117th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper

PWCS 2017 Awards Winners

Award Name

Amount

Winner

1.     PWCS Award for Excellence in Works on Paper

$1,500

Barbara Berry

2.     Elizabeth Shober Hooper Memorial Award for Excellence in Presentation and Tech.

$1,000

Susan Weintraub

3.     PWCS Founders’ Award

$500

Denise Athanas

4.     National Watercolor Society Award for Excellence in Watermedia

$500

Cheryl Schlenker

5.     PWCS Board of Directors’ Award

$400

Joanna Barnum

6.     PWCS Members’ Award

$400

Denny Bond

7.     PWCS 117^th Exhibition Award

$300

George Politis

8.     PWCS Award for Use of Color

$200

Elizabeth Oberman

9.     Vincent Award

$200

Carol Kardon

10. Frank Nofer Memorial Award for Transparent Watercolor

$275

Tan Suzchiang

11. Chandler Bellows Memorial Award

$250

Deborah Maklowski

12. Marie L. Hollenbeck Award for Excellence

$250

Teresa DeSeve

13. Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Award for Excellence

$250

Mick McAndrews

14. Baltimore Watercolor Society Award for Excellence

$250

Janet Milnazik

15. Mel Fetterolf Award

$225

Catherine Peluso

16. W. Emerton Heitland Memorial Award

$200

Alexis Lavine

17. Mary K. McGee Memorial Award for Excellence in Pastel

$200

Mary Rinderle Smith

18. Mildred Sands Kratz Award for Traditional Watercolor

$150

Kathleen durdin

19. Newman & Saunders Gallery Award

$150

Steve Cole

20. Sandra Sawin Memorial Award for Representational Landscape in Watercolor

$150

Ken Karlic

21. PWCS Award for Composition

$100

Mark Kaufman

22. American Picture Framing Award

$100

Judith Hummer

23. Ginny Coombs Award for Excellence

$100

Jane James

24. Thornton Oakley Memorial Award

$100

Charlotte Mehosky

25. Frederic W. Schmid Memorial Award

$100

Debra Smith

26. Helen Farr Sloan Award given by the Studio Group at Howard Pyle Studio

$100

Thomas Rutledge

27. Bonnie and Harrison vonDuyke Award for Transparent Watercolor

$100

Thomas Bucci

Total

$8,100

Bold print signifies endowed awards

PWCS 2017 Member Show

Award Winners

1st Place $500: Judith Hummer "A Walk Through the Park"
2nd Place $300: Susannah Hart-Thomer "Sitting Pretty"
3rd Place $200: Carol Kardon "Poppy Field"
The Hill School Award $100: Jeanne Gunther "Oriole Nest - Red String Series"

Honorable Mentions $100 each
- Deena Ball "The Run #3"
- Cheryl Schlenker "Harbor"
- Cheryl Decker-Sauder “ The Outrider”
- Dick Ressel "Memory Lane"
- Beth Bobey "Eclipse on the Edge"

116th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper

Congratulations to the following artists

whose paintings were selected for an award

by our esteemed juror Stewart White!

1. PWCS Award for Excellence in Works on Paper	$1,000	Lois Sanders
2. Elizabeth Shober Hooper Memorial Award for Excellence in Presentation and Technique	$1,000	Teresa DeSeve
3. National Watercolor Society Award for Excellence in Watermedia	$500	Roland Stevens III
4. PWCS Members’ Award	$400	Kay Stern
5. PWCS Founders’ Award	$300	Denise Athanas
6. The Edward Yorkdale Award for Impressionistic Qualities	$300	Catherine Grygiel
7. Vincent Award	$300	Patricia Le Helmick
8. Frank Nofer Memorial Award for Transparent Watercolor	$275	Mick McAndrews
9. Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Award for Excellence	$250	James McFarlane
10. Marie L. Hollenbeck Award for Excellence	$250	Carmella Tuliszewski
11. Chandler Bellows Memorial Award	$250	William Sweeney
12. Richard Greenwood Memorial Award	$250	Yunhui Ye
13. PWCS President’s Award	$250	Dabei Liu
14. Award for Innovative Work	$250	Yuechen Feng
15. Mel Fetterolf Award	$225	Yan Sun
16. Mary K. McGee Memorial Award for Excellence in Pastel	$200	Barbara Neville
17. W. Emerton Heitland Memorial Award	$200	Jinnie May
18. Baltimore Watercolor Society Award for Excellence	$200	Lynn Ferris
19. Becky and Mick McAndrews Award for Excellence	$200	Siv Spurgeon
20. Barbara Welsh White Award for Excellence	$200	Diane Greenberg
21. Sarah Yeoman Award for Excellence	$200	Karen Benco
22. Mildred Sands Kratz Award for Traditional Watercolor	$150	Gilmore Van Stone Jr.
23. Newman & Saunders Gallery Award	$150	Karen Miller
24. Sandra Sawin Memorial Award for Representational Landscape in Watercolor	$150	Sandra McKeehan
25. PWCS Award for Traditional Watercolor	$150	Yan Wu
26. Helen Farr Sloan Award given by the Studio Group at Howard Pyle Studio	$100	Hank Buffington
27. Ginny Coombs Award for Excellence	$100	Cheryl Schlenker
28. Annie Strack Award for Excellence	$100	Eileen Mueller Neill
29. Thornton Oakley Memorial Award	$100	Alice Norman Mandel
30. Bonnie and Harrison von Duyke Award for Transparent Watercolor	$100	Elizabeth Oberman
31. American Picture Framing Award	$100	Deborah Maklowski
32. Deena Ball Award for Excellence	$100	Sun Jiangang
33. James McFarlane Award for Excellence	$100	Sherry Ward
34. Susannah Hart Thomer People’s Choice Award	$100	TBD
35. David L Williams Memorial Award	$100	Dorrie Rifkin
36. George M. Schmid Memorial Award	$100	Wendy McClatchy

