VERA BOBSON WATERCOLOUR
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My Upcoming & Current Shows.

Podcast Episode
I was invited to speak about my art on a podcast and had so much fun doing it! Lynn Wyminga talks to artists in their studios about their work and journey as the host of Study Stories on Amherst Island Radio. 

Listen to my podcast episode by clicking here.
My work is included in the following shows and exhibitions:
  • Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair, Better Living Centre Exhibition Place, 21-24 February, 2019
  • Instructional Demonstration at Banbury Art Group, February 27, 2019
  • Demonstration for University of Toronto Women's Art Group, March 13, 2019
  • ​Podcast Interview- Studio Stories on Amherst Island Radio, Episode 7: Vera Bobson, abstract watercolorist
       Episode images and information link and click here.
       Podcast link click here.
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My Art Memberships.

I enjoy being involved with other artists and am proud to be a participating member in a number of professional and local art organizations:

Elected Member: Ontario Society of Artists (OSA)
Elected Member:Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC)
Elected Member:Society of Canadian Artists (SCA)
Elected Member:Colour and Form Society (CFS)
Signature Member: Toronto Watercolour Society (TWS)
Member: Etobicoke Art Group (EAG)
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My Awards.

My work has been accepted in numerous juried shows, including the Annual Open Show of the Ontario Society of Artists, the International Open Show of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, and the Annual Open Show of the Society of Canadian Artists. I have also been exhibited at McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Haliburton School of Art and Design, and many other galleries.

I've been honoured with the following awards:

Curry’s Daniel Smith Award, CSPWC 94th Annual Open Water International Exhibition
Honourable Mention: TWS, 2016
Second Place: EAG, 2016
Honourable Mention: CFS, 2016
Heinz Jordan Royal Talens: CSPWC, 2016
Second Place: EAG, 2016
Award: CSPWC Regional, 2015
Award of Merit: TWS, 2015
Second Place: EAG, 2015
Honourable Mention: HVAC, 2015
Third Place: CFS, 2014
Juror’s Choice: HVAC, 2014
Silver Medal: TWS, 2014
Silver Medal: TWS, 2013
Bronze Medal: TWS, 2013
Best in Show: FASM, 2012, Fien Arts Society of Milton
Honorable Mention: HVAC, 2012
Best Watermedia: ECOAA, 2012
Third Place: TWS, Annual Miniature Show
Juror’s Award: HVAC, 2011
Best Watercolour: ECOAA, 2011
Juror’s Choice: COAA, 2010
Honorable Mention: Bancroft Invitational, 2010
Honorable Mention: ECOAA, 2008

My Juror Experience.

  • OSA New Members Juror: 2018
  • Arts and Letter Members Show Juror: 2017
  • CSPWC  New Members Juror: 2015, 2016
  • CSPWC  Water Refections Juror
  • CFS Juror

My Painting Technique Demonstartions.

  • Don Valley Art Club
  • International Watercolour Society, Representing CSPWC: 2018
  • CSPWC, Toronto: 2018
  • Banbury Art Club, Toronto: 2018
  • Toronto Watercolour Society: 2017
  • SOYRA, Aurora: 2017

My Previous Exhibitions.

