VIEW THE 2009 WFWS SHOW HERE

BRIEF HISTORY OF WFWS

The Western Federation of Watercolor Societies encourages and recognizes artistic excellence through competitions and encourages the visibility of watercolor as an artistic medium through annual exhibitions. WFWS was founded in 1974 by the New Mexico Watercolor Society through the foresight and work of Dr. David Gale (1915-1980). Today WFWS includes over 5000 artists in ten regional societies.

WFWS sponsors an annual juried exhibition that is hosted by a regional member society. The WFWS exhibitions have works on paper, including paper collage, were created with a variety of water-based media: casein, gouache, tempera, acrylic and transparent or opaque watercolors. A diversity of artistic expression is the result.

Membership in WFWS is automatic for any artist who is a member of the these regional societies; Arizona Watercolor Association Colorado Watercolor Society Nevada Watercolor Society New Mexico Watercolor Society San Antonio Watercolor Group Ð Dropped out of WFWS in 2004 San Diego Watercolor Society Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Southwestern Watercolor Society Utah Watercolor Society Watercolor Art Society-Houston West Texas Watercolor Society.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

2009 WFWS34            SDWS - San Diego Watercolor Society San Diego, California

2010 WFWS35            UWS - Utah Watercolor Society Salt Lake City, Utah

2011 WFWS36            NMWS - New Mexico Watercolor Society Albuquerque, New Mexico

2012 WFWS37            NVWS - Nevada Watercolor Society Las Vegas, Nevada

2013 WFWS38             SWS - Southwestern Watercolor Society Dallas, Texas

2014 WFWS39            AWA – Arizona Watercolor Association, Phoenix, Arizona

2015 WFWS40            WTWS – West Texas Watercolor Society, Lubbock, Texas

WHY ENTER A WFWS SHOW ?

Wouldn’t you feel great by having your work recognized and displayed in a prominent National Watercolor Show?  Many of us don’t enter the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies' Exhibitions because we feel we won’t get in.  Well, by not entering, you are guaranteeing you won’t get in.  How about giving your work a chance?!  If you have a painting you are truly pleased with, that shows your emotional connection with the subject and/or the passion you feel, try entering it.  You might be surprised.

If you have any questions about entering a WFWS show, please contact  Gale Webb (798-0773 or galewebb@aol.com) or Carol Peterson (799-6531 or carolpeterson@suddenlink.net).

WFWS MEMBER SITES

Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA)  www.watercolor.org Phoenix, Arizona
Colorado Watercolor Society (CWS)  www.watercolorcolorado.org Denver, Colorado
Nevada Watercolor Society (NVWS)  www.watercolorsociety.com Las Vegas, Nevada
New Mexico Watercolor Society (NMWS)  www.nmwatercolorsociety.org Albuquerque, New Mexico
San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS)  www.sdws.org San Diego, California
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG)  www.watercolor-sawg.org Tucson, Arizona
Southern Watercolor Society (SWS)  www.SWSWatercolor.org Dallas/Irving, Texas
Utah Watercolor Society (UWS)  www.utwatercolor.com Salt Lake City, Utah 
Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO) www.watercolorsocietyoforegon.com Portland, Oregon
West Texas Watercolor Society (WTWS)  www.westtexaswatercolor.com Lubbock, Texas