BIRMINGHAM WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY NEWS
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BIRMINGHAM WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY
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Long serving BWS member STANLEY BANNER RBSA recently revealed that in 1979 he was awarded the Bronze medal at the Royal Institute (R.I.) exhibition for his painting 'Reflections'. The painting is a scene of the canal running through Walsall in the West Midlands. Stan is now in his mid eighties and is still a prolific watercolour painter and tutor , so...in celebration of Stan's success all those years ago here he is with his medal and winning painting.
STANLEY BANNER'S BRONZE MEDAL AWARDED IN 1979 AT THE R.I. IN LONDON
ROSE KUDLACEK has once again had paintings juried in to the 149th exhibition of the Society of Women Artists. The expo takes place at the Mall Gallery, London from July 1st-10th 2010. see www.KUDLACEK.CO.UK for further information on Rose and her paintings.
May 2010 David Poxon has been elected into the exclusive RI. The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. Here he is pictured at the Mall Gallery, London, with the RI President Ronald Maddox. David is only the second BWS member to have been elected into the RI in its 101 year history.
Exciting News this month is that 2 of our very own BWS members, Gerald Green R.B.S.A www.ggarts.demon.co.uk and David Poxon RI. R.B.S.A. www.davidpoxon.co.uk are amongst only 20 specially invited International Artists, (and only 3 from the U.K.) to participate in the Shanghai Biennial Exhibition which runs from April 15th to October 2010. They are amongst an elite group of invited artists from around the world which include masters of the watercolor medium Ong Kim Seng (Singapore), David Paskett (U.K.), Nicholas Simmons (U.S.A), Alvaro Casagnet (U.S.A), David Taylor (Australia), Joseph Zbukvic (Australia), and Robert Wade The event co-incides with the World Trade Expo being held in Shanghai and the organisers amongst whom is BWS member Chen Xiden (China) are expecting over 1 million visitors to pass through the Gallery.
'Pots' one of 2 David Poxon paintings in the Shanghai Bienniel exhibition.
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Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition,ask
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Ray Whitehouse BWS wins best watercolour award at the Dudley Society of Artists annual exhibition 2009
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
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.
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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.
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,