Watercolors by Sandra Schaffer, WHS, TWSA

Kansas City Missouri

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Master's Degree - Central Missouri State University

Bachelor's Degree - University of Missouri at Columbia

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Koch Patron Purchase Award, Kansas Watercolor Society 2009 National Show

Accepted as participant in the Japan Watercolor Federation/Watercolor Honor Society Exchange in Tokyo, Japan 2010

Landmark Inn Award, Northeast Watercolor Society 22nd Annual Open Exhibition, 1999

Ramsey Award, Community Arts Association Open Exhibition, New Jersey 1999

Third Best of Show, Heartland 8 State Exhibition, Merriam, Kansas, 2000

M. Graham & Co. Award, Montana Watercolor Society National Show, 2000

Past President's Cash Award, Northwest Watercolor Society National Show, 2001

First Place Award, Wyoming Watercolor XVI National Exhibition, 2001

Traveling Show Award, Kentucky Watercolor Society National Show, 2001

Friends Cash Award, Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Show, 2001

Nielsen-Bainbridge Award, Western Colorado Watercolor Society National Show, 2001

New Orleans School of Fine Art & Daler-Rowney Award, Louisiana Watercolor Society International Show, 2002

Colvin Cash Award, Baker Arts Center National Show, 2003

Winsor & Newton Award, Watercolor USA National Show, 2003

Pacific Gallery Artists' Award, Pennsicola Art League National Show, 2004

Excellence Cash Award, Red River National Exhibition, 2004

MKEC Engineering Consultants Patron Purchase Award, Kansas Watercolor Society 8 State Exhibition, 2004

Juror's Choice Award, Art at the Center National Show, 2005

George Latta Award, Missouri Watercolor Society National Show, 2005

Merit Award, Red River Watercolor Society National Show, 2005

Catherine M. Mulkhare Memorial Cash Award, Rhode Island Watercolor Society National Show, 2005

Elite Signature Status, Watercolor Art Society- Houston, 2006

Honorable Mention, Watercolor Art Society International Show, 2006

Purple Sage Status, Texas Watercolor Society 2006

Silver, Second Place Award, Montana Watercolor Society National Show 2006

Top 10 Award, Kansas Watercolor Society 2007 Signature Member Invitational

Award of Distinction, Missouri Watercolor Society National Show, 2007

Museum Cash Award, Watercolor USA, 2007

Strathmore Paper Award, Missouri Watercolor Society 2007 Invitational

Brown-Forman Patron Purchase Award, Kentucky Watercolor Society National Show, 2007

Jack Richeson, Daniel Smith and Artist and Craftsman Awards, Kentucky Watercolor Society National Show, 2007

Participant in National Watercolor Society and Watercolor Honor Society collaborative Fallbrook Show, 2008

PUBLICATIONS/CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOKS

Cover artist, Daniel Smith Art Supplies Spring Catalog 2009

The Artistic Touch 4 by Chris Unwin, juried watercolor compilation, Creative Art Press 2010

Best of America, Watercolor Artists and Artisans, juried watercolor compilation, Volume II, 2010

Watercolor Magic Magazine, "Sixteen of Today's Best Painters", 2002

Marquis Who's Who of American Women-biographies accepted for 2005 through present

Marquis Who's Who in America-biographies accepted from 2006 through present

Marquis Who's Who in the World - biographies accepted from 2006 through present

Best of America Watercolor Artists, Kennedy Publications, Best of Artists and Artisans Juried book Series 2007, work included in compilation.

Newsletter Editor, Watercolor Honor Society 2004-2006

Splash 10, North Light Publications, 2008, work included in compilation

Kansas City Voices Magazine, Whispering Press, 4 paintings accepted for publication in 2008 issue

JUROR OF SHOWS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Juror - Irene B. French Gallery 2005 Monthly Gallery Show Exhibitions

Juror - Splash 2006 - St. Louis Watercolor Society All Member Exhibition

Watercolor USA Honor Society Newsletter Editor, 2004-2007 

President, Board of Directors - Watercolor USA Honor Society, 2008-2010

ADDITION TO PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Koch Industries, Wichita, Kansas: KWS Patron Purchase 2009

University of Kansas Medical Center, Nursing Center Collection, 2003

MKEC Engineering Consultants, Wichita, Kansas 2004

Community Christian Church, Kansas City, MO 2004

Gould-Evans Architectural Firm, 2005

H&R Block Art Project - addition to Permanent Collection for new downtown H&R Block Building, 2006

Overland Park Arts Commission - two additions to Permanent Collection, 2007

Brown-Forman Corporation, Louisville, KY, Kentucky Watercolor Society Purchase Award, 2008

Watercolor USA, Anonymous Patron Purchase 2008

SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIPS

Missouri Watercolor Society:  www.mowsart.com

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society:  www.pwswc.com

Northeast Watercolor Society:  www.northeastws.com

Northwest Watercolor Society:  www.nwws.org

Transparent Watercolor Society of America:  www.watercolors.org

Texas Watercolor Society:  www.texaswatercolorsociety.net

Watercolor West Watercolor Society:  www.watercolorwest.org

Western Colorado Watercolor Society:  www.wcwatercolorsociety.com

San Diego Watercolor Society:  www.sdws.org

California Watercolor Society:  www.californiawatercolor.org

Watercolor Honor Society:  www.watercolorusahonorsociety.org

Wyoming Watercolor Society:  www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org

Montana Watercolor Society:  www.montanawatercolorsociety.org

Louisiana Watercolor Society:  www.lwsart.org

Mississippi Society-Houston:  www.mississippiwatercolor.org

Watercolor Art Society-Houston - www.watercolorhouston.org

Red River Watercolor Society:  www.redriverws.org  

Kentucky Watercolor Society:  www.kwswbmstr.home.insightbb.com

Academic Artists Association : www.academicartistsassociation.com

Eastern Washington Watercolor Society 

Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society