Behind the Brush: Panel Discussion with Award-Winning Southeastern Ohio Watermedia Society Artists
Ballerinas by Yan Sun
Speakers:
Yan Sun, Best in Show
Marc Nickles, 2nd Place
Monica Crawford, Award of Distinction
Joan Quinn, Award of Distinction
Carron Baxter, Merit Award
Frank Fazakas, Merit Award
Get a behind the scenes look into the inspiration and process of working with watermedia. Panelists will discuss their artwork on view and answer questions from the audience. Don’t miss a chance to hear first-hand stories behind your favorite works in this exhibition!
Thursday, June 25, 6 pm, in the 2nd Floor ZMA Linn Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Registration encouraged by June 24, 2024.
Maasi Tribe by Mark Nickles
Playing with My Philoes by Carron Baxter
Sunday Drive by Monica Crawford
Mystic Tree by Joan Quinn
Winter Morning by Frank Fazakas
About the Exhibition
This exhibition features paintings created by members of the Southeastern Ohio Watermedia Society. This organization sponsors a biennial juried exhibition for its members highlighting the exceptional work created in various water-based media including watercolor, collage, acrylic, ink, and tempera. Awards are presented and honor exhibiting members who live and work in towns like Athens, Coshocton, Granville, Marietta, Newark, New Concord, St. Clairsville, and Zanesville to name just a few. This year the exhibition juror is Jeannine M. Kennedy. Kennedy is the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts Executive Director; she also works as Adjunct Faculty at Kent State University Tuscarawas campus. Kennedy is affiliated professionally to the Ohio Art Education Association, Ohio and Tuscarawas County Retired Teachers Associations, and Ohio School Board Association.
The Southeastern Ohio Watermedia Society, also known as SEOWS, was founded in 1977 by Juanita Williams (Zanesville, Ohio, 1933–2016) and Madaline Pepper (Zanesville, Ohio, 1924–2017) as the Southeastern Ohio Watercolor Society. Trained artists with a passion for watercolor and watermedia, they were eager to share their love of the media and develop and hone their skills. They met at the Zanesville Art Center, now the Zanesville Museum of Art, and in a few short years their membership soared to nearly one hundred members. It was during this period that they held their first juried exhibition at the Pavilion at Bethesda Hospital, now Genesis. By 2009, the organization changed its name to what it is today to best reflect the evolution of water-based media, that includes acrylic, gouache, and alcohol ink.
