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Awards

GSWS MEMBERS 2018 EXHIBITION
Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, NJ
Best In Show
ARTIST NAME
Denise Cohen
PAINTING TITLE
Soul Vision
MEDIA
Mixed Media
AWARD
Best in Show
Picture
Soul Vision - Denise Cohen
Signature Member Awards | Water Media Category 
ARTIST NAME
Lisa Budd
Muriel Rogers
Richard Hoffman
​Grace Chiarella
PAINTING TITLE
Yellow Jacket
Hint of Spring
Delaware Canal Bridge
​Spin
MEDIA
Watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor
​
AWARD
First Place
Award of Excellence
Merit Award
​Honorable Mention
Associate Member Awards | Water Media Category 
ARTIST NAME
Arturo Morales
Hema Gupta

​Jacklyn Hummer
Robert J. Stetz
PAINTING TITLE
Catfish Beauty
On Route 520, Holmdel

​Succulent
​Route 33, West
MEDIA
Watercolor
Watercolor

​Watercolor
​Watercolor
​
AWARD
First Place Award
​Award of Excellence (Wishart Memorial Award)
Merit Award
Blick Art Materials Award
Non-Water Media Awards
ARTIST NAME
Elise Morenon
Elizabeth Oberman
Zina Umyn
Joanne Bodnar
PAINTING TITLE
Three Faces of Elizabeth
Breakfast Is Served
Gypsy Soul
​Fall Beauties
MEDIA
Pencil
Ink on Board
​Mixed
​Pastel
AWARD
First Place Award
​Award of Excellence 
Merit Award
Blick Art Materials Award
​
Picture
Catfish Beauty - Arturo Morales
Picture
Three Faces of Elizabeth - Elise Morenon
Picture
Yellow Jacket - Lisa Budd
Picture
Hint of Spring - Muriel Rogers
Picture
Delaware Canal Bridge - Richard Hoffman
Picture
Spin - Grace Chiarella
Picture
On Rt 520, Holmdel - Hema Gupta
Picture
Succulent - Jacklyn Hummer
Picture
Rt 33, West - Robert J. Stetz
Picture
Breakfast is Served - Elizabeth Oberman
Picture
Gyspy Soul - Zina Umyn
Picture
Fall Beauties - Joanne Bodnar

GSWS MEMBERS 2017 EXHIBITION
D&R Greenway, Princeton
Signature Member Awards | Water Media Category 
ARTIST NAME
Sandra L. Jones
​Doris Ettlinger
James Toogood
Lisa Budd
Robert Sakson
Diane Kosco
​Michael Scherfen
PAINTING TITLE
Reflections at Viking Village
​Doris Lessing
A Back Canal, Venice
Whatever Floats
The Picnic - Hopewell, NJ
The Old Carriage House
​Piano Man
MEDIA
Tempera Resist
Watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor on paper
​Watercolor
​
AWARD
Best in Show
​Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
Merit Award
Merit Award
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
​
Picture
Whatever Floats - Lisa Budd
Picture
The Picnic - Hopewell, NJ - Robert Sakson
Picture
The Old Carriage House - Dianne Kosco
Picture
Doris Lessing - Doris Ettlinger
Picture
Piano Man - Michael Scherfen
Associate Member Awards | Water Media Category 
ARTIST NAME
Nancy Sterr Lang
Laura Beard
Tracey Femiano
Henrieta Maneva
Joan Capaldo
Jackie St. Angel
Jacklyn Hummer
PAINTING TITLE
Midway
​Bufflehead Duck
Flirting With The Devil
Prague III
Monkey Ride
Open for Business
Orchid
MEDIA
Watercolor
​Watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor
​Watercolor
​
AWARD
Best in Show
​Award of Excellence (Wishart Memorial Award)
Award of Excellence
Merit Award
Merit Award
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
​
Picture
Nancy Sterr Lang - Midway
Picture
Bufflehead Duck - Laura Beard
Picture
Prague III - Henrieta Maneva
Picture
Orchid - Jacklyn Hummer
Picture
Open for Business - Jackie St. Angel
Picture
Flirting with the Devil - Tracey Femiano
Picture
Monkey Ride - Joan Capaldo
Awards for Non-Water Media
ARTIST NAME
Ting Ting Hsu
James Toogood
Zina Umyn
​William Schwab
PAINTING TITLE
The Surface
Sophie
Nyad
​Coal Harbor Sunset
MEDIA
Oil
Graphite
Oil paint, enamel paint & oil pastel on board
​Pastel
AWARD
Best in Show
​Award of Excellence
Merit Award
Honorable Mention
​
Picture
Coal Harbor Sunset - William Schwab
Picture
The Surface - Ting Ting Hsu
Picture
Nyad - Zina Umyn

