SPECIAL EVENTS AND NEWS
BIRMINGHAM WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY
Congratulations to BWS Member Rose Kudlacek who has had work accepted at the Society for Women Artists exhibition at the Mall Gallery, London. Expo runs 28th May -8th June 2008.
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David Poxon BWS RBSA wins Still Life award at the R.I. (Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours) 2008 expo Mall Gallery , London, March/April 2008, and also has works accepted at the Royal Watercolour Society ,(R.W.S.) 21st Century Watercolour Expo, at the Bankside Gallery , London , Feb/March2008.
David Poxon being presented with the R.I. Still Life Award from Ronald Maddox, President of the Royal Institute. Mall Gallery, London March 2008.
2007 CENTENARY EXHIBITION
record submission for the BWS Centenary expo, over 150 paintings. Artists from the UK were joined by members from Chile, Argentina, China, Australia, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, and more.
Heres a link to a feature article in Birmingham's leading Newspaper, the Birmingham Post
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/reviews/tm_headline=100-years-of-birmingham-
PRIVATE VIEW HIGH LIGHTS
22nd November the Lord Mayor of Birmingham officially opens the Centenary exhibition. More than 300 guests from all over the world together with local celebrities pack into St Paul's Gallery to enjoy the opening and award presentations. Richard Verdi OBE presents the prizes which are in 4 categories ; Verdi prize, Presidents Choice, You Create Merit awards chosen by Sara Jones of High Town Art, Wolverhampton., Art Attack design Merit awards chosen by Roland Smith Director of Art Attack Design, Congratulations to the following Centenary Expo major prize winners; CHEN XIDAN (China) CAROLINA GUTOVNIK (Argentina) DAVID POXON (England) GEOFF BUTTERWORTH (England) PHIL ORDIDGE (U.K) SHEILA HOGGE (Spain) JOHN MELLOR (U.K.) GERALD GREEN (U.K.) VIC KELLY,GILL ALDRIDGE, BRIAN MOORE.
Mr/Mrs Bob Swingler,(BWS President) Lord and Lady Mayor,Richard Verdi OBE
Irene Hong
Sara Jones from major sponsor www.You Create, the online division of High Town Art with Tara Quinn
Richard Verdi OBE with BWS International member, Argentinian award winner Carolina Gutovnik.
Richard Verdi and Singapore artist Irene Hong BWS
Mrs Gutovnik. Carolina Gutovnik and Zunilda Giacchero (Chile)
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. Richard Verdi and award winner Gerald Green.
Oddvar Wold BWS (Norway) Joan Russell BWS, Steen Petterson BWS (Norway)
The Lord Mayor with award winner David Poxon BWS, RBSA.
Mr/MrsGeoff Butterworth, Peter Wells ,Margaret. Mr and Mrs Phil Ordidge
Clair Spencer, David Poxon, John Beaman
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Sue Firmin BWS ,Zunilda Giacchero
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Joan Russell BWS (England) and Carolina Gutovnik BWS (Argentina)
Paul KiKydd BWS Chen Xidan and Ray Whitehouse
Joan Bray (Steen Petterson) Rose Kudlacek.
special thanks to MAZ REEVES for photo duties!
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September 2006
BWS member Eugene Bortnick from Kansas has been elected as a signature member of the prestigious National Watercolour Society of America see; www.lifepainter.com for more information. Well done Eugene !!
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2005 EXHIBITION
98TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
Birmingham , England.
2005 PRIVATE VIEW GALLERY
congratulations to International award winners
prizes courtesy of Chase De Vere
Graham Blaine RBSA, Eugene Bortnick, David Poxon RBSA, Oskar Etcheverry, Edward Morgan, RBSA, Sheila Hogge,