Mehaffey has won major awards in juried exhibitions across the country including the Beverly Green Memorial Purchase Award from the National Watercolor Society, the Arches Paper Company Award from the American Watercolor Society, the M. Grumbacher Gold Medal from Allied Artists of America, and the Skyledge Award from the Midwest Watercolor Society. Mehaffey's work has appeared in many publications; most recently in The Best of Watercolor, Splash 5-The Glory of Color, Places in Watercolor and as a featured artist in Creative Watercolor-a step by step guide and showcase, Rockport publisher.

Mehaffey's paintings are included in corporate, public and private collections including Blue Cross Blue Shield, The Arches Paper Co. USA and the permanent collections of transparent watercolors at the Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin and the Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan. Mark is a committed public school art instructor who believes our art future is with the young and is dedicated to building that vision. A popular joror, Mark gives workshops and lectures around the country and is listed in "Who's Who among Americas Teachers" and "Who's Who in America".

Mark's book, "Creative Watercolor Workshop," published by Northlight is available in bookstores and will be released by Northlight as a featured publication in July of 2005.