The National Exhibition: A History
The South Carolina Watermedia Society engages with artists across South Carolina and the United States. Since 1978 and under the direction of our dedicated presidents, the organization has held regular National Exhibitions. These exhibitions are judged by nationally recognized artists and showcase the talents of watermedia artists both locally and nationally known. If you have any historical information you would like to contribute, please email scwatermediasociety@gmail.com. To view works that have been awarded Best of Show, please visit our Best of Show: A History page.
| President Name(s) | Year Served | Exhibition Location | Juror |
| Mark Durlach | 1978 | ||
| Margaret Gilliam | 1979 | ||
| Steven Jordan | 1980 | ||
| Jack Dowis | 1981 | ||
| Elsa Turner | 1982 | ||
| Guy Lipscomb | 1983 | ||
| Jeanet Dreskin | 1984 | ||
| Rhett Thurman | 1985 | ||
| Wade Hurley | 1986 | ||
| Pat Lusk | 1987 | ||
| JoAnne Anderson | 1988 | Anderson, SC | |
| Clarie Farrell | 1989 | Columbia, SC | |
| Nancy Bourne | 1990 | ||
| Steve McCrae | 1991 | ||
| Lorin Mason | 1992 | ||
| Randolph Armstrong | 1993 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| Cecile Martin & JoAnne Anderson | 1994 | Anderson, SC | |
| Jill Noel Stafford | 1995 | ||
| Bonnie Hood | 1996 | ||
| Angela Bradburn | 1997 | Columbia, SC | |
| Harriet Goode | 1998 | Rock Hill, SC | |
| Sudie Payne Daves | 1999 | ||
| Linda McCane | 2000 | ||
| Barbara Lothrop | 2001 | ||
| Jim Finch | 2002 | Columbia, SC | |
| Anne Heard & Rosemary Moore | 2003 | ||
| Jill Stafford | 2004 | ||
| Anna Kay Singley | 2005 | ||
| Toni Elkins | 2006 | ||
| Larry Mauldin | 2007 | ||
| Janice Coward | 2008 | ||
| Pollie Bristow | 2009 | Florence, SC | |
| Jennifer Hamilton | 2010 | Rock Hill, SC | |
| Carolyn Epperly | 2011 | Charleston, SC | |
| Renea Eshlemena | 2012 | Columbia, SC | Carol Carter |
| Vickie Bailey Ebbers | 2013 | Hilton Head Island, SC | Linda Daly Baker |
| Rosemary Moore | 2014 | Anderson, SC | Bill Jameson |
| Jill Stafford | 2015 | North Augusta, SC | Kristin Casaeletto |
| Brenda Lawson | 2016 | Myrtle Beach, SC | Marc Taro Holmes |
| Carolyn Epperly | 2017 | Charleston, SC | Linda Daly Baker |
| Anne Hightower-Patterson | 2018 | Columbia, SC | Laurie Goldstein-Warren |
| Lynda English | 2019 | Florence, SC | Ryan Fox |
| Russell Jewell | 2020 | Digital Exhibition | Ted Nuttall |
| Russell Jewell | 2021 | Pickens, SC | Fred Graff |
| Renea Eshlemen | 2022 | Columbia, SC | Linda Daly Baker |
| Al Morris | 2023 | Pickens, SC | JJ Jiang |
| Victoria Alger | 2024 | Myrtle Beach, SC | Announcement Coming Soon! |