About Frank Webb, A.W.S., D.F., N.W.S,
 
Frank Webb has been self employed as an artist since 1958. The author of four books has taught hundreds of painting seminars worldwide and in 50 states. He is a Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society, a member of the National Watercolor Society and has Master Status in the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. He has won more than 110 major awards, has lectured to the National Watercolor Society, twice to the American Watercolor Society and has juried more than 100 national exhibitions.

Selected from 110 Awards
 
Hardy Gramatky Award, American Watercolor Society, 2008
Lori Fronzak Memorial Award, Transparent watercolor Society, 2007
John Young Hunter Memorial Award, Allied Artists of America, New York, 2006
Alan Chiara Memorial Award, American watercolor Society, New York, 2006
Special Merit Award, Transparent Watercolor Society, Elmhurst, IL, 2006
Stary Sheets Award, National Watercolor Society, San Pedro, CA, 2000
Best of Show, Aqueous Open, 2003, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society
Grumbacher Gold Medal, National Water Color Society, 1999
Gold Medal, Audubon Artists, New York, 1995
Walser Greathouse Medal, American Watercolor Society, New York, 1989
Dana Memorial Award, Philadelphia Water color Society, 1988
Pleissner Award, American watercolor Society, New York, 1984
First Award, National Arts Club Open, New York, 1983
Bronze Medal of Honor, American Watercolor Society, New York 1976
Colorado Watermedia Award, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Association
Sisik Award, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 1973

Honors
 
Medal for Achievement in the Arts, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, 2000.
Listed in Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who in the East.
Identified as a Master Visual Artist, Preserving the Legacy, Pittsburgh, 1966.
Guest lecturer-demonstrator, American Watercolor Society, 1983, 1992.
Guest lecturer-demonstrator. National Watercolor Society, 2007.
Master status, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, 2004.
Included in "20 Great Watercolor Teachers" by American Artist Magazine, 2006.

Elected Memberships
 
American Watercolor Society (dolphin fellow), Allied Artists of America, Audubon Artists, The Arts Guild of Old Forge (titular), La Society Canadienne de'l Aquarelle (honorary), Hudson Valley Art Association, Knickerbocker Artists, Louisiana Watercolor Society (honorary), National Transparent Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Water Color Society, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society (life member), Potomac Valley Watercolor Society (honorary), Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Association, Society of Western Artists (honorary), Southwestern Watercolor Society (honorary), Southern Arizona watercolor Society (Patron Member), Honorary member of the Jiangsu Watercolor Research Institute

Selected Group Exhibitions
 
Anchorage Art Museum; Art Alliance, Philadelphia; Ashville Art Museum, NC; Chautauqua Art Association, NY; Columbia Museum of Art, SC; Frye Museum, Seattle; Gloria LaGuna Art Museum, Austin; McGill University, Montreal; National Academy Galleries, NY; Penn State University; Port Huron Museum; Purdue University, Calumet; Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel; Springfield Art Museum, MO; Southern Alleghenies Art Museum; Museo dela Acurela Mexicana; Museum of Art, Ogunquit, ME; Neville Museum, Greenbay, WI; Canton Art Institute, OH; Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA; University of MN, Duluth

Invitational Exhibitions
 
Chapman Art Museum, Watermedia Masters II, Myrtle Beach, SC 2007
First and second Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary International Masters, Jiangsu, China, 2008 and 2010.
Bienal International Acuarela, 2004, Mexico;
Master Visual Artists Exhibit III, Preserving the Legacy, Pittsburgh, 1996.
Artists of the Republic of China, U.S.A., and Australia, Taipei, 1994.
Philadelphia Water Color Club Invitational, Widener University Museum, 1991.
International Waters, traveling to Canada, U.S., Scotland, and England, 1992.
International Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Painters, Vancouver, 1980.
Arts '80, Penn State University, 1980.
35 Obras de la American Watercolor Society, Mexico City, 1989.
Artists from Six states, Aaron Bohrod gallery. University of Wisconsin, 1983.
Three Watercolorists, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA, 1977.
Award Winners, Hudson Valley Art Association, Lever House, NY, 1975.
Butler Art Center, 2012

Solo Exhibitions
 
Elan Gallery, Sewickley, PA, 2007; Southern Vermont Art Center, 2004; Southern Alleghenies Art Museum, Ligonier, PA, 1999; Watercolors, The Spotlight Gallery, Pittsburgh, 1998; Glennville State College, WV, 1993; Chaffee Gallery, Rutland, VT, 1993; LaRoach College, Pittsburgh, 1991; Purdue University, IN, 1984; Atelier Gallery, NYC, 1993; Tweed Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1982.