47th GSWS ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
With judging by Joel Popadics
The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie
Cadwalader Park, 299 ParkSide Avenue
​Trenton, NJ 08606

​​
November 19, 2016 - January 15, 2017
ARTIST NAME
Richard Hoffman
Shyam Singh Maharjan
Charles McVicker
Diane Greenberg
​Wayne Skyler
​James Toogood
​Sandra Jones
​Doris Ettlinger
​Aida Birritteri
​Medha Atre-Kulkarmi
Amelia Yung Chin
​Diana Wilkoc Patton
​Robert Sakson
​Judy Balance
​Gwynn DiPilla
​TBD
PAINTING TITLE
Howell Farm
Morning Walk
Jasper
Summer Reflections
​Vesuvio's
Under the Accademia
Fat Bottomed Girls
Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Apples to Oranges
​Chaay Tapri
​Peaceful Afternoon
​Lobsters on the Loose
​Oysters and Clams
​Peyton
​Geisha Girl
​TBD
AWARD
Best in Show: Nummie Warga Award
Dagmar Tribble Memorial Award
​Cotswald Industries Award
William Mullen Mem. Award
Princeton Brush Company Award
GSWS Mem. Award for Allen Taylor
Daniel Smith Materials Award
Rosemary Hutchins Mem. Award
Merit Award: Cheap Joe's
GSWS Member Silver Award
​Jeanette Masi Mem. Award
​Merit Award: Golden Artists Colors Inc.
​Merit Award:  Image Arts
​Honorable Mention: Blick Art Materials
​Honorable Mention: Ken McCann Mem
​GSWS People's Choice Award
Picture
Howell Farm - Richard Hoffman
Picture
Morning Walk - Shyam Singh Maharjan
Picture
Jasper - Charles McVicker
Picture
Vesuvio's - Wayne Skyler
Picture
Summer Reflection - Diane Greenberg
Picture
Fat Bottomed Girls - Sandra Jones
Picture
Frelinghuysen Arboretum - Doris Ettlinger
Picture
Under the Accademia - James Toogood
Picture
Oysters and Clams - Robert Sakson
Picture
Peaceful Afternoon - Amelia Chin
Picture
Chaay Tapri - Medha Atre-Kulkarni
Picture
Peyton - Judy Ballance
Picture
Lobsters on the Loose - Diana Wilkoc Patton
Picture
Geisha Girl - Gwynn DiPilla

2015 ANNUAL ASSOCIATE AND SIGNATURE MEMBERS EXHIBITION
With judging by Thomas Valenti
Middletown Arts Center
36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ 