2018 Highlights
  • CSPWC-SFA Exchange Juried Exhibition in France
  • CSPWC-SFA Exchange Juried Exhibition in Canada
  • Exhibit at Canadian Consulate Invited by Mexican Government to Represent Canada CSPWC, Mexico City
  • Worldwide Watercolour Invitational Exhibition Representing Canada CSPWC, Fabriano Italy
  • SCA 50th International Open Juried Exhibition
  • Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair, Better Living Centre Exhibition Place, February
  • PROGRESSIONS VII Provincial Touring Exhibition, Haliburton School of the Arts
    • ​McMichael Canadian Collection
    • The Villa Gallery
    • Romni Goodwood Arts Centre
    • Studio B, Neilson Park Creative Centre
    • Haliburton School of the Arts and Design
    • Canada Summit  Centre
2018
  • Haliburton School of Art and Design  “Ontario on Paper"
  • Toronto Watercolour Society
  • Haliburton School of Art and Design “Pathways”
  • Colour and Form Society
  • ArtWorks Oakville
  • Toronto Society of Watercolour
  • Art Tour Collective
  • Etobicoke Art Group
  • OSA Members Choice
  • IWS-Canada
  • CFS Biennial Exhibition
  • OSA Members ExhibitionKingsway Lambton Art Show and Sale, Saturday, April 7, 2018
  • Etobicoke Art Group Members Choice Exhibition, Neilson Park Creative Centre Main Gallery, February
  • Society of Canadian Artists Open International Online Exhibition
  • ​Etobicoke Art Group HIghlights Exhibition
2017 Highlights
  • Demonstration, Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives
  • Canada 150 Online Exhibition, International Watercolour Society
  • Progressions VI Ontario Provincial Touring Exhibition, Haliburton School of Art and Design
    •  McMichael Canadian Collection
    • Sir Sandford Fleming College
    •  The Villa Gallery
    •  Romani Goodwood Arts Centre
    •  Studio B, Neilson Park  Creative Centre
    •  F.A.S.M. Gallery
​2017​
  • Mosaic, Ontario Society of Artists 145th Anniversary Exhibition
  • Society of Canadian Artists 49th Open International Juried Exhibition. Papermill Gallery
  • Ontario Society of Artists 144th Annual Open Juried Show, John B. Aird Gallery
  • AquaVision Fall Show Toronto Watercolour Society, Neilson Park Creative Centre
  • Colour and Form Society 65th Open Juried Exhibition, Etobicoke Civic Centre
  • Art Tour Collective
  • Etobicoke Art Group 53rd Annual Juried Exhibition
  • Toronto Art Tour
  • Gallery 1313
  • ArtWorks 18th Annual Juried Show, Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre
  • Painting 2017 Exhibition, Contemporary Canadian Artists, John B. Aird Gallery
  • Art for Cancer Fundraiser
  • nnual Juried Exhibition, Latchman Gallery
  • Water Reflections, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour Juried Show, Santa Fe Gallery
  • Paperchase 50 Over 150, Haliburton School of Art and Design
  • Silent Auction, John B. Aird Gallery
  • Kingsway-Lambton Annual Charity Fundraiser
  • AquaVision Spring Show, Toronto Watercolour Society, Papermill Gallery
  • Colour and Form Society 64th Open Juried Exhibition, Etobicoke Civic Centre
  • 50 Over 150, Haliburton School of Art and Design
  • Ontario Society of Artists Members Exhibition, Joseph D. Carrier Gallery
2016 Highlights
  • Mexico Biennial Exhibition, ​Mexico City, Mexico, December, 2016 - February, 2017
  • Progression V Exhibition and Touring Provincial Show, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, March - April
  • Co-exhibition with Alan Brain, Latitude 44 Gallery, October 
2016
  • ​​​Mexico Biennial Exhibition, ​Mexico City, Mexico, December, 2016 - February, 2017
  • ​Colour and Form Society, The Papermill Gallery, October - November
  • ​Toronto Watercolour Society, The Papermill Gallery, October - November
  • Co-exhibition with Alan Brain, Latitude 44 Gallery, October
  • Colour and Form Society, The Papermill Gallery, June - July
  • Toronto West Art Tour, June
  • Colour and Form Society, The Papermill Gallery, June
  • Etobicoke Art Group Annual Juried Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre, May - June
  • Art Square Gallery, May - June
  • ​Facets, Halliburton School of Art and Design, May
  • Just a Position, Halliburton School of Art and Design, May
  • ​Toronto Watercolour Society Annual Spring Juried Show, Neilson Park Creative Centre, April - May
  • Toronto Watercolour Society, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Apri
  • ​Progression V Exhibition, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, March - April
  • Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Etobicoke Civic Centre, March
  • The Artist Project- Contemporary Art Fair, ​Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, February
  • Black and White Ball, Propeller Gallery, February
  • ​TWAT Exhibition, The Papermill Gallery, February
  • Ontario Society of Artists, ​John B. Aird Gallery, January
  • Salon X, Propeller Gallery, January
  • Art for Cancer, January
  • Etobicoke Art Group, Neilson Park Creative Centre
2015 Highlights
  • Royal Watercolour Society Annual Juried Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London, England, February - March
  • Progression 4, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, February - March
  • The Artist Project- Contemporary Art Fair, ​Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, February
  • Watermark 2015, CSPWC Ontario Reginal Juried Exhibit, Santa Fe Gallery, May – June
2015
  • Six Squared, Art Square Gallery and Café, August
  • Collectively Inspired, Etobicoke Civic Centre, June - August
  • Exploring Fields, Sir Stanford Fleming College, Haliburton, ON, May 
  • Elements, Haliburton, ON, May 
  • Toronto West Art Tour, May
  • Etobicoke Art Group Annual Juried Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre, May
  • Artworks Oakville Annual Juried Show, QE PCCC Gallery, May 
  • AquaVision Spring Show, Toronto Watercolour Society, Neilson Park Creative Centre, April - May
  • Humber Valley Art Club, Etobicoke Civic Centre, March - April​