Bold print signifies endowed awards

Stewart White is a Senior Associate at Design Collective Inc. working as an architectural illustrator in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a graduate of U of C at Berkeley with a major in fine art and a minor in art history. Currently president of the Mid-Atlantic Plein-Air Painter Association (MAPAPA) he is a member of the American Impressionists Society (AIS), a signature member of the National Watercolor Society (NWS), a signature member of The American Watercolor Society (AWS) and past President of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI).

Hearty congratulations to the following 19 artists who also gained Signature Membership in PWCS with their acceptance into the 116th Exhibition! Well done!

Alayne R. Abrahams
Angela Reed Breese
Steve Cole
Roger De Muth
Dorothy Flanagan
Joseph Grubb III
Kathleen Zann Isacson
Mark A. Kaufman
Maria J. Keane
Theresa M. Kubert
Donald Leong
Karen Kierstead Miller
Emily Nicholson
Jill Hassall Rees
Dorrie F. Rifkin
Lois Sanders
Mary Rinderle Smith
Lena K. Thynell
Gilmore Van Stone

Click on the following link to view the list of all accepted entries:

2016 Exhibition Accepted Entries.pdf

To download a digital postcard, click here:

2016 PWCS Exhibition postcard.pdf

Sincere thanks to all artists who submitted so many beautiful works to the exhibition. The depth and breadth of work submitted was exceptional.

The exhibition will be held in West Chester University's John H. Baker Gallery in the E.O. Bull Center on the West Chester University Campus from September 6 through October 15.

The gallery talk by John Baker will begin at 12:30 with the Awards Reception immediately following. The gallery will open at 12:00.

Artists may pick up their works after the reception (3:00pm) or on Sunday, October16, from 11:00am to 3:00pm.

Award Name	Amount	Winner
1. PWCS Award for Excellence in Works on Paper	$1,500	Barbara Berry
2. Elizabeth Shober Hooper Memorial Award for Excellence in Presentation and Tech.	$1,000	Susan Weintraub
3. PWCS Founders’ Award	$500	Denise Athanas
4. National Watercolor Society Award for Excellence in Watermedia	$500	Cheryl Schlenker
5. PWCS Board of Directors’ Award	$400	Joanna Barnum
6. PWCS Members’ Award	$400	Denny Bond
7. PWCS 117^th Exhibition Award	$300	George Politis
8. PWCS Award for Use of Color	$200	Elizabeth Oberman
9. Vincent Award	$200	Carol Kardon
10. Frank Nofer Memorial Award for Transparent Watercolor	$275	Tan Suzchiang
11. Chandler Bellows Memorial Award	$250	Deborah Maklowski
12. Marie L. Hollenbeck Award for Excellence	$250	Teresa DeSeve
13. Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Award for Excellence	$250	Mick McAndrews
14. Baltimore Watercolor Society Award for Excellence	$250	Janet Milnazik
15. Mel Fetterolf Award	$225	Catherine Peluso
16. W. Emerton Heitland Memorial Award	$200	Alexis Lavine
17. Mary K. McGee Memorial Award for Excellence in Pastel	$200	Mary Rinderle Smith
18. Mildred Sands Kratz Award for Traditional Watercolor	$150	Kathleen durdin
19. Newman & Saunders Gallery Award	$150	Steve Cole
20. Sandra Sawin Memorial Award for Representational Landscape in Watercolor	$150	Ken Karlic
21. PWCS Award for Composition	$100	Mark Kaufman
22. American Picture Framing Award	$100	Judith Hummer
23. Ginny Coombs Award for Excellence	$100	Jane James
24. Thornton Oakley Memorial Award	$100	Charlotte Mehosky
25. Frederic W. Schmid Memorial Award	$100	Debra Smith
26. Helen Farr Sloan Award given by the Studio Group at Howard Pyle Studio	$100	Thomas Rutledge
27. Bonnie and Harrison vonDuyke Award for Transparent Watercolor	$100	Thomas Bucci
Total	$8,100