Museum Collections
 
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
Southern Alleghenies Art Museum. Loretto, Pennsylvania
Palmer Art Museum of Penn State, State College, Pennsylvania
Taiwan Art Education Institute, Taiwan, Republic of China
Tweed Art Museum, University of Minnesota
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Maine
McMullen-Connally Family Collection, Baylor University
Spirit Lakes Art Center, Iowa

Corporate Collections
 
Alcoa, Bayer Industries, Blue Cross of Western PA,
Brown-Williamson, Eastern Shore Art Center,
Ferrum College, Lakes Art Center, New Mexico Watercolor Society,
Nevada Watercolor Society, PNC Corporation,
PPG Foundation, University Hospitals of Cleveland
United Steelworkers, USX, Wausau Insurance,
West Texas Watercolor Society, Widener University.

Teaching Experience
 
Webb has conducted over 640 watercolor workshops in all 50 states and in Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, France, England, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Scotland and Spain.

Articles Authored
 
Fearless Color, Seven tips for maximizing Your Palette, Artist's Magazine, 2000.
Painting Conceptually, International Artist Magazine, series in five issues, 1998.
Countdown for Design, Watercolor Magic, North Light, 1994.
Workshop Director, Artist's Magazine, North Light, April 1987.
Creating Your Own Space, Artist's Magazine, April 1985.
Ten Tales of Passage, Artist's Magazine, 1994.
Studio Number One, Artist's Magazine, 1987.
Stretching Tradition, Artist's Magazine, Jan. 2003.
Seven Design Ideas, Watercolor Magic, North Light, April 2001.
Composing a Memory, Artist's Magazine, May 2001.
Art Clinic, The Artist's Magazine, Jan. 1998.
Art Clinic, The Artist's Magazine, Nov. 1998.
Beating Your Fears, The Artist's Magazine, Jan. 1994.
Savoir Fair article in L'Art de l' Aquarelle no. 5, June, 2010.
American Watercolor Artists, Fine Art Publishing House of Jiling, China
Article in "Chinese Watercolor", June, 2010

Books Authored
 
Strengthen Your Paintings With Dynamic Composition, North Light, 1994.
        Published in the U.K. by Davis Charles Co. as Composition For the Artist.
        Self published as Composition For The Painter, 2005
Webb on Watercolor, North Light, 1990.
        Published in France by Ulisse Editions, 1993.
Watercolor Energies, North Light, 1983.
Frank Webb's Life and Art, Self Published, 2011

Videos and DVDs
 
Frank Webb, Contemporary Watercolor Master, Video and motion Picture, 1987.
Frank Webb's Using Your Heart & Hand, DVD, 2005.
Frank Webb's Painting by Design, DVD, 2006.
Frank Webb's Expression in Painting, DVD, 2006.
Frank Webb's Painting Enjoyable Color, 2007.

Publications Which Include His Work
 
A Spectrum of Styles by Stephen Dougherty, Watercolor '90, American Artist.
Creative Seascapes, Edward Betts, Watson -Guptill, 1981.
Exploring Watercolor, Gerald Brommer and Nancy Kline, Davis, 1980.
Watercolor, My Second Career, Bill Condit, Sand Dollar, 1989.
Watercolor, You Can Do It, Tony Couch, North Light 1987.
 
Keys to Successful Painting, Tony Couch, North Light.
Splash I, Greg Albert and Rachel Wolf, North Light, 1991.
Splash II, Greg Albert and Rachel Wolf, North light, 1991.
Splash IV, Greg Albert and Rachel Wolf.
The White of Your Paper, Tony Van Hasselt and Judi Wagner, North Light, 1995.
 
Concept and Composition, Fritz Henning, North Light, 1983.
Being an Artist, Lewis Lehrman, North Light, 1992.
Go With the Flow, Guy Lipscomb, Watson-Guptill, 1993.
Watercolor The Creative Experience, Barbara Nechis, North Light, 1979.
Watercolor From the Heart, Barbara Nechis, Watson-Guptill, 1993.
 
Watercolor the Ed Whitney Way, Ron Ranson, North Light, 1994.
Distilling the Scene, Ron Ranson, North Light.
Language of Literature, Grade 7 Edition, McDougal Littell, Houghton Mifflin.
Basic Drawing Techniques, Greg Albert and Rachel Wolf, North light, 1995.
The Simple Secret to Better Painting, Greg Albert, North Light, 2003.
 
Personal Painting Style, David P. Richards, North Light, 1995.
You Can Paint Vibrant Watercolor, Dan Burt, North Light, 1999.
Artists and Discounts, Daniel Grant, American Artist, Aug. 2001.
After the Workshop, Joanne Moore, The Artist's Magazine, March 2001.
Advice From Experts, Lori Simons, Watercolor, American Artist, fall 1999 Issue.
 
Refining Your Personal Vision, Staff Report, The Artist's Magazine, Jan. 1999.
Fuel Your Creative Fire, Kristin Godsey, The Artist's magazine, July 2002.
Learning From the Masters, Jennifer Ball, The Artist's Magazine, July, 2003.
Artist to Artist: Frank Webb, "Watercolor", American Artist Magazine, 2008.
DHL Gallery: Frank Webb, Designing Home Lifestyles, 2008.
Watercolor Exhibition by the Artists of ROC, USA and Australia, 2003.
Secrets From the Contemporary International Watercolor Masters, 2012.