Thomas J. Owen  AWS NWS

Awards & Honors


Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors American Watercolor Society
  • Florence & H. Samuel Slater Award, 1999
  • Adirondack Wilderness Award & Gold Medallion, 1995
  • Mario Cooper & Dale Meyers Medal, 2010
  • Traveling Show Selection, 2010
  • Traveling Show Selection, 2008
  • Mario Cooper & Dale Meyers Medal, 2003

  • California Watercolor Association Colorado Watercolor Society
  • Silver Medal, 2009
  • Honorable Mention, 2009
  • Presidents Award, 2008
  • Award of Excellence, 2007
  • Best of Show, 2006
  • Executive Board Award, 1999

  • Daniel Smith Kansas Watercolor Society
  • 8th Annual Art Contest, Grand Prize, 2010
  • Charles &Ruth Sanderson Memorial Award, 2008
  • 2007 Invitational: Second Place Award
  • 7 State Exhibition, Dean & Barbara Ritchie Award, 2002
  • Mid-Kansas Engineering Purchase Award, 2000
  • Charles & Ruth Sanderson Memorial Award, 2000
  • Mid-Kansas Engineering Purchase Award, 1999

  • Missouri Watercolor Society National Watercolor Society
  • Friends of the Memorial Award, 2001
  • Henry Fukuhara Award, 2009
  • Travel Exhibition Selection, 2009
  • Harriet Wexler Bartsch Memorial Award, 1994

  • Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Pikes Peak Watercolor Society
  • Juror's Award, 2009
  • M. Graham Award, 2008
  • Keystone Award, 2000
  • Jack Richeson Award, 2007
  • Honorable Mention, 2005
  • Silver Award, 2003
  • Best Transparent Watercolor, 1999
  • Alpen Award, 1998

  • Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition
  • First Place Award for Excellence, 2009
  • Catalog Cover Selection, 2008
  • Omni TRAX Award, 1999
  • Meyer Award, 1998
  • Pacific Palette Award, 2009
  • Holbein Award, 2004
  • Taos National Exhibition of American Watercolors Texas Watercolor Society
  • Award of Merit, 2009
  • Artisans Award, 2003
  • Meritorious Award, 2002

  • Amy Freeman Lee Founder's Award, 2007
  • Watercolor Arts Society - Houston Watercolor West, Riverside, CA
  • Award of Merit, 2007
  • Award of Merit, 2000
  • Award of Merit, 1999
  • Purchase Award, 2007
  • Merchandise Award, 2004
  • National Watercolor Society Award, 2001
  • Western Colorado Watercolor Society Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
  • Best Artist of Colorado, 2008
  • Merit Award, 2009
  • Award of Merit, 2008
  • Merchandise Award, 2005