About the Artist
Thomas Wells Schaller
Thomas Wells Schaller
Recipient of the Arthur Ross Award in Fine Art by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art
" There is a universe of possibility that spans the distance between what we look at and what we see. And in that space is our experience of the world. This is what I try to paint - the experience of seeing my world - from perspectives both external and from within. And as such, dreams, memories, and pure imagination are every bit as valid as anything that can be physically observed. "
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https://gallery71.com
Thomas W. Schaller is an award-winning artist, architect, and author based in New York City.
He is the recipient of the Arthur Ross Award in Fine Arts 2024 by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, NYC
He also received the 2024 and 2025 Raphael Award, a Graham Foundation Grant, and is a two-time recipient of the Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize.
He has authored three books: the best-selling and AIA award winner, Architecture in Watercolor (VNR – McGraw Hill); The Art of Architectural Drawing (J.Wiley and Sons), and Thomas W. Schaller, Architect of Light: Watercolor Paintings by a Master - a retrospective of his artwork released by North Light Books / F+W Media and now Penguin / Random House, NYC in 2018. His latest book, The Creative Eye, will be published by Rockport/Quarto Press in 2027. He is in demand worldwide as a speaker, exhibitor, author, instructor, and juror. Artist Network Television has produced two best-selling series of instructional Videos and DVDs of his technique. Creative Catalyst / Streamline Video published a full-length video of his process in 2020. In October 2021, he released a first-of-its-kind interactive online curriculum, Design and the Power of Imagination with Terracotta LLC
His work is collected worldwide and is part of a number of permanent collections including The Johhan Museum: Shanghai; The Watermark Museum; Fabriano: The Tchoban Foundation; Berlin: The Pacific Arts Foundation; Newport Beach: The Museum of Watercolor; Mexico City. His artwork has been featured in prestigious International Watercolor Masters exhibitions in over twenty countries including: Solo Exhibitions 2024, 2025 in NYC at Gallery 71, Solo Exhibition at Gallerie Malaga Arte 2025 in Mexico City, Three Modern Masters: Thomas Schaller, John Salminen, Dean Mitchell, 2020 - Bradenton, Florida; Universal Watercolor Maestro Biennale 2019 -Shanghai: "Cities in Motion" Exhibition, Moscow; First International World of High Watercolor Exposition : Moscow; "Geniuses of Watercolor" Exhibition , New Delhi, India; Fabriano in Aquarello ,Italy 2016 - 2020; Marche d'Acqua; Fabriano Watermark Museum; The Masters Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club NYC: Master Exhibition of Watercolor; Johhan Museum of Art; Shanghai, Lake-Blue Heaven - Qingdao, China: Silk Road International Exposition, Xi'an; Shenzhen Watercolor Biennial, National Watercolor Society/China Exchange Exhibition, Masters of Watercolor; St Petersburg. and in the USA in exhibitions of The American Watercolor Society, The National Watercolor Society, The Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Architecture in Perspective, among many others. He has been a featured presenter at Watercolor Live, the Plein-Air Conference PACE in San Diego, the Roman Watercolor Society; Rome, The Tchoban Museum; Berlin, The National Watercolor Society, the California Art Club, and the Pushkin Museum of Art; Moscow.
He has received many other awards for his fine art including the First Place Award - Watercolor International VI 2023, Best Watercolor of the Year; 14th Annual PleinAir Salon Competition 2025, First Place Award - Circle Arts Foundation , "Artist of the Year 2023" Competition - Lyon, First Place Award: Architizer One Drawing Architectural Competition 2022, First Place, Visions Awards: Best Hand-Done Artwork of the Year, 2023 "Best in Show" and "Member's Choice"Award in the AIP36 Exhibition 2021, Silver Medal of Honor, Allied Artists of America, Finalist "The Architecture Drawing Prize, 2021", London, Finalist "Best Drawings of 2021" Architizer the "Abu Rawash Masters Award" 2019. Finalist, The British Art Prize, 2025, Finalist, "The Lynx Prize for Contemporary Art"; Trieste. His paintings and writing have been featured in a great many books, magazines, and arts publications including The Artist Magazine, Fine Arts Connoisseur, Watercolor Artist, Southwest Art, The Art of Watercolour, Practique des Arts, Los Angeles Magazine, International Artist,New York Times. Los Angeles Times. and a series of Splash: the Best of Watercolor by North Light Books from 2011 - 2020 and was selected as a Finalist in Splash 23, 24, 27 - 2021 /2027
A Signature Member of many arts organizations including the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, and the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. Tom was recently elected to the International Masters of Watercolor Alliance and to receive Master Signature Status by the National Watercolor Society, the San Diego Watercolor Society, and the California Watercolor Association. He was appointed to the Advisory Board of American Watercolor Weekly, Streamline Media, Terracotta LLC, and elected Artist Member of the California Art Club and the Salmagundi Art Club, NYC. He is president emeritus of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators, elected to the American Institute of Architects, and a founding member of the group North American Watercolor Artists.
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2026: Exhibitions - Awards - Distinctions
Exhibitions 2026
2026: American Watercolor Society - 159th Annual International Exhibition
Salmagundi Art Club - New York City "Golden City"
2026: National Watercolor Society - 106th Annual International Open Exhibition "Plato's Cave"
2026: 115th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition: California Art Club "First Light"
2026: Transparent Watercolor Society of America: 50th Annual Exhibition"A World of Design"
2025: San Diego Watercolor Society : 46th Annual International Exhibition "City of Light"
2026: National Watercolor Society : Annual Members' Exhibition " A Communion"
2026: 98th Grand National Exhibition - The American Artists Professional League : Salmagundi Club, NYC "A World of Design"
2026: Fabriano in Acquarello - Fabriano/Bologna, Italy "At the Frick"
2026: Splash 27 - The Best of Watercolor "Afternoon - Piazza Navona". "First Light"
2026: North American Watercolor Exhibition " Obsession". "City of Light"
2026: Fallbrook Art Center: Signature Artists Exhibition "Sketching in Rome"
2026: Member's Exhibition: Salmagundi Art Club "Winter Belvedere"
2026: Members' Exhibition: American Artist Professional League "Afternoon - Piazza Navona"
2026: Traveling Exhibition - AWS 159th International Exhibition " Golden City"
2026: American Impressionist Society "Evening Services"
2026: Allied Artists of America: 113th Annual Exhibition "Winter Belvedere"
2026: American Artist Professional League "Everyone's a Critic"
2026: North American Watercolor Society "Everyone's a Critic"
2026: Architecture in Perspective 40 / American Society of Architectural Illustrators
2026: Ken Roberts Competition
Awards 2026
2026: Winner: Edgar A. Whitney Award 2026: Transparent Watercolor Society of America: 50th Annual Exhibition "A World of Design"
2026: Winner: Silver Medal of Honor: Allied Artists of America: 113th Annual Exhibition " Winter Belvedere"
2026: Winner: Fine Art Connoisseur Award of Excellence for Painting : California Art Club "First Light"
2026: Winner 2026: Winner: Honorable Mention Award - ARC Salon "Evening - Roosevelt Island"
2026: Winner: Two Finalist Awards - Splash 27 - The Best of Watercolor "Afternoon - Piazza Navona" and "First Light"
2026: Winner: Watercolor Award - Art Ascend Competition " Light and Shadows - Rome"
2026: Winner: Three Finalist Awards: Ken Roberts Competition
2026: Winner: Two Awards; Architecture in Perspective 40
2025 : Exhibitions - Awards - Distinctions:
Exhibitions 2025:
2025: American Watercolor Society - 158th Annual International Exhibition
Salmagundi Art Club - New York City
"Winter Belvedere"
2025: National Watercolor Society - 105th International Open Exhibition
"City of Light"
2025: Transparent Watercolor Society of America : 49th Annual Exhibition
"Nocturne - Central Park"
2025: 114th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition : California Art Club
"Sketching in Rome"
2025: British Art Prize 2025 Exhibition - OXO Gallery, London
"Obsession"
2025: 10th Beijing International Ar Biennale : Beijing Exhibition Center - Beijing, China
"Afternoon - Piazza Navona"
2025: 97th Grand National Exhibition - The American Artists Professional League : Salmagundi Club, NYC
"Afternoon in Rome"
2025: Solo Exhibition: "Architecture of Light - Paintings by Thomas W Schaller" : Malaga Contemporary Art : Mexico City
2025 : Three Person Exhibition "Watercolors" - Lana Privitera, Irena Roman, Thomas Schaller: Gallery 71, NYC
2025 : National Watercolor Society : 2025 Annual Members' Exhibition
"Shadows and Light - Shanghai"
2025: San Diego Watercolor Society : 45th Annual International Exhibition
"A Room of Your Own"
2025 : 17th International Realist Painting Competition : The Art Renewal Center
Winner: Finalist with ten paintings and the Honorable Mention Award for "Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II - Rome"
2025: American Impressionist Society ; 6th Annual Member Exhibition - Online.
