Awards and honors

  • 2022 Seascape of Excellence award, Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, James R. Ross Fine Art, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • 2022 Canson Merchandise Award, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Don Andrews, AWS

  • 2022 Selected for the Oil Painters of America the 31th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat, Colorado

  • 2021  Past President Award, Watercolor Society of North Carolina Annual Juried Exhibit

  • 2021  Selected for the National Watercolor Society 101st Annual International Exhibition

  • 2021 Honorable Mention Award at the Oil Painters of America Spring Online Showcase

  • 2021 Selected for the Oil Painters of America the 30th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, California Center for the Arts, California

  • 2020 Silver Award Winner, Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, Reinert Fine Art Gallery, Charleston, NC

  • 2020 Selected for the American Impressionist Society 21st Annual National Juried Exhibition, Illume Gallery, St. George, Utah

  • 2020 Selected for the National Watercolor Society 100th Annual International Exhibition, LA

  • 2020 Work featured in the Watercolor Artist magazine, August, 2020

  • ​2020 Selected for the Oil Painters of America the 29th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Fredericksburg, Texas

  • 2019 Fourth Place Award, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Stan Miller, AWS

  • 2019 Selected for the National Watercolor Society 99th International Exhibition

  • 2019 Work featured in the Splash 21: Capturing Mood!

  • 2019 First Place Prize Winner, En Plein Air Paint-Off, Fuquay-Varina, NC

  • 2019 Selected for the American Watercolor Society's 152nd Annual International Exhibition to be held in the historic Salmagundi Club in New York City

  • 2018 Work featured in the The Art of Watercolor magazine, issue 33

  • 2018 Selected for 2018 National Watercolor Society Annual Member Exhibition

  • 2018 Second Place Prize Winner,  Fifth Town of Cary’s En Plein Air Paint the Town Competition

  • 2018 People's Choice Prize Winner,  Fifth Town of Cary’s En Plein Air Paint the Town Competition

  • 2017 Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Award, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Mary Whyte

  • 2017 First Place Prize Winner,  Fourth Town of Cary’s En Plein Air Paint the Town Competition

  • 2017 People's Choice Prize Winner,  Fourth Town of Cary’s En Plein Air Paint the Town Competition

  • 2016 Signature Member Award, Watercolor Society of North Carolina Annual Juried Exhibit

  • 2016 First Place Prize Winner, Third Town of Cary’s En Plein Air Paint the Town Competition

  • 2015 Fourth Place Prize Winner, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Linda Baker, NWS, AWS

  • 2015 Honorable Mention, Second Town of Cary’s Second En Plein Air Paint the Town Competition

  • 2015 First Place Prize Winner, En Plein Air Paint-Off, Fuquay-Varina, NC

  • 2014 Fifth Place Prize Winner, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Eric Wiegardt, NWS, AWS

  • 2014 First Place Prize Winner, Town of Cary’s Inaugural En Plein Air Paint the Town Competition

  • 2012 M. Graham & Co. Award, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by John Salminen, NWS. AWS

  • 2011 President Award, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Paul Jackson, NWS, AWS

  • 2009 Jerry’s Artarama Award, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Steve Rogers, NWS, AWS

  • 2008 Art & Graphics/UBE Award, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Charles Reid, NWS

  • 2007 Merit Award, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Sue Archer, NWS, AWS

  • 2006 Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Award, WSNC Annual Juried Exhibit; Juried by Cheng Khee Chee,  NWS, AWS

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