Awards

Our annual selected exhibition is a juried show with judges chosen from outside the society. They choose the awards each year.

2023 winners

The Tindalls Open Category Prize: Fenland Winter  by Jackie Devereux

The Tindalls Art Prize for impressive watercolour
fluidity:
Dandelions in a Jam Jar II  by Carol Whitehouse

The Tindalls Art Prize for effective use of light and
dark:
Tromso, Norway I by Mark Whittle-Bruce

The SEAW Members Award: Summer Flowers by Kate McGonigle

2022 winners

The Royal Watercolour Society President’s Award: Beneath the fields of jellyfish by Ben Alden and Garden Study II by Catherine Smith

The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Award: Looking for Goats by Wendy Kimberley

The Sorrell Award: Lockdown Garden Project 2020-2021 by Sarah Janavicius

The Tindalls Rosebowl Award: April Morning by David Harrison

The SEAW Members Award: Wells evening in the harbour by Surinder Beerh

The Daniel Smith Award for innovative use of colour: Dyke at Deepdale marsh by Lesley Munro

The Daniel Smith Award for imaginative use of texture: Waves of Hope by Sarah Blake

The AJ Ludlow Award: Seasonal Colours by Caroline Furlong

The St Cuthberts Mill Award for an outstanding pure
watercolour:
Morston Morning by David Talks

The Brush Award for a painting that displays
brush expertise:
Rainbow Trout by Chris Lockwood

The Tindalls Art Prize for impressive watercolour
fluidity:
Evening comes by Penny Newman

The Tindalls Art Prize for effective use of light and
dark:
Boardwalk Shadows by Mel Collins

The SEAW Watercolour Award for innovative use of watercolour: Autumn Fens and Winter’s Coming by Penny Lindop

2020 winners

The Royal Watercolour Society President’s Award: Beach channels and distant pines by Lesley Munro

The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Award: Waterlilies by Petula Stone

The Sorrell Award:  On Top of the Market by Melanie Collins

The Tindalls Rosebowl Award: Perched on the edge by Lesley Rumble

The SEAW Members Award: Hat Stack by Alan Noyes

The Daniel Smith Award for innovative use of colour: Bowl of Cherries (my favourite thing) by Jackie Devereux

The Daniel Smith Award for imaginative use of texture: After the Storm by Liz James

The AJ Ludlow Award: The Sweetest Leaves by Astrig Akseralian

The Cambridge District Arts Circle Award:Where the light falls by Wendy Kimberley

The St Cuthberts Mill Award for an outstanding pure
watercolour:
 Sequence by Justin Hawke

The Brush Award: September in the Meadow by Helen Clarke

The Tindalls Award: Coastal Path by Vandy Massey

The Tindalls Award: September Morning by Jude Figuiere

2019 winners

The Royal Watercolour Society President’s Award: Unearthly Earth by Astrig Akseralian

The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Award: Late August pm 2018 by David Harrison

The Sorrell Award: Henge in moonlight by Caroline Furlong

The Tindalls Rosebowl Award: Emerging by Beverly Hughes

The SEAW Members Award: Tregardock Cliffs by Vandy Massey

The Daniel Smith Award: Valentia, Ireland by Astrig Akseralian

The Daniel Smith Award: Under a Suffolk sky by Alan Noyes

The Artist & Illustrators Award: The Garden by Petula Stone

The Babylon Arts Award: Rose 2019 by Steph Gregory

The St Cuthberts Mill Award: Rusting in Peace by Paul Franks

The Brush Award: Cattleya Orchid by Bridgette James

The Tindalls Award: Terry and Dave by Jeff Carter

2018 winners

The Royal Watercolour Society President’s Award: Fluid Variation 17 by Justin Hawkes

The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Award: Primitive Pots by Sue Downie

The Sorrell Award: Thorn Hedge by Susan Taylor

The Tindalls Rosebowl Award: Mist rolling in by Vandy Massey

The SEAW Members Award: On the Edge of the Fens by Helen Clarke

The Daniel Smith Watercolour Award: Fruit and Flowers by Jackie Devereaux

The Daniel Smith Award: Lake District by Mai Nguyen

The Babylon Arts Award: Pinboard by John Wells

The St Cuthberts Mill Award: Birch Trees by Michele Webber

The Brush Award: Turks Turban Squash by Sarah McGonigle

The Tindalls Award: Votes four women by Mel Collins

  • The Royal Watercolour Society President’s Award: Summer Meadow by Anthony Mashman
  • The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Award: Believe by Stephie Butler
  • The Sorrell Award: Tumbling Stream by Lesley Rumble
  • The Tindalls Rosebowl Award: Winter Fieldlines by Caroline Furlong
  • The SEAW Members Award: Remember that afternoon by Alan Noyes
  • The Daniel Smith Award for innovation in the use of watercolour: Stack II by Clare Maria Wood
  • The Daniel Smith Award for best use of colour: The Fruit Bowl by Patricia Stoten
  • The Cambridge News Award: Terrace 2 by Catherine Smith
  • The Lighting Sensations Award: Sunshine, Shadows and White-washed Pots by Chris Lockwood
  • The Babylon Arts Award: Windswept by Karen Stamper
  • The St Cuthberts Mill Award:  Shottley Point by Bobby Open
  • The Tindalls Award: Across the Marshes – Norfolk by Helen Clarke
  • The Royal Watercolour Society President’s Award: On the edge by Karen Stamper
  • The Daniel Smith Watercolour Award: Jugs 1 by Virginia Albutt
  • The Daniel Smith Watercolour Award for an artist under 35: Caribbean Crab by Freddy Paske
  • The St Cuthberts Paper Award: Storm by Lesley Rumble
  • Rosemary’s Brushes Award: Fritilary by Amanda Caldwell
  • The Tindalls Award: Amphitheatre Pompei by Anthony Mashman
  • The Tindalls Award: A Quiet Spot in the Yorkshire Dales by David Mitchell
  • The Tindalls Award: Ploughed Field by Moira Fraser-Steele
  • The Royal Watercolour Society President’s Award: Mary by John Glover
  • The St Cuthberts Paper Award: Sleepy Sheep by Ruth Mccabe
  • Rosemary & Co Brushes Award: Mussel man by Gilly Marklew
  • The Tindalls Award: Glassworks by Alan Noyes
  • The Tindalls Award: Mediterra Marche by Tony White
  • The Tindalls Award: The Amphitheatre by Vandy Massey
  • The Royal Watercolour Society President’s Award: Moehne Dam, Breached by Lesley Rumble
  • The St Cuthberts Paper Award: Kirkham Priory by Rita Browne
  • Rosemary & Co Brushes Award: Simon James by Merrie Curtiss-Fuller
  • The Tindalls Award: Norwegian Northern Lights Fauske 2 by Hugh Jenkins
  • The Tindalls Award: Beer Boxes, Ski Resort by Sue Lees
  • The Tindalls Award: Retreat from the City by Sue Lees

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