"Spring Rain-Rome"
2025: Northwest Watercolor Society : 2025 Annual International Exhibition
" St. Stephen's - Cefalu"
2025: American Impressionist Society ; 5th Annual Member Exhibition.
"A World of Your Own"
2025 : Annual Member's Exhibition : Salmagundi Art Club, NYC
"After the Rain - Campo de' Fiori"
2025: 48th Annual International Watercolor Exhibition - Houston
"City of Edges"
2025: 16th Annual International Signature Watercolor Exhibition - Fallbrook Art Center; Fallbrook, CA
'Light in the Forest"
2025: Fabriano in Acquarello - Fabriano/Bologna, Italy
"The Space Between - Havana"
2025: Spring Auction Exhibition - Salmagundi Art Club, NYC
" Shanghai Blue" " Still Standing - Havana"
2025: "Universe of Possibility" Exhibition - Gallery : La Caverna - Blantyre, Malawi
"Absent" "Student at the Met" "Morning - York Ave. NYC"
2025: Watercolor International VII 2025 : Thessaloniki, Greece
"Place Sant-Michele : Paris"
2025: 2nd Qingdao International Watercolor Festival - Qingdao, China
"Imaginary Moon Gate"
2025 : 2nd International Art Festival Rios de Color 2025 - Mexico City, Mexico
"Afternoon Light - Palermo"
2025: 11th Silk Road International Art Exhibition - China
"Quiet River"
2025 : Fabriano in Acquarello : Fabriano / Bologna, Italy
2025 : "Visual Perspectives" Biennale of Architecture : Gallery Paveri Fontana, Venice, Italy
2024: Villa Falconieri, Frascati -Vivarium Novum International Academy / Municipality of Frascati -Rome
" Street View - Rome" "Via dei Baullari" "Two People and a Dog - Milan"
2025: Ken Roberts Architectural Drawing Competition
"Treehouses Without Trees,:, "Rooftops of Rome," "Liverpool Cathedral Proposal "
2025: Association of Watercolor Painters of Romania :Palace of Parliament, Bucharest, Romania.
2025: Artist and Illustrators Magazine - London : Feature Article and Cover, Nov. 2025
2025: Master Artist Designation : National Watercolor Society - 105th International Open Exhibition
2025: Featured Presenter - Watercolor Live - Streamline Media
2025: Featured Presenter - The World of Watercolor - Terracotta LLC
2025: Featured Presenter - The Foundations of Architectural Art - Online Symposium - Terracotta LLC
2025: Featured Presenter - Daniel Smith Live
2025: Featured Demonstration Artist - The American Watercolor Society, NYC 2025
2025: Featured Demonstration Artist - 2nd International Art Festival Rios de Color 2025 - Mexico City
2025: Featured Artist - Salmagundi Club, NYC
2025: Juror: Architizer Vision Awards - 2025
2025 : Juror: Watercolor International VI
2025: Juror : Watercolor Society of Indiana
2025: Juror: Plein-Air Salon - Juror of Selection and Awards - July 2025
2025: Juror : Bold Brush Awards - Juror of Selection and Awards - November 2025
Awards 2025
2025: Winner : Best Watercolor of the Year 2025 - 14th Annual Plein-Air Salon Competition Awards
"Obsession"
2025: Winner : Raphael Award 2025
"Afternoon - Piazza Navona"
2025: Winner : Best Watercolor of the Month - March - 14th Annual PleinAir Salon Competition Awards
"Light in the Forest"
2025: Winner : Princeton Artist Award -97th Grand National Exhibition - The American Artists Professional
League : Salmagundi Club, NYC
"Afternoon in Rome"
2025: Winner: Salis International Award Northwest Watercolor Society : 2025 Annual International Exhibition
" St. Stephen's - Cefalu"
2025: Winner: Finalist - British Art Prize 2025 - OXO Museum, London
"Obsession"
2025: Winner: Finalist - Beijing International Art Biennale - Beijing, China
"Afternoon - Piazza Navona"
2025 : Winner - Finalist : 18th ARC Salon - The Art Renewal Center
Five Works
2025: Winner : Jackson Art Prize - Semi-Finalist
"Shadow Patterns - Rome"
2025: Winner : ArtMiranda Award : Watercolor International VII : Greece
" Place Sant-Michel:Paris"
2025: Winner - Honorable Mention Award - Artist Magazine Competition 2025
"City of Light"
2025: Winner : Honorable Mention Award - Golden Horizons Exhibition - California Art Club
"From Roosevelt Island"
2025: Winner : Honorable Mention Award - ARC Salon
"Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II"
2025 : Winner : William Butler Juror's Award - Architecture in Perspective 39 2025 - Tokyo
"Liverpool Cathedral Proposal"
2025: Finalist: Ken Roberts Architectural Drawing Competition
'Treehouses Without Trees". "Rooftops of Rome" "Liverpool Cathedral Proposal"
Exhibitions 2024:
2024: American Watercolor Society - 157th Annual International Exhibition
Salmagundi Art Club - New York City
"Light Patterns - Rome" Winner: Ogden & Mary Pleissner Award
2024: National Watercolor Society - 104th International Open Exhibition
"KyotoNocturne"
2024: Transparent Watercolor Society of America : 48th Annual Exhibition
"After the Rain - Campo dei Fiori - Rome " Winner: JMW Turner Award
2024: 113th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition : California Art Club
"Still Standing - Havana"
2024 : Salmagundi Art Club - Annual Members Exhibition 2024 - New York City
"The World Lies Waiting". Winner: Pleissner Memorial Award : "Still Standing - Havana"
2024: 96th Grand National Exhibition : American Artists Professional League : Salmagundi Club of New York
"Footbridge - China"
2024 : Solo Exhibition - Gallery 71, NYC
2024: San Diego Watercolor Society - 44th Annual International Exhibition
"City of Edges"
2024: California Watercolor Association - 55th Annual Exhibition
"Stone Arch - Winter" : Winner: Mojave Award
2024: Fabriano in Acquarello : Fabriano / Bologna, Italy
"Evening - Campidoglio: Rome"
2024 : The Watercolor Society of Victoria - Melbourne, Australia
"City of Edges"
2024: 15th Annual International Watermedia Exhibition : Fallbrook Art Center
"Water's Edge"
2024: American Watercolor Society - Traveling Exhibition - 157th Annual International Exhibition
"Light Patterns - Rome "
2024 : Biennial International Prize : Fabriano Watercolour 2024
"The World is Waiting"
2024: Impressions of Eternity : Villa Falconieri, Frascati - Rome
Vivarium Novum International Academy / Municipality of Frascati
"Space Between - Havana" " Street Scene in Cefalu" "From the Campidoglio - Rome"
2024 : Allied Artists of America Exhibition 2024
" Light Patterns - Rome"
2024: " Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing" Artist Network Competition 2024
"Summer" "Rooftops - Rome"
2024: Splash 25 - The Best of Watercolor - As Juror of Awards
"Quiet River" "Kyoto Nocturne"
2024: Architecture in Perspective 38 / ASAI
"Patterns of Light - Rome" "The World is Waiting"
2024: The Lunar Codex - Selected Artist - ARC Salon
2024: Winner - The Arthur Ross Award in Fine Arts : Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, NYC
2024: Winner - Ogden & Mary Pleissner Award : American Watercolor Society 157th Annual International Exhibition
"Light Patterns - Rome"
2024: Winner - Pleissner Memorial Award : Salmagundi Art Club 140th Annual Member's Exhibition
"The World is Waiting"
2024: Winner - JMW Turner Award : 48th Annual Exhibition - Transparent Watercolor Society of America
"After the Rain - Campo dei Fiori"
2024: Winner - The Raphael Award - Hand-Done Architectural Watercolor 2024
2024: Winner - Finalist : 96th Grand National Exhibition : Am Artists Prof.League : Salmagundi Club of New York
"Footbridge - China"
2024: Winner - Mojave Award : California Watercolor Association
"Stone Arch - Winter"
2024: Winner - Finalist; 13th Annual Plein Air Salon Art Competition
"Light Patterns - Rome"
2024 : Winner - Finalist; "Strokes of Genius - The Best of Drawing" Artist Network Competition 2024
"Summer" "Rooftops - Rome"
2024 : Winner - Semi Finalist : 17th ARC Salon - The Art Renewal Center
Ten Works
2024 : Winner - Jury Award : Biennial International Prize : Fabriano Watercolour 2024
"The World is Waiting"
2024: Winner - Best Building Painting - Plein Air Salon Competition, June 2024
"Obsession"
2024: Winner - Juror's Observational Award - Architecture in Perspective 38
"Patterns of Light - Rome"
2024: Winner - Award of Excellence - Architecture in Perspective 38
"The World is Waiting"
2024: Master Artist Designation - San Diego Watercolor Society
2024: Master Artist Designation - California Watercolor Association
2024 : International Artist Magazine - Feature Article
2024 : Art Gallery Magazine - Feature Exhibition
