Juried Exhibitions and Plein Air Competitions and Awards

2023       Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, Art Center Manatee, Honorable Mention

                Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, Visual Art Center, Second Place

2022       Venice Art Center Venice, Florida, Near & Far Exhibition, Merit Award

                Visual Art Center, Punta Gorda, Florida, New Beginnings Exhibition, 1st Place

                Peace River Painters Winter Show, North Port, Florida, 2nd Place

                Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Open Aqueous Show, Merit Award 

                Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Online Spring Exhibition, 2nd Place

                Venice Art Center Spring Members Show, 3rd Place

                Venice Art Center’s Exhibition Twice As Nice, 2nd Place

                Whiskey Painters of America Exhibit, LCMA, Tavares, Florida

                Whiskey Painters of America Exhibition Cuyahoga Art Center, Ohio, People’s Choice

                American Impressionist Society 2nd Associate Member Online Exhibition

                2022 New Harmony First Brush of Spring Plein Air, Honorable Mention

                Watercolor Ohio 45th Annual Juried Exhibition

                Florida Watercolor Society 51st Annual Exhibition, Awarded Signature Membership

                Kekionga Ft Wayne, In Plein Air, Purchase Award

                Carmel, In Purchase Award, Merit Award

                Ohio Plein Air Annual Plein Air, Honorable Mention

                Fairfield Paint Out, Ill., 1st Wayne City, 1st 8×10, Award of Excellence Overall

                Mariemont Paint Out, Ohio,  2nd Place

2021       Forgotten Coast Plein Air Ambassador and 2nd Place Quick Draw

                Flagler County Art League, Palm Coast. Florida 1st Place, Freestyles-A Virtual Show

                Visual Art Center, Punta Gorda 

                Kekionga Ft Wayne, Indiana Plein Air Event Purchase Award

                Ohio Plein Air Society Competition Award of Excellence

                Fairfield Paint Out, Fairfield, Illinois, 1st Quick Draw & Best Representation of the Town

                Ohio Watercolor Society Travel Show

2020       Art at The Arnold, Columbus, Ohio 2020 2nd Place                

                Paint Grand Traverse 2020, Artist Choice Award

                12th Biennial National Art Exhibition Visual Arts Center Punta Gorda

                Visual Arts Center Punta Gorda Plein Air Exhibition Merit Award 

                Florida Merit Award Punta Gorda

                Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Merit Award

                Forgotten Coast 2020, Watercolor Ambassador, Cancelled Covid

                Shadows on the Teche Plein Air attendee Cancelled -Covid

                Parrsborro Plein Air, Nova Scotia Cancelled Covid

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