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History
Watercolor West is a transparent watercolor society founded in 1967. It now has over 750 members from all over the United States and the world.
Watercolor west is dedicated to exhibiting the best in the medium of transparent watercolor in its annual exhibitions. All living artists are eligible to submit up to two entries for jurying. Each year a nationally recognized artist is invited to be the juror of selection and awards. Awards are currently approximately $ 12,000 in cash and merchandise awards. A full color catalog of all the exhibited paintings is produced and is provided to all members and artists entering the show. Slides of each year’s annual exhibit are available to be rented by art and educational organizations. In conjunction with the annual exhibition, Watercolor West organizes Saturday seminars presented by outstanding artists.

The 2005 Watercolor West Juried Exhibition was held at the Riverside Art Museum, above regisration and the opening night.

In 1967 a group of Southern California painters banded together and founded a transparent watercolor society called Watercolor West. Through the efforts of those founders and other artists from across the United States an organization of national status has been created. From the beginning, Watercolor West has promoted and exhibited transparent watercolor knowing that many other shows are open to works rendered in mixed media, acrylic, ink, collage, and opaque materials.

Members and guests of Watercolor West at the 2005 exhibition.

The first juried exhibition was held in 1969 at the Lyon Gallery in Redlands, California. Since that year, Watercolor West has annually sponsored a national competition and exhibition open to any artist who paints in transparent watercolor. Hosts for these exhibits have been: the Brea Cultural Center Gallery, the Riverside Art Museum, the San Bernardino County Museum, and Glendale’s Brand Library and Art Center.

In 1981, faced with a growing number of paintings submitted for jurying for the annual exhibit, the organization made a policy change. From that time forward, entering artists have been requested to submit slides of their paintings for consideration by the juror. This directive made it more practical for artists living outside of Southern California to enter the competition. After the juror makes his/her selections, the artists who receive notification of acceptance then make arrangements to hand-deliver or ship their artworks. When the show is assembled, the juror returns to select the award-winners.

 

Contact Information:
Watercolor West
P. O. Box 213
Redlands, CA 92373
email: watercolorwest@watercolor-online.com
Website: http://www.watercolor-online.com/WatercolorWest/

To view a Gallery of Art from the Watercolor West 2005 Exhibition Click Here

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