
Founded in 1967 by a group of Southern California painters,
today Watercolor West is an organization of national status. 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.
Watercolor West's Board of Directors 2005-2006
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.Example of some of the art of the 2006 - 38th Annual Juried Exhibition
can be seen HERE.


The 38th Annual 2006 Exhibition Hall
A collection of slides of exhibited paintings may be rented by teachers
and organizations for a nominal fee. Shipping charges must be paid by
the borrower. All requests for rental of show slides should be submitted,
in writing, to Watercolor West, P. O. Box 213, Redlands, CA 92373.

Festivities from the City of Brea Art Gallery
Watercolor West has a presence on the web at: http://www.watercolor-online.com/WatercolorWest/
They can be reached by email at: watercolorwest@watercolor-online.com
Past Featured Societies
:
September 2006: Santa Monica's Bergamont
Station
August 2006: San Luis Obispo
Art Center
July 2006: Pascack Art Association
May 2006: Cerritos College
Student Art Exhibition
April 2006:Chicago Artists' Coalition
Febuary 2006: Pastel Society
of the Southwest
January, 2006: Hoover Watercolor
Society
December, 2005: Art in Nova Scotia
November, 2005: Watercolor West
October, 2005: Swampscott Artists
Association
Special September 2005: Laguna Beach
Sawdust Festival
August, 2005: North East Watercolor
Society
July, 2005: Pleasure Island
Art Association
June, 2005: Venice Beach Art
Walk
May, 2005: Transparent Watercolor
Society of America
April, 2005: Louisiana Watercolor
Society
March, 2005: California Community
College Media Arts Competition
January, 2005: Mystic Arts Center
October, 2004: Carlsbad 2004 ArtSplash
September 2004: Watercolor West
July, 2004: Morro Bay Art Association
June, 2004: Alabama Watercolor
Society
April, 2004, The Watercolor
Society of Missouri
December, 2003 The Lakewood
Artists' Guild
July 2003, The Sausalito Art
Festival
June 2003, The Northern Arizona
Watercolor Society
May 2003, The Paso Robles Art
Society
April 2003, The Virginia Watercolor
Society
March 2003, The Canadian Society
of Painters in Water Colour
January 2003: The Experimental
Artists of Alabama
December 2002: The San Diego
Watercolor Society
November 2002: The Portrait Society
of America
September-October 2002:
Colored Pencil Society of America
August 2002: Citrus
Watercolor Society
July 2002: Pennsylvania
Watercolor Society
June 2002:
Taos National Society of Watercolor
May 2002:
Lodi Community Art Center
April 2002: Pastel Painters
of Maine
March 2002:Alaska Watercolor
Society
February 2002: Pastel Association
of Ontario
December 2001: South Carolina
Watercolor Society
November 2001: Central Ontario
Art Association
October 2001: Kentuckiana
Artists Pastel Society
September 2001:
San Gabriel Fine Arts Association
August 2001: Northern Arizona
Watercolor Society