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                                                                                                                    Plainfield, New   Jersey, USA 

An award-winning contemporary American artist whose acrylic paintings, stippled works, and ink-and-colored-pencil drawings on paper explore movement, structural balance, and the tension between spontaneity and control. Through abstraction, expressive line work, and conceptual mark-making, Watson creates visually compelling compositions that invite reflection, contemplation, and renewed perspective. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in private and institutional collections, including the AtlantiCare Foundation.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026 — Contoured in Abstract II, Anna Louise Davis Gallery, Plainfield, New Jersey
2026 — Contoured in Abstract, Donald B. Palmer Museum, Springfield, New Jersey
2024–2025 — Embracing Stippling, Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield, New Jersey
2005 — En Realte, Donald B. Palmer Museum, Springfield, New Jersey
2005 — En Realte, Bouras Gallery, Summit, New Jersey

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026 — Chinwe Russell Gallery Art Auctions, United Kingdom (Juried)
2026 — Grover House Gallery, Caldwell, New Jersey (Juried)
2025–2026 — Chilton Medical Center (Juried)
2025 — Art Ability Program, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Pennsylvania (Juried)
2025 — Farmstead Arts Center, Basking Ridge, New Jersey (Juried)
2025 — Commissioner’s Art Gallery, Elizabeth, New Jersey (Juried)
2025 — Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Members Exhibition, Summit, New Jersey
2024 — Mayo Performing Arts Center Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey (Juried)
2023–2025 — Art in the Atrium Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey (Juried)
2023 — Newark Art Museum, Newark, New Jersey (Juried)

INTERNATIONAL ONLINE REPRESENTATION & ART FAIRS

2026 — Artsyrepresented through Terravana Art Gallery
2026 — Singulart, Paris, France
2025–2026 — Art Expo New York, represented by World Wide Art Gallery and Artboxy
2025 — Art Santa Fe, represented by Artavita / World Wide Art Pavilion
2024–2025 — Selected international virtual exhibitions in Germany, Dubai, Switzerland, Grenada, Italy, Spain, and Greece

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2025 — Award of Merit, New Jersey Art Association
2025 — Second Place Award, Professional Works on Paper, Union County
2025 — HEART Grant, Union County
2024 — AtlantiCare Foundation Purchase Award
2024 — Artist Sunday Mayoral Proclamation, City of Plainfield
2024 — First Place Award, Professional Works on Paper, Union County
2023 — First Place Award, Professional Drawing, Union County

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Board Member — Elizabeth Arts Council
Board Member — Art Pride New Jersey
Member — National Museum of Women in the Arts
Member — Sussex County Arts& Heritage Council
Member — Watchung Arts Center

SELECTED COLLECTIONS & PUBLICATIONS

AtlantiCare Foundation; private and corporate collections in the United States and internationally.

Selected publications include Artavita World Wide Art, Art Expo New York Trade Show Catalog (2025); Masters of Art World Wide Art Gallery Catalog (2025); The Queen 2022 Exhibition Catalog; and the self-published books Plainfield in ’08 through the Eyes of Watsart and In Black and In White Artwork.                                                updated 04/2026