2016 Watercolor Society Show
Torgesen Murdock, Pocatello resident, received the top award in the juried Idaho Watercolor Society Show which opened June 3rd in the SUB Gallery on the campus of Boise State University.
Her full sheet watercolor entitled “Soaring” was chosen from among the fifty paintings exhibited, to win the Juror’s Choice Award for the top prize of $500. The juror, Jean Pedersen, AWS, all the way from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, commented that she loved the circular movement and flow of the painting and all the subtle and varied textures achieved by the artist.
The show will be on exhibit in the Boise State Student Union Gallery through the month of June and then will travel to Northern Idaho, Pocatello, and Idaho Falls.
National Juried Awards
| Idaho Watercolor Society | Juror's Choice Award 2016 |
|---|---|
| International Artist Magazine | Grand Prize, Landscape 2014 |
| 100 Ways to Paint Seascapes, Rivers, and Lakes | Book International Artist Magazine 2003 |
| Idaho Watercolor Society | Best of Show 2009 |
| Idaho Watercolor Society Jurors | Choice 2009 |
| Art Center Juried Competition | Best of Show 2009 |
| Idaho Paints Idaho | Two Paintings 2009 |
| Studio Access Article | International Artist Mag. 2007 |
| Splash 7 | Book |
| Splash 12 | Book 2010 |
| Master Artist USA Article | International Artist Mag. 2002 |
| National Arts for the Parks | Top 100 - 1992, 1993 |
| One Woman Show - ISU Transition Gallery | 2005,2002,1993,1989,1987 |
| Idaho Paints Idaho | Spectators Choice, 3rd place 2004 |
| Northwest Watercolor Society | Puget Sound Group Award |
| Northwest Watercolor Society | NWWS Purchase Award |
| Utah Artist Award | Utah Art Dealers Association |
| Snake River Invitational | Second Place, Merit Award |
| Northwest Artist Calendar | Publication Two Years |
| Idaho Paints Idaho | Spectators Choice 2003 |
| Idaho Paints Idaho | 2nd Place 2003 |
| Idaho Watercolor Society | 2nd Place 2003 |
| Idaho Watercolor Society | Purchase Award 2003 |
| Idaho Watercolor Society | Jurors Choice 2004 |
| Idaho Watercolor Society | Purchase Award 2004 |
| Pittsburgh Aqueous | Merit Award 1999 |
| Ridgefield Guild of Artists | Merit Award 1997 |
| Pittsburgh Aqueous | 2nd Place 1993 |
| Finalist-American Artist Magazine 13,300 entries | 1999 |
| Montana Watercolor Society | MTWS Board Members Award 97 |
| Merit Award 1991 | |
| Honorable Mention 1990 | |
| Savoir-Faire International Art Competition | Honorable Mention 1996 |
| Blue Cross Insurance Company | Spectators Choice |
| Faber Castell Competition | Third Place |
| Idaho State Fair | Sweepstakes 2010 & 2008 |
| Eight 1st Place | |
| Six 2nd Place | |
| Two Spectators Choice | |
| Northwest Signatures Show | Merit Award 1992, Merit Award 1991, Honorable Mention 1990 |
| Idaho Watercolor Society | Carlton Plummer Award |
| Florida Visual Arts |
Collections:
- Boise Cascade Corporation
- Key Bank Corporation
- Blue Cross Corporation
- Idaho First National Bank
- First Security Bank
- Jordan & Co. Chartered
- Merrill and Merrill Chartered
- Ore-Ida Corporation
- Phil Meador Dealership
- Salt Lake County Legal Offices
- Portneuf Regional Medical Center
- Bank of Idaho
- Caribou Medical Center
- Marshall Public Library
- Northwest Watercolor Society
- D.L. Evans Bank
- Idaho Central Credit Union
- Brigham Young University Idaho
- Idaho State University