COMPETITIONCompleted
7th Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition
Women in WatercolorWinners: Patricia Guzman, Xiaoxia Chen, Lana Privitera +13 more.
The oddsfrom 59 countries
16
The organiser did not publish how many applied.
- Finalists40
- Selected artists104
- Honourable mentions35
- Winners16
From 17 countries
Winners
16
MexicoPatricia GuzmanPatricia Guzmán is a Mexican painter known for her realistic portraits in watercolor, oil, and acrylic.Best in Show USD 2,500 · Old Soul
ChinaXiaoxia ChenAnimal & Wildlife First Place USD 1,400 · Seabuckthorn and Birds
United StatesLana PriviteraAnimal & Wildlife Second Place USD 800 · The Temptation
CanadaKaren RichardsonAnimal & Wildlife Third Place USD 450 · Love Changes Everything
GermanyChristine Berlinson-EsserAbstract First Place USD 1,400 · Ceci N´est Pas Un Coquelicot- CanadaHelene RichardAbstract Second Place USD 800 · Confluence 2
- United StatesMary MurphyAbstract Third Place USD 450 · Finding Hope (Making Orange Beautiful Again)
TaiwanChia-chi LiuLandscape & Water First Place USD 1,400 · Whispers of Transience- ChinaHongling SunLandscape & Water Second Place USD 800 · Free Tibet(Series5)
- ChinaHui Ling SunLandscape & Water Third Place USD 450 · Mist Veils Bygone Times
- United StatesDaniela WerneckPortrait & Figure First Place USD 1,400 · Echoes of Porcelain
- United StatesKelly EddingtonPortrait & Figure Second Place USD 800 · Visionary: Ann Miller Titus
- United StatesRene EisenbartPortrait & Figure Third Place USD 450 · Eating Crow
PhilippinesKyle LegaspiStill Life & Floral First Place USD 1,400 · A Self in Reflection- United StatesAlisa SheaStill Life & Floral Second Place USD 800 · The Rising Tide
- United StatesChris KrupinskiStill Life & Floral Third Place USD 450 · Such Cuties
Honourable mentions
35Merchandise Award
- United StatesAnn GreeneTransitions
- United StatesKathy CaudillSavannah
- United StatesIrena RomanIdeal
- United StatesPam WengerSecurity Blanket
- GermanyElke MemmlerPeonie
- United StatesMary Schossow SchumakerThe Weight of Smoke
- United StatesKaren HeidlerAfternoon Cat Nap
- CanadaCoral Ye ChenWeathered Grace
- United StatesAudrey MontgomeryRise and Shine
- United StatesSilvia BelvisoThe Unexpected Guest
- Keiko TanabeKanazawa Old Town at Dusk
- United StatesMelody LozanoAmplify
- United StatesNancy DiasJourney
- United StatesCaitlin Leline HatchStep Into Your Light
- ChinaBei ZhouFog Lock Fishing Port
- United StatesChris StubbsRinglets Rule
- United StatesLorraine WatrySome of My Favorite Things
RomaniaCristina PetrutiuDeep- United StatesLeslie LambertI Herd It Through the Great Line
- TaiwanChiung-chu ChienBlooming Romania
- ChinaYan XiaoRhythm of Colors & Dancing Ropes
- United StatesJudy NunnoSugar Rush
SwedenAnna WolfOn the Rocks- United StatesKelly RaddingOnaqui Siesta Time
SingaporeAlicia TanGood Morning Fullerton Hotel- United StatesKathy Simon-McDonaldThe Chalk Artist XIV
- CanadaSherry MitchellHolding Pattern: Lombardy Poplar - Populus Nigra
- United StatesJackie DorseyBare Ruin'd Choirs
New ZealandJacky PearsonOriana- United StatesJenny DavisMenagerie
BelgiumMarie Françoise IngelsVertiges De Lumiere- United StatesJanet Laird-LagasseeCumberland Wheeler
- United StatesKaren BarnesThe Boat Repairmem
- ChinaLily NanLegacy Custodian
- United StatesCatherine O'NeillRise and Dine
Selected artists
104Accepted into the 2026 exhibition
