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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

2010 Pictured plein air painting with mention in January 2010 “Western Art Collector” Magazine
2009 Invited to participate:”Governor’s Invitational Art Show 2010″ Loveland Art Museum, Loveland, CO
2009 “Poster Award” Sedona Plein Air Invitational, Sedona, AZ 2009
2009 “TOP SELLER” Sedona Plein Air Invitational, Sedona, AZ 2009
2009 “1st Place” INAUGURAL Grand Canyon Plein Air on the Rim Invitational, Grand Canyon South Rim, AZ 2009
2009 “1st Place” “Quick Draw”  Victor Celebrates the Arts Plein Air Festival, Victor, CO 2009
2009 “1st Place” “Brush Rush”  Victor Celebrates the Arts Plein Air Festival, Victor, CO 2009
2009 “3rd Place Show Award” Victor Celebrates the Arts Plein Air Festival, Victor, CO 2009
2009 “Award of Merit” Estes Park Plein Air Festival, Estes Park, CO 2009
2009 Selected to paint the “Lifetime Achievement Award” for Ted Turner by the Colorado Conservation Trust
2009 “Artist’s Choice,” Augusta Plein Air Event, Augusta, MO 2009
2009 “Selected to be a “Signature Member” of the International Plein Air Painters Association,
www.i-p-a-p.com
2009 Invited to participate: “Windows of the Divine” Maddon Art Museum, Denver, CO
2008 “Presenting Sponsor Award,” Sedona Plein Air Invitational, AZ 2008
2008 “Best of Show,” Victor Celebrates the Arts Plein Air Festival, CO 2008
2008 “Artist’s Choice,” Estes Park Plein Air Festival, CO 2008
2008 “Artist to Watch,” Southwest Art Magazine: June Issue.
2008 “Mini 50,” Paint the Parks Competition
2008 “Honorable Mention,” Frank Bette Plein Air Festival, Alameda, CA.
2007 “3rd Place Show Award,” Denver High Plein Air Festival, CO.
2007 “King of Frames Award,” Sedona Plein Air Festival, AZ 2007
2007 “2nd Place Show Award,” Estes Park Plein Air Festival, CO 2007. Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. Juried by Buffalo Klapinski, and Mark Sink.
2007 “Top 100″ Paint the Parks National Competition. Juried By: William Scott Jennings, Lilian Francuz, and Ann Trusty.
2007 “Gloria Riddle-Roe Award for Portraiture,” Art Of the Rockies Open Awards Show.
2006 “Best in Show,” Art of the Rockies Open Awards Show, CO Juror: Jim Pederson.
2006 “Second Place,” Art of the Rockies Open Awards Show, CO Juror: Jim Pederson.
2002 “Best Flash Animated Joke,” Contest held by Global Tantrum (Klasky Csupo), Hollywood, CA
1998 “Best in Show,” Student Juried Show. Juror: Jeanette Pasin Sloan, Durango, CO.
1998 “Best in Show,” Student Juried Show. Juror: Jeanette Pasin Sloan, Durango, CO.
1992 “Gold Key Award,” Sculpture, The Scholastic Art Awards, Highlands Ranch, CO.

EDUCATION:

2006 Gerald Merfeld Oil Painting Workshop, Westcliff, CO
2003-2004 Figure Painting in Oil, The California Art Institute, Thousand Oaks, CA.
1999 Dynamic Two Dimensional Animation, Summer Intensive Training, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY.
1999 BA in fine art, Magna Cum Laude, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
1992-1995 Honorable Discharge, US Army. Stationed in Baumholder, Germany.
1992 Highlands Ranch High School, 3.1 GPA, Highlands Ranch, CO.

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