
Stephen Quiller is an internationally known painter who works primarily in water media, monotypes, and intaglio printmaking. He is best known for his innovative approach to water media painting: watercolor, gouche, acrylic, casein and their combinations, and for his use of color.
Stephen Quiller has painted in many parts of the world, but is primarily known for his work done at or near his home in the high mountainous country of southern Colorado. These subjects include beaver ponds, snow shadows, water patterns, wild iris, and mountain rhythms, capturing the spirit of the San Juans. Through his painting, he has become a Signature member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain National Water Media, and Society for Painters in Acrylic and Casein, among others. In 1997, he received the Greathouse medal and cash award in the 130th American Watercolor Society exhibition.
Stephen's paintings have been on the covers and the subject of articles in many leading art magazines. He has also been an invited juror for a number of regional and national art exhibitions.
A popular workshop instructor, he teaches his approach to color, water media, composition, and on-location painting, throughout North America and internationally.
Stephen shows in the Mission Gallery of Taos, New Mexico, and during the summer months he and his wife, Marta, operate their Quiller Gallery in Creede, Colorado.
NICHOLAS REALE MEMORIAL AWARD
142nd International Exhibition • American Watercolor Society
DIDI DEGLIN AWARD
American Watercolor Society
HAL P. MOORE AWARD
American Watercolor Society
LOUIS KAEP AWARD
138th International Exhibition • American Watercolor Society
WINSOR AND NEWTON AWARD
133rd International Exhibition • American Watercolor Society
NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PAINTERS IN ACRYLIC AWARD for NSPCA
PHILADELPHIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY AWARD
at The National Watercolor Society
WALTER GREATHOUSE MEDAL AND CASH AWARD
130th American Watercolor Society Exhibition
JOHN WENGER MEMORIAL AWARD
National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, New York
GOVERNOR'S AWARD
Colorado Arts Council, Denver, CO
MERIT AWARD
Rocky Mountain National Water Media, Denver, CO
TWO MERITORIOUS AWARDS and ONE PURCHASE AWARD
Colorado Council of Fine Arts Exhibition, Pueblo, CO
AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY TRAVELING EXHIBITION, NEW YORK
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HONOR AWARD
Oregon Watercolor Society
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