Shows & Exhibitions

SHOWS:

36th  ANNUAL CAPITOL ROTUNDA SHOW – CAPITOL ROTUNDA –  4^th FLOOR, March 15 – 29, 2020. Painting entries and registration goes through Feb. 29, 2020. Click here for the Registration form.

IWS ART SHOW – Riverside Hotel, April 1 – June 30, 2020.  The owners of The Riverside Hotel and Boise artist Julie Clemons, a non-IWS member, will jury 35 to 40 IWS water-media paintings to hang in the Riverside Hotel hallways. This show will highlight IWS artwork during WFWS-45 when and where the convention and guests will be staying.

 EXHIBITS: 

WFWS-45 EXHIBITION:  June 5-July 26th at the Idaho State Museum’s Syringa Gallery

Loretta Barra has her Whimsical watercolor paintings and notecards at The Art Zone 208 located at Cole and Ustick in Boise. Please drop by and see them. The first Friday of the month between 6pm -8:30pm is a great time to come and meet all the artists!

DWIGHT WILLIAMS will have a 14/16 paintings on display at The Initial Point Gallery through the month of May (plus Apr. 1 & 2). The gallery is located on the third floor of the Meridian City Hall (when you get off of the elevator you’re actually in the gallery). The exhibit opening – afternoon and evening – Tuesday, March 3, 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. The gallery is otherwise open during regular business days and hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Other painting and ceramic artists included at that time are Alisha Whitman, Kevin Flynn and Amber Day.

Linda Aman has been accepted into the 12^th Annual Juried Idaho Falls National Exhibition, with her art piece, “Lush Lagoon”, a watercolor/mixed media triptych.  Opening Reception: March 19^th, on display through June 1^st, at the Willard Arts Center in Idaho Falls, ID.

Linda Aman has her watercolor “The Blacksmith Shop”, on display March 15^th – 29^th in the Annual Capitol Rotunda Show, Boise Idaho.

Debra Bruner (Debra Bruner Studio)  has two events coming up:
March 18-22 Great Falls, MT: Western Heritage Art Show Foot Prints on the Trail Room 207
May 23-25 Prescott, AZ: The Phippen Museum 46th Annual Western Art Show & Sale At the Historic County Courthouse
Debra’s watercolor titled “I Hope We Dance” was awarded 3rd place in the fine art competition at the Wickenburg AZ Fine Art Show in February.

2020 WESTERN FEDERATION WATERCOLOR SOCIETY EXHIBIT:
Twelve IWS artists and one alternate artist had works selected for the WFWS45 exhibition in Boise, ID. This was 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!

Gloria Allen  –  Outstanding
Sally Ellis  –  Wilderness Adventure
Pam Grant  –  Revolution
Dennis Hayzlett  –  Bath’s Roman Bath
Laurel McGuire  –  Pleasure Palace
Anne Merkley  –  Bridesmaids
Lori Seale  –  Pondering Pup
Carol Smith  –  Braided Onions
Nyla Tillery  –  Light Reflecting Innocents
Mareth Warren  –  Like A Whisper
Barbara Watkins  –  Frisbee Dog
Jackie Zumalt  –  Daylight Reveler
Alternate:
Betty Runcle  –  Dog Tired

Due to IWS hosting WFWS-45 in 2020, there is no 2020 IWS Show.

View the 2019 Exhibition

Click any image to enlarge it and view the slide show.

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