June 2, 2015 – June 28, 2015

Signature Awards
ARTIST NAME
Robert Heyer
Barbara Watts
Charles McVicker
Beth Schoenleber
Zina Umyn
Richard Hoffman
Jane Lux
Ann Greene
PAINTING TITLE
The Dory Shop
Urban
Beach Walk
Unusual Friends
Young Alexander
 Evening at Cape May Point
 Floral Explosion
Midsummer Daisy Blaze
AWARD
Best in Show
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
Merit Award
Merit Award
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Picture
Best in Show: The Dory Shop by Robert Heyer
Picture
Merit Award: Unusual Friends by Beth Schoenleber
Picture
Honorable Mention: Floral Explosion by Jane Lux
Picture
Award of Excellence: Urban by Barbara Watts
Picture
Merit Award: Young Alexander by Zina Umyn
Picture
Award of Excellence: Beach Walk by Charles McVicker
Picture
Honorable Mention: Evening at Cape May Point by Richard Hoffman
Picture
Honorable Mention: Midsummer Daisy Blaze by Ann Greene
2015 Associate Awards
ARTIST NAME
Arturo Morales
Janet Waronker
Margie Samuels
Mary Kramarenko
Diane Kosco
Suzanne Bullock
Sam Evans
Donna Roettger
PAINTING TITLE
Old Boat on the Rocks
A Day at Selby Gardens
The Brass Urn
Garden Impression
Cathedral in the Mountains
Casey Key
Church on Canyon
Robbie’s Pond
AWARD
Best in Show
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
Merit Award
Merit Award
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Picture
Best in Show: Old Boat on the Rocks by Arturo Morales
Picture
Merit Award: Garden Impression by Mary Kramarenko
Picture
Honorable Mention: Church on Canyon by Sam Evans
Picture
Award of Excellence: A Day at Selby Gardens by Janet Waronker
Picture
Merit Award: Cathedral in the Mountains by Diane Kosco
Picture
Award of Excellence: The Brass Urn by Margie Samuels
Picture
Honorable Mention: Casey Key by Suzanne Bullock
Picture
Honorable Mention: Robbie’s Pond by Donna Roettger

2014 SIGNATURE MEMBERS SHOW
With judging by Suzanne Baron
D&R Greenway Land Trust
1 Preservation Place Princeton, NJ 08540609-924-4646
www.drgreenway.org
Best In Show “The Warrior” by Dallas Piotrowski 

Two Award Of Excellence went to Donna Read and Fran Franklin. 

The four Merit Awards went to Joanne Amantea, Frank Perry, Lois Sanders and Zina Umyn.

There are six Honorable Mention Awards for Edward Baumlin, Jinnie May, Peter Zdenek, Isabella Pizzano, Ann Taylor and Sheila Redford.

45th GSWS ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
October 3, 2014
ARTIST NAME
Barbara Watts
Lisa Budd
Norma Griffith
Ann Taylor
Amelia Yung Chin
Wayne Skyler
Charles McVicker
Angela Barbalace
Joan McKinney
Robert Sacson
PAINTING TITLE
Anchor 
Beneath the Surface
As Is
A Rose Was a Rose Was a Rose
Fishing Boats
Four of a Kind
Artist at Work
Zaragoza
Non-Such Bright Summer
Off Shore
AWARD
Best in Show: Nummie Warga Award
Cotswold Industries Award
William Mullen Mem. Award
Dagmar Tribble Mem. Award
Nummie Warga Asso. Award
Rosemary Hutchins Mem.
Annual GSWS Award
Elizabeth Ruggles Mem. Award
Luka Balenovic Mem. Award
NJ Chapter of Prof. Artists Award

2014 ANNUAL ASSOCIATES AND NEW MEMBERS EXHIBITION
May 16, 2014
ARTIST NAME
LISA GROB
ELIZABETH OBERMAN
TONNETTE CAMBELL
YUNG C. CHEN
MARGARET SIMPSON
RANDY MAYER
CATHERINE MC GOVERN
LINDA M. ARNOLD
DIANE KOSCO
 MEDHA ATRE-KULKARNI
 JOYCE WILLIAMS
PAINTING TITLE 
HIGHLAND BRIDGE
IN THE ZONE
LOTUS
LADY IN FLOWER MARKET
MARCH THROUGH TRENTON
A VISIT TO ASBURY
SUNDAY MORNING
CAMELLIAS
BERMUDA STROLL
NOSTALGIC INDIA
DOGWOOD IN SPRING
AWARD
Best in Show
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
Merit Award
Merit Award
Merit Award
Merit Award
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention

