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E D U C A T I O N
1980-1984 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Arizona State University,
summa cum laude
Award for Excellence in Drawing, ASU School of Art, 1984
E X H I B I T I O N S
July 2010 Featured Artist, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.
June 2009 Summer Solstice, Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, North Carolina
Aug 2008 Spotlight Artist, Red Bird Gallery, Seaside, Florida
July 2008 Featured Artist, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.
2008 Snapshots invitational show, Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, North Carolina
2006-2009 Open Spaces, Green Places, Two Sisters Gallery, Columbus, Georgia
2006 Introductions[06], Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2004 Southern Skies, Joseph House Art Gallery, Columbus, Georgia (solo show)
2001, 2004 Flying Colors, Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia
2000 Golden Hours, Gardner Galleries, Columbus, Georgia (solo show)
2000 museum store Featured Artist, Fayetteville Museum of Art, North Carolina (solo show)
1998 Maternal Instincts, Campbell House Gallery, Southern Pines, North Carolina (solo show)
1998 A Coordinated Effort, The Arts Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina
1996 Women Artists Invitational, Broadhurst Gallery, Pinehurst, North Carolina
J U R I E D S H O W S
2009 1st annual national "Trees in Art" Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia
2005,'07-'09 “Best of Spring into Art,” Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, Georgia
2003-2005 Southwest Georgia Regional Art Competition, Albany Arts Council, Albany, Georgia
2001-2006 Riverfest Fine Arts Exhibition, Studio of Garry Pound, Columbus, Georgia
2001 21st Annual July National Exhibition, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina
2001 9th International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina
1999 “Boundless Expressions,” H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa
1997 “Neolandscape,” Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, Illinois
1997,‘98,‘00 Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North Carolina
1997 “Southern Representational Painters,” Comer Museum, Sylacauga, Alabama
1996 National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society Exhibition, Osage Beach, Missouri
1996 Lafayette National Juried Show, Lafayette Art Gallery, Lafayette, Louisiana
1995, ‘97 “Recent Works by Cape Fear Area Artists,” Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North Carolina
A W A R D S
Best of Show & First Place, Professional Division, Georgia National Fair, Perry, Georgia, 2007
Merit Award, Georgia National Fair, Perry, Georgia, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
Patron Award, Columbus Artists' Guild Annual Competition, Columbus, Georgia, 2006, 2007, 2009.
First Place, Columbus Artists’ Guild Annual Competition, Columbus, Georgia, 2002
Citation of Merit Award, The New Show, Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, NC, 2000.
Best of Show, 19th Annual Arts Council Juried Competition, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1996
Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine’s 1996 Annual Art Competition, “landscapes” category
Merit Award, 1997 CCA National Competition, Kinston, North Carolina
Regional Artist Project Grant, Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, 1997
First Place, Annual Juried Visual Arts Competition, Raeford, North Carolina, 1995 & 1997