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2018 International Juried & Judged Exhibition

June 19 to July 5, 2018
Quingdao Laotian Museum China


The MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY held its 2018 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION in Qingdao, China from June 15th through July 7th.  This was the first time the Missouri Watercolor Society has held its annual International Juried Exhibition outside the United States and possibly the first of any US Watercolor Society to hold an International Exhibit outside of the states.   217 member artists from six countries were selected from the exhibition entrants.  The Judge of Selection for those artists from the United States was Laurin McCracken, AWS.  The Chinese Judges of Selection were Mr. Jian Chu, Mr. Long Ping and Mr. Huizhan Li.  The Judges of Awards for the exhibition were:  Mr. Weixing Guan, an internationally awarded watercolorist, Royal Watercolour Society and AWS; Mr. Dongfeng Li, an internationally awarded watercolorist, AWS and tenured Professor of Art at Morehead State University and Mr. Huizhan Li, the Director of the Qingdao Laotian Museum. 

The Awards Ceremony held on July 7th was attended by the three Judges of Awards, countless Chinese officials, local art lovers and the forty-four American and Canadian artists and spouses who had spent the previous 2 fabulous weeks touring and painting their way through China.  The tour had been arranged by Dongfeng Li and led by him and Mr. Daven Anderson.  The exhibition was hung in the beautiful and expansive galleries of the Qingdao Laotian Art Museum.   The approximate $20,000 in awards were listed on a large wall panel and the artists and their paintings were celebrated in a short talk by Daven Anderson, the Executive Director of the Missouri Watercolor Society, and by Mr. Huizhan Li, the Museum Director.

The exhibition attracted considerable attention in China.  The exhibition’s hosts were: The People’s Government of Laotian District, The Tourist Development Council of the Laotian District and the Qingdao Newspaper Media Group.  The Organizers were: The Culture Press and Publication Bureau of Qingdao Laotian District, the Art Institute of the Qingdao Newspaper Group, the Qingdao International Watercolour Training Center, the Qingdao Summer Art School, the Qingdao Watercolour Society, the Shandon Watercolour Society and the Watercolour Art Committee of the Shandon Artists Association. 

