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, 2^nd Place

                Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Open Aqueous Show, Merit Award 

                Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Online Spring Exhibition, 2^nd Place

                Venice Art Center Spring Members Show, 3^rd Place

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

                Whiskey Painters of America Exhibit, LCMA, Tavares, Florida

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

                American Impressionist Society 2^nd Associate Member Online Exhibition

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

                Watercolor Ohio 45^th Annual Juried Exhibition

                Florida Watercolor Society 51^st 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., 1^st Wayne City, 1^st 8×10, Award of Excellence Overall

                Mariemont Paint Out, Ohio,  2^nd Place

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

                Flagler County Art League, Palm Coast. Florida 1^st 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, 1^st Quick Draw & Best Representation of the Town

                Ohio Watercolor Society Travel Show

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

                Paint Grand Traverse 2020, Artist Choice Award

                12^th 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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