46th Virginia Watercolor Society
Juried Exhibition
Show dates: September 26-November 1, 2025
Exhibition venue: Radford University Art Museum at the
Covington Center in Radford, Virginia
Some of these works are for sale.
To purchase a piece, please send email to info@virginiawatercolorsociety.org with the title of the piece and the artist’s name. The VWS president will pass on your information to the artist who will handle the sale and shipping of the artwork. All art must stay at the gallery until the end of the exhibition on November 1st, 2025.
Awardees
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Chris Krupinski – Orange You Glad Too
Best in Show, Sponsored by Virginia Watercolor Society
Charlie Frances – Door Dash
First Place, In Memory of Quida Brown
W Allen Berkshire – Charter Fishing
Second Place, In Honor of Suzanne Ross by Ross/Walter Families
Jean K Gill – Grape Juice
Third Place, In Memory of Ralph Smith AWS/VWS by Beverly Perdue
Z Feng – Fall Water Fall
Fourth Place, Selu Award for Landscape Painting in Memory of Luisa Kolla, Sponsored by The Community Foundation of the New River Valley’s Kolla-Landwehr Fund
Linda Verhagen – West Wind
Fifth Place, In Memory of Artist Robert Carter by Robert & Lucretia Carter
MaryLou Andrews – Working Late
Award of Excellence, Sponsored by BRAA
Trish Crowe – Teetering on the Edge
Award of Excellence, Sponsored by Z. L. Feng
John James – IM
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by South West Virginia Artists
Nancy Stark – The Sun Sets on the Nickel Plate
Award of Distinction, In Honor of Those Who Teach by George and MaryLou Andrews
Mary Castle – Call It a Day
Award of Distinction, In Memory of Jeannie Albertson Fender
Mary Margaret Pipkin – Kew Garden Roses 4
Award of Distinction, In Memory of Jeannie Albertson Fender
Ellen DeMaria – In a Tangle
Award of Distinction, In Honor of Ruth Lefko by Courtemanche/Hamrick Families
Catherine Hillis – Freefalling
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by Baltimore Watercolor Society
Liz Pohland – Match Point
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by RBC Wealth Management, The Meridian Group
Jennifer Clark – Pick a Little Talk a Little
Award of Distinction, In Memory of Eloise Gardiner Giles by Deb Erickson
Thomas Duntemann – Shrimper Fleet
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by Long and Foster Realtors/Louise Baker
Rebecca Bradbury – Great Horned Owl
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by Southern Watercolor Society
Richard Goff – A Clutch of Roses
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by Potomac Valley Watercolorists
Brenda Hounshell – Sunny Path
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Bon Air Artists Association
Susan Stuller – When Time Flies
Award of Merit, Sponsored by New River Art and Fiber
Gwendolyn Bragg – After the Show II
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Bon Air Artists Association
Chris Duke – Frailty
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Brown Insurance
Sydney Eom – Flight, Student Entry
Creasy Johnson Award, Sponsored by Virginia Watercolor Society
Accepted Artists
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Abell-Nelson, Cathie – Sunset in Poquoson
Altman, April – Study in Green
Andrea, Ron – Mandarin Morning
Anstrom, Terry – Burr It’s Cold Outside
Antico, Judy – Standing Tall
Azzam, Sara – Soaked
Baum, Laren – Exposition
Boyle, Sharon – Primary Colors
Broennimann, Achille – Fleeting Smile
Brooks, Camille – Yellow Peony
Brunsvold, Chica – Scrambled Eggs
Bucher, Margaret – Mermaid 3
Burgess, Ursula – Explosion
Buzby, Gina – Hey look! He’s pretty good
Carr, Patricia – Rust Decay and Peeling Paint
Catigbe, Nanette – The Promise of Spring
Chan, Charlotte – Heart
Collins, Rachel – Light Play in Hocking Hills Ohio
Conn, Deborah – Morning Sunshine
Cooper, Greg – Made in the USA
Cox, Eleanor – Hidcote Garden Day
Cox, Mary – Summer Silos
Crafton, Jolene – Begonia Begonia Beagle
Daniels, Brian – Rose of Sharon WinterPhase
Deck, Kevin – Rusted Ribs
Dees, Jim – Blasting the Blues
Dowler, Robert W – Horses Grazing
Eakin, David – Scottish Clouds
Eccles, AJ – Welcoming Committee
Edwards, Kevin – Sedona Cairns
Egbert, Susan – July 4th
Elamin, Amani – The Thaw
Etheridge, Holland – Noland Trail Reflections
Ferguson, Kimberly – Daddy’s Things
Ferrell, David – Reflective Moments on a Fall Day
Fisher, Constance – Spinning Circles in a Cosmic Waltz
Flynn, Mike – Bull Run Regional Park
Frailing, Lynne – A Feast of Lilies
Frank, Jane – And So the Women
Frazier, Holly – Beach Shadows 5
Gautcher, Barbara – Lost in Thought
Gentry, Matt – Paw Prints
Gillespie, Anne – Hanging On
Greene, Charles – The Pergola at Eolia
Guynn, Sally – Small But Mighty
Hanff, Margitta – Seagull Dance
Harrison, Linda – Bountiful Bouquet
Harvey, Nancy – Carrots
Herman, Lorrie – Waiting to Bloom
Hinson, Gary – Breakfast Interrupted
Holloway, Judy – Dinnertime
Holz, Linda – The Last Hike
Hossack, Sue – Crete Shadows
Hoyle, Sarah – Joe’s Azalea
Janardana, Madhuri – Malabar Giant Squirrel
Kelcourse, Patricia – Newport News Nest 4
Lefko, Ruth – From Where I Stand
Marshall-Wright, Carolyn – A Little Light Reading
Mason, Perri – Pause
McCausland, Linda – Wine with Fruit
McElvany-Coonce, Jane – Steamed and Chilled
Mock, Doug – Chilly Crows
Moneymaker, Jon – At the VWS Exhibition
Morse, Paula – Just Wondering
Mosley, Richie – Soulful Sax
Murphy, Mark – Visage de Poisson
Oden, Pamela – My Dining Rooms Festive Window
Ormsby, Glenn – Nuturing Mother
Pankow, Chris – Eastern Shore
Paulsen, Kit – Collecting Seashells
Pena, Elvira – Vulcan
Petroff, Martha – Pillars of the Past
Pilkington, Melissa – Perfect Hair Day
Poteet, Robin – Fresh Hay for the Gurnseys
Rea, Michele – Sundown
Rich, Christine – Water Games
Ricketts, Chee Kludt – Rimini
Ross, Suzanne – Birdsong
Rowe, Lucinda – Yellow Crowned Night Heron Along the Greenway
Sanaie, Virginia – Flight
Shields, Angela – Boundless Blue
Shu, Mei – Snow Day
Snow, William – The Observer
Snowden, Amy G – Soldier of the Cross
Spaulding, Karen – Cinque Terre on the Hard
Speidel, Penny – Crabtree Falls Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia
Sullivan, Katherine – Spring Onions
Thorpe, Nancy – Bunting Blues
Vaughan, Jane Carter – Two Vines on Corfu
Vaughn, Carol – Monarch Garden
Wadsworth, Gerald – Shatterhands Garden of Deadly Delights
White, William – Independent Company Man
Whitecotton, Lois – Morning Shadows
Whitson, Don – Tranquil Morning
Whitworth, Vonnie – Nesting
Wright, Craig – St Georges Well