Award Winners

1st Place:  BEST OF SHOW

Carol McSweeney

USA

VETERAN

2nd Place

Yao Hongyu

China

THE ELAPSE

3rd Place

Dean Mitchell

USA

SHOTGUN HOUSES

Quigdao Laotian Museum Award

William McKeown

USA

THE SHIP DOCTOR

George & Joanne Tutt Award

Shi Zengxiu

China

PAPER CRANE:  2018 Varient

John Singer Sargent Award

Stephen Kuhlman

USA

DOOR #2

Cheap Joe's Award

Wang Di

China

AN ANCIENT CALLING

MOWS Director's Award

Lei Xuemei

China

AFTER THE RAIN

Trekell Professional Art Supplies Award

Christine Misencik-Bunn

USA

GLADYS

M. Graham Award

Shan Ailan

China

PREGNANT

Princeton Brush Co. Special Award

Sue Johnston

USA

LEFT BEHIND

Special Award

Liang Zhongyuan

China

A HARMONIUS WORLD #5

Daniel Smith Special Award

Diane Stolz

USA

SPRING MORNING GIFT

Special Award

Wang Gang

China

THE ELEGANCE OF TRANQUILITY

Special Award

Yue Liying

China

DREAM: SUNFLOWER NO. 2

Windsor Newton Special Award

Cathy Hegman

USA

DRAGONFLY SKIRT

Jack Richeson Special Award

Carol Staub

USA

ALGEBRA

Airfloat Systems Strongbox Special Award

Carol Brody

USA

PARTY PAPER, RIBBONS and RED CONFETTI

Special Award

Yuan Lin

China

ELEGANCE

Special Award

Zhang Xiaomi

China

THE CIRCLE OF LIFE

Windsor Newton Special Award

Marilyn York

USA

DAILY PUZZLE with COFFEE

Princeton Brush Co. Special Award

Laurie Goldstein-Warren

USA

NYC YELLOW STAMPEDE

Princeton Brush Co. Special Award

DeEtta Silvestro

USA

CAFÉ NAPOLI

Princeton Brush Co. Special Award

Chuck Rouse

USA

END OF THE LINE

Special Award

Wang Yibin

China

PORTRAIT OF LEI LEI

Daniel Smith Watercolor Special Award

Denny Bond

USA

ISOLATED

QOR Honorable Mention Award

Ingrid Albrecht

USA

LUNCH BREAK on the

Logan Graphic Honorable Mention Award

Ski Torzeski

USA

TANAJA ARROYO GRANDI

M. Graham Honorable Mention Award

Kwan Yuen Tam

Singapore

CASA BATTLO in EVENING LIGHT

Rosemary Brush Honorable Mention Award

Mary Spellings

USA

TENNESIGNIA AMERICANA

Daniel Smith Honorable Mention Award

Chris Krupinski

USA

QUILT with PEARLS and a BOWL of PLUMS

Daniel Smith Honorable Mention Award

Toni Elkins

USA

PICK UP STICKS

Daniel Smith Honorable Mention Award

Wang Qinglei

China

YEARN

Daniel Smith Honorable Mention Award

Zhan Wang

China

OLD MAN in the SU

Windsor Newton Honorable Mention Award

Du Dongdong

China

STILL: BOATS

Blick Art Materials Honorable Mention Award

Huaruojiao

China

TWILIGHT

Blick Art Materials Honorable Mention Award

Jin Yuqi

China

SHISHE VILLAGE UNDER the SUN

Blick Art Materials Honorable Mention Award

Alexis Lavine

USA

TOPPA THE EIGHT

Blick Art Materials Honorable Mention Award

Salvadore Valencia

USA

LLEGRO

Blick Art Materials Honorable Mention Award

Bee Lim Tat

Malaysia

WE HAVE FISH TODAY

Jack Richeson Honorable Mention Award

Kathleen Conover

USA

RELOCATION REQUIRED

Rosemary Brush Honorable Mention Award

Sherry Matlack

USA

RHINO

Rosemary Brush Honorable Mention Award

Astrid Edel Walter

Norway

ON THE ROCKS VIII

Rosemary Brush Honorable Mention Award

Yang Zhipeng

China

DAWN

Golden Paint & Art Supples Honorable Mention Award

Wang Yiqiang

China

BAOLING NO 5

Trekell Prof. Art Supp. Honorable Mention Award

Jing Xu

China

THE WORLD of YOYO

Trekell Prof. Art Supp. Honorable Mention Award

Fan Dexi

China

THE LOOK of the LAND

Trekell Prof. Art Supp. Honorable Mention Award

Lin Tao

China

IN A HURRY

Windsor Newton Honorable Mention Award

Wang Haining

China

SUNNY and BRIGHT

Jack Richeson Honorable Mention Award

Alicia Ferris

USA

MEETING OF THE MINDS

Princeton Brush Co. Honorable Mention Award

Kelly Eddington

USA

THE GRADUATES

Princeton Brush Co. Honorable Mention Award

Ken Call

USA

HER FIRST PEARLS

Honorable Mention Award

Sun Lihua

China

QINGDAO IN THE AUTUMN

Honorable Mention Award

Kerk Hwang Lok

Malaysia

MORNING SONG NO. 11

Honorable Mention Award

Zhou Yanmin

China

A STREET IMPRESSION

Princeton Brush Co. Honorable Mention Award

Judi Betts

USA

IT'S A BREEZE

Princeton Brush Co. Honorable Mention Award

Patricia Dispenziere

USA

YOU'VE GOT MAIL

Princeton Brush Co. Honorable Mention Award

Howard Eberle

USA

CHAIN REACTION

Honorable Mention

Zhu Wenting

China

MONOLOGUE

Missouri Watercolor Society

St. Louis, Missouri

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