Igor Kogan

Working with expressive watercolor and detailed ink linework, I seek a balance between spontaneity and precision. Whether depicting a quiet desert view, historic architecture, or an imagined scene, I hope each piece invites viewers to slow down, explore the details, and discover their own narrative within the artwork.

1989 - 1991 Art School, Ukraine
1991 - 1994 Fine Art College, Ukraine.

2026
• 1st Place Award, Invitational Prescott Plein Air, AZ
• SDWC juried exhibition, San Diego, CA
• 3rd Place Award, St. George Plein Air, Utah
• Honorable mention Award, January 2026 PleinAir Salon from PleinAir® Magazine
• The Art Of Us - Tempe Artist Guild - juried exhibition: Second place and artist choice awards.
• 2nd Place Award, Sahuarita Lake Park Plein Air, AZ
• Juried Exhibition, ”Where the Wild Things Stay”,FOUND:RE Phoenix (ArtLink), AZ
• Represented by Sedona Art Gallery, Sedona, AZ
2025
• 1st Place Award, Community Paint Out, Sedona, AZ
• Juried Exhibition, “Monochromatic,” Rhode Island Watercolor Society, RI
• 2nd Place Award, Bisbee Plein Air, AZ
• 1st Place Award, Invitational Prescott Plein Air, AZ
• Juried Exhibition, “Cosmos and Creatures,” Vision Art Gallery, Chandler, AZ
• 1st Place & People’s Choice Award, Casa Grande Plein Air, AZ
• Juried Exhibition, “Art That Matters to the Planet: Wild America,” Roger Tory Peterson
Institute, NJ
• Juried Exhibition, AWA Spring Exhibition “Fluid Impressions: A Watermedia Journey,” AZ
2024
• 2nd Place Award, Bisbee Plein Air, AZ
• Juried Exhibition, “Surreal Southwest,” Juror Amy Ernst, Yavapai College Art Gallery,
Prescott, AZ
• Juried Exhibition, “Lucid Illusion,”...