Shows & Exhibitions

2019 IWS FALL SHOW

Where? Idaho State Archives on Old Penitentiary Road
When? Drop off paintings on Tuesday, October 1st from 10 – 11 am. The reception is October 3rd from 5:00-7:00pm. Tell your friends and clients and bring a homemade goody if you want.
Who is invited to enter? All Southwest IWS Region members are invited to enter two paintings.
Click here for more information and registration.

EXHIBITS: 

Joyce Green’s Traffic Box, “Lambscape 19-01”  is up!  See it at the corner of Beacon Light and Highway 55, next time you head for McCall.  Also, Her exhibit of “Water Music” watercolors are still on view at the Riverside Hotel through June.  It is on the corridor wall by the Riverside Grill.

IWS 2019 Juried Membership Exhibit Schedule:
– Student Union Fine Arts Gallery, Boise State University, June 2-27
– Twin Falls Center for the Arts, July 10 – August 27
– Carr Gallery at Idaho Falls Arts Council, September 4-27
– Pocatello Art Center, October 2-25
– Lewis and Clark State College Center for Arts & History, November 1-December 2

WESTERN FEDERATION WATERCOLOR SOCIETY EXHIBIT:
Nine IWS artists had works selected for the WFWS44 exhibition in San Diego this coming May. This is the largest number of IWS artists ever chosen for the annual, regional show and reflects the growing skill and talent of our family of artists. CONGRATULATIONS!
Joanne Duffin – Old Schools
Renee Galligher – Calle de Perro
Dennis Hayzlett – Port Side Gears
Laurie Johnson – Catching Some Z’s XII 
Anne Merkley – Indian Chief
Lori Seale- Li’l Derby Dreamer
Michael Sessions – Medevac
Nyla Tillery – Double the Fun Light
Felicia Weston – Odette

40th Idaho Watercolor Society Annual Juried Membership Exhibition

Juried by Iain Stewart, AWS, NWS.  Iain Stewart is a watercolor artist / illustrator and a signature member of both the American and National Watercolor Societies. His work has received numerous awards in international competition and he is a sought after juror and workshop instructor. He is also an architectural illustrator with an international clientele- a business he has run for the last 20 years. Iain maintains a studio in Opelika, Alabama.

View the 2019 Exhibition

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Lincoln City Drawbridge – Dennis Hayzlett, Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. Award

Entrada – Don Belts

Incoming Storm – Donald Nafus

Sheep St. – Dwight Williams, Second Place, IWS Award

Woolly – Gail Greco

Daylight Seeker – Jackie Zumalt

My Old Farm – Jayne Kratzer

Sun Kissed – Jean AhFong

Garden Beauty – Jeanne Wallace

Sunlit Morning – Joni Frey

Seasoned – Joanne Duffin, Blick Art Materials Award

Dress Up – Karen Hickman

Sunny – Kathleen Whitaker

Flowers Sale – Kathy Holzer

Blanche Doorway – Kerri Lindstrom

In a Time of Plenty – Laurel Lake McGuire

Raft River Valley – Laurie Asahara, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Award

Fork Ran Away with Spoon – Leslie Redhead, Juror’s Choice, IWS Award

Yellowstone Bison – Linda Aman

Backyard Spring – Linda Carlson

Summer Rose – Loretta Barra

BB – Lori K. Seale, Third Place, IWS Award

Quiet Stillness – Mareth Warren, First Place, IWS Award

Margaret – Margaret Thomas, HK Holbein Artist Materials Award

Fall Colors – Marilyn Henderson

Plumeria – Marjorie Reinecker

Cliff Dwellers – Maryann Artis

Eastman Street – Melisa Pearson

HotL Z – Michael Sessions

Dancing Culture – Nancy Inaba

Ponte Vecchio – Patricia Fennell, Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. Award

Idaho Back Country – Paula Guth, Blick Art Materials Award

Historical House – Peggy Conrad

Family Beach Trip – Rehle Higham

Don’t Fence Me In – Renee Galligher, M. Graham & Co., Ruth Clark IWS Founder’s Award

Refugia – Robin Coen, Bill McCusker Memorial Award

Cooper – Roy Gover

Winter Palouse – Sharon Herther, Strathmore Artist Papers Award

Nora – Shelly Johnson, Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Award

Taping Determination – Stan Cope

Jean’s Mother’s Iris – Sue Antonich

Bride’s Maids – Anne Merkley, HK Holbein Artist Materials Award

Biding Time – Anne Watson Sorensen

Descent – Barbara Watkins

Fragile Prickly Pear – Bernadette Regnier, Winsor & Newton Award

Grounded – Betty Jean Runkle

Antiques and Collectibles – Bobbi Kelly, Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. Award

Ageless Beauty – Carol HasBrouck, Will Neson Memorial Award by the Roots Family History

Apple Tree – Carol Smith

Sentinels of the Past – Cherry Woodbury

Moose – Connie Pepper

Steelhead – David Dillon, Blick Art Materials Award

Antiques & Collectibles – Bobbi Kelly