2024 : Visionary Art Collective Magazine : Ed. 10 - Feature and Interview
2024: Presenter - Watercolor Live
2024: Presenter - The World of Watercolor
2024: Presenter - Fabriano in Acquarello / USA - Texas
2024: Juror of Selection - American Watercolor Society Associates Exhibition
2024: Juror of Awards - Splash 25 - The Best of Watercolor
Exhibitions 2023:
2023: 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition : California Art Club
"Marco"
2023: 103rd International Open Exhibition : National Watercolor Society
As Juror : "Evening Descends - San Marco"
2023: Circle Arts Foundation - Lyon. Winner : First Place Award "Artist of the Year 2023" Competition
"Afternoon in Rome "Treehouses Without Trees"
2023: California Art Club : Excellence in Traditional Fine Art Competition - Winner Second Place
"Winter Day - Belvedere Castle"
2023: Salmagundi Art Club - Annual Members Exhibition 2023 - New York City
"Quiet River" "Afternoon in Rome'
2023: World Association of Artists - International Competition 2022 - Winner First Place - Watercolor Category
"Evening Descends - San Marco"
2023: Transparent Watercolor Society of America - TWSA, 47th Annual Exhibition 2023 - Wisconsin
"Evening Rain - Horyu-ji" Winner: Irving Shapiro Founder's Award
2023: 83rd Annual Northwest Watercolor Society International Open Exhibition : Winner - Third Place Overall
"Fade - NYC"
2023: Solo Exhibition - Gallery 71, NYC
2023: National Watercolor Society - Volunteers Exhibition - 2023
"Imaginary Falconer" "Via dei Baullari"
2023: National Watercolor Society - Annual Member's Exhibition 2023 - San Pedro, CA
"Afternoon Light - Palermo'
2023: San Diego Watercolor Society International Open Exhibition
"Senatorial"
2023: ArchiVisions - 10 Jahre Museum fur Architekturzeichnung - Tchoban Foundation - Berlin
"To the City"
2023: IWS - Japan Nadeshiko Watercolor Trienale 2023 - Winner: Victoria Grigorieva Juror's Award
"Water's Edge"
2023: International Watercolor Festival : Qingdao, China.
"Road to Perugia" "Piazza Navona" "Rainy Day - Campo dei Fiori" "Roman Forum"" Shanghai:Old and New" "Trastevere"
2023: Dalian International Watercolor Masterpieces Invitational Exhibition - Zhongshan Art Museum, China
"Mist Across the Lake - Central Park". "Via dei Baullari - Rome "
2023: Watercolor International VI 2023 : Thessaloniki, Greece - Winner: First Place Award
"Street Scene - Palermo"
2023: 95th Grand National Exhibition : American Artists Professional League : Salmagundi Club of New York
"Quiet River"
2023: Masters of Watercolor 2023 - Leiden, Holland
"Here and There"
2023 : Acquarello in Fabriano 2023 - International Exhibition: Fabriano, Italy
"Shanghai Blue"
2023: Salmagundi Art Club - Black and White Exhibition 2023 - New York City
"Shadows - Shanghai" "Summer"
2023: 46th Annual Watermedia Exhibition - Watercolor Art Society - Houston
"Lanterns"
2023: ArtCenter Manatee & International Watercolor Society Florida USA
"Road to Perugia"
2023: Grandmasters of Fine Art Exhibition 2023 - United Kingdom
"Evening Light - Daigo-ji, Kyoto"
2023: IFAM Malaysia International Art Competition
"Bonsai" "Marco Painting"
2023: “l’Acquarello Sulle vie del Grand Tour" : The International Academy of Watercolors of Monza, the Vivarium
Novum International Academy and the Municipality of Frascati - Rome, Italy
"Piazza Navona" "Fontana Tartarughe" "Via dei Baullari"
2023: "Emergence "- The Visionary Art Collective
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2023 : Allied Artists of America 110th Annual Exhibition
'Quiet River"
2023: 95th Grand National Exhibition / Salmagundi Club, NYC : American Artists Professional League
"Quiet River"
2023: International Federation of Watercolor Artists - China
"Water's Edge" "Quiet River"
2023: Juror - Splash 25 - The Best in Watercolor
2023 : Juror - 103rd International Open Exhibition National Watercolor Society
2023: Juror - 82nd Annual National Exhibition - Alabama Watercolor Society
2023: Juror - Watercolor International 6
Awards 2023
2023 Winner : First Place Award - Watercolor International VI - Greece
"Street View - Palermo"
2023 Winner : First Place Award - Circle Arts Foundation , "Artist of the Year 2023" Competition
"Afternoon in Rome" "Treehouses Without Trees"
2023: Winner First Place - Watercolor Category : World Association of Artists - International Competition 2023
Gold Medal : "Evening Descends - San Marco"
2023: Winner : First Place Award - Architizer One Drawing Competition 2023
"Octavia - Suspended City"
2023: Winner : First Place Award -2023 Architizer Vision Awards Winner : Hand-Done Drawing of the Year
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2023: Winner : 2nd Place Award - California Art Club : Excellence in Traditional Fine Art Competition
"Winter Day - Belvedere Castle"
2023 : Winner : 3rd Place Award - 83rd Annual Northwest Watercolor Society International Open Exhibition
"Fade - NYC"
2023: Winner : Past President's Award - National Watercolor Society - Annual Member's Exhibition 2023
"Afternoon Light - Palermo"
2023: Winner: Irving Shapiro Founder's Award - Transparent Watercolor Society , 47th Annual Exhibition
"Summer Rain - Horyu-ji , Kyoto"
2023 : Winner : Honorable Mention - Splash 25 - The Best of Watercolor
"Afternoon in Rome"
2023: Winner: Finalist : Splash 25 - The Best of Watercolor
" Evening Light - Daigo-ji , Kyoto"
2023: Winner : John N. Lewis Memorial Award - Salmagundi Art Club, NYC
"Afternoon in Rome"
2023: Winner :Finalist : Almenara Art Prize 2023 - Cordoba, Spain
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2023: Winner : Special Mention : Architizer Vision Awards
Architect Creator of the Year
2023: Winner : Special Mention : Architizer Vision Awards
Architectural Visualizier of the Year
2023: Winner : Award of Merit : Teravarna Art Prize
"Senatorial"
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Exhibitions 2022:
2022: American Watercolor Society - 155th Annual International Exhibition
Salmagundi Club - New York City
"Evening Descends - San Marco"
2022: National Watercolor Society - 102 Annual International Open Exhibition 2022 - San Pedro, CA
"Afternoon in Rome"
Winner : Virginia Bacon Memorial Award ; QoR Merchandise Award ; Hahnemuhle Merchandise Award ; Escoda Merchandise Award
2022: National Watercolor Society - Annual Member's Exhibition 2022 - San Pedro, CA
"Evening - Trastevere'
2022: San Diego Watercolor Society : 42nd Annual International Exhibition - San Diego, CA
"Gone" Winner: Second Place Creative Award
2022: California Watercolor Association : 53rd National Exhibition
'Red Barn - Ohio"
2022: Salmagundi Art Club - Annual Members Exhibition 2022 - New York City
"Footbridge - China"
2022: California Art Club : Excellence in Traditional Fine Art Competition - Expressions, Gestures and Feelings
"Afternoon in Rome"
2022: California Art Club : Excellence in Traditional Fine Art Competition - Winter Wonderland
"Winter Day - Belvedere Castle" "Red Barn-Ohio" "Winter-West 70th" "January Day - Lower Manhattan"
2022: Architecture in Perspective 37: American Society of Architectural Illustrators - London
Winner - Award of Excellence " Octavia - Suspended City"
2022 : FallBrook Art Center : 13th Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibition - Fallbrook, CA
"Still Standing - Havana" Winner : Meline Giannini Award
2022: Masters of Jury Exhibition: Biennial International Prize "Fabriano Watercolour 2022" - The Paper and
Watermark Museum. "Afternoon Light Palermo"
2022 : Acquarello in Fabriano 2022 - International Exhibition: Fabriano, Italy
"Here and There"
2022: International Watercolor Society : Biennial - New Delhi, India 2022
"Evening - Trastevere"
2022: Australian Watercolour Institute - 98th Annual Exhibition : Sydney, Australia
Tradition and Transformation - Taiwan-Australia International Watercolour Exhibition
"Fishing - Central Park"
2022: California Art Club - 2020 Hindsight
"Inside". "So Close - So Far"
2022: III International Watercolor Triennial - Varna 2022, Bulgaria
Winner - Daniel Smith Award
" Two People and a Dog - Milan"
2022: Biennial International Prize “Fabriano Watercolour 2022” founded by Fabriano, Creative City of UNESCO; The Paper
and Watermark Museum of Fabriano.
