Dan Simoneau has been painting professionally for 50 years. His work has been exhibited in over 150 regional, national, and international exhibitions and he has received over 75 awards for his work, including several Best in Show awards. His work has been published in 20 national and international publications. He is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the International Society of Acrylic Painters (Master Status), the National Watercolor Society, the San Diego Watercolor Society, and the Watercolor (USA) Honor Society. He is an Elected Artist Member of the Allied Artists of America, the American Artists Professional League (Fellow), the International Guild of Realism, and the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic. His work is in many private, corporate, and museum collections. He has also juried several local, regional, and national exhibitions. His primary media are acrylic on both paper and canvas as well as watercolor. He is considered a contemporary realist.