47th Virginia Watercolor Society
Juried Exhibition
September 5 – November 1, 2026
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, Virginia
2026 Award List and Sponsors
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Nancy Stark – Retired Canadian National
Best in Show, Sponsored by the Virginia Watercolor Society
Chris Krupinski – Just Peachy
First Place, In Memory of Pat Lawson, Sponsored by Doug and Mary Stewart Alberston, Rosemary Brush and Co.
Mary Margaret Pipkin – White Hibiscus
Second Place, Sponsored by Concentric Wealth Partners
Ruth Lefko – Reba’s Roseville Vase
Third Place, Sponsored by InVirtus Wealth Partners
Jean Gill – Greengroconuts
Fourth Place, In Memory of Pat Lawson, Sponsored by Doug and Mary Stewart Albertson, Holbein Paints
Christopher Wynn – Bros
Fifth Place, In Memory of Faye Henderson, Sponsored by Chester Artists Association and Friends, Michael’s
Catherine Hillis – S’Wonderful, S’Marvelous
Award of Excellence, Ralph Smith Award, Sponsored by Beverly Perdue Jennings, Concentric Wealth Partners
Richard Goff – Morning Storm – Wharf District
Award of Excellence, In Memory of Virginia Poehler, Sponsored by Sherrill and Joey Smith, Michael’s
Eleanor Cox – Garden Wash
Award of Excellence, Lucretia and Robert Carter Memorial Award, Sponsored by Lucretia and Robert Carter Memorial Trust
Robin Poteet – Sentry
Award of Excellence, In Memory of Charles Edwin Estes, Sponsored by Susan Eister Estes
Amy Snowden – Six Strings and Sunshine
Award of Excellence, Sponsored by Susan and Richard Stuller
Beverly Perdue – Sea Side Nap
Award of Excellence, In Memory of Anne Adams Robertson Massie, Sponsored by Annie Harris Massie Winstead, William McKinnon Massie Jr., Michael’s
Holland Etheridge – Winter Nap
Award of Excellence, In Honor of Those Who Teach, Sponsored by Sandy and MaryLou Andrews, Silver Brush Co.
Dana Jenkins – Troubadour
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by EVO Advisors, Silver Brush Co.
Margitta Hanff – Golden Morning
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by Keiter CPA’s, M Graham Paints
Jane McElvany-Coonce – Rested Among
Kindred Spirits
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by Crossroads Art Center, Jenni Kirby, Dixon/Ticonderoga
Craig Wright – Washington’s Sheep
Award of Distinction, In Honor of Marti Franks, Sponsored by Amanda Franks Smithson, TeBella Tea Co., Silver Brush Co., Michael’s
Kevin Deck – Shadow Chase
Award of Distinction, In Memory of Peggy Brandt, Sponsored by Friends of Peggy Brandt, Silver Brush Co.
Deborah Conn – Glory
Award of Distinction, Sponsored by Henry Team Real Estate, Blick Art
Victor Frailing – It’s Snowing in Staunton
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Art for the Journey
Carter McCaffrey – N.E. Lighthouse
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Paragon Financial Services
Terry Anstrom – Fawn Lake Magnolia
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Truist Investment Services, Inc.
William Frable – From My Garden
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Paragon Financial Services, Winsor Newton Paints, Blick Art
Linda Wallace-Blau – Saturday at the Farmer’s Market Award of Merit, Sponsored by Dick and Sally Erickson, Golden/QOR Paints, Blick Art
Mary Cox – Afternoon in Greece
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Blacksburg Regional Art Association, Dixon/Ticonderoga
Susan Egbert – Warm Springs
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Baltimore Watercolor Society, Blick Art
Glenn Ormsby – The Quiet Pond
Award of Merit, Sponsored by Southern Watercolor Society, Blick Art
Sigrid Herlevsen – Just Another Fish in the Sea
Creasy Johnson Student Award, Sponsored by Virginia Watercolor Society
Some of these works are for sale.
