Twenty-third annual exhibition, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies

The Western Federation of Watercolor Societies is a collective partnership amongst several Watercolor Societies in the Western United States. Every year this federation sponsors an annual juried exhibition of collage and water-based media. The twenty-third annual watercolor exhibition was hosted by the West Texas Watercolor Society at the Museum of Texas Tech University. Katherine Chang Liu juried the show. The Best of Show award winner was Song of Columbus by Shirley Ehrle, a member of the Watercolor Art Society of Houston. The David Dale Memorial award winner was Fading Glories by Priscilla Krejci, a member of the Southwest Watercolor Society. The president of the West Texas Watercolor Society was Yvonne Swinmey, 1997-1998