Honors
Awarded signature membership in the Northwest Watercolor Society, May, 2006
Awarded signature membership in the Missouri Watercolor Society, February, 2004
Awarded signature membership in the Montana Watercolor Society, August, 1997
International and National Juried Exhibitions
2008
- Taos National Society of Watercolorists, Taos National Exhibition of American Watercolor XII, Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, New Mexico
Dr.Peggy Brown Arts and Humanity Award
2007
- Philadelphia Watercolor Society's 107th International Anniversary Exhibition of Works on Paper, Phillips Museum, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- California Watercolor Society 36th Annual National Exhibition, Presidio Officers' Club Exhibition Hall, San Francisco, California
Jade Fon Memorial Award
- Western Colorado Watercolor Society 15th Annual National Exhibition, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado
2006
- Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Gallery, Golden, Colorado
- Northwest Watercolor Society 66th Annual National Exhibition, Artists Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, Washington
2005
- American Watercolor Society 138th International Exhibition, New York, New York
Missouri Watercolor Society's 5th Annual National Exhibition, Winston Churchill Anson Cutts Gallery, Fulton, Missouri
Society of Watercolor Artist's 24th Annual International Exhibition, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Juror's Award
2004
- Louisiana Watercolor Society 34th International Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana
Missouri Watercolor Society's 4th Annual National Exhibition, Winston Churchill Anson Cutts Gallery, Fulton, Missouri
- 2003
- Montana Watercolor Society National Watermedia 2003, Bigfork Art & Cultural Center, Bigfork, Montana
Dick Blick Merchandise Award
Missouri Watercolor Society's 3rd Annual National Exhibition, Winston Churchill Anson Cutts Gallery, Fulton, Missouri
- 2002
- Montana Watercolor Society National Watermedia 2002, Bigfork Art & Cultural Center, Bigfork, Montana
St. Cuthbert's Mill Merchandise Award
Northwest Watercolor Society, 62nd Annual National Exhibition, Washington State Trade & Convention Center, Seattle, Washington
- 2001
- Red River Watercolor Society, 8th Annual National Exhibition, Dillie Center for the Arts, Minnesota State University, Moorehead, Minnesota
- 1998
- Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, National Exhibition, Kenan Art Center Gallery, Lockport, New York
- 1997
- Montana Watercolor Society National Watermedia 1997, Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, Montana
Midwest Watercolor Society, 21st Annual National Exhibition of Transparent Watercolors, West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, Wisconsin*
Fourth Annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts National Exhibit, Challam Art Gallery, Port Angeles, Washington
- 1996
- Montana Watercolor Society National Watermedia 1996, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
- 1995
- Texas Watercolor Society, 46th Annual National Exhibition, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas
- 1993
- Montana Watercolor Society National Watermedia 1993, Arts Chateau Gallery, Butte, Montana
- 1990
- Ninth Annual International Minature Show, El Dorado Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1st place watercolor
Merit Award- Watercolor
*Painting accepted but not exhibited due to shipping agent error.
Regional Juried Exhibitions
- 1996,1994,1993
- Eastern Washington Watercolor Society,15 State Regional Show, Allied Arts Gallery, Richland, Washington
- 1991
- Puget Sound Country Art Exhibition, Pacific Northwest Exhibit, Eilien Enck Gallery, Bellevue, Washington
- 1988
- Northwest Watercolor Society Associate Members Show, Lynwood, Washington
Invitational Exhibitions
1995, 1994
- Artists of the Palouse, Prairie and Valley, Lewis Clark Art Center, Lewiston, Idaho
- 1994, 1993, 1992
- Lewis-Clark Invitational Art Show, Lewis Clark Art Center, Lewiston, Idaho
Washington State Exhibitions
1990
- Southwest Washington 37th Annual Exhibition, State Capital Museum, Olympia, Washington
- 1989, l988
- Lewis County Art League, The Art Shop Gallery, Chehalis, Washington
- 1988, 1987
- Eastside Association of Fine Arts, Gallery DuBois, Bellevue, Washington
- 1988
- Ocean Shores Art Festival, Ocean Shores Convention Center, Ocean Shores, Washington
2nd place watercolor
Hnr. Mention watercolor
Solo Exhibitions
2007
- Artisan Barn, Uniontown, Washington
1994
- Nica Gallery, Pullman, Washington
Published Book Covers
2007
- Windy Day in the Studio III published on the cover of California Watercolor Society's Exhibition Catalog for the 39th Annual National Exhibition, San Francisco, California.
2006
- "The Garden Shop" has been chosen for the cover of Watercolor Studio Magazine, summer edition. The magazine is published by the Missouri Watercolor Society.
2005
- Mixed watermedia painting "Night Breeze" used for cover of "The Night Breeze off the Ocean" a collection of poems by Michael Heffernan
Teaching Experience
2008
- Focus on Color Workshop, Palouse Watercolor Socius, Moscow, Idaho
2007
- Design and Composition Workshop, Palouse Watercolor Socius, Moscow, Idaho
- Designing with Values Workshop, Palouse Watercolor Socius, Moscow, Idaho
2006
- Designing with Values Workshop, Palouse Watercolor Socius, Moscow, Idaho
Juror Experience
1999-2008
- Latah County Fair, Adult professional and amateur fine art, Moscow, Idaho
2007
- smART, St Maries 18th Annual Festival of the Arts, St Maries, Idaho
- 1999
- Valley Art Center, Heritage Show, Clarkston, Washington
- 1995-1998
- Palouse Empire Fair, Adult professional and amateur fine art, Colfax, Washington
Art Related Education
Studied watercolor and drawing with many nationally recognized artists. They include Don Andrews, Linda Doll, Michael Schlicting, Susan McKinnon, Bet Borgenson, Ned Mueller, Linda Stevens, Carol Barnes and James Soares. On going studies in Life Drawing at the University of Idaho, and plein air painting on an ongoing basis.
International Collections
Kasai City, Japan, Wheat Series #4 presented as a gift from sister city Pullman, Washington
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