PHILADELPHIA WATER COLOR SOCIETY
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 117th 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
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 |
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2. Elizabeth Shober Hooper Memorial Award for Excellence in Presentation and Technique |
$1,000 |
Teresa DeSeve |
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3. National Watercolor Society Award for Excellence in Watermedia |
$500 |
Roland Stevens III |
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4. PWCS Members’ Award |
$400 |
Kay Stern |
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5. PWCS Founders’ Award |
$300 |
Denise Athanas |
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6. The Edward Yorkdale Award for Impressionistic Qualities |
$300 |
Catherine Grygiel |
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7. Vincent Award |
$300 |
Patricia Le Helmick |
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8. Frank Nofer Memorial Award for Transparent Watercolor |
$275 |
Mick McAndrews |
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9. Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Award for Excellence |
$250 |
James McFarlane |
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10. Marie L. Hollenbeck Award for Excellence |
$250 |
Carmella Tuliszewski |
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11. Chandler Bellows Memorial Award |
$250 |
William Sweeney |
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12. Richard Greenwood Memorial Award |
$250 |
Yunhui Ye |
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13. PWCS President’s Award |
$250 |
Dabei Liu |
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14. Award for Innovative Work |
$250 |
Yuechen Feng |
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15. Mel Fetterolf Award |
$225 |
Yan Sun |
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16. Mary K. McGee Memorial Award for Excellence in Pastel |
$200 |
Barbara Neville |
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17. W. Emerton Heitland Memorial Award |
$200 |
Jinnie May |
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18. Baltimore Watercolor Society Award for Excellence |
$200 |
Lynn Ferris |
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19. Becky and Mick McAndrews Award for Excellence |
$200 |
Siv Spurgeon |
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20. Barbara Welsh White Award for Excellence |
$200 |
Diane Greenberg |
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21. Sarah Yeoman Award for Excellence |
$200 |
Karen Benco |
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22. Mildred Sands Kratz Award for Traditional Watercolor |
$150 |
Gilmore Van Stone Jr. |
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23. Newman & Saunders Gallery Award |
$150 |
Karen Miller |
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24. Sandra Sawin Memorial Award for Representational Landscape in Watercolor |
$150 |
Sandra McKeehan |
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25. PWCS Award for Traditional Watercolor |
$150 |
Yan Wu |
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26. Helen Farr Sloan Award given by the Studio Group at Howard Pyle Studio |
$100 |
Hank Buffington |
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27. Ginny Coombs Award for Excellence |
$100 |
Cheryl Schlenker |
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28. Annie Strack Award for Excellence |
$100 |
Eileen Mueller Neill |
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29. Thornton Oakley Memorial Award |
$100 |
Alice Norman Mandel |
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30. Bonnie and Harrison von Duyke Award for Transparent Watercolor |
$100 |
Elizabeth Oberman |
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31. American Picture Framing Award |
$100 |
Deborah Maklowski |
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32. Deena Ball Award for Excellence |
$100 |
Sun Jiangang |
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33. James McFarlane Award for Excellence |
$100 |
Sherry Ward |
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34. Susannah Hart Thomer People’s Choice Award |
$100 |
TBD |
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35. David L Williams Memorial Award |
$100 |
Dorrie Rifkin |
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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.