2013 ANNUAL OPEN JURIED SHOW
October 2, 2013
ARTIST NAME
JOANNE AUGUSTINE
TOM CHESAR
GRACE CHIARELLA
JUDI GILDEN
SANDRA JONES
JINNIE MAY
LEONIA MROCZKOWSKI
NANCY ROBINSON
LOIS SANDERS
ROBERT SUSSNA
JAMES TOOGOOD
ALICE WARSHAW
JEAN FREDERICK
TERRI MC NICHOL
ISABELLA PZZANO
CAROL SANZALONE
P. D. SWELT
PAINTING TITLE
PROCEED WITH CAUTION
YOUNG WOMEN
FRENCH FLOWERS
HARVEST BLUES
GENOS
MORRISTOWN'S BACKSIDE
RIVER'S EDGE
CHARLESTON BELLE
HIGH STRUNG
MC COSH
RIO DELLA BERCARIO
UNTITLED
THE BLUE DOOR THOS NM
OCEAN GROVE NJ
CARINA NEBULA
KALMIA GARDEN TOUR
REFLECTIONS
AWARD
Honorable Mention
Merit Award 
Award of Excellence                              
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Award of Excellence  
Merit Award        
Best in Show
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
Honorable Mention
Merit Award
Merit Award
Merit Award

2ND ANNUAL GARDEN STATE WATERCOLOR SOCIETY STUDENT ARTIST AWARDS
August 8, 2013

The Garden State Watercolor Society wishes to thank Rider University for participating in the 2nd Annual Garden State Watercolor Society Student Artist Awards. Our thanks include high praise for professor Harry Naar of Rider for his assistance in coordinating the gallery exhibit of Rider student’s artwork.  

GSWS, in it’s dedication to sustaining the growth and interest in water medium on paper, has selected five Rider student artists to receive monetary awards of various denominations totaling $500.00.  The students will further be awarded with the opportunity to present their paintings at the GSWS 44th Annual Open Juried Exhibition held from October 3 - October 26 with a public awards reception on Saturday, October 19th. 

Congratulations to:
Juliana Ciccarelli of Egg Harbor Twp., N.J.
Louis Esposito of South Plainfield, N.J.
Shlomit Mendilow of Lawrenceville, N.J.
Will Nicholson of Washington Crossing, P.A.
Caroline Robbins of Union, N.J.

GSWS 2013 SIGNATURE MEMBERS AWARDS
ARTIST NAME
JINNIE MAY
RICHARD HOFFMAN 
BERNICE RAPPOPORT 
FRANK PERRY 
ROBERT HEYER 
KAREN BANNISTER 
FRAN FRANKLIN 
BEVERLY GOLEMBESKI
JOAN MC KINNEY 
PAINTING TITLE
One with the Works
Prallsville Mills
Dance Class
Too Much Salt Air
High and Dry
Fishing Boats In - Let's Lunch
As Above So Below
Island Heights Culture and Heritage
Polar Nights
AWARD
Best in Show
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
Merit Award
Merit Award
Merit Award
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention

GSWS 2013 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AWARDS
ARTIST NAME
ELIZABETH OBERMAN 
TONETTE CAMPBELL 
DEBBY FRYER 
RITA KOCH 
HAL WIGHTMAN 
ZINA UMAN 
INDRANI CHOUDHURY 
IZABELLA PIZZANO 
NEELA PUSHPARAJ 
PAINTING TITLE
Surfer Dude
Beads in Time
Angkor Wat
Barbetta's Feast 
Country Lane
Black & White #1
Schulkill River Trail, PA
Zepher
Summer Blooms
AWARD
Best in Show
Award of Excellence 
Award of Excellence
Merit Award
Merit Award
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention

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