Previous Awards and Publications

Publications
  • Artwork featured in Art of Watercolour issue 34 (2022)
  • Featured in Splash 20 ( publish date July 2019) and Splash 21 (Publish date August 2020)
  • Featured in Splash 19  Published June 2018 North Light Books
  • Featured in the International Watercolor magazine issue 3 published December 2017
  • TENDERHEART-TED TALES written and illustrated by Ona Kingdon (Published September 2016)
  • Featured in North Light Books strokes of Genius 9
  • Cover image Art Journey Animals North Light Books
  • Featured in International Watercolor Artists Book 2 Published April 2015
  • Featured in North Light Books Splash 16: The Best of Watercolour
  • Featured in Strokes of Genius 7: The Best of Drawing
  • Featured in The International Watercolour Society 2014 catalogue,
    Featured in North Light Books Splash 15 and Strokes of Genius 6
  • Feature Article in the Art of Watercolour Magazine Issue 12
  • Selected as one of the Watercolor Artist Magazine 2012 ‘One’s to Watch’ and featured in the December 2012 issue

Exhibition Awards

Ona is taking a break from exhibitions from 2022-2025 while she writes, illustrates and promotes her new book.

  • 1st Place Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Members Exhibition 2021.
  • People’s Choice Award Red River Watercolor Society National Exhibition, 2020
  • Byron Levy Memorial Award, Louisiana Watercolor Society’s 50th International Exhibition, 2020
  • 2nd Place PREMIO TLÁLOC exhibition in Mexico 2019
  • 2nd Place Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society International Exhibition 2019
  • 3rd Place in the North East Watercolor Society 43rd International Exhibition 2019
  • The Heinz Jordan and Company Ltd Award in the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour 94th International Open Water Exhibition 2019.
  • Award of Excellence 3   Illinois Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2019.
  • The Richmond Hill Arts Award for Mid Career/Established Artist 2019
  • Honorable Mention Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Members Exhibition 2019
  • Dorothy Corson Award  CSPWC Open Water International Exhibition 2018
  • Zoltan Szabo Founders Award Transparent Watercolor Society of America 42nd National Exhibition 2018
  • Merit Award Louisiana Watercolor Society 48th International Exhibition 2018
  • First Place Award Pikes Peak International Watermedia 2017 Exhibition 2017
  • Honourable Mention 1st International Watercolor Magazine Online Contest 2017
  • People’s Choice Award Transparent Watercolor Society of America 40th National Exhibition 2017
  • National Watercolor Society Reciprocal Award Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 37th International Exhibition 2016
  • Cheap Joe’s Award NFWS 13th National Exhibition 2016
  • Weimer Congemi Memorial Award Louisiana Watercolor Society’s 46th International Exhibition 2016
  • Joan Wignall Young Award Mississippi Grand National Exhibition
  • Canson Award Pikes Peak International Watermedia Exhibition 2015
  • People’s Choice Award Transparent Watercolor Society of America 39th National Exhibition 2015
  • First Place Award NFWS 12th National Exhibition 2014
  • Curry’s Da Vinci Award in the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour 89th Open Water International Exhibition 2014
  • Winsor and Newton Award California Watercolor Association 44th National Exhibition
  • Charles Strissel Memorial Award IWS 30th  National Exhibition 2014
  • First Place Niagara Watercolor Society Spring Show 2014
  • Best in Show BWS Impressions of the Heart Exhibition 2014
  • Donors Award at the Transparent Watercolor Society of America’s 37th National Exhibition 2013
  • The Strathmore Artist Papers Award at the 4th Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibition. 2013
  • Merit Award at the Louisiana Watercolor Society 43rd International Exhibition 2013
  • The Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Award’ at the Watercolor West 44th International Juried Exhibition 2012
  • John Singer Sargent Award 36th TWSA Exhibition  2012
  • The Framing Depot Gold Award for Best in show and People’s Choice Award BWS Luminosity Exhibition 2012
  • Jade Fon Memorial Award   California Watercolor Association 42nd National Exhibition 2011
  • Honorable Mention Pikes Peak Watercolor Society International Watermedia XV11 Exhibition 2011