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Alicia Farris

About Us

About Our Art

Art provides the opportunity to capture and share the spirit and personality of a subject, whether animate or not.  Alicia likes to isolate what seams common and recreate it in a different light, all the while, creating a source of emotion and cause for reflection for the viewer.

In her travels and at home, a wide variety of subject matter catches her eye, from landscapes to animals to human subjects.  The flavors of people that Alicia encounters definitely inspire her work.   Farris notes, “I always have one hand on my camera, especially when I’m in a crowd.  I’m not looking to go home and paint someone’s portrait; rather, I love to try to recreate an emotion and the imagined personality of an unfamiliar subject.”

An award winning and Internationally recognized artist,  Alicia Farris’ work was recently exhibited in San Pedro, Ca, China, and Spain.   As she is always grasping new knowledge and experience, she is astounded at the journey on which art is taking her.  Alicia supports the arts in her involvement in many art organizations and loves to share her passion by teaching workshops throughout the country.  Please visit Alicia’s website for her upcoming workshop schedule.  www.afarris.com  Visit Alicia on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Artist-Alicia-Farris-361706103972816/?ref=settings  and Instagram: aliciafarrisart. View Alicia’s work at Missouri Artists on Main in St. Charles, MO and Waverly House Gallery in Springfield, MO.

St. Louis Watercolor society – signature

Missouri Watercolor Society – signature – lifetime member

Southwestern Watercolor Society – signature

National Watercolor Society – signature

Watercolor Honor Society – signature

American Watercolor Society

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies – signature

Southern Watercolor Society – signature

Juried member, Best of Missouri Hands

Missouri Valley Impressionist Society

Springfield Regional Arts Council, lifetime member

Visual Artists Alliance of Springfield

Studio 55

Springfield Plein Air

Juried Artist/Studio:

Alicia Farris

Short Description:

Watercolor, water media artist, teaching artist

Email Address:

afarrisart@att.net

Awards and Honors

Watercolor West, 54th Annual International Exhibition, Newport Beach, CA, June 25, – Aug. 13, 2022

Best of Show, St. Louis Watercolor Soceity Annual Juried Exhibition, St. Louis, MO April, 2022

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 47th Annual Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM, May 6-June 5, 2022

Jack Richeson Co. Award, Southern Watercolor Society 45th Annual Exhibition, Bradenton, Fla., April 14-May 13, 2022,

Watercolor Artist Magazine,  published article called, “Let it Flow”, Winter 2022 issue

Honorable Mention, American Artists Professional League, 93rd Grand National Exhibit, Salmagundi Club, New York City, Nov. 2021 

Northwest Watercolor Society International Open Exhibition, Online, Oct. 22, 2021-January 4, 2022

M.Graham Award, Missouri Watercolor Society International Exhbition, MOWS Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, Aug 27 – Oct. 2, 2021

Honorable Mention, 2nd Annual Women in Watercolor International Exhbition,  Online, 2021, 170 works chosen from 1600 International entries

Southwestern Watercolor Society 58th Annual Member’s Exhibition, Blue House Too Gallery, Allen Tx. Sept 1-Oct. 2, 2021

2nd place award, Augusta Plein Air Festival, April, 2021

Watercolor USA 60th Annual National Juried Exhibition – June-August, 2021

Illinois Watercolor Society 37th National Exhibition – May 2021

Louisiana Watercolor Society 51st International Exhibition -Online exhibition  May 1-21, 2021

Cheap Joe’s merchandise award, Southern Watercolor Society 44th Annual Juried Exhibition-Quincy, Fla, April-June 2021

Second Place Award, 23rd Annual Big Splash Exhibition of the St Louis Watercolor Society, Oct. 2020

Edgar A. Whitney Transparent Watercolor Award, 57th Southwestern Watercolor Society Exhibition, Allen Tx. Sept-Oct, 2020 Philadelphia Watercolor Society, 120th Anniversary International Exhibition  – Online Oct. 23-Dec. 7, 2020

Kentucky Watercolor Society, Aqueous USA 2020 – Online exhibition, September, October 2020

Kashiwa Legacy Award, Adirondacks National Exhibit of American Watercolors –Old Forge, NY, July – Sept. 2020

NWS 50 Stars Exhibition 2020- Stars of the US Watercolor Societies – San Pedro, CA.  July – Sept. 2020

Southern Watercolor Society 43rd Annual Juried Exhibition – Clarksville, Tn. May – July, 2020

Missouri Watercolor Society Annual International Exhibition – Barcelona, Spain – April 2020

Missouri Valley Impressionists Society National Exhibition, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Mo, Sept. 2019

Third Place Honor, Southwestern Watercolor Society Annual Member’s Exhibition, Richardson Tx. Sept. 2019

National Watercolor Society 99th International Open Exhibition, October 2019, San Pedro, CA,

Interview, Missouri Life Magazine, October 2019,

Award of Excellence, Watercolor USA 2019 Annual National Juried Exhibition – June 2019

Best of Show, 1st place, and 2nd place in watercolor category – 2019 Augusta Plein Air Festival – April – 2019

Interview and feature, The Art of Watercolour Magazine, 33rd issue, December – 2018

First Prize, The Art of Watercolour Magazine International Reader’s Competition – September – 2018 – French publication

Watercolor USA, Watercolor Honors Society qualification 57th Annual National Juried Exhibition – June-August, 2018 – Springfield, Mo.

Jack Richeson Honorable Mention Award, Missouri Watercolor Society International Exhibition, Qingdao, China, June and July, 2018

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 43rd Annual Exhibit April 1-June 24, 2018, Tucson, Az.

The Museum of the Bible, Washington D.C.  Commissioned to create 9 large acrylic works to exhibit in the hospitality area, 2017

Edgar A. Whitney Transparent Watercolor Award, 54th Annual Members Exhibition of the Southwestern Watercolor Society August 31-Sept. 30, 2017,  Richardson, TX

3rd Place award, 6th Annual Exhibition – Missouri Valley Impressionists Society July -Sept, 2017 Rice Gallery, Overland Pk, KS

Watercolor USA  National Juried Exhibition – June 3-August 27, 2017 – Springfield, MO

Kansas Watercolor Society  Annual National Exhibition – Nov. 2016, Wichita Kansas

Northwestern Watercolor Society Waterworks Exhibition – Oct. 2016 – Bothell, Washington

National Watercolor Society 2016 96th International Exhibition Exhibit- Oct. – Dec. 2016 – San Pedro, CA  –Signature membership qualification

Commissioned as the official artist of the 2016 Price Cutter Charity Championship event of the Web.com PGA Tour, Springfield, MO.   August, 2016