San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition

Congratulations to all accepted artists!

We are pleased to announce the 45th International Exhibition results. 

We are so appreciative to all artists who entered during this 60th anniversary year of the SDWS!

It was very challenging for the juror to select 105 paintings from this exceptional field of artwork.

 

Accepted Artists

Click HERE to view the list 

Learn more about our Signature & Master Artist Membership Policy - accepted I-Show artists accrue eligibility (3 - Signature Member, 10 - Master Artist). See Policy for full details.

 

Accepted Artists Instructions 

Please review the 2025 45th International Exhibition Prospectus to ensure full compliance. 

Click HERE to view instructions on delivery, fees and how to submit your painting description to be included on the Wall Tag to be hung next to your painting during the show. 

 

Key Dates

Jun 9: Acceptance Notifications

Jul 14-25: Shipped Paintings to be Framed due to Frugal Framer

Jul 21-25: Ready-to-Hang Shipped Paintings due to ArtWorks (Shipper)

Aug 1-3: Hand-delivered Ready-to-Hang Paintings Delivery to SDWS Gallery

Sep 27: First Looks / Artist Gala & Awards Ceremony (Invite Only)

Sep 28: Artist Breakfast (Invite Only)

Sep 28 - Oct 31: EXHIBITION OPEN 11AM - 3PM daily

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at ishowinformation@sdws.org.

  

 

Juror Kathleen Conover, AWS-DF, NWS-M, ISEA-NF, WHS, TWSA-MA

Website: www.KathleenConover.com

Click HERE to register for Kathleen's SDWS Workshop August 11th - 14th 

Master Artist, Kathleen Conover exhibits her work, juries exhibitions, gives demonstrations, and teaches in-depth workshops. She has been juried into more than 100 exhibitions, receiving national and international recognition for the vision, innovative techniques, and fearless expression that give rise to her unique designs. Painting with openness to her subject matter, she is guided by intense observation and deep personal reflection. The result is rich symbolic layers of literal and figurative design.

Painting from an early age, Kathleen was influenced by teachers and artists in the fertile environment of Southern California’s prominent artists, museums and galleries as well as early international travels. She studied undergraduate fine arts at San Diego State University, finished her Bachelor of Art degree at the University of Washington in Seattle and earned her Master of Arts degree from Northern Michigan University. Continued study with American master watercolor artists over the next decade enriched her depth, understanding, skill, and personal style of painting.

Kathleen Conover’s current involvement in the growing international watercolor scene includes invitations to exhibit, judge, and demonstrate in China, Turkey, France, Belgium, Thailand, and Greece. She has been honored as one of 40 international master watercolorists invited to exhibit at the first watercolor-exclusive museum in Qingdao, China, the “Birthplace of Watercolor”. Global travel continues to influence her award-winning paintings and inspires her work toward her lifetime pursuit, “... to be a better painter”. 

 


Past Exhibitions - Online Galleries

2024 44th International Exhibition

2023 43rd International Exhibition

2022 42nd International Exhibition

2021 41st International Exhibition

2020 40th International Exhibition

2019 39th International Exhibition

2018 38th International Exhibition

2017 37th International Exhibition

2016 36th International Exhibition

2015 35th International Exhibition

2014 34th International Exhibition