Exhibits and Awards
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anais Nin
Exhibits and Awards
Catherine Anderson’s enviable list of coveted, juried exhibits and awards are a testimony to the masterful level of her artwork and status as a distinguished artist. It is difficult to be accepted into certain prestigious shows, yet Catherine’s work has won awards in many of them! We need to update the information presented here and work on this page is ongoing. However, we wanted to post this list of exhibits and awards for those who are just getting to know Catherine and her work now that she has moved to beautiful southern Oregon.
Since this page’s previous update, Catherine has moved from southern Oregon to Whidbey Island, Washington. Page last updated August 28, 2025.
2013
Catherine’s painting, Night Voyage, was accepted for the 146th Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society, and consequently won the prestigious High Winds medal. The American Watercolor Society chose Night Voyage to be part of their year-long AWS traveling show, which toured the nation, exhibiting in museums and galleries across the country.
2003
The Great American Artist Exhibition and Sale (GAA) The Cincinnati Club, Cincinnati, Ohio www.greatamericanartists.com. Catherine’s 24″ x 20″ watercolor & acrylic painting, Mañana, was accepted into this prestigious show.
2003
Anderson’s watercolor Song of the Earth was accepted into the Midwest Watercolor Society (MWS – now the Transparent Watercolor Society of America). She received her Signature Membership with them the same year.
2002
The American Watercolor Society 135th Annual International Exhibition 47 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 ***The American Watercolor Society elected Catherine to active AWS Signature Membership this year, and awarded her painting, Magic of the Night, the Clara Stroud Memorial Award.
2002
Artists First Annual Open Studio in Houston’s Historical Heights Catherine participated in this Open Studio with her students. The studio tour donated a portion of all art sales to the DePelchin Children’s Center, serving children and families since 1892.
2001
The American Watercolor Society 134th Annual International Exhibition 47 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 Catherine’s painting, As I Woke Up One Morning, was accepted into this prestigious show.
1999
Denver Rotary Club Artists of America Exhibit Denver, CO Catherine’s watercolor painting, As I Woke Up One Morning, was accepted into this prestigious show.
Northwest Watercolor Association (NWWS) 60th Annual Open Exhibition As I Woke Up One Morning was accepted into this prestigious show.
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibit, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO As I Woke Up One Morning won Best in Show at this prestigious exhibition.
2019 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY (AWS) 152nd International Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY.
2019 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY (NWWS), Annual International Exhibition, Bellevue, WA.
2014 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY (AWS) 147th International Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY.
2013 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY (AWS) 146th International Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY.
2006 SOUTHWESTERN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, Granville Arts Center, Garland, TX.
2005 THE ART OF WATERCOLOR INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, Rhode Island.
2005 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA) Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Cincinnati Club, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2005 ADIRONDACKS NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN WATERCOLORS, Old Forge, NY.
2005 KANSAS WATERCOLOR SOCIETY GREAT EXHIBITION, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas.
2005 THE ART OF WATERCOLOR, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI.
2005 CALIFORNIA WATERCOLOR ASSOCIATION (CWA) 35th National Exhibition, Concord Gallery, Concord, CA.
2004 SOUTHERN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, Alabama.
2004 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA) Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Cincinnati Club, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2004 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY (AWS), 137th International Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York.
2003 ADIRONDACKS NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN WATERCOLORS, Old Forge, NY.
2003 Kansas Watercolor Society, The Great Exhibition, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS.
2003, Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.
2003 CALIFORNIA WATERCOLOR ASSOCIATION (CWA) 35th National Exhibition, San Francisco Academy of Art, San Francisco.
2003 CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS, Watermedia 2003, Houston, TX.
2003 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA) Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Cincinnati Club, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2002 American Watercolor Society (AWS), 135th International Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York.
2002 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA) Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Cincinnati Club, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2001 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA) Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Cincinnati Club, Cincinnati, OH.
2001 American Watercolor Society (AWS), 134th International Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York.
2000 AIM FOR THE ARTS, International Art Exhibition, hosted by the Federation of Canadian Artists, Granville Island.
2000 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, The Foothills Art, Center, Golden, CO.
2000 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA) Invitational Exhibition and Sale, The Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH.
2000 SAN DIEGO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 24th INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, San Diego, CA.
2000 California Watercolor Association (CWA), 32nd Annual Exhibition, San Francisco, CA.
2000 Midwest Watercolor Society, 24th Annual Nat’l Exhibition, The Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH.
2000 NWWS Annual Open Exhibition, Evergreen Galleries, Olympia, WA.
1999 Gallery at Shoal Creek Annual Gallery Show, Austin, TX.
1999 Watercolor West XXXI Annual Exhibition, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA.
1999 Rocky Mountain Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
1999 DENVER ROTARY’S ARTISTS OF AMERICA (AOA), 19th Annual Exhibit Invitation, The Colorado History Museum, Denver, CO.
1999 China Art Expo, Beijing, China.
1999 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA) Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH.
1999 California Watercolor Association (CWA) 31st National Exhibition, San Francisco Academy of Art, San Francisco.
1999 Water Color, Bedford Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1999 NORTHWEST INVITATIONAL MINIATURE SHOW, Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA.
1999 PARKLAND COLLEGE INVITATIONAL, Champaign, Illinois.
1998 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA) Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH.
1998 Watercolor West XXX, Annual Exhibition, Brea Cultural Center, Brea, CA.
1998 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 102nd Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, NY.
1998 8th Annual Northwest Invitational Miniature Show, Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA.
1998 Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.
1998 Paintings of the American Landscape Annual Exhibit, Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA.
1998 DENVER ROTARY’S ARTISTS OF AMERICA (AOA), 18th Annual Exhibit Invitational, The Colorado History Museum, Denver, CO.
