SELECTED
EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
- 2010, Invited, Shanghai Zhujiajiao Watercolor Biennial
Exhibition
- Holbein Merchandise Award (one of the top three awards),
International Society of Acrylic Painters-International Exhibit
2009
- Watercolor West National Exhibition, 3rd place award.
- Allied Artist of America, M. Grumbacher Gold Medal Award.
- Louisiana Watercolor Society International Exhibition,
Corporate Purchase Award, Arches Paper Co.
- TWSA, Skyledge
Award (top award).
- Adirondacks
National Exhibition of American Watercolor, Ruth Rosenau
Silver Medallion.
- American Watercolor Society Annual
Exhibition, Arches Paper Co.
Award, 2008 Silver Medal of Honor.
- National Watercolor Society, Beverly Green Memorial Purchase
Award with Silver Star.
- Invitational
Exhibit, "Watercolor" Muskegon
Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan.
- Watercolor
Society of Houston International Exhibition of Watercolor,
Shirley Sterling
Award.
- San
Diego Watercolor Society 26th Annual International Exhibition,
Green Flash Photo Merchandise
award.
- International
Society of Acrylic Painters Annual, M. Graham Merchandise Award.
- Watercolor
U.S.A., The Springfield Art Museum, Springfield Missouri.
- Birds In Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson
Art Museum.
- National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, Inc.
55th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY, Arches Paper
Company Award.
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
- Signature Member, American
Watercolor Society
- Signature Member, National
Watercolor Society
- Signature Member, Rocky Mountain
Water Media Society
- Signature Life Member, Transparent
Watercolor Society of America-Master Status
- Signature
Life Member, Louisiana Watercolor Society
- Signature
Member, Watercolor West, California
- Signature
Member, ISAP, International Society of Acrylic Painters
- Board
of Directors, Mid-West Watercolor Society, 1990-1993
- Board
of Directors, Lansing Art Gallery, 1992-1996
- WHS Watercolor Honor Society 2009
Juror
- Elected, Juror of Selection, 2010 American Watercolor Society
- Juror
of Selection and Awards, Florida Watercolor Society 32nd
annual exhibition, 2003.
- Juror
of Selection and Awards, Watercolor Society of Oregon, annual
transparent watercolor exhibition, 2003.
- Juror of
Selection and Awards, Southport National Exhibition, Southport
North Carolina,
2004.
- Juror of Selection and awards, Watercolor Society of
Houston, membership show, 2004.
- Juror
of Selection and awards, Southwest Watercolor Society Annual
National
exhibition,
Dallas Texas, 2006.
- Juror
of Selection and Awards, Miami Watercolor Society, March,
2008.
- Juror
of Selection and Awards, South Carolina Water Media Society,
October, 2008.
- Juror of Selection and Awards, Colorado Watercolor Society,
April, 2009.
Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors, 1973,
Michigan State University.
Art instructor with the Lansing Public Schools from 1974, retired 2002.
Water media instructor, juror, demonstrator and lecturer offering workshops
and classes.
Author, “Creative Watercolor Workshop” North Light Publisher, 2005. |