Paul C Jackson AWS, NWS
American Watercolorist
Biography

Education
*M.F.A. Illustration, University of Missouri, 1992
*B.F.A. Painting, Mississippi State University,1989

Awards & Honors

2008
*Walser Greathouse Medal – American Watercolor Society
*Best of Show & Gold Medal – Texas Watercolor Society National
*Silver Award – Southern Watercolor Society
*Merit Award – Watercolor Art Society-Houston
*Judge for PaintAmerica’s National Parks competition
*Finalist – Artist’s Magazine Cover Competition

2007
*Best of Show -Northwest Watercolor Society National Exhibition
*Winsor & Newton Award – National Watercolor Society
*Signature membership – National Watercolor Society
*The Frank Webb Award – Audubon Artist’s 65th National Exhibition
*First in Watercolor – Richeson 75 Landscape Competition
*Canson Art Supply Award – Watercolor West
*Creative Catalyst Award – Kentucky Watercolor Society
*Utrecht Award – Keystone National Watercolor Exhibition
* awarded membership in the International Guild of Realism
*Beaver Bend Cash Award – Kansas Watercolor Society
*Top 100 Paint the Parks competition
*LWS Merit award-Louisiana Watercolor Society International
*Silver Medal Southern Watercolor Society's National Exhibition
*MOWS Members Award Missouri Watercolor National Exhibition
*M Graham Award- Missouri Watercolor Society Invitational
*Second Place in Watercolor – Disney Festival of the Masters
*Agnes Bossu Pirnat Memorial Award-Transparent Watercolor Society
*Semifinalist American Artist Magazine 70th Anniv competition

2006
*Dong Kingman Award, American Watercolor Society
*Award of Distinction, Missouri Watercolor National
*Cherry Hall Rousell Award, Louisiana Watercolor National
*Designer of the White House Easter Egg

2005
*Judge Louisiana Watercolor National

2003
*Designed Missouri’s Commemorative State Quarter
*Stage Designer for the Broadway musical, “Porterphiles”
*Designed the White House Easter Egg
*Judge- Alaska Watercolor Society National Exhibition
*Judge- Missouri Watercolor Society National Exhibition
*Featured in Forbes Magazine, The Washington Post,
The Wall Street Journal, The Baltimore Sun, The New
York Times, CBS News and on NPR

2002
*Featured on the cover of The Artist’s Magazine
*Designed the White House Easter Egg

2001
*Created “Spot”, a 30’ diameter tiger mosaic & led more than
    a thousand volunteers in its 420,000 tile construction
    at the University of Missouri, Columbia
*Governor and First Lady of Missouri portrait commission
*Named Distingished Alumnus, University of Missouri
*Featured in TWA’s Ambassador Magazine

2000
*Author/ Illustrator,“Painting Spectacular Light Effects in Watercolor”,
    best-selling instructional art book
*First Place, Artist’s Magazine’s annual national competition, 1995 & 2000

1999
*Signature member of American Watercolor Society
*Grand Prize Winner- Paint Your Way to Paris Competition
*“Master Painters of the World ”, Intl Artist’s Magazine
1997
*Judge of Artist Magazine’s Annual Competition
1996
*Best of Show - Rocky Mountain National Watercolor
*Best of Show - Kansas Watercolor Society
*First Place - National Watercolor Oklahoma
1985
*International Science Fair finalist & award winner
1983
*Eagle Scout

Selected Publications
“A Wonderful World”, Watercolor Artist Magazine 04/08
“Choreographing the Light”, The Artist’s Magazine, 03/98
“Splashes of Soul”, St Louis Post Dispatch, 15/12/97
“Award Winning Watercolors of 1996”, Watercolor Magic,97
“Eye for Detail”, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan 2 1997
“The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of”, Artist’s Magazine, 6/96
“An Artist’s Focus”, Scene Magazine, Columbia Tribune, 5/96
“Winning National Competitions”, Artist’s Magazine, 6/96
“Star Glazing”, Watercolor Magic, Winter 96
“Following the Path of Light”, Watercolor Magic, Spring 95
“The Language of Watercolor”, Southwest Art Magazine, 11/93
“Discovering What Others Overlook”, Watercolor 91, Fall 91