2022: Watercolor International 2022 : Thessaloniki, Greece
"Time to Go"
2022: Worldwide International Watercolor Artwork Cultural Exchange Exhibition : Australian International Watercolour Society / China Hangzhou Vitoya / Victoria Institute of Art
" Imaginary Falconer"
2022: "Art in the Time of Corona" : Book and Exhibition - Dab Arts, Los Angeles
"LA 2020"
2022: Architizer : One Drawing 2022
Finalists - "Up" "Quiet River-China" "Octavia-Suspended City"
Awards 2022:
2022: Winner : First Place Award : Architizer One Drawing Architectural Competition 2022
"Octavia-Suspended City"
2022: Winner : Award of Distinction : Architizer One Drawing Architectural Competition 2022
"Up"
2022: Winner: National Watercolor Society : 102nd Annual International Open Exhibition
"Afternnon in Rome" Virginia Bacon Memorial Award ; QoR Merchandise Award ; Hahnemuhle Merchandise Award ; Escoda Merchandise Award
2022: Winner: San Diego Watercolor Society : 42nd Annual International Exhibition
"Gone" 2nd Place Creative Award
2022: Winner: Meline Giannini Award - FallBrook Art Center : 13th Annual Signature American Watermedia
Exhibition - Fallbrook, CA
"Still Standing - Havana"
2022: Winner: Daniel Smith Award - III International Watercolor Triennial - Varna 2022, Bulgaria
"Two People and a Dog - Milan"
2022: Winner - Award of Excellence Architecture in Perspective 37: ASAI - London
" Octavia - Suspended City"
2022: Winner - 2nd Place Award - Art Show International Gallery - Los Angeles
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2022: Finalist ; The Best of Drawing, 2022 - Artist Magazine and American Artist Magazine Competition
"Pons Fabricius - Rome"
2022: Finalist - Splash 23: Best of Watercolor
"Winter - West 7oth"
2022: Finalists: Architizer - One Drawing 2022
"Up" "Quiet River-China" "Octavia-Suspended City"
Distinctions 2022:
2022: Watercolor Live 2022 - Presenter and Faculty
2022: Juror : International Watercolor Society : Biennial - India 2022
"Evening - Trastevere"
2022: Juror : Watercolor International : Thessaloniki, Greece
"Glimpses of Everyday Life"
2022: Juror ; First Annual Art Competition
Design and the Power of Imagination - Terracotta
2022: Juror : Biennial International Prize “Fabriano Watercolour 2022” founded by Fabriano, Creative City of UNESCO and
by the Paper and Watermark Museum of Fabriano.
2022: Juror: 39th Annual Artist Magazine Competition
2022: Feature - Watercolor Artist - Spring 2022
"Afternoon Light - Rome "
2022: Feature - Watercolor Artist Magazine - Autumn 2022
2022: Feature Interview - Artists and Illustrators Magazine UK - Spring 2022
2022: Featured - The World Around Us - Best of Drawing 2022 - Artists Magazine and American Artist Magazine
"Pons Fabricius - Rome"
2022: Juror : Malaysian International Art Competition - IFAM Global
2022 : Featured : Inside Art - American Watercolor Weekly
Exhibitions 2021:
2021: American Watercolor Society - 154th Annual International Exhibition
Salmagundi Club - New York City
"Winter - West 70"
2021: National Watercolor Society - 101st Annual International Open Exhibition - San Pedro, CA
"Pons Fabricius - Rome"
2021 : Architecture in Perspective 36 - Thematic "Best in Show" Award Winner ASAI, Toronto
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2021 : Architecture in Perspective 36 - "Members Choice" Award Winner ASAI, Toronto
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2021: Second Universal Watercolor Exposition - International Masters of Watercolor Alliance - Beihai City, China
"Treehouses without Trees"
2021: The 2nd Universal Watercolor Maestro Biennale 2021, China
"Treehouses Without Trees" "Afternoon Light - Palermo" "Afternoon Light - Rome"
2021: The Architecture Drawing Prize 2021 - Finalist - World Architecture Festival, Sir John Soane's Museum. London
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2021: Transparent Watercolor Society of America - TWSA, 45th Annual Exhibition - Wisconsin
"Still Standing - Havana"
2021: National Watercolor Society - Member's Exhibition 2021 - San Pedro, CA
"Road Home"
2021: California Watercolor Society - 52nd National Exhibition - Walnut Creek, CA
"Images of Ideas"
2021: Watercolor International V - "Bronze Medal Winner" Watercolor Biennial of Thessaloniki, Greece
"Campo de' Fiori - Rome"
2021: San Diego Watercolor Society - 41st Annual International Exhibition - San Diego, CA
"Afternoon Light - Palermo" Winner: M. Graham Award and Winner: Legion Paper Award
2021: Northwest Watercolor Society - Juror - 81st Annual International Exhibition - Seattle, WA
"Via dei Baullari - Rome"
2021: Cityscapes Exhibition - Salmagundi Club - New York City
"Imaginary Cityscape" "January Day - Lower Manhattan"
2021: Incheon International Watercolor Exposition 2021 - Seoul, South Korea
"Road to Perugia"
2021: Featured Exhibition Artist - Centre d'Art Sebastien - Saint-Cyr -sur-Mer, France
12 Paintings
2021: FallBrook Art Center : 12 Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibition - Fallbrook, CA
" Imaginary Cityscape"
2021: Watercolor West 2021 - Juror - LaBrea, CA
"Still Standing, Havana"
2021: World of Modern Watercolor International Exhibition - Moscow
"Octavia - Suspended City"
2021: "Egyptian Impressions 2021" Stieglitz Academy of Art and Design, St. Petersburg, Russia
"Temple of Dendur"
2021 : Acquarello in Fabriano - International Exhibition: Fabriano, Italy
"Waiting"
2021 : International Watercolor Society Exhibition - St. Petersburg, Russia
"Street Scene - Palermo"
2021: Grandmasters of Fine Art Annual Online Exhibition - 2021
"January Day Manhattan"
2021: Japan International Watercolor Institute Exhibition - 2021
"Up"
Awards 2021:
2021: Winner Best in Show - Architecture in Perspective 36 - ASAI, Toronto
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2021: Winner - Member's Choice Award - Architecture in Perspective 36 - ASAI, Toronto
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2021 : Winner - Award of Excellence -Architecture in Perspective 36 - ASAI, Toronto
"In Dreams Begin Responsibilities"
2021: Finalist - Architecture Drawing Prize 2021 - The World Architectural Festival / John Soane Museum - London
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2021: Winner - Second Place Overall : Artistic Excellence Competition - Southwest Arts
"Pons Fabricius - Rome"
2021: Winner - Bronze Medal - Watercolor International V - Watercolor Biennial of Thessaloniki, Greece
"Campo de' Fiori - Rome"
2021 : Finalist - Splash 23 : Best of Watercolor Competition
"Winter - West 70th"
2021: Finalist -Architizer : 100 Best Architectural Drawings of 2021
"Treehouses Without Trees"
2021 : Winner - Honorable Mention - Watercolor Media Showcase : Artists Network
"Afternoon Light - Rome"
2021 : Winner - Third Place Overall - Plein Air Salon - Streamline Media
"Afternoon Light - Rome"
2021: Winner: M. Graham Award and Winner: Legion Paper Award - San Diego Watercolor Society - 41st Annual International Exhibition - San Diego, CA
"Afternoon Light - Palermo"
Distinctions 2021:
2021 : Presenter : "Watercolor Live" January 2021
"Demo - Imaginary Cityscape"
2021: Presenter: Acquarello in Fabriano - International Exhibition: Fabriano, Italy
2021: Presenter , Featured Artist - SOAR - Streamline Media
2021: Juror - Awards Jury - American Watercolor Society
2021: Juror - Northwest Watercolor Society
2021: Juror - Watercolor West
2021: Juror - Louisiana Watercolor Society
2021: Juror - Watercolor International V - Thessaloniki, Greece
2021: Juror - International Watercolor Competition and Exhibition -Indonesia
2021: Juror - Biennial International Prize, Watermark Museum - Fabriano, Italy
2021: Juror - International Watercolor Society - Poland
2021: Feature Article - Watercolor Artist - Feb 2021
