Nationally recognized artist Mark E. Mehaffey is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor West and the Rocky Mountain Watermedia Society, and signature life member of Louisiana Watercolor Society.

Mehaffey has won major awards in juried exhibitions across the country including the Beverly Green Memorial Purchase Award from the National Watercolor Society, the Arches Paper Company Award from the American Watercolor Society, the M. Grumbacher Gold Medal from Allied Artists of America, and the Skyledge Award from the Midwest Watercolor Society.

Mark Mehaffey's work has appeared in many publications; most recently in The Best of Watercolor, Splash 5-The Glory of Color, Places in Watercolor and as a featured artist in Creative Watercolor - Step by Step Guide and Showcase, Rockport publisher.

Mark Mehaffey's paintings are included in corporate, public and private collections including Blue Cross Blue Shield, The Arches Paper Co. USA and the permanent collections of transparent watercolors at the Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin and the Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan. Mehaffey is a committed public school art instructor who believes our art future is with the young and is dedicated to building that vision. He gives workshops and lectures around the country and is listed in "Who’s Who Among America's Teachers" and "Who's Who in America."

Mark Mehaffey has two watercolor DVD workshops with Creative Catalyst Productions, Painting a Dramatic Landscape in Watercolor and Build, Design & Color Using a Mouth Atomizer.