The International Encaustic Artists Annual Juried Exhibition is hosted in Texas at the San Antonio Art League and Museum in June and July of 2023. The theme of the all-encaustic exhibit is Wax and Wildflowers, a tribute to the fabled Davis Wildflower Competition of 1929 when wealthy oilman Edgar B. Davis asked the San Antonio Art League to put out a call to artists all over the world to paint Texas wildflowers. Davis’s vision and the Art League’s efforts attracted accomplished artists from around the world, resulting in SAALM’s distinguished collection of Texas art.
Dr. William E. Reaves and his wife Linda, gallerists and historians, served as Jurors for this show. Bill Reaves wrote the book Texas Art and a Wildcatter's Dream: Edgar B. Davis and the San Antonio Art League.
