Wayne was the recipient of the 2006 Nova Scotia Portia White Award for excellence, innovation, and expression in the arts. Key professional successes include winning the 2004 juried competition to execute the mural entitled Réveil for the new Interpretation Centre at Grand-Pré National Historic Site. Boucher became a member of the Royal Canadian Academy in 2002. In 2012, “Drowning in Colour” was directed by Alan Collins. In 2014, three of his painted designs were selected for meeting room carpets in the redecorated Canada House, London, UK . The book “Beyond The Surface: The Art of Wayne Boucher” was published by Xeno-Optic Publishing, Saint Thomas University, Fredericton NB in May 2021.