Awards
The society awards prizes for paintings determined to be best in show by the judges at our annual selected exhibition.
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: 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
2017 winners
- 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
2016 winners
- 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
2015 winners
- 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
2014 winners
- 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
- 2020 – Melanie Collins
- 2019 – Caroline Furlong
- 2018 – Susan Taylor
- 2017 – Lesley Rumble
- 2020 – Lesley Munro
- 2019 – Astrig Akseralian
- 2018 – Justin Hawkes
- 2017 – Anthony Mashman
- 2016 – Karen Stamper
- 2015 – John Glover
- 2014 – Lesley Rumble
- 2013 – Moira Fraser Steel
- 2012 – Tony White
- 2011 – Tessa Shedley Jordan
- 2010 – Tessa Shedley Jordan
- 2009 – no prize awarded
- 2008 – Tessa Shedley Jordan
- 2007 – Philip Rundall
- 2020 – Petula Stone
- 2019 – David Harrison
- 2018 – Sue Downie
- 2017 – Stephie Butler