Bio
Education
2 week Workshop, La Romita School of Art, Terni, Italy
Coupeville Arts Center, Coupeville, WA
Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA
American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
Professional Activities and Memberships
NWS - Signature member, National Watercolor Society
WW - Signature member, Watercolor West
President (1998) Mission Viejo Fine Art Society
Publications
“Step by Step Watercolor with Geri Medway,” Walter Foster Publishing
Walter Foster Publishing, Step by Step Paintings included in:
“Watercolor Painting, Step by Step”
“Painting Landscapes in Watercolor”
“Florals & Botanicals”
“Art Of the American West,” Rockport Publishers
Publishers
Verkerke Reprodukties, Netherlands
Sunrise Greeting Cards
American Cancer Society “Canvasses Created for the Cure” card program
Awards
Best Watercolor 2018 - Art-A-Fair, Laguna Beach, CA
Honorable Mention - The heArt Of Orange County All Media 2018, Chemers Gallery, Tustin, CA
First Place Popular Vote - 44th Annual Watercolor West Intrn’l Juried Competition 2012
“Mijello Company Award” 44th Annual Watercolor West Intrn’l Juried Competition 2012
“Artist’s Choice-Best Watercolor” - Art-A-Fair Festival, Laguna Beach, CA 2000-03, 2005
“Artist’s Choice-Best 2D” - Art-A-Fair Festival, Laguna Beach, CA 2000, 2005
“Paletteers Award” - Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
“Rembrandt Award” – Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
“Second Place Award – Watercolor” - Niguel Art Association, CA
“Best of Show and 1st Place” - Watercolor, Niguel Art Association, CA
“Best of Show and 1st Place” - Watercolor, Mission Viejo Fine Art Society, CA
“Redlands Art Association Award” - San Bernardino County Museum, CA
“Third Place Award - All Media” - Irvine Creative Arts Guild, Irvine, CA
Collections:
Hemocue AB, Angelholm, Sweden
Entergy Power Group, Irvine, CA
Workshops Conducted:
Yosemite Volunteer Resident Artist 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 - Juried
Invitational: Watercolor West Demonstration Seminar Speaker, Nov. 6, 2010
San Clemente Center for the Arts - 2010 - 2016
Yearly - Laguna Methodist Art Association
Laguna Outreach for Community ARTS 2011, 2012
2 Week Workshop, Limoux, France 2002. 2004, 2012, 2013
Orange County Fine Art Association 2010
2 Day -Santa Barbara Community College District/Los Padres Watercolor Society, CA
2 Day Workshop/at the WAOW Annual Membership Show, Rancho Capistrano, CA
* Various local demonstrations for Art Groups
Juried Festivals:
16th year 2017- Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, CA
South Coast Fine Arts Festival, Newport Bch, CA
Art-A-Fair, 20+ years, Laguna Beach, CA
“Fine Art - Santa Barbara,” Santa Barbara, CA
La Quinta Arts Festival
Balboa Art Festival, Balboa Island, CA
37th Annual Fine Arts Festival, Palos Verdes, CA
“Festival of the Arts,” La Jolla, CA
“Nuts for the Arts,” Escondido, CA
“La Jolla Art Fest,” La Jolla Village, CA,
“Gogh Van Orange,” Orange, CA
Beverly Hills, “Affaire in the Gardens,” Beverly Hills, CA,
“Art Expo ‘93,” Anaheim, CA
Juried Group Exhibitions
2016 48th Watercolor West Show, Brea, CA
2016 National Watercolor Society, NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2015 National Watercolor Society Member Show, NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2012 44th Watercolor West Show, Brea, CA
2011 Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA
2011 National Watercolor Society Member Show, NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2010 All Member National Watercolor Society Exhibit, San Pedro, CA
2009 24rth Annual “Made in California,” City of Brea Art Gallery, CA
2008 23rd Annual “Made in California,” City of Brea Art Gallery, CA
2007 National Watercolor Society Member Show, Sherman Oaks, CA
1998-99 WAOW Juried Membership Show, Rancho Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA
1998 Gulf Coast Invitational, George E. Ohr Arts & Cultural Center, Biloxi, MS
1997-99 Echoes & Visions, City of Laguna Niguel, CA
1997 77th Annual National Watercolor Society Exhibition, Brea, CA
1997 26th Anniversary Art Exhibit WAOW, Civic Plaza Convention Center, Taos, NM
1997 International Exhibition WAOW, Broadwater Beach Resort East, Biloxi, MS
1996 So. California Open Exhibition, San Bernardino, CA
1994 Watercolor West XXVI and XXI Annual Exhibitions, Brea, CA
1994 29th Annual Open Exhibition, San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA
1991 All Media ‘91 Juried Exhibition, Irvine. CA
1991 Wildlife ‘91” The Fine Arts Institute, San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA
1989 All Media ‘89, The Irvine Creative Arts Guild, Irvine, CA
Group Exhibitions
2014 Invitational: Nature’s Majesty, in conjunction with the Laguna Art Museum’s Art & Nature
Program, Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 Invitational: “Perspectives on Nature,” Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 Invitational: “Liquid Dreams,” Ocean Institute, Samueli Conference Ctr, Dana Pt., CA 2012
2011 Invitational: Coastal Visions,” Ocean Institute, Samueli Conference Ctr, Dana Pt., CA 2011
2006 Invitational: H20 Pacific Aqua Media Society 1st Annual Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
2006 Invitational: Ladies Choice, Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, CA
1998 Fine Art Gallery, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
1998 Kala Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
1995 Semion’s Fine Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
1994 Ambassador of Arts Gallery, Pasadena, CA
1990 Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA
Solo Exhibitions
The Studio Shop, Burlingame, CA
Concordia University, Irvine, CA
Gallery Alexi, Beverly Hills, CA
Art Expo, Anaheim, CA
Irvine Valley College, CA
Art Angles Gallery, Orange, CA