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