Bill Vrscak is a free-lance artist/illustrator and signature member of the American Watercolor Society. He is a realist painter whose work reflects a strong sense of freshness and simplicity, consistent with his attitude that "the simplest statements make the most impact".
A frequent national award winner, his work is widely published. Bill studied painting and design at the Ivy School of Art in Pittsburgh. After 18 years in the advertising business he went his own way to paint and teach. Besides doing illustration and commission work, he currently teaches workshops and seminars throughout the United States as well as Canada.
Professional Affiliations
American Watercolor Society
Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Juried Exhibitions and Awards include
American Watercolor Society, NYC
Audubon Artists National Exhibition, NYC
Silver Medal Award
Sadie and Max Tessar Award
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibit
Grumbacher Award
Adirondaks Exhibition of American Watercolors, Old Forge, NY
Garnet Award
Juror's Award
Arthur E. Baker Award
Transpaent Watercolor Society of America, Kenosha, WI
Signature American Watercolor Exhibition, Fallbrook, CA
Juror's Award
Midwest Watercolor Society, Green Bay, WI
Special Merit Award
Kentucky Aqueous, Louisville, KY
Reliance Universal Merit Award
Mike Heuman Purchase Award
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Annual
Best of Show
PWS Awards
Winner: Treasures of Pittsburgh Outdoor Board Competition
Watercolor Without Bounderies Exhibition
Southwestern Watercolor Society, Dallas, TX
Northern Italian Watercolor Society, Milan, Italy
IMPRESSIONS: Three Rivers, Four Seasons Competition, Pittsburgh, PA
Keystone National Works on Paper, Scranton, PA
Corporation Collections include
Westinghouse Corporation
Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania
Koppers Corporation
Symons Capital Management
WTAE Broadcasting Corporation
Ernst & Young, Inc.
PNC Corporation
IMT Insurance Corporation
Publications
The Artist's Magazine
SPLASH 2
Painting with Passion (North Light Books)
International Artists Magazine
Print's Design Annual
Commercial Illustration Clients include
Carnegie Museum of Art
Ketchum Communications
WQED-FM Pittsburgh Public Broadcasting
AEG Westinghouse/Adtranz
Rockwell International
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
Pittsburgh Jazz Festival
Mellon Bank Corporation
Federal Express Corporation
Pittsburgh Magazine
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Chute Gerdeman Retail Design
Conducted workshops, seminars and classes for
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Community College of Allegheny County
Hudson River Valley Workshops, Greenville, NY
Jade Fon Workshops, Monterey, CA
Coastal Maine Art Workshops, Port Clyde/Rockland, ME
Central Ontario Art Association, Ontario, CANADA
Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA
Southwestern Watercolor Society, Dallas, TX
Sangamon Watercolor Society, Springfield, IL
Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, Buffalo, NY
Society of Watercolor Artists, Ft. Worth, TX
St. Croix Watercolor Society, St. Croix, VI
Sweetwater Arts Center, Sewickley, PA
Hillsdale County Arts Guild, Hillsdale, MI
Numerous Arts Groups in the Mid-Atlantic region
Numerous Solo and Invited Exhibitions include
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, PA
Davis and Elkins University, Elkins, WV
Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
Watercolors Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Birchstone Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI
Renaissance Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
St. Vincent University, Latrobe, PA