Let the Light In<\/em> (watercolor on aquabord, 24\u00d718) won the Best in Show award in the 2024 5th Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSpring has sprung\u2014and so has the fine art competition season! Watercolor societies across the country are in the throes of hosting their juried competitions, including Women in Watercolor\u2019s 6th Annual International Juried Competition, which opens for entries on April 1. The panel of awards jurors for the 2025 competition includes Lynn D. Pratt, founder and president of Women in Watercolor, along with acclaimed watercolor artists Daniela Werneck, Lana Privitera, Michelle Nixon, Sylvia Monge, Lorraine Simonds, Marie Francoise Ingels, Jennifer Annesley, and Reyhan Ardakanian.<\/p>\n
Last year, the\u00a0organization\u2019s 5th<\/sup> annual competition\u00a0received\u00a0more than 1,970 entries from 62 countries. \u201cThose artists\u00a0definitely represent the best of the best women watercolorists,\u201d says Pratt.\u00a0\u201cThe work entered\u00a0was truly extraordinary,\u00a0and\u00a0picking the top winners was very\u00a0difficult.\u201d<\/p>\nLet the Light In,<\/em>\u00a0by Daniela Werneck, took\u00a0the Best in Show award\u00a0in the 2024 competition. \u201cYou immediately can feel the emotion coming from the girl with the expression on her face and\u00a0the beautiful way that she\u2019s painted,\u201d Pratt says of the work. \u201cThe play of sunlight and\u00a0shadow in the painting is exquisite\u2013\u2013not to mention the\u00a0details and\u00a0brushwork. And the\u00a0details in the tile and\u00a0lacework are so on point you feel like you\u2019re right there in the room. It\u2019s a truly amazing work, well\u00a0deserving of that coveted\u00a0\u2018Best in Show\u2019\u00a0designation.\u201d<\/p>\nPratt founded Women in Watercolor in 2020 after noticing that most of the students signing up for her classes and workshops were women. \u201cInstead of what can often be a very competitive environment,\u201d she says, \u201cI want to work together, build each other up, and learn from one another to help increase our individual and overall success.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eventually, Pratt hopes to expand Women in Watercolor to include classes, workshops and other art events. For now, she feels the organization has already established itself as an important place in the world of watercolor art. \u201cI\u2019ve had so many talented students mention to me over the years how nervous they are to enter competitions,\u201d she says. \u201cThey don\u2019t know if they can compete, how they would enter, how they would frame or ship their work. And many women\u2013\u2013especially from other cultures\u2013\u2013often feel nervous competing with men. I wanted to construct a platform and community in which they\u2019d feel comfortable participating. It\u2019s my hope that I\u2019ve created an opportunity for these artists to see just how talented they are.\u201d<\/p>\n
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