2023 Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition

Exhibition hours, please read carefully:

The Exhibition is spread equally between the Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion facilities, just across the quiet Kent Square Road from each other. Exhibition visitors will probably want to choose a time when both are open. The two facilities have different hours:

- Kentlands Mansion - Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm.

- Arts Barn - Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 pm and also for classes, activities and events.

So the overlap hours of Tues-Fri, 1-4pm are the simplest. If a visitor would like to come at a time both buildings are not officially open, they may email artgalleries@gaithersburgmd.gov for an appointment and one of the gallery managers will be happy to meet them.

Both facilities will be open for the reception on November 12, 2-4pm The awards ceremony will be held in the auditorium on the second floor of the Arts Barn.

Quick Links

• About Our Judge
• Exhibition Catalog
• Award Winners Slide Show
  
• List of Award Winners and Awards
• Gallery of All Paintings
• List of Paintings
• Sponsors & Contributors

Judge of Selection and Awards

Alexis Lavine, NWS, WHS
alexislavineartist.com

Alexis Lavine is delighted to be juror and selector of awards for the 2023 exhibit. She is a signature member of nine watercolor societies, most notably The National Watercolor Society, Watercolor USA Honor Society, and Transparent Watercolor Society of America. She is especially pleased to be a long-time signature and life member of BWS. Honored as one of Watercolor Artist Magazine’s “Ones to Watch,” her paintings have also been published in Splash, The Artistic Touch, and The Palette Magazine. Alexis’ paintings have been exhibited in juried shows across the country and overseas, including The American and National Watercolor Societies, Watercolor USA, Watercolor West, and many others. Having exhibited in numerous juried shows, she understands how important it is to serve as juror. She considers this to be a great honor and she approaches the task with a good eye for design, technique, and expression... and with true respect, humility, wonder, and fairness.

Juror's Comments

Alexis chose 95 works from 370 paintings submitted by 218 artists. Here are her reflections on the selection process...

“Judging a large and prestigious competition such as this one is always exciting, fascinating, and humbling. Faced with the task of choosing fewer than 100 paintings from nearly 400 entries made my job very challenging to say the least. The entries encompassed just about every possible subject, technique, and allowable materials. I tried to choose the strongest body of work, and to recognize and include all of those marvelous variations on the theme of watermedia. If your painting was selected, may I offer you a hearty “Congratulations!” If your painting was not selected, please do not be overly discouraged. I know how you feel! Keep on painting and learning and entering shows. Be stubborn! Be determined! And don’t give up on this unique, versatile and expressive medium, which we all love so much!“ ...Alexis

Exhibition Catalog

Mailings of paper/hardcopy exhibition catalogs are now complete.   If you were expecting a mailed catalog and have not received one, please contact us at the link below.

Additional paper catalogs are available for purchase from the BWS Store or by contacting us at the link below.

The electronic (pdf) version of the exhibition catalog is available at the following link 

Download the exhibition catalog

For any questions about the exhibition catalog, please contact midatlanticexhibit@baltimorewatercolorsociety.org.

Slide Show of Award Winning Paintings

Alexis completed her selection of awards for the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition on Monday, October 2.

The slide show below provides a closeup view of each of the Award Winning Paintings. The slide show is followed by a presentation of each of the paintings selected by Alexis Lavine, for inclusion in the 2023 Online Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition.

COPYRIGHT STATEMENT  All images are the property of the artists and protected by copyright. No image can be used without the written permission of the artist.

2023 Award Winners

2023 Baltimore Watercolor Society's Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition

Below are all the images from the show. Click on an image to see it larger or to scroll through the exhibit click on the word Next, located above the image you are viewing.

2023 Selected Paintings