IWS Canada /CSPWC Symphony in Watercolour Juried Exhibition 2018 Prospectus (Faites défiler vers le bas pour le français) Exhibition Jurors: Peter Marsh CSPWC Anne McCartney CSPWC Rainbow Ze (Youth Juror) Entry Rules and Guidelines: Who is eligible to enter Open to all artists 15 years of age and older. Artists from any country are welcomeContinue reading “Call to Artists – Prospectus for our 2018 Biennale!”
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Greetings from our President – and some news!
Greetings to all our Friends of IWS Canada, As vice-president and president of IWS Canada, Elizabeth and I would like to thank you all for being part of an exceptionally exciting 2017. Elizabeth and I would also like to thank our hard working IWS Canada Directors Helen Shideler, Anne McCartney, Lianne Todd, Tiina Price andContinue reading “Greetings from our President – and some news!”
Featured: International Youth Winner
Old Town The International Youth Winner of our ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ online watercolour contest is Mrinal Banik, of Bangladesh. At the age of 24, he is a graduate of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, having studied Drawing and Painting. He is currently doing post-graduate studies in Painting at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, India. WeContinue reading “Featured: International Youth Winner”
Featured: National Youth Winner
Blossoming Dreams The National Youth Winner of our online watercolour contest ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ is Canadian Iris Lee. Born in 1999, Iris possesses an ardent passion for fine art and has aspired to become a professional artist since she was in kindergarten. With support from her family, she began to learn pencil sketching, watercolor, and calligraphy atContinue reading “Featured: National Youth Winner”
Joint Meeting of IWS Canada leadership and CSPWC leadership
Yesterday, the leaders of the Canadian Branch of the International Watercolor Society, and the leaders of the Canadian Society Of Painters in Water Colour, gathered together in person and via Skype and telephone, to discuss a BIG joint project we have coming up next year – namely, an international watercolour festival and exhibition, or Biennale. Continue reading “Joint Meeting of IWS Canada leadership and CSPWC leadership”
Featured: 3rd Place International Winner
‘Happy Nuns’ Moe Win, from Myanmar (Burma), lists artist Sai Myoe Myat as his art master, and his favourite medium as watercolour. His other awards include the 1996 Visit Myanmar Year Logo Design award, and Second Prize in oil painting portrait at the Myanmar Traditional Arts Contest. Moe’s activities include work as a secretary inContinue reading “Featured: 3rd Place International Winner”
Featured: 3rd Place National Winner
“Tumble” Gail Sutherland “Expressing myself visually has always come naturally and my preferred medium is watercolour. This medium requires me to respond as much to it, as to my subject and best reflects my artistic pursuits and nature. I am an avid hiker and the rugged beauty of the Maritimes and the people who resideContinue reading “Featured: 3rd Place National Winner”
Featured: 2nd Place International Winner
‘Mexico Fiesta’ The 2nd Place International Winner of our ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ online watercolour contest, José Apaza, is originally from Arequipa, Peru but has been in Mexico for 40 years. He was a student of the Workshop-School of Muralismo Siqueiros. London, Greater London Mexico (1977). He received his BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts (CumContinue reading “Featured: 2nd Place International Winner”
Featured: 2nd Place National Winner
‘Night Sun’ Emily Read was born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Emily’s work strikes a balance between realism and abstraction. Recurring themes in her art include natures’ fragility and power. This artist has exhibited her work in solo and group shows throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Emily has had her work shownContinue reading “Featured: 2nd Place National Winner”
Featured: First Place International Winner
‘Hair in the Air’ “A teacher of Fine Art, a designer, no matter what titles used to be, the best description of Richard Tiejun Chao, however, is a born artist.. Richard is a Chinese artist living in Sydney, Australia. Born in a family of artistic atmosphere in 1972, Richard initiated drawing when he was onlyContinue reading “Featured: First Place International Winner”
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