2020: National Watercolor Society - 100th Annual International Exhibition
"Filbert Street - San Francisco"
2020: Three Modern Masters: Thomas Schaller, John Salminen, Dean Mitchell: Art Center Manatee; Bradenton, Florida
2020: Universal Watercolor Maestro Biennale : Shanghai, China
2020: Finalist : 2nd Universal Watercolor Exposition : International Masters of Watercolor Alliance : Shanghai
"Afternoon Light - Palermo"
2020: Acquarello in Fabriano - International Exhibition: Fabriano, Italy
"Waiting"
2020: 50 Stars Exhibition - San Diego Watercolor Society - National Watercolor Society
"Washing Up"
2020: Northwest Watercolor Society: 80th Annual International Open International Exhibition
"Shoe Trouble Shanghai"
2020: Dan Curry Memorial Award Winner - California Watercolor Association’s 51st National Exhibition
"Back Street - Venice"
2020: Winner - Honorable Mention - Art Olympia International - Tokyo, Japan
2020: Architecture in Perspective - 35th Annual Juried Exhibition -ASAI: Tchoban Museum, Berlin
Winner; Formal Award : "January Day - Lower Manhattan"
2020: "Masters of Watercolor" Exhibition ; St. Petersburg
Molbert Gallery of Art, St. Petersberg, Russia ; Curated by Konstantin Sterkhov
2020: International Prize "Marche D'Acqua" Exhibition - Paper and Watermark Museum; Fabriano, Italy
"Afternoon Fog - Shanghai"
2020: San Diego Watercolor Society - International Open Exhibition
" End of Day"
2020 : Winner: Second Place Award - New England Watercolor Society
"Footbridge - China"
2020: American Signature Exhibition - Fallbrook, California
"Concrete Factory, Santa Monica"
2020: Taiwan-Australia International Watercolor Exhibition - Tradition and Transformation
"Fishing in the Park - NYC" Australian Watercolour Institute
2020: Traveling Exhibition : 152nd Annual International Exhibition - American Watercolor Society, NYC
"Ancient River - China"
2020: Japan International Watercolor Institute
"Imaginary City"
2020: Winner - Honorable Mention "Strokes of Genius 12" Drawing Competition: Artists Network
"Rooftops - Rome"
2020: Winner - Honorable Mention "37th Annual Artist Magazine Art Competition" Artists Network
"Memory of Cities"
2020: Winner - Honorable Mention "Watermedia Showcase Exhibition" Watercolor Artist, Artist Network
"Close to Home"
2020: Winner - Honorable Mention "Artistic Excellence Competition - Southwest Art
"Close to Home"
2020: Podcast - Eric Rhodes
2020: Feature Article : "Clarity of Focus" - Plein Air Magazine - May 2020
2020: Feature Article : "Painting from Imagination " - Watercolor Artist Magazine - Dec. 2020
2020: Feature Article : "Artist Focus - Thomas W Schaller " - Practique des Arts - 2020
2019: 152nd Annual International Exhibition - American Watercolor Society: Salmagundi Club, NYC
"Ancient River - China"
Winner: Hardie Gramatky Memorial Award
2019: Exhibition - "Cities in Motion" : Moscow
2019: Universal Watercolor Maestro Biennale 2019 : Shanghai, China
"Morning at the Pier" "Time Travelers" "Light in the Courtyard" "The Floating City" "The Old and the New"
2019 - Abu Rawash Master's Award - 2019
2018 - 19: National Watercolor Society
98th Annual International Exhibition: San Pedro, CA
"Nightfall - Venice"
2019 : Transparent Watercolor Society of America: Wisconsin
"Winter Color - NYC"
2019 : National Watercolor Society - Annual Member's Exhibition: San Pedro, CA
"A New Day"
2019: San Diego Watercolor Society - 39th Annual International Exhibition: San Diego, CA
"Getting Late"
2019: Geniuses of Watercolor : OLYMPIART 2019 - New Delhi, India
"Rainy Day in the Campo - Rome"
2019: Acquarello in Fabriano - International Exhibition: Fabriano, Italy
"Shadow Study - Via Giula - Rome"
2019: Lake-Blue Heaven 2019 - International Watercolor Exhibition - Qingdao, China
"The Old and the New - Shanghai" "Painters in the Italian Countryside" "Castello Montalto" "Ponte Vittorio Emanuele"
2019: Taicang International Watercolor Invitational Exhibition - Shanghai, China.
"The Road" "Ganges - Fountain of the Four Rivers - Rome" "Grand Central Light - NYC"
2019: Ist International World of High Watercolor - Moscow
"Ganges - Fountain of the Four Rivers" - "Along the Tiber"
2019: ARTFEST 2019 - Moscow
"Along the banks of the Tiber" - "Reader by the River - Rome"
2019: 50th Annual National Exhibition - California Watercolor Association
"Footbridge-China"
2019 - Designated : Master Signature Status of the California Watercolor Association
2019: Sixth Annual Silk Road International Art Festival - Xi'an China
"Fishing in Central Park"
2019: Architecture in Perspective - American Society of Architectural Illustrators: Los Angeles
"The Old and the New - Shanghai"
2019 - 1st International Watercolor Exposition - Bahawalpur, Pakistan
"California Coastline"
2019 - International Watercolor Exhibition -2019 - Holland
"Concrete Factory - Santa Monica"
2019: Acquarello in Monza - International Exhibition: Monza, Italy
"Washing Up" "Selfie" "Along the Tiber" "Piazza Navona" "Time Travelers"
2019 : International Watercolor Exhibition; Romania
"Venice Street Scene"
2019: Selected for Splash 21 - The Best of Contemporary Watercolor - North Light Books
"In the Deep Midwinter - NYC " "Girl with Beads - Rome"
2019: Article : Issue 37 "The Art of Watercolour"
"Ancient Bridge"
2019: Juror: Kansas Watercolor Society
2019: Juror: San Diego Watercolor Society
2019: Juror: Abu Rawash Memorial Prize
2019: Juror: Cebu Watercolor Society - The Philippines
2019: Juror: Missouri Watercolor Society
2018: September - Book Release:
Thomas W Schaller - Architect of Light
Watercolor Paintings by a Master
North Light Publishers - F&W Media, NYC - Penguin / Random House Publishing; NYC
2018: National Watercolor Society
98th Annual International Exhibition: San Pedro, CA
"Nightfall - Venice"
2018: First Annual Universal Watercolor Exposition : Shanghai
"Floating City"
2018: National Watercolor Society
Annual Member's Exhibition : San Pedro, CA - Winner; Gerald Brommer Memorial Award
"Winter Light - Moscow"
2018: 49th Annual National Exhibition - California Watercolor Association; Winner; Fabriano, Sennelier Award
"Morning Meeting - Venice Beach Pier"
2018: The World Through Watercolor : Group Show - Lake Placid Center for the Arts, NY
"Washing Up" "Fishing in Central Park" "Ponte Vittorio Emanuele" "Amtrak" "Along the Tiber"
2018: Southern California Impressions : Group Show - Oceanside Museum of Art / National Watercolor Society
"Morning - Venice Beach Pier"
2018 : Art Fest - Moscow : Art Life - Moscow
"Walking in Venice" "San Martino, Lucca" "Down to the Lake, NYC"
2018: 78th Annual International Open Exhibition - Northwest Watercolor Society
"Winter Landscape - Ohio"
2018 : Qingzhou International Art Expo & Watercolor Invitation Exhibition 2018 - China
"Surfcasters - San Francisco" "Morning Meeting at the Pier" "Market at Bishop's Eye - Wells"
2018: Masters of Watercolor 2018 : St. Petersburg, Russia
"Memorial Day" "Besalu Bridge"
2018: 38th Annual International Open Exhibition - San Diego Watercolor Society
Winner; Linda Doll Transparent Watercolor Award
" Footbridge - China"
2018: Florida Watercolor Society 2018 - Juror's Display
"Winter Light - Moscow"
2018 : First International Watercolour Festival - Prague, Czech Republic
"Venetian Scene"
2018: International Prize "Marche D'Acqua" Exhibition - Paper and Watermark Museum; Fabriano, Italy
"Changing"
2018: Fifth Silk Road International Arts Festival - Xi'an, China
"Painting in the Countryside - Italy"
2018: 2nd Annual Abu Rawesh Prize - Honorable Mention Winner
"The Old and the New - Shanghai"
2018: Winner - Best Plein Air - Plein Air Salon - January 2018
"Little Footbridge - Fengjing, China
2018: Re-Interpretation of International Contemporary Watercolor - Shanghai, China.
