AWARDS AND GROUP SHOWS: |
2014 | “Poster Award” Sedona Plein Air Invitational, Sedona, AZ, October 2014 |
2014 | “American Impressionist Society Group Show” Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, October 2014 |
2014 | “Grand Canyon 7 Group Show” Mountain Trails Galleries, Sedona, AZ, April 2014 |
2013 | “Award of Merit” Sedona Plein Air Invitational, judged by Jill Carver, Sedona, AZ, October 2013 |
2013 | “Best Depiction of Water Overall” Plein Air Magazine Salon, judged by Skip Whitcomb, September 2013 |
2013 | “3rd Place Overall” Plein Air Magazine Salon, judged by Skip Whitcomb, September 2013 |
2013 | “Artist’s Choice” Body Of Work, Grand Canyon Celebration of Art, Plein Air on the Rim, Grand Canyon Village, AZ, September 2013 |
2013 | “Artist’s Choice” Body Of Work, Aspen Plein Air Invitational, July 2013 |
2012 | “My World” feature written in Southwest Art Magazine by Bonnie Ganglehoff, December 2012 |
2012 | “Award of Merit” Sedona Plein Air Invitational, judged by Kathryn Stats, Sedona, AZ October 2012 |
2012 | “Honorable Mention” Plein Air Moab, judged by Lorenzo Chavez, October2012 |
2012 | “Award of Merit” Quickdraw, Plein Air Moab, Moab, UT October 2012 |
2012 | “Artist’s Choice” Driggs Digs Plein Air, Driggs, ID August 2012 |
2012 | “Peoples Choice” Quickdraw, Driggs Digs Plein Air, Driggs, ID August 2012 |
2012 | “1st Place” Driggs Digs Plein Air, Driggs, judged by Scott Christensen, Driggs, ID August 2012 |
2012 | “Painting the Figure in the Landscape” feature written in Southwest Art Magazine by Bonnie Ganglehoff, January 2012 |
2011 | “Award of Merit” Sedona Plein Air Invitational, judged by Arturo Chavez, Sedona, AZ, October, 2011 |
2011 | “1st Place” Colorado Mountain Plein Air Festival, Salida, CO September 2011 |
2011 | “Kiabab Trail Award, 2nd Place Overall,” Grand Canyon Plein Air on the Rim Invitational, Grand Canyon, AZ September 2011 |
2011 | “Peoples Choice-Quickdraw,” Grand Canyon Plein Air on the Rim Invitational, Grand Canyon, AZ September 2011 |
2011 | “Honorable Mention,” Door County Plein Air Invitational, judged by Brian Stewart, Door County, WI, July 2011 |
2011 | “Artist’s Choice,” Aspen Plein Air Invitational, Aspen CO July, 2011 |
2011 | “Top 5 Sellers,” Telluride Plein Air Invitational, Telluride CO July, 2011 |
2010 | “Superintendent’s Award,” Zion Plein Air Invitational, Jock Whitworth, Superintendent Zion National Park, November 2010 |
2010 | “Award of Excellence,” Sedona Plein Air Invitational, October 2010 |
2010 | “Best Quick Draw,” Plein Air Moab, October 2010 |
2010 | “Newsmakers” (Last Page of Magazine), Southwest Art Magazine, October 2010 |
2010 | “Artist’s Choice,” “Plein Air Rockies”, Estes Park, CO, August 2010 |
2010 | “Sedona Plein Air Festival”-Article featuring work and name mention, Cowboys and Indians Magazine (Art and Travel Section), July 2010 |
2010 | “Award of Excellence,” “Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Show,” Crested Butte, CO, July 2010 |
2010 | “Artist’s Choice: BEST OF SHOW,” “Telluride Plein Air Invitational,” Telluride, CO, July 2010 |
2010 | “BEST OF SHOW,” “STEMS Plein Air Festival,” Leawood, Kansas, June 2010 |
2010 | “Artist’s Choice,” “Augusta Plein Air Event,” Augusta, Missouri, May 2010 |
2010 | Featured Article, “Plein Air Feature,” Southwest Art Magazine, June 2010 |
2010 | Featured Article, “Using Right Practices to Paint Better,” American Artist Magazine, May 2010 |
2010 | Pictured plein air painting with mention in January 2010 “Workshop Magazine.” |
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. |