1998 American Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Trailside Americana Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
1997 American Artists Professional League, 69th Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY.
1997 DENVER ROTARY’S ARTISTS OF AMERICA (AOA), 17th Annual Exhibit, Invitational, The Colorado History Museum Denver, CO.
1997 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA), Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH.
1997 Rocky Mountain Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
1997 Midwest Watercolor Society’s 21st Annual Exhibition of Transparent Watercolors, West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI.
1997 Knickerbocker Artists 45th Grand International Open Juried Exhibition, Joan Cawley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
1996 Watercolor West Annual Exhibition XXVII, Brea Cultural Center, Brea, CA.
1996 San Diego Watercolor Society’s International Exhibition, San Diego, CA.
1996 DENVER ROTARY’S ARTISTS OF AMERICA (AOA), 16th Annual Exhibit, Invitational, The Colorado History Museum, Denver, CO.
1996 GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTS (GAA) Invitational Exhibition and Sale, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH.
1996 Triton Museum of Art, Watercolor Competition and Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA.
1996 Rocky Mountain Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
1996 Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.
1996 Midwest Watercolor Society’s 20th Annual National Exhibition of Transparent Watercolors, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI.
1996 California Watercolor Association (CWA), 28th Annual Watercolor Exhibit, Gallery Concord, Concord, CA.
1996 Oil Painters of America (OPA) National Show, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
1996 National Watercolor Society (NWS), 75th Annual Exhibition, Brea Cultural Center, Brea, CA.
1995 American Watercolor Society (AWS), 128th Annual International Exhibition, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
1995 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 99th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, NY.
1995 27th Annual East Bay Watercolor Exhibition, Gallery Concord, Concord, CA (Now CA Watercolor Assn.).
1995 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
1995 Watercolor U.S.A., Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.
1994 ARTWALK, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.
1994 Scottsdale Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ.
1993 25th Annual East Bay Watercolor Exhibition, Art Concepts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.
1993 ARTWALK, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA.
1993 Affaire In The Gardens, Beverly Hills, CA.
1993 Trailside Americana Fine Art Galleries Watercolor Show, Carmel, CA.
1992 24th Annual East Bay Watercolor Exhibition, Piedmont Gallery, Oakland, CA.
1991 23rd Annual East Bay Watercolor Exhibition, Piedmont Gallery, Oakland, CA.
2019 American Watercolor Society (AWS), 152nd International Annual Exhibit, Frederick Wong Award.
2013 American Watercolor Society (AWS), 146th International Annual Exhibit, High Winds Medal.
2001 American Watercolor Society (AWS), 134th International Annual Exhibition, Saunders Waterford Series Award.
2000 American Watercolor Society (AWS), 135th International Annual Exhibition, Clara Stroud Memorial Award.
2000 California Watercolor Association (CWA), 32nd Annual Exhibition, Bronze Award, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA.
2000 The American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, NY
The President’s Award.
2000 The Midwest Watercolor Society’s 24th Annual Exhibition, The Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio
The Daler-Rowney Gold Medallion.
1999 Rocky Mountain Watermedia Exhibition, Best of Show, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
1999 Watercolor West XXXI Annual Exhibition, Robert E. Wood Memorial Award, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA.
1998 Watercolor West, XXX Annual Exhibition, The Brand Library & Art Gallery, Award, Brea Cultural Center, Brea, CA.
1998 American Women Artist’s Annual Exhibit, American Women Artist’s Award, Trailside Gallery Americana, Scottsdale, AZ.
1998 Watercolor USA, Patron Purchase Award, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.
1997 Napa Valley Open Studios, People’s Choice Award, Napa Valley, Napa, CA.
1997 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, First Bank of Colorado N.A. Award, Golden, CO.
1996 Watercolor West Annual Exhibition XXVII, Mary & Ben Rabe Soft Colors Award, Brea Cultural Center, Brea, CA.
1996 Napa Valley Open Studios, Best of Show, Napa Valley, CA.
1996 Triton Museum of Art, Merit Award, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA.
1996 Midwest Watercolor Society, Helga’s Palette Workshop Tuition Award, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI.
1996 California Watercolor Association (CWA), Gold Medal, Gallery Concord, Concord, CA.
1995 National Watercolor Society (NWS), National Galleries Endowment Award, Brea Gallery, (painting chosen to travel one year around country to museums) Brea, CA.
1995 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Anna Hyatt Huntington Bronze Medal,National Arts Club, New York.
1995 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibit, 1st Place, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
1995 American Watercolor Society (AWS), Winsor & Newton Award, Salmagundi Club, New York.
1995 Watercolor USA, Purchase Award, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.
1994 Scottsdale Arts Festival, 1st Place, Scottsdale, AZ.
1994 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Blue Ribbon, Santa Barbara, CA.
1993 Affaire In The Gardens, 1st Place, Beverly Hills, CA.
1991 The Artist’s Magazine, Finalist in Painting Competition.
1991 23rd Annual Exhibition, East Bay Watercolor Society, Merit Award, Oakland, CA.
Catherine’s Art on the Silver Screen!
GreenPiece, 30″ x 22″ Watercolor
See Catherine’s paintings in the movie “Déjà Vu”, starring Denzel Washington.
Two of Catherine Anderson’s watercolor paintings appear in the Disney movie, DARK WATER. The film stars Jennifer Connelly and was released in movie theaters in July, 2005. You can see Catherine’s in a key scene which takes place in the mediator’s office. GreenPiece is a green landscape and Rhythm of Life is a pink seascape. Disney reviewed 10,000 paintings in their search for artwork, and as a result of all that work they finally chose Catherine’s!