"The Road" "Ganges - Fountain of the Four Rivers - Rome" "Grand Central Light - NYC"
2018: Jurors Award - Second International Watercolour Biennial - Pakistan
"California Coast - Pebble Beach"
2018: 6th International Watercolor Triennial - Colombia : NAWA
"Sunlight + Shadows - Girona"
2018: International Watercolor Expo - Museo National de la Acuarela - Mexico City
" Streets of Rocamadour -France" "Forth of Firth - Scotland""
2018: The Circle of Five International Watercolor Exhibition "Acquerello 11" - Japan 2018
Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, Omiya
"Winter Landscape - Ohio" " Girl with Beads" "Seaplane - Lake Superior, Wisconsin" " Roofscape - Lucca"
2018: XIII Bienal Internacional de la Acuarela - with NAWA - National Watercolor Museum - Mexico City, Mexico
"Along the Tiber - Rome"
2018 : Water, Colour & Life on Earth : Paintings & Words for a Threatened Planet : The Arts Box, Vicenza, Italy
"Someday; New York City"
2018: Watercolor International III : Thessaloniki, Greece
"Getting Late"
2018: International Watercolor Exhibition: Viet Nam
"Foggy Morning - Venice Beach, CA"
2108: Selected for "Splash 20" : The Best in Watercolor : Northlight Books - August 2018
" Rainy Day in the Campo- Rome"
2018: Article and Cover Painting - Watercolor Artist Magazine - April 2018
"The Zen of Travel" July 2018
2018: Article - Watercolor Artist Magazine - October 2018
"Just Paint"
2018: Article - Artist Magazine - December 2018
"Build / Alchemy"
2018 : Cover Art and Feature Article " Scene and Heard - A Journal of Artistic Reflections" - Issue One - July 2018
"Vertical Light"
2018: Appointed - Advisory Board - American Watercolor Weekly
2018: Juror - 33 Annual International Exhibition - AIP - American Society of Architectural Illustrators, Los Angeles
2018: Juror - March d'Aqua - Watermark Museum - Fabriano, Italy
2018: Juror - ArchiGraphics 5 Competition - Moscow
2018 : Juror -Young Artist Competition - IWS Peru
2018: Juror - Florida Watercolor Society Annual International Exhibition
2018: Juror - Plein-Air Artist Magazine
2018: Juror - San Diego Watercolor Society
2017: Johhan Invitational Exhibition of International Watercolor - Johhan Museum of Art : Shanghai, China.
"In the Deep Midwinter- NYC "Winter Bridge-Ohio "Sun and Shadows-Girona "Time Travelers "Fountain of the Four Rivers-Rome"
2017: Masters of Watercolor 2018 : St. Petersburg, Russia
"Memorial Day" "Besalu Bridge"
2017: IWSIB Watercolor Biennale - New Delhi, India.
"Street of Stairs - Girona"
2017: Fabriano in Acquarello - USA - Artists' Symposium 12-14 Jan 2017
Novato, California
2017: Re-Interpretation of International Contemporary Watercolor - Shanghai, China.
"The Road" "Ganges - Fountain of the Four Rivers - Rome" "Grand Central Light - NYC"
2017: Lake-Blue Heaven - Qingdao, China: International Spring Art Salon
"Ganges - Fountain of the Four Rivers - Rome" "Cycle Shadows - Rome"
2017: Watercolor Salon II - Thessalonki, Greece
"Rooftops - Lucca"
2017 : Jurors Award - Second International Watercolour Biennial - Pakistan
"California Coast - Pebble Beach"
2017 : IWS Watercolor Biennial - Viet Nam
"Glencoe Avenue Morning "
2017: 2nd Annual Watercolor Biennale - Pakistan
"California Coast"
2017 : Finalist - Lynx Prize for Contemporary Art - Trieste
"Time Travelers"
2017 : 47th National Competition - CWA - California Watercolor Association
"Out of Water"
2017: "Idyllic Impressions" California Art Club Gallery at the Old Mill: San Marino, California
"Boat - Spain"
2017: Fabriano in Aquarello - Fabriano, Italy
"Changes"
2017: Salmagundi Club - New York, NY : New Members Exhibition
"Fountain of the Four Rivers - Rome"
2017: Transparent Watercolor Society of America - Wisconsin
"Vertical Light - Mexico"
2017: Northwest Watercolor Society - Seattle
"Time Travelers"
2017: Architecture in Perspective - Houston
Observation Honor Award - "Grand Central Light"
Award of Excellence - "The Road "
2017: Bilder Aus Berlin : Architektur Galerie - Berlin
Tchoban Voss Architekten
"Stern-Center ;Potsdam "
2017: Finalist: "The Artist Magazine 33rd Annual All-Media Competition"
"Glencoe Avenue Morning"
2017 : Honorable Mention: "Artistic Excellence Competition" SW Arts Magazine
"Sunlight +Shadows" Girona
2017: Selected for Splash 19 : The Best in Watercolor: Northlight Books: August 2017
"Memorial Day"
2017: Finalist - Artist's Magazine 34th Annual Competition
"Changes"
2017: Cover: Watercolor Artist Magazine - 2017
"We Never Sleep"
2017: Article: Artist's Essentials : Watercolor Artist Magazine - Oct. 2017
2016: 2016 Taiwan World Watercolor Competition and Exhibition
"Changes" and "Night at the Pantheon"
2016: Hua Hin World Watercolor Arts Biennale - Thailand
"Memorial Day"
2016: Watercolor International lll - Thessaloniki, Greece
"Morning Light - San Miguel"
2016: 1st International Watercolor Biennale / Hong Kong
" Fishing in Central Park"
2016: International Prize "Marche D'Acqua" Fabriano Watercolor 2016 - Paper and Watermark Museum; Fabriano, Italy
"We Never Sleep"
2016: Elected Artist Member; The Salmagundi Club - NYC
2016: NWS - National Watercolor Society Plein-Aire Invitational - Muckenthaler Center, California
2016: NWS - National Watercolor Society / China Works Exchange Juried Exhibition - Shenzhen, China
" The Conversation" - Girona, Spain
2016: NWS - National Watercolor Society / China Works Exchange Juried Exhibition - NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA
Featured Demonstration Artist at Opening : " The Conversation" - Girona, Spain
2016: 46th National Competition - CWA - California Watercolor Association - San Francisco
"Santa Monica Pier" - Los Angeles
2016: 48th Annual Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition - City of Brea Art Gallery
"Norweigian Landscape"
2016: Fabriano in Aquarello - Fabriano, Italy
"Steps of Girona"
2016: Festival Internazionale Acquerelli - Sperlonga; Italy - Exhibitor and Special Presenter
"Roman Light", "Remembered Bridge - Ohio", "Altes National - Berlin", "Sky - Northern Ireland"
2016 : IWS 1st Annual Watercolour Biennial - Vancouver, Canada
"Into the Northwoods - Central Park"
2016: 76th Annual International Open Exhibition - Northwest Watercolor Society - Mercer Island, Washington
"Steps to the Cathedral - Girona"
2016 : San Diego Watercolor Society : Annual International Exhibition
"The World Was Quiet" Winner : Thomason, Hedekin, Hedman Award
2016: "The World Through Art" International Watercolor Exhibition - Moscow
"Grand Central Light"
2016: Juror's Award : 31st Annual Architecture in Perspective Exhibition - ASAI - Boston, Mass.
"The Architect"
2016: “Watercolour International II” Thessaloniki, Greece.
