April Waters

[2] April Waters' works are held in public and private collections, such as Oregon State University, Salem Hospital, Edward C. Allworth Veterans' Home, Mount Angel Abbey, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Slocum Orthopedic Center and Riverbend Peace Health Hospital in Springfield, Oregon, as well as internationally.

[3] Waters was a National Park Artist in Residence for the Crater Lake Centennial Celebration and Exhibition at the Schneider Museum of Art in Ashland, Oregon.

[5] In 2018, Waters was a grantee of the National Science Foundation for "deployment to Palmer Station, Antarctica... [for] the opportunity to observe, sketch, and produce paintings of the ocean, sea ice, icebergs, and Marr Glacier.

As a grantee of the National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers Program, Waters traveled to Palmer Station to observe, study, photograph, and sketch the ocean, icebergs, and Marr Glacier.

After witnessing firsthand, the beauty and harsh realities of a landscape facing monumental change, coupled with profound implications for the entire globe, Waters returned to her studio to transform her sketches, photographs and experiences into paintings of the earth’s southernmost continent.

[13] Her work on rivers, creeks, estuaries, and oceans, has led to regional and national acclaim, exhibitions and collaborations with scientists and universities.

"[16] Her series "Sheroes" portrays women who advocate for humanitarian and environmental justice by taking stands to protect people and resources.

An exhibition at the Pacific Northwest College of Art consisted of seven large-scale portraits of larger-than-life women inclucde Vandana Shiva, Wangari Maathai, Malalai Joya, Helen Caldicott, Amy Goodman, Cindy Sheehan, and Maude Barlow.

Museum director John Olbrantz noted,"wonderful portraits of contemporary women leaders... attracted thousands of visitors.