To purchase artwork, please send email to VWSart2026@gmail.com with the title of the piece and the artist’s name. The VWS 2026 Exhibition committee will pass on your contact information to the artist. The artist will contact you and handle the sale and shipping of the artwork.
Please note that all art must remain on exhibit at the gallery
until the end of the exhibition, November 1, 2026.
Accepted Artists
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Andrea, Ron – Opening Door to Independence 3
Andrews, MaryLou – In the Swing of Things
Azzam, Sara – The Moving Walkway
Bailey, Joseph – Maine Rocky Coast, Acadia National Park
Bozza, Diana – Abandoned Power Plant
Bradbury, Rebecca – Rust Vulpes
Bragg, Gwendolyn – Ars Longa, Vita Brevis
Brunini, Noreen – Twilight Magic
Burgess, Page – Facets X
Burns, Min Ja – Manarola Room with a View
Cain, Tracey – The Barn with a River View
Carolus, Marshall – Juniper Dancing
Carr, Patricia – After the Wildfires 2
Catigbe, Nanette – Lemons and Lace
Chan, Charlotte – Conglomerate
Clark, Jennifer – Mothers Riches 2
Collins, Rachel – Tiny Geyser in Yellowstone
Cooper, Greg – Dark Days
Crowe, Trish – The Luncheon
Daniels, Michael – Snapper
Davis, Nancy – Last Stop for No. 5
DeMaria, Ellen – Just Us
Dickerson, Vera – Hear a New Song
DSouza, Ariane – Cecropia Moth
Eccles, A.J. – Summer in the City
Elamin, Amani – Negatively Crossed, Positively Bloomed
Feng, Zheng – Morning Creek
Flynn, Michael – Aspens
Frailing, Lynne – Graduation Reflections
Frances, Charlie – Maeve the Rave
Franks, Marti – Hanging Out
Gamby, Pat – Inca Trail
Gray, Judith – Laughing Cow
Guynn, Sally – Old Yellow Eyes – Great Horned Owl
Hamilton, Jeannie – Winter Twilight
Harrison, Linda – Garden Flowers on Queen Anne’s Lace
Henry, Lucy – Sacred Water
Herman, Lorrie – Sylvester
Hicks, Gayle – The Fantastic Mrs. Fox
Holloway, Judy – Jump for Joy
Holz, Linda – Prickly Pears
Hounshell, Brenda – Interrupted Frequency
Hoyle, Sarah – Wheel of Dreams
Janardana, Madhuri – Lakshadweep Seascape
Kale, Alice – Still Life wih Asparagus
Kelcourse, Patricia – Pine Trees
Kloetzer, Robert – Wayside Friends
Marshall-Wright, Carolyn – Waiting for Cinderella
Martinet, Janet – Summer Flow
Mosley, Richie – Heartbeat
Oden, Pamela – Celebration on Grandmom’s Chair
Pankow, Chris – Forestscape
Patrick, Valerie – Carbs
Peña, Elvira – Sunflowering
Petroff, Kitty – Calvert County Lighthouse
Petroff, Martha – Echoes of the Empire
Pistochini, Deidre – Braving the Storm
Porter, Patricia – Left Behind 2
Rea, Michele – Holding On
Rich, Christine – Rain Catch
Ricketts, Chee Kludt – Perennial Favorite
Robinson, Katharina – The Final Pipe Dream
Sanaie, Virginia – Satisfaction
Shields, Angela – Can’t Live Without Him
Shu, Mei – Old Town
Snow, William – Tribal Wisdom
Soliman, Engy – Geometry of Color
Spaulding, Karen – Summer Obsession
Stuller, Susan – Turkish Weaver
Sullivan, Katherine – Dreaming of Ratatouille
Sullivan, Kathleen – Lines of Color
Vaughn, Carol – Redcat Rendezvous
Verhagen, Linda – A Sunlit Winter Thaw
Wadsworth, Gerald – The Birth of Fabergé – Which Came First
Walter, Michele – Setting to New Heights
White, Ellen – Flames of Key West
Whitson, Don – Whoo Are You
Whitworth, Vonnie – The Stories They Could Tell.
Wooden, Lauren – Overlooking Portree
