JO WILLIAMS, ACA, SWS
JURIED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2004 Fort Davis Sesquicentennial Juried Art Show, Davis, TX
2003: 35th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX/Award
2002: 34th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX /Award
2002: 17th Annual Texas & Neighbors Regional Exhibition, Irving, TX
2001: 33rd Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX
2000: Southwestern Watercolor Society Thirty-seventh Annual Exhibition, Dallas, TX
32nd Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Award
1999: Southwestern Watercolor Society Thirty-sixth Annual Exhibition, Dallas, TX
1998: 30th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX / Award
North Texas Area Art League Membership Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Award
1997: 29th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX
1996: 28th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Award
1995: Montana Watercolor Society’s 13th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Great Falls, MT
27th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Award
1994: Southwestern Watercolor Society Thirty-First Annual Exhibition, Dallas, TX
26th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX
Society of Watercolor Artists Thirteenth Annual National Juried Exhibition, Ft. Worth, TX/ SWA President’s Award
1993: Breckenridge Fine Arts Center Art Competition, Breckenridge, TX
Southwestern Watercolor Society Thirtieth Annual Exhibition, Dallas, TX
Watercolor Society 17th International Exhibition, Houston, TX/ Award
Southwestern Watercolor Society Signature Exhibition, Dallas, TX
Aqueous ‘93 Sixteenth Annual National Exhibition, Frankfort, KY
Pastel Society of the Southwest 13th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Irving, TX
25th Annual Juried Fine Arts Award Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Award
1992: Southwestern Watercolor Society 29th Annual Exhibition, Dallas, TX/ Signature Status
Watercolor Art Society Houston 16th International Exhibition, Houston, TX
Richardson Civic Art Society, 26th Annual Regional Painting Show, Richardson, TX
Rio Bravo Watercolorists Tri-State Aqua Media Exhibition, El Paso, TX
West Texas Watercolor Society Signature I Charter Exhibition, Lubbock, TX
1991: Aqueous 1991, Owensboro, KY
1990: Aqueous 1990, Murray, KY/ Award
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, El Cahon, CA
Artists and Craftsman Annual Awards Show, Dallas, TX/ First Place Award
Texas/Neighbors Art Exhibition, Irving, TX
2nd Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX
Richardson Art Competition, Richardson, TX
1989: Arlington Art Association National Juried Exhibition, Arlington, TX/ First Place Award
Society of Watercolor Artists Eighth Annual National Juried Exhibition, Ft. Worth, TX/ Award
21st Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Award
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Lubbock, TX
1988: Southwestern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX
Pastel Society of the Southwest 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX/ Awards (including People’s Choice)
Trinity Arts Council Juried Exhibition, Bedford, TX
20th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Award
Texas/Neighbors Art Competition, Irving, TX/ Best of Show Award
Plano Juried Art Show, Plano, TX/ Award
1987: Pastel Society of the Southwest 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX/ Award
Trinity Arts Council Juried Exhibition, Bedford, TX/ Award
Texas/Neighbors Art Competition, Irving, TX/ Award
19th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Award
Artists and Craftsman Annual Award Show, Dallas, TX/ Signature Status
Richardson Art Competition, Richardson, TX
1986: Pastel Society of the Southwest 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX/ Award
Trinity Arts Council Annual Juried Exhibition, Bedford, TX/ Award
18th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Award
Artists and Craftsman Annual Awards Show, Dallas, TX
1985 Pastel Society of the Southwest 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX/ Award
North Texas Area Art League Artist of the Year, Denton, TX
17th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX
Artists and Craftsman Annual Award Show, Dallas, TX
1984: 16th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX
Artists and Craftsman Annual Award Show, Dallas, TX
Pastel Society of the Southwest Membership Exhibition, Dallas, TX
1983: Pastel Society of the Southwest 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX
15th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX
Artists and Craftsman Annual Awards Exhibit, Dallas, TX
1982: 14th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibit, Denton, TX/ Greater Denton Arts Council Purchase Award
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
1997: Toward Integrating Spaces: A Personal Journey, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
1991: Scapes of Pattern, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO
1989: Greater Denton Arts Council Welcomes Texas Instruments, Denton, TX
1987: Saguaro Gallery, Denton, TX
1983: Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
1982: Image of Today’s Woman, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Denton Publishing Company, Denton, TX
Ben E. Keith Corporation, Abilene, TX
Raytheon
Greater Denton Arts Council Permanent Collection, Denton, TX
WORKSHOP AND INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
Community Education Program Instructor, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Santa Fe Summer Workshop, Santa Fe Community College, 1995
Taos Workshop, Shady Brook Conference Center, UNT, 1996
Caddo Lake Workshops, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004
Tyler Museum of Art, 1997
Hill Country Retreat, Fredericksburg, TX, 1996
Turner Falls Workshop, 1996
Art Teacher, Strickland Junior High School, Denton, TX (retired)
Demonstrations and lectures, area art organizations
Private instruction, Austin Street Studio and Gallery
Instructor, Highland Village Art Academy
Irving Art Association Workshop (Pastel)
Farmer’s Branch Art Association (Batik)
Mesquite Art Association Workshop (Batik)
Oaxaca, Mexico, 2004
EDUCATION
B.S., Art Education from the University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Continuing Education Courses at Fort Worth Art Museum
Post-graduate study with nationally recognized artists
Post-graduate study at the University of North Texas
MEMBERSHIPS
Artists and Craftsman Association, Dallas, TX, Signature Membership
Southwestern Watercolor Society, Dallas, TX, Signature Membership
North Texas Area Art League, Denton, TX
The Art Guild, Denton, TX
Kingston’s National Registry of Who’s Who, Lifetime Member (189683--member number)