Selected AwardsFirst Place, Drawing, Portrait Society of America (PSoA) 18th Annual International Portrait Competition, 2016Winner, Strokes of Genius 9: Creative Discoveries North Light Books' 2016 Drawing CompetitionFinalist, Art Renewal Center (ARC) International Salon Competition 2016Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America (PSoA), 17th Annual International Portrait Competition, 20153rd Merit Award, Portrait Society of America (PS0A) Members Only Competition 2015, Outside The Box Category3rd Honor Award, Portrait Society of America (PSoA) 16th International Portrait Competition 2014Finalist, Art Renewal Center (ARC) International Salon Competition 20155th Honorable Mention, Portrait Society of America (PSoA) Members Only Competition 2014, Still Life CategoryAmerican Art Collector Magazine Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America (OPA) Western Regional Juried Exhibition, 2013Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America (PSoA), 13th Annual International Portrait Competition, 20114 Finalist places, The Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competitions, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Figurative/Portrait and Still Life Categories)Selected Exhibitions and Juried Shows"AIS Impressions: Small Works Showcase", American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA, March 11-25, 2017The 26th Annual Holiday Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, December 2-31, 2016"Realism Without Borders", hosted by Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA (through Vanessa Rother Fine Art), Opening Reception November 5, 2016Reinert Fine Art, Charleston, SC exhibition, opening reception September 2, 2016"Contemporary Figuration" exhibition, Abend Gallery, Denver, May 13 - June 4, 2016Oil Painters of America 25th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Southwest Galleries, Dallas, TX, May 13 - June 15, 2016"Impression" exhibition, Abend Gallery, Denver, March 11-30, 2016"Making an Impression" exhibition, Forest and Ocean Gallery, Laguna Beach, December 4-27, 2015Oil Painters of America 2015 Salon Juried Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL, October 8 - November 6, 201516th Annual American Impressionist Society (AIS) National Juried Exhibition, Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale Arizona, October 1 - 29, 2015Oil Painters of America 24th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St Augustine, FL, May 1-25, 2015Art of the Portrait Conference, Portrait Society of America, Reston, VA, April 24-27, 2014Women Painting Women, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC, Sept 5 – Sept 30, 2014Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition 2014, Mountainsong Galleries, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA, Aug 30-Sept 30, 2014American Women Artists Annual National Juried Exhibition, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA, August 15-Sept 15, 2014Legacy Gallery Annual Small Works Show, Legacy Gallery of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ, December 2014Oil Painters of America 23rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Bennington, VT, June 7-July 27, 2014Annual Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Nov-Dec 2013Oil Painters of America (OPA) Annual Western Regional Juried Exhibition, Southwind Art Gallery, Topeka, KS, Sept-Oct 2013American Impressionist Society Annual Show, M Gallery of Fine Art, Charleston, SC, October 2013Oil Painters of America (OPA) Annual Salon, Crooked Tree Art Center, Petoskey, MI, June-August 2013Solo Show “Reflections”, M Gallery of Fine Art, Charleston, SC, July 2011Oil Painters of America (OPA) 20th Annual National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Devin Galleries, Coeur D’Alene, ID, 2011Oil Painters of America (OPA) Western Regional Juried Exhibition, Mountain Trails Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY, 20102 Legacy Gallery of Fine Art Small Works Shows, Scottsdale, AZ, 2010 and 2011Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art Annual Salon, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, 2011“Russian/Ukrainian Impressionism” Group Exhibition, Silvana Gallery, Glendale, CA, 2011Richeson75 Figurative/Portrait Juried Competition, Kimberly, WI, 2010American Women Artists National Show, Dallas, TX, 2010Laumeister Fine Art Juried Show, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, 2010California Art Club, California Heritage Exhibition, Pasadena, CA, 2010Professional AffiliationsPortrait Society of America (PSoA)Oil Painters of America (OPA) Signature MemberAmerican Impressionist Society (AIS)