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World of Watercolor and Beyond now open at the Fallbrook Art Center

FALLBROOK – World of Watercolor & Beyond, the 12th annual Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition and Sale opened Saturday, Feb. 13, and runs through Sunday, April 11, at The Doris E. de Haan Fallbrook Art Center in The Janice Griffiths Gallery. The show presents 114 original works in all forms of watermedia in a wide range of subject matter, technique and style, from experimental to traditional.

This show was developed by the Fallbrook Art Center and is a one-of-a-kind show. It is open to artists who have achieved Signature Membership Status in one or more U.S. Watercolor or Watermedia societies that offer signature status.

Top show winners are: Best of Show – $2,500 cash award: "Ode to Dirac-Between Ecstasy and Fear" by Stephanie Goldman of California; First place – $2,000 cash award: "Father" by Xiaochang Zhang of California; Second place – $1,500 cash award: "What Lies Beneath" by Christine Alfery of Wisconsin and Third Place - $1,000 cash award: "Untitled" by Angela Chang of California.

In addition, show juror Katherine Chang Liu, NWS, selected 20 additional paintings to receive cash and merchandise awards. Included in the award amount of $15,000 are artists from California, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Arizona, Washington, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Texas, Oregon and Virginia.

For a complete list of award winners, see the online show catalog at http://www.fallbrookartcenter.org.

All of the paintings in the show can also be viewed on the Art Center's website http://www.fallbrookartcenter.org; click on the "2021 SAWE Show Catalog" button on the right. If interested in purchasing a painting, call executive director Mary Perhacs at 760-728-1414.

Also showing in the Lehmann & Salon Galleries is "The Show Must Go On." The latest and greatest original works from three top tier watermedia artists: Robin Erickson, Carol Mansfield and Chuck Rouse.

The art show is open daily Feb. 13 through April 11, Monday-Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon-3 p.m. Admission is $6, free to all members, show sponsors, active military and under 18. Free parking is available. Join as a new member, and admission will be credited. The Fallbrook Art Center is located at 103 S. Main Ave. at Alvarado Street. For more information, call 760-728-1414.

Submitted by Fallbrook Art Center.

 

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