Resumé

Education
Studied Visual Communications and Fine Art at: Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design 1976-1978, Colorado Institute of Art 1989-1991

Juried Exhibitions

2008 “Plein Air Artists of Colorado” National Membership Show • Abend Gallery 2260 Colfax Ave • Denver • July 11th thru the 26th,
2006-2007 “Paint America Top 100 Artists” National Competition & Show • Galleries & Museums across America • November 2006 - November 2007

2007 “Plein Air Artists of Colorado” National Show • Angler Art Gallery • 3rd & Clayton • Denver • August 11 to 31

2006 “Plein Air Artists of Colorado” National Show • Angler Art Gallery • 3rd & Clayton • Denver • August 11 to 31, 2006

2005 Taos National Watermedia Exhibition • September through December 2005

2004-06 Estes Park Plein Air “Painting the Parks” 2 weeks of painting the parks with an exhibition at Wands Gallery August 2004- 05

2002 through 2008 Rocky Mountain PBS 2002 Anniversary Collection, chosen to show in the exclusive Annual Anniversary Collection in April of each year

2003 Phippen Art Museum, Prescott, AZ "Celebrating Eleven Years of Creative Excellence" American Academy of Women Artists, November thru Dec.

2003 Patrons Art Gallery, Denver, CO, American Academy of Women Artists Signature Show, September 2003

2002 American Academy of Women Artists "Annual Signature Show" Contemporary Gallery Southwest, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 2002

2001 Expo 2001, "An Affair of the Arts", Jurors, Carol Dickenson (Executive Director, Foothills Art Center) Kathy Andrews (Arvada Center for the Arts)

2001 Merrill Johnson Gallery, "American Academy of Women Artists Signature Show"

2000 Abend Gallery Autumn Invitational, Denver, Colorado

1998, 99, 2000 Colorado Watercolor Society State Exhibit, Colorado History Museum, Denver, Colorado

1998, 99, 2000 "Colorado Visions" State Exhibition, Westminster City Hall, Westminster, Colorado

1999, 2000 Celebrate Colorado Artists, Exhibition at The Denver Performing Arts Complex

1999, 2000 "Own your Own" Exhibit at The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, Colorado

1998 "Holiday Invitational" Western Colorado Center for The Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado

1997 Meet the Artists Festival in Breckenridge, Colorado / Featured Artist in "The Summit County Daily" Newspaper

1997, 98, 99 Gilpin County Fine Art Show Central City, Colorado

1996, 97 "Traditions Show" Foothills Art Center Golden, Colorado

1996, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001 Castle Rock Art Festival Castlerock, Colorado


Awards

2007 Peoples Choice - Water Media • Lone Tree Art Exhibition • November

2006 First Place - Water Media •  Juror: Maynard Tischler • Lone Tree Art Exhibition • November

2006-2007 Paint America Top 100 • One of two chosen in the State of Colorado to tour the Country in the 06-07 “Top 100 Exhibition”

2005 Arts Commissioner’s Choice Award for “Cassis Fishing Boats” • Lone Tree Art Exhibition • November

2003 "First Place for Watercolor", Lone Tree National Art Exhibition, Lone Tree, CO

2003 "First Place in Watermedia" Patrons Art Gallery, Denver CO, American Academy of Women Artists Annual Signature show

2001 Merit Award, "CWS 2001 Fall Exhibit" Westminster, Colorado, Juror, Susan Elliott

2001 Third Place, "Artists Alpine Holiday" 41st Annual Art Exhibit, Ouray, Colorado, Juror, Daniel Loge

2000 Sponsors Award, Arvada Art Guild "Membership Show", Front Range College Library, Juror: Theresa Vito

2000 Merit Award, Shows on Loan "Membership Show" Westminster City Hall

2000 Painting chosen for Art Students League "Art Market 2000" poster and all publicity pertaining to

2000 Art From the Heart, Front Range Community College, Judges Award, Ellie Weakly Juror

1999 Judges Award, Call for the Arts, Adams County, Gene Youngman, Juror

1999 Colorado Garden & Home Show Commemorative Poster Commission, available Feb. 1999

1998 Best of Jefferson County, received an Award of Merit

1998 Echters Fall Exhibition received an Honorable Mention Award

1998 Paletteers 36th Annual Membership Show received an Award of Merit

1998 Glenwood Springs 36th Annual Fall Art Festival received "Professional Honorable Mention" Award

1998 "This is Colorado" Exhibit, Temple Buell Theatre, Merit Award, Juror, Hollis Williford

1998 "Colorado Visions" Art Exhibit received a $500.00 Purchase Award by City of Westminster

1998 Arvada Fine Arts Guild Membership Show received a Judges Award

1997 Arvada Fine Arts Guild Membership show received a Merit Award

1996 Echters Show of the Garden received a Merit Award from The Mountainside Art Guild

1996 Paletteers 35th Annual Membership Show, Sponsors Award and 1996 Chosen Painting for The Adams County 1996 Historical Society Auction received a Purchase Award


Collections

Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, Lafayette, CO

Almerica Financial Group, Denver, Colorado

Adams County Historical Society

City of Westminster

Title America, Westminster, CO


Commissions & Awards

2008 Chosen to be one of 20 artists to paint a 5 ft. sphere for the "Mother Earth" exhibition and auction in Eagle, Colorado
2008 Commissioned to do paint landscape of Arvada for the Rotary Club Flag

2007 Commissioned to do plein air landscape for the Arvada Phone Book “Olde Town Water Tower”

2006 Commissioned to do various landscapes both historic and present day for the Arvada Historical Society

2005 Garden & Home Show floral design for Posters and Advertising

2000 Art Students League "Art Market 2000" poster and all publications associated with "Art Market 2000"

1999 Colorado Garden & Home Show Commemorative Poster

1999 Christmas Card for The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

1998 "Washington Park Home Tour" poster


Representation

Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

Smith-Klein Gallery, Boulder, CO

Fieldstone Fine Art, Ramsey, NJ


Professional Associations

Signature Member of The Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Member of the Art Students League of Denver, "Signature Member" of The Colorado Watercolor Society