- Anastasia Kustova
- Andrea Walker
- Angela Kotter
- Angela Tatli
- Angelica Barrientos
- Ann Pember
- Anne Hightower-Patterson
- Beth Alyse Kantor-Bayles
- Birna Johannsdottir
- Bonnie Steinsnyder
- Bronwen Schalkwyk
- Brooke Musselman
- Carla Gauthier
- Carmella Tuliszewski
- Carolyn Wilder
- Chihiro Pierce
- Cindi Handy
- Cindy Briggs
- Cindy Welch
- Colleen Reynolds
- Dana Thompson
- Davaney Overton
- Debbie Blackburn
- Deborah Mcfarlin
- Dena Shepherd
- Diane Chanako
- Diane Nevinsmith
- Diane Tunnell
- Dianne Adams
- Dobra Kamburova
- Doreen Koch Allen
- Evelyne Elliott Tousignant
- Gail Watson
- Gulnura Taylor
- Gwynn Di Pilla
- Hoora Shahgolzade
- Janet Doll
- Janet Gilliland
- Janice Castiglione
- Janine Helton
Finalists
40Finalist
- United StatesCheryl FauselSearching
- United StatesKathleen MooneyIceland
- United StatesLisa Arnold FranklinKaleidoscope
- United StatesSuzanne HetzelIn the Harbor
- United StatesKathie GeorgeRush Hour 1
Puerto RicoEva FrancoulonRhapsody in Burnt Sienna- United StatesKathleen ConoverBreaking Light
- United StatesJoye MoonLyrical Movement
- United StatesRachel CollinsHorn in F III
NetherlandsAnastasia ZakharovaThe Emergence of Structure- United StatesBev JozwiakWhere the Wild Things Rest
- United StatesDeborah ChabrianChickens & Cantaloupe
- United StatesSherry DaerrSir Stork
- ChinaZiyang JiangLooking up for Blessings
- United StatesFran ManginoThe Nose Knows
- United StatesCary HunkelReady, Set… Go!
- United StatesMary E. SmithTidepool Series #63
- United StatesRebecca LathamBetween Seasons – Great Horned Owl
- CanadaConny JagerReflections at Cafe Depuis
AustraliaDellene StrongBoulder Beach- United StatesJudy SaltzmanSafe Harbor
- SwedenHelen EriksdotterOuvertyr
- United StatesJane FritzEmerald Pool
ItalyMarina LegoviniBlack Pine in Light- CanadaMichèle BoyerAu Gré Du Vent!
- United StatesCheryl ChalmersWaikiki Wahine
- United StatesKaren SchaafThe Weight of Tender Years
- ChinaDifei FanGrand Attire
- United StatesJessica AvilesPieced Together
- New ZealandJie Yi LiangFragrance Under the Warm Sun
- SwedenSara BennettSisters
IndiaNeelima JoshiThe Unmasked Gaze- AustraliaPolla PosavecThe Mental Load
- United StatesStacy Lund LevySubmerged
- United StatesLizabeth Castellano-KingVintage Pt-17
- United StatesMegan RipkeThe Artist’s Skirt
- CanadaBrittney ToughIn Her Closet
- CanadaJennifer AnnesleyCraigdarroch
- ChinaYao XiaoPumpkin
- United StatesCarrie WallerReady to Serve
Prizes, shows and programme
- prize
- Best in Show USD 2,500; category first/second/third USD 1,400 / 800 / 450
- result
- Women in Watercolor published 2026 Best in Show, category prizes, merchandise awards and the accepted-artists list.
- What the call offered
- An established international competition for women in watercolor, sponsored by Holbein Artist Materials, offering cash awards and broad online exposure. Up to five paintings may be entered, one per category.
- Who could apply
- Open to all female artists age 18 and over working in watercolor on paper, synthetic paper, watercolor board, Yupo, or similar 2D surfaces. Transparent/opaque watercolor, casein, watercolor gouache, or water-soluble inks; the medium must remain water-soluble when dry. No size or date restrictions.
Sources
2Names and numbers are copied as the organiser published them. Spotted a mistake? Write to us and we will fix it.