"Swimming Cove - Sifnos, Greece"
2016 "Watercolor International Invitational" - Larissa, Greece
"Swimming Cove - Sifnos, Greece"
2016: "Water Views: Landscape Watercolors of the 21st Century" - Vicenza, Italy
"Old Bridge - Heidelberg"
2016: Finalist: "The Artist Magazine All-Media Annual Competition"
"Morning Glencoe"
2016 : Selected for Splash 18 : The Best in Watercolor: Northlight Books: August 2016
"Fog on the Tiber"
2015: American Masters Exhibition : New York City - 2015
The Salmagundi Club - 47 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003 : 05-23 October 2015
"Brooklyn in Blue" "Fog on the Tiber - Rome" "Museum of Natural History - NYC"
2015: California Art Club : 104th Gold Medal Juried Exhibition: Los Angeles
"Ohio Bridge Winter"
2015: The Masters Of Watercolour Exhibition - Grand Exhibition Hall of The Artists Association, St.Petersburg, Russia.
"The Arch of Septimius - Rome"
2015: NWS - National Watercolor Society / China Works Exchange Juried Exhibition - Shenzhen, China
" The Conversation" - Girona, Spain
2015: The Pacific Arts Club: Group Exhibition - Newport Beach, California
"Pacific Coast Highway" "Gapstow Bridge" "Blue Blue Monday" "Alleyway Venice" "Country Lane- Ireland"
2015: American Perspectives Exhibition : The Tchoban Foundation Gallery - Berlin, Germany
"From the City" "Residential Span"
2015: Special Presentation : "Architecture in Light" : Pushkin Museum of Art - Moscow, Russia
2015: XI Bienal Internacional de la Acuarela : with the group NAWA : Mexico City
"Lower West Side - NYC
2015: International Triennial of Watercolor": with the group NAWA : Santa Marta, Colombia
"Roman Forum"
2015: IWS - Ist International Juried Watercolor Exhibition - Mexico City
"Fog on the Tiber" "Pacific Coast Highway - Los Angeles"
2015: "Cityscapes Exhibition" - Francesca Anderson Gallery of Fine Art - Boston
"London Street Scene"
2015: Watermedia Showcase : Watercolor Artist
Fourth Place - "Santa Monica Pier"
2015: IWS - Fabriano in Aquarello - Fabriano, Italy - and Special Presenter
" Royal Crescent"
2015: “Watercolour International II” Thessaloniki, Greece.
"Swimming Cove - Sifnos, Greece"
2015: "Water Views: Landscape Watercolors of the 21st Century" - Vicenza, Italy
"Old Bridge - Heidelberg"
2015: "The 147th Annual International Exhibition" : American Watercolor Society - NYC
Traveling Exhibition
"Chambers Street - NYC"
AWS Signature Membership
Winner: The Dong Kingman Award
2015: Finalist - 2 Paintings in the Final 20 : IWS International Competition - Turkey
" Towers of Rocamadour " "Night in the City"
2015: International Watercolor Festival - Sperlonga, Italy - and Special Presenter
"Fields of Assisi" "Fishing on the Tiber" "Old Chair in Italian Light" "Benini at the Borghese" "Altare della Patria"
2015: International Exhibition - Missouri Watercolor Society
"Painters on the Capilano - Vancouver"
2015: 2015 World Watercolor Triennial : Seoul. South Korea
"Steps of Rocamadour" "PCH"
2015 : International Watercolor Exhibition: Hanoi, Viet Nam
"GrandCentral Light""Street Scene - Barcelona"
2015: Selected for Splash 17: The Best in Watercolor: Northlight Books: August 2015
"Steps of Rocamadour"
2015: Selected for "Strokes of Genius 8" The Best in Drawing: Northlight Books: 2016
" French Cottage"
2014:"The 147th Annual International Exhibition" : American Watercolor Society - NYC
"Chambers Street - NYC"
AWS Signature Membership
Winner: The Dong Kingman Award
2014: "California Art Club : 103rd Gold Medal Juried Exhibition" ; The Autry Center Museum, Los Angeles
10 March - 20 June 2014
" Towers of Rocamadour"
"Ponte Sant'Angelo - Rome"
2014: “Watercolour International II” Thessaloniki, Greece.
"Swimming Cove - Sifnos, Greece"
2014: XI Bienal Internacional de la Acuarela in Mexico City : with the group NAWA
2014: "San Diego Watercolor Society - 34th International Exhibition " : San Diego
"Olympic Blvd. Bridge - Los Angeles"
2014: "Shenzhen Watercolor Biennial": China
"Fading Light - Rocamadour"
2014: "Eau en Couleurs - International Watercolour Biennial" - Belgium Watercolour Centre
As part of the National Watercolor Society group
" The Arch of Septimius"
2014: "Water Views: Landscape Watercolors of the 21st Century" - Vicenza, Italy
"Old Bridge - Heidelberg"
2014: "The World Watermedia Invitational Exposition" - Bangkok, Thailand
"Steps of Rocamadour"
"Pacific Coast Highway"
2014: " NWWS Waterworks Exhibition" : Tsuga Gallery; Bothell, Washington
28 October - 21 November 2014
" Fog on the Tiber - Rome" Juror - Janet Rogers
" Finalist - Award Winner"
2014: "Watercolor West" Annual Exhibition - Brea, California
" Museum of Natural History - NYC"
2014: Honorable Mention: "The Artist Magazine Competition"
2014: "Southwest Arts Magazine - Artistic Excellence Competition"
"Chambers Street"
2014: "IV Encuentro de Acuarelistas Hispanoamericanos" with NAWA; Toluca, Mexico
" Lower West Side - NYC"
2014: "The Art of Watercolour" Magazine International Art Competition, France
" Granville Street Bridge" "Night in the City"
2013: "Shenzhen Watercolor Biennial": China
"Fading Light - Rocamadour"
2013: "International Art-Bridge Watercolor Competition" : St. Petersburg, Russia
" Dreams of the Dordogne"
2013: "Hangzhou Invitational Watercolor Exhibition": China
" Steps of the Monument Vittorio Emmanuel - Rome"
" Chambers Street - NYC"
" Royal Crescent - Bath"
2013: " Power of Water Exhibition" : St. Petersburg, Russia
"St. Christopher's - Siena"
2013: " NWWS Waterworks Exhibition" : Tsuga Gallery; Bothell, Washington
22 October - 22 November 2013
Juror's Award of Merit : " Swimming Cove - Greece" Juror- Michael Reardon
2013: "Watercolor West" Annual Exhibition - Brea, California
Special presenter and exhibitor: " Day at the Beach"
2013: "California Art Club : 102nd Gold Medal Juried Exhibition" ; Los Angeles, CA
USC Fisher Museum of Art: Los Angeles
02-23 June 2013
" From Granville Island - Vancouver"
2013: "Transparent Watercolor Society of America" ; Kenosha Public Museum, Wisconsin
15 June 2013
" Dawes Bridge - Ohio" - Jurors : Robin Berry and Paul Jackson
2013: "Northwest Watercolor Society - 73rd Annual International Open Exhibition": Mercer Island, Washington
15 April - 31 May 2013
"Construction Site - Los Angeles" - Juror :Mark Mehaffey
2013: "43rd Annual Exhibition" : California Watercolor Association ; Concord, CA
17 January - 16 February 2013
"Day at the Beach" - Juror : Mike E. Bailey
2013: Selected for Splash 15: The Best in Watercolor: Northlight Books: August 2014
"Fairmount Road - Ohio" " Dojo - Little Tokyo - Los Angeles" "Carousel - Central Park; NYC"
2013: "Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition"; Shanghai, China
Children's Palace - Shanghai; 19-27 January 2013
"Royal Crescent - Bath"
2013: "Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition"; Shanghai, China
Oriental Pearl Tower - Shanghai; 07-17 February 2013
"Royal Crescent - Bath"
2013: Second Place Crystal Trophy Award - "San Diego Museum of Art - En Plein Air; International Competition"
18 February - 18 March 2013
"Abbey Ruins - France"
2013: "Colorado Watercolor Society" - Annual International Exhibition; Denver , Colorado
" Piazza del Campo - Siena"
2013: "Bienal Ibero-Americana De La Acuarela" ; Madrid, Spain
"Construction Site - Los Angeles"
2013: "Exposicion Internacional de Acuarelas" : Seville, Spain
"Steps to Simon Bolivar Plaza - NYC"
2013: Award of Excellence : "American Society of Architectural Illustrators" ; San Francisco, CA
"Pilgrim's Progress"
2013: Honorable Mention - "Watermedia Showcase Competition"; Watercolor Artist Magazine Feb. 2013
"The Thames"
2013: "Triton Museum of Art - Watercolor Competition and Exhibition" Santa Clara, CA
" Italian Light" ( Honorable Mention ) and " 5th Street , Los Angeles"
2013: "III Encuentro de Acuarelistas Hispanoamericanos" ; Toluca, Mexico
" Loading Dock - Seattle"
