Australian Watercolour Institute - AWI
PO Box 24
West Lindfield NSW 2070
www.awi.com.au

Founded in 1923, The Australian Watercolour Institute endeavours to foster the use of watercolour as a vehicle for the artist’s expression, and different attitudes and styles are encouraged. Art lovers who appreciate the excellence of a masterly watercolour recognize the annual exhibition of the Australian Watercolour Institute as the pinnacle of watercolour exhibitions in Australia. Each exhibition is no exception as the AWI soars to new altitudes.

The incredible, self dependent painting styles proudly displayed in AWI exhibitions vary like the individual characters responsible for their creation. Ranging in size and executed from the technically pure, traditional gems to the exploratory masterpieces of abstraction, AWI exhibitions offer a glorious smorgasbord of visual poetry. Some works manifest their own version of power and glory whilst others revel in their subtleties, wafting lyrical before our eyes.

AWI exhibitions are a gallimaufry of water-based paint on paper, demonstrating an unlimited versatility of technique as the AWI willingly turns its back on negative criticisms, sometimes espoused by insensitive non-believers of the medium.

Throughout society people of like minds have clustered to share their common interests. Many art institutions and societies have been formed over the years and many have faded out of existence almost as quickly as they have appeared. AWI is proud not only to have survived since 1923 but to have continued building on the beliefs, obsessions and passions of the AWI founders.

Owing to enthusiasm, hard work and perfectionist attitudes of AWI committees and members throughout the last eighty years plus, the AWI continues to emerge as a quietly achieving monarch in the history of Australian art.

Membership of the Australian Watercolour Institute is by invitation, however non members can submit works for the Annual Exhibitions for selection. The process of becoming a member is designed to maintain the perceived highest possible standard.

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