  • Humber Valley Art Club Annual Juried Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre, March - April
  • Etobicoke Art Club Members Choice Exhibition, Neilson Park Creative Centre  February – March
  • Inside Out Exhibition, Etobicoke Art Group, February​
2014 Highlights
  • Progression 3, Ontario Provincial Touring Exhibition
    • McMichael Canadian Art Collection, February - April - June
    • Romni Goodwood Arts Center
    • Haliburton School of the Arts / Fleming College
    • ​Bark Lake Centre
2014
  • Fine Arts Society of Milton, Holcim Gallery, Milton Centre for the Arts  December 2014 – January 2015
  • Deck the Walls, The Project Gallery, December
  • AquaVision 30th Annual Fall Juried Show, Toronto Watercolour Society, The Papermill Gallery, November
  • Etobicoke Art Club Members Choice, November
  • Colour and Form Society 62nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition,  Etobicoke Civic Centre, November
  • Open Water, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour Annual Open Juried Show, John B Aird Gallery, October -November
  • The Amadeus Art Project, Live and Silent Auction supporting the Amadeus Choir, Roy Thompson Hall, November
  • The Arbitration Centre, July - December
  • Paper Things Gallery, July - September
  • Biennial Open Juried Exhibition, Colour and Form Society, June
  • Collaboration Exhibition, Java Joe's Cafe, June
  • All Out, Haliburton School of the Arts, May - July
  • Salon, The Project Gallery, May
  • Ontario Art on Paper, Haliburton School of the Arts, May
  • Amalgam, Haliburton School of the Arts, May
  • Etobicoke Art Group 50th Annual Juried Show, April - May
  • Game, Ontario Society of Artists Annual Open Juried Show, April
  • ​Clarity, The Project Gallery, April
  • AquaVision Spring Show, Toronto Watercolour Society, Aurora Cultural Centre, March - April
  • Etobicoke Art Club Members Choice Exhibition, March
  • Project Art, Pop-Up Art Gallery, Benefit in support of the Sunnybrook Foundation
  • 30 @ 3030 The Art Tour Exhibition,  
  • ​Future Landscape, The Project Gallery
2013 Highlights
  •  Society of Canadian Artists Annual Juried Show, Montreal
  • Open Water, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Calgary
2013
  • 2nd Annual Open Juried Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Society of Milton, December 2013 - January 2014
  • Humber Valley Art Club Members Choice Exhibition, November - December
  • Colour and Form Society 61st Annual Open Juried Exhibition, November 
  • AquaVision 2013, Toronto Watercolour Society, October
  • Etobicoke Art Group 49th Annual Juried Art Show, May
  • Humber Valley Art Club Members Choice Show, April - May
  • Etobicoke Art Group Members Choice Exhibition, March
  • Family Annual Hall Exhibition, Etobicoke Art Group, January - February
  • The Big Chill, Neilson Park Creative Centre, January​​
2012​
  • Humber Valley Art Club Annual Juried Exhibition, November - December
  • AquaVision 2012, Toronto Watercolour Society, November
  • Colour and Form Society 60th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, November
  • Paper Works, Neilson Park Creative Centre, June - July
  • Etobicoke Art Group 48th Annual Juried Art Show, May
  • ​East Central Ontario Art Association 54th Annual Juried Show, April - May
  • AquaVision 2012, Toronto Watercolour Society, March - April
  • Etobicoke Art Group Members Choice Exhibition, February - March
  • Inspired by Place, Etobicoke Art Group, January - February
2011
  • Humber Valley Art Club Annual Juried Show, November - December
  • Colour and Form Society 59th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Etobicoke Civic Centre, November
  • Falling Leaves, Neilson Park Creative Centre, October - November
  • AquaVision 2011, Toronto Watercolour Association, May
  • East Central Ontario Art Association Annual Juried Show, April
  • Humber Valley Art Club Annual Juried Show, March
  • ​Where the Wild Things Are, Etobicoke Art Group, February​
2010
  • Members Choice Exhibition, Neilson Park Creative Centre 
  • Etobicoke Art Group 46th Annual Juried Art Show, October
  • Through the Eyes of the Artist, 17th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Lakeshore Arts, May - June
  • Humber Valley Art Club Annual Juried Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre, April
  • AquaVision 2010, Toronto Watercolour Society, March
  • Squared, Etobicoke Art Group, Neilson Park Creative Centre, January - February​
2009
  • Cross Section, Central Ontario Art Association
  • Humber Valley Art Club Members Choice Show, November - December
  • AquaVision 2009, Toronto Watercolour Society, November
  • 45th Annual Juried Art Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre, October - November
  • Etobicoke Art Group Members Choice Show, March
  • Green, Etobicoke Art Group, January - February
2008 
  • Humber Valley Art Club, Members Choice Exhibition, November - December
  • AquaVision 2008, Toronto Watercolour Society, November
  • Mystery in the Park, East Central Ontario Art Association, October - November
  • Cross Section, East Central Ontario Art Association, October - November
  • East Central Ontario Art Association 50th Juried Show
  • Through the Eyes of the Artist, Lakeshore Arts, May - June
  • Etobicoke Art Group 44th Annual Juried Art Show, tobicoke Civic Centre, May
  • Etobicoke Art Group Members Choice Exhibition, February - March​
2007
  • Humber Valley Art Club Members Choice Show, November - December
  • Etobicoke Art Group 43rd Annual Juried Art Show, April - May
  • Annual Juried Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre, March - April​
2006
  • Humber Valley Art Club Members Choice Show, November
  • Etobicoke Art Group 42nd Annual Juried Art Show, May
  • Humber Valley Art Club Annual Juried Art Show, April
  • Etobicoke Art Group Members Choice Exhibition, February - March
  • Meet the Gallery Committee, Neilson Park Creative Centre, January
2005 
  • Humber Valley Art Club Artist Choice Show, November
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