Hawai`i Watercolor Society

 

The Hawai`i Watercolor Society was founded in 1962 by Hawai`i Artist Hon Chew Hee. Our aim as an organization is to nurture and stimulate interest in water media through education, exhibits, and collaboration with other organizations, associations and individuals.

The Hawai`i Watercolor Society sponsors two juried exhibits every year as well as a biennial curated show highlighting the work of our signature members. In addition, we host periodic sales, themed shows and community events.

In conjunction with our exhibits we offer two week long workshops each year featuring nationally recognized teaching artists. On an intermittent basis we sponsor shorter duration workshops on a variety of art-related topics.

 

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David Gregory

davidgregorystudio.com

David began his art training at the University of Illinois in Urbana, where he studied architecture, painting, printmaking, and first became enamored with watercolors. He has been a watercolorist for over forty years and has been juried into numerous national exhibitions. Over four thousand of his paintings can be found in public and private collections both in the USA and abroad.

David is a Signature Member of the Hawaii Watercolor Society and the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. He lived in Lanikai on the windward coast of Oahu for several years, where he enjoyed kayaking, snorkeling, and swimming, as well as painting. He now has his studio in Peoria Illinois, where he paints full time while anticipating the next trip to Hawaii with his wife Renée.

 

The Hawai’i Watercolor Society gratefully acknowledges our Award Patrons, whose generous donations make it possible to present awards to artists selected by Sterling Edwards, juror of the 2026 HWS Members’ Show.

List of Award Patrons

  • Hon Chew Hee Art Fund of the Hawai’i Community Foundation

  • Alexander & Baldwin

  • Peter Drewliner

  • Bank of Hawai’i

  • M. Graham & Co. 

  • Hawaiian Graphics

  • Art Source & Design

  • Sunshine Gallery

  • Kenny Fenander, in memory of Candace Fenender

  • Family and friends of Estelle Sumimoto

 

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