Galleries; The gallery that I was in has closed their doors! I am in pursuit of another!
Signature Member - Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA)
Signature Member - Master Circle - Paint America (PAA-M)
Member - International Guild of Realism
Associate Member - American Plains Artist's
Associate Member - Women Artists of the West
Education
1983 - 1984 Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA; Bachelor of Architecture - May 1984
1979 - 1983 Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA; Bachelor of Art (Pre Architecture) - May 1983
1978 - 1979 Chadron State College; Chadron, Nebraska
1977 - 1978 University of Evansville (Indiana); England campus, Grantham, Lincolnshire England
Selected Honors and Awards
2011
Finalist Artist's Magazine
Award of Excellence - American Plains artists - Las Cruces, New Mexico
Painting accepted into American Women Artists - Atlanta, Georgia
Painting accepted into Paint America's Paint the Parks top 100 - Topeka, Kansas
International Artist's Magazine finalist - April/May issue page 13
Women Artists of the West - Honorable mention - Rockport, Texas
People's Choice award - Spearfish Winter Art Show - Spearfish, SD
Painting accepted for the Mini 50 for Paint America 2010 - Topeka, KS
Two paintings accepted into the Top 100 for Paint America 2010 - Topeka, KS
2010
Painting received Art of the West award - America Plains Artists - Lincoln, Nebraska
Painting received Award for Exceptional Merit from the Colored Pencil Society of America Explore This! 6
Painting receives second place - International Artist's Magazine April/May 2010
People's Choice award at the Spearfish Winter Art Show - Spearfish, SD
Painting on cover of Ann Kullberg's online colored pencil magazined - From My Perspective - February 2010
Painting accepted into Paint America's top 100
Painting receives Juror's Award Paint America Mini 50 (My fifth one from Paint America!)
2009
Two paintings accepted into the Top 100 for Paint America 2008 - Topeka, KS
Painting accepted into the Mini 50 for Paint America 2008 - Received Juror's Choice Award
Received Paint America Master Circle Signature Status (2008)
Painting Received Award of Excellence - American Plains Artists 25th annual - Odessa, TX
Received Colored Pencil Society of America signature status - CPSA
Painting accepted into theTop 100 for Paint the Parks 2009 - Topeka, Ks
Painting accepted and received Juror's Choice Award in the Mini 50 for Paint the Parks 2009
Finalist International Artist Magazine competition 53 - still life and floral - October/November issue
2008
4 paintings accepted into the juried Western Spirit Art Show 2008 - Old West Museum - Cheyenne, WY
Painting accepted into the Top 100 for Paint America 2007 - Topeka, KS
Received Paint America signature status - PAA
Painting accepted, and received Sally K. Smith Juror's Award, in the Mini 50 for Paint America 2007
Painting accepted into the Top 100 in the 2008 Paint The Parks - Topeka, KS
Two paintings accepted into the 2008 Paint the Parks Mini 50 - Susieheyer Juror's Award
Popular award and first place graphics - Wind River Valley Artist's Guild - Dubois, WY
Painting published in the October issue of the From My Perspective online colored pencil magazine
Finalist in the Prismacolor calendar competition for 2009 - (April)
2007
People's Choice award - Spearfish Center for the Arts Winter Art Show - Spearfish, SD
First place pencil in Western Spirit Art Show - Old West Museum - Cheyenne, WY
Finalist in the 2007 The Artist's Magazine Annual Competition - December 2007 issue
2006
First place (amatuer division) North Light Book Club Cover Competition - Featured in March 2006 issue
Painting received "People's Choice" at the juried show Art With a Magic Carpet - AVA - Gillette, WY
Painting received "People's Choice" & purchase award - Governor's Capital Arts Exhibition - Cheyenne, WY
Painting received "People's Choice" at the Riverton National Art Show - Riverton, WY
Painting received first place graphics at the Wind River Valley National Art Show - Dubois, WY
Painting accepted to the "Mini 100" for the Arts For The Parks national show - Jackson, WY
2005
Painting received "People's Choice" at the juried Governor's Capital Arts Exhibition - Cheyenne, WY
Painting received best portrait award & purchase award Wind River Valley National Art Show - Dubois, WY |
