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 Biography Prizes and Awards Selected Exhibitions Judging and Jurying Signature Memberships |
Selected Awards and Honors: Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors: Friedlander Award, 2005 American Artists Professional League Rose Yeni Memorial Award, 1997 American Watercolor Society: High Winds Medal, 1997 Silver Medal of Honor, 1998 High Winds Medal, 1999 Maxwell Desser Award, 2000 High Winds Medal, 2001 High Winds Medal, 2003 Gold Medal, 2006 High Winds Medal, 2007 High Winds Medal, 2008 Arizona Watercolor Society Award of Excellence, 2003 Art Renewal Centers International Salon Third Place - category “Landscape” 2006 Top 100 Finalists- category “Landscape” 2006 Honorable Mention and Finalist 2007 Artist's Magazine 2000 Art Competition First Place - category “Experimental” Finalist - category “Landscape” Artist's Magazine 2001 Art Competition Finalist - “Experimental”, “Landscape” Audubon Artists, Jane Peterson Memorial Award, 1997 California Watercolor Association, Bronze Award, 2005 Eastern Washington Watercolor Society, First Place, 2002 First Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary International Award of Excellence 2007 Georgetown International Art Exhibition, Best of Show, 1998 Georgia Watercolor Society First Prize, 2004 First Prize, 2006 Hilton Head Art League Exhibition First Place Watercolor Category, 2007 International Artist Landscape Competition, finalist, 2001 Jiangsu Watermedia Research Institute, China Honorary Membership, 2007 Kentucky Watercolor Society Exhibit First Place, 2002 Merit Award, 2003 Third Place, 2005 Louisiana WS Annual International Exhibition, 1st Place - 2002 merit award - 2003 merit award, 2004 Second Place Award, 2005 Memphis Germantown Art League Annual National Juried Exhibition 'Architecture with Art', Best of Show, 2007 Midwest Watercolor Society: Edgar A. Whitney Award Leech Lake Art League Award L’Atelier Art Studio Award Skyledge Award, 2000 Arlington Heights Art Guild Award, 2002 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition Various Awards 1988 - 1997 First Prize in watercolor, 1998 People’s Choice Award, 2000 Third Place, 2002, 2004, 2005 First Place, 2006 Mississippi WS Grand National Watercolor Exhibition First Place, 2002, 2004, 2005 Missouri Watercolor Society, Award of Excellence, 2003 Award of Distinction, 2004 Award of Excellence, 2007 Montana WS, Second Place, 2002 National Watercolor Society Exhibition: NWS Patron’s Award, 1997 Winsor and Newton Award and Plaque, 1999 Michael Wilcox Merchandise Award, 2001 Henry Fukuhara Award, 2004 First Place, Silver Star, 2005 Combined Merchandise Award, 2006 Richeson Purchase Award, 2007 National Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibition Honorable Mention, 1999 National Watercolor Oklahoma Exhibition OWA Investment Award, 2007 New England Watercolor Society North American Open Exhibition, 2000, First Place, 2002 North East Watercolor Society Millennium Award, 2003 Northern Lights Exhibit, various awards, 1987 - 1998 Northern National Patron Award and Peoples Choice, 2006 North West Watercolor Society, Third Place, 2004 Pennsylvania WS Juried Exhibition: Second Place 2002 Merit Award, 2003 Materials Award, 2004 Merit Award, 2005 Philadelphia WS Exhibition Award of Excellence, 2003 Pittsburgh Watercolor Society: Merchandise Award, 2002 Second Place Award, 2005 Daler-Rowney Award, 2007 Plano Texas Art Association, Best of Show, 2004 Red River Watercolor Society Annual Art Exhibition: Third Place 2002 Silver Award 2004 First Place 2005 First Place 2007 Rhode Island WS 9th and 12th Annual Exhibitions Honorable Mention, 2002 First Place, 2005 Richeson 75 Portrait and Figure Exhibition Second Place Watercolor Category, 2007 Rocky Mountain Watermedia Exhibition Best of Show, 2003 Quintessence Award, 2005 Second Place Award, 2006 Vance Kirkland Memorial Award, 2007 San Diego Watercolor Society Award of Excellence, 2002 Capt and Mrs. Edward B. Rogers Sponsor Award, 2003 Award of Excellence, 2004 Award of Excellence, 2005 Award of Excellence, 2006 Porte Family Award, 2007 Taos National Watercolor Exhibition, First State Bank Award, 2005 Texas Watercolor Society, Founders’ Award, 2004 Transparent Watercolor Society of America: Past Presidents’ Award, 2004 People’s Choice Award, 2004 American Artist Magazine Award, 2005 Edgar Whitney Award, 2006 John Singer Sargeant Award, 2007 Visual Arts Center of New Jersey International Juried Show First Place Award for Painting, 2008 Watercolor Art Soc. of Houston 25th International Exhibition Third Prize, 2002 First Place Award, 2006 Merit Award, 2007 Watermedia Masters Award of Excellence, 2007 Watercolor USA: Jerry Berger Springfield Museum Purchase Award, 1992 Dr. Ruth Grant and Dr. Howard Schwartz Purchase Award, 1994 Springfield Museum Cash Award, 1996 Patron Purchase Award, 1996 Case Award, 1998 Marion Louise Shuck Memorial Award, 2003 Springfield Museum Cash Award, 2005 Watercolor West Exhibition: Board of Directors Award, 1999 Lana and Kenneth Vernon Award, 2001 Beryl Larkin Mem. Award, 2003 Best of Show John Koser Memorial Award, 2004 First Place Award, 2005 Second Place Award, 2006 Combined Merchandise Award, 2007 Western Colorado Watercolor Society Past Presidents’ Award, 2004 Second Place, 2006 Second Place Award, 2006 |
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