. She has also curated a book of women watermedia masters which came out in Summer 2021, called Her Voice. Laurie has also been invited to demo and exhibit at the International Watercolour Masters Exhibition in England in 2022. |