2012: "Zhujiajiao International Watercolor Biennial"; Shanghai, China
"Royal Crescent - Bath"
2012: "145th Annual International Exhibition" : American Watercolor Society, NYC
"From Granville Island - Vancouver"
2012: "Waterworks Exhibition"; Northwest Watercolor Society; Bellevue, Washington
" Concrete Factory - Vancouver" - Juror: Stan Miller
2012: "Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 33rd International Exhibition"
"Pont Valentré - Cahors" - Juror: Paul Jackson
2012: "Triton Museum of Art - Watercolor Competition and Exhibition" Santa Clara, CA
" Italian Light" ( Honorable Mention ) and " 5th Street , Los Angeles"
2012: "Bienal Ibero-Americana De La Acuarela" ; Madrid, Spain
"Construction Site - Los Angeles"
2012: "The 2012 International Watercolour Biennial - Belgium" Castle of Bourgogne, Belgium
" From Granville Island - Vancouver" "Piazza del Campo - Siena"
2012: "Exposicion Internacional de Acuarelas" : Seville, Spain
"Steps to Simon Bolivar Plaza - NYC"
2012: "Stepping Over the Line" Mansion at Strathmore; N. Bethesda, MD
First exhibition in the United States of the six founding members of NAWA (North American Watercolor Artists)
2012: "Close to the Heart - The Beat of the City": -01 -29 February ; RS Hanna Gallery - Fredericksburg, Texas
Two person show; Thomas Schaller and Pam Ingalls
2012: Second Overall - Award of Excellence; "Trienal Internationacional de la Acuarela" ; Santa Marta, Colombia
"Portico St. Bartholomew's - NYC" - with the group NAWA
2012: Selected for Splash 14: The Best in Watercolor: Northlight Books: August 2013
2012: Special Presenter: National Watercolor Society; San Pedro, CA September 2012
2012: Elected as "Artist Member" ; California Art Club
2012: Juror and Special Exhibitor: "72nd Annual International Exhibition"- Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle
"Back Street Santa Monica"
2012: Juror: Valley Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition
2011: Special Presenter ; National Watercolor Society; San Pedro, CA; November 2011
2011: "Second Place Award" ; November 2011 Boldbrush Painting Competition by Fine Art Views
"Granville Street Bridge-Vancouver" Juror - Brian Slawson
2011: "Honor Award"; Winter 6X6 Exhibit; Higbee Gallery: Costa Mesa, CA
" Greek Street One"
2011: "Juror's Merit Award" Waterworks 2011 ; Exhibition by the Northwest Watercolor Society;
"Italian Morning" Juror - John Salminen
2011: Asian Influences; -Poster Image ; California Art Club ;Pacific Asian Museum; Pasadena, CA
"Horyjuri Temple - Nara"
2011: Award of Excellence; - Poster and Banner Image ;Bienal Ibero-Americana De La Acuarela; Madrid, Spain
"Piazza del Campo - Siena"
2011: One of 13 Winners - Artistic Excellence Competition; Southwest Art Magazine; Dec. 2011
"Manhattan Beach Pier"
2011: Honorable Mention - Watermedia Showcase Competition; Watercolor Artist Magazine Feb. 2012
"Ponte Fabricius—Rome"
2011: Finalist- 28th Annual Art Competition ; The Artist's Magazine; Dec. 2011
"Manhattan Beach Pier"
2011: "The Architecture of Light: 26 Watercolors by Thomas Schaller" Carter-Sexton Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
One Man Show
2011: 31st Annual International Exhibition: San Diego Watercolor Society; San Diego, CA
"Lake-Central Park"
2011: Fresh Air - California Landscapes: California Art Club: Fremont Gallery; Pasadena, CA
" Shadows of the San Jacinto"
2011: 71st Annual Exhibition - Third Place Winner: Northwest Watercolor Society: Bellvue, Washington
" Royal Crescent - Bath" Joror - Paul Jackson
2011: Less is More - Second Place Winner; Laguna Plein Air Painters Exhibition; Laguna, California
" Greek Street - Sifnos"
2011: Tell Us a Story; Exhibition: Segil Fine Art Gallery; Monrovia, California
"The Cellist - Bethesda Terrace" "Man and Beast"
2011: "Honor Award"; Spring 6X6 Exhibit; Higbee Gallery: Costa Mesa, CA
"Venice Afternoon - 2"
2011: Salon de L'Aquarelle du Haillan: Le Haillan, France
" Winter-Central Park"
2011: Artists Painting Artists; Windsor Whip Works Gallery; Windsor. New York
"JZ in Vancouver"
2010: Zhijiajiao International Watercolour Biennial; Shanghai, China
" Charles Bridge - Prague"
2010: 143 AWS Annual International Exhibition : American Watercolor Society, New York, NY
"Madison Square Park - NYC"
2010: Karen Vance Juror's Award, and Top 100 Award Winner,
Paint the Parks National Competition and Traveling Exhibition; Two Year United States Touring Exhibition
"Great Hall Ellis Island"
2010: Award of Excellence - Best in Show; Golden State Treasures; Juried Competition; California Art Club; Pasadena, CA
"Manhattan Beach Pier" and "After the Storm - Venice Beach"
2010: IXth Annual International Watercolor Biennial: Mexico City North American Watercolor Artists
"Early Morning ;West 71st"
2010: People’s Choice Award;41st National Exhibition: California Watercolor Association: Walnut Creek, CA
"Bow Bridge - Central Park"
2010: 30th Annual International Exhibition: San Diego Watercolor Society; San Diego, CA
"Ten Miles to Go"
2010: Exposición 2do Encuentro Acuarelistas Hispano-Americanos; Guayaquil, Equador; Invitational Exhibition
"Ideal Roman Stage Set"
2010: Outstanding Achievement Award: "Excellence in Art and Sport" Exhibit; The National Art Museum of Sport: Indianapolis, IN
" The Starting Line"
2010: Richeson 75: Landscape, Seascape & Architectural Exhibition; Juried Competition and Exhibition: Kimberly, WI
" The Boathouse; Prospect Park " " The Dairy - Central Park"
2010: Magnificent Miniatures; Juried Competition; California Art Club; Pasadena, CA
"Italian Street Scene"
2010: Surf’s Up: Paintings of the California Coastline ; Juried Competition; California Art Club: Pasadena, CA
"Lifeguard Station - Hermosa Beach"
2010: "Nomades del Arte": Juried Competition and Traveling Exhibition of Plein-Air Paintings: Southwest Gallery, Dallas
"Louise - Bryce Canyon"
2010: Watercolor Award of Merit; First Annual Face Book Painting Competition; Buck’s County Gallery of Fine Art; New Hope, PA
"Lincoln Boulevard - Venice"
2010: Honorable Mention Award: 6X6 Exhibit: Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
"Sailboat Pond- Central Park"
2010: Outstanding Watercolor; June 2010: BoldBrush Painting Competiton by Fine Arts View
"Great Hall-Ellis Island"
2010: Group Exhibition, "Diverse Expressions”: Universal Art Gallery, Venice, CA
2010: One Man Exhibition, Exhibit [A] Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2010: Group Exhibition: New York Society of Architectural Renderers; New York, NY
2010: Art vs. Oil Spill: Exhibition and Auction; Baton Rouge, CA
"Exodous"
2009: “California Landscapes and Legacy”- Juried Competition and Exhibition; California Art Club: Pasadena, CA - Centennial Exhibit at the Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
2009: Group Exhibition, Carter-Sexton Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
2009: "Richeson 75: Landscape, Seascape & Architectural Exhibition"; Juried Competition and Exhibition: Kimberly, WI
2009: “Eternal Light” – Juried Competition and Exhibition ; California Art Club; Pasadena, CA
2003: “Hand-Drawn Worlds”: Group Exhibition; Aedes Gallery, Berlin
2000: Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize Winner; "Architecture in Perspective
Exhibition 15"; Kansas City ; The American Society of Architectural Illustrators
"1000 Wilshire Blvd."
1988: Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize Winner; "Architecture in Perspective
Exhibition 3"; Los Angeles, CA; The American Society of Architectural Illustrators
"Performing Arts Center - Rome"
2001: Solo Exhibition: Mid-Career Retrospective; Graham Foundation; Chicago, Il
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Informed Collector: Fine Art Views: June 2010
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American Art Collector Magazine: Sept. 2009 Article; John O'Hern
