Honors:
• Strokes of Genius: North Light Publications, 2012
• Art Journey America, Landscape: North Light
Publications, 2011
• International Association of Pastel Societies,
Master Circle, 2011
• Juror, Judge, Santa Fe Contemporary Spanish Market, 2011
• Artist in Residence, Grand Canyon NP, Summer 2010
• Door County Plein Aire Invitational, 2010
• Juror/Judge, Pastel Journal Top 100, 2010
• Distinguished Pastellist, Pastel Society of NM
• Elected Master Pastellist, Pastel Society of America
• Landscape Juror, Pastel Journal Top 100 Competition, 2010
• Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, "Selections
from the Pastel Society of America Exhibition" 2009, 2006
• Outstanding Achievement Award, Masterworks of NM, 2008
• Museum of Albuquerque Miniatures Invitational Exhibition,
2010, 09, 08, 07
• University of New Mexico Homecoming Poster Artist, 2006
• Judge, NM State Fair Fine Arts & Crafts Fair, 2006
• Poster Artist, Weem's Artfest, 2005
• Judge for Miniatures, Masterworks of New Mexico, 2005
• Juror for the Rio Grande Artists Association
Annual Exhibit, 2005
• Poster Artist, New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair, 2004
• Signature Memberships, Pastel Society of America, Pastel
Society of New Mexico, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
Collections
• US State Department, Permanent collection
• Sun Health Care, Corporate collection
• NM State Fair Fine Arts Gallery, Permanent Collection
• City of Albuquerque Public Art Collection
• Endura Associates Corporate Collection
• Miller, Stratvert, Torgerson, PA
• University of New Mexico
Recent National and International Awards
• Third Place, Landscape Competition, International
Artist Magazine.
• National Park Service, Online exhibit of Artists-in-Residence
artwork for all National Parks
• Pastel Journal Top 100: Honorable Mention, Landscape 2009,
2008, First Place, Landscape, 2007; Best of Show, Third
Place, Landscape, Honorable Mention, Landscape, 2006.
Honorable Mention, Landscape 2005, 2004, Three
honorable mentions, 2002.
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• Miniature Arts Society of Florida, International Show,
First place, Drawing, 2011, First place, Pastel, 2010, Second
Place, Acrylic, 2007; Third Place Landscape, 2005; Second Place,
Exterior/Architectural, 2004
• Pastel Society of America International Exhibit;
NY Art Supply Award, 2009, Professional Artists of America
Award, 2006, Ridgeway Art Institute Award, 1999
• Artists Magazine Finalist, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2005 Competitions,
Honorable Mention & Published Image, 2003, Finalist, 2002
• Arts for the Parks, Mini 100 and Top 200, 2006; Mini 100, 2005;
Mini 100, Top 200, 2004; Top 100, Top 200,
Mini 100, 2002
• International Association of Pastel Societies
Grand Prix 'd Pastel, (Best of Show) 2001
Recently Published Articles
• Artist Magazine, Annual Calendar, 2012
• Artist Magazine, Two features on pastel Ground, 2011
• Artist Magazine, The Music of Light, October 2007
• Pastel Journal, Article on "Skies"
Afterword Column on final page, Oct. 2005
• American Artist Magazine, Six Page Article, April 2004
• International Artist Magazine Book, "How did They Paint That?"
Page 42, 2004
• Artist Magazine, Seven Page Article, January 2003
• International Artist Magazine, 10 page Article,
January, 2002
Recent Local Awards
• People's choice award in both Large Works and Small Paintings,
PSNM National Show 2012
• First Place, 2012, Second Place, 2011, First Place 2010, Small
works exhibit, Pastel Society of NM National Show
• First Place, 2010, 2007, Third Place, 2008, Rio Grande Arts
Association, Encantada Exhibit
• Best of Show, Miniature Exhibit, 2007, 2004, 2003, 2002
First Place Miniature Acrylics, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006,
Popular Choice Award, Miniatures, 2011, 2008, Popular Choice
Award, large exhibit, 2012, 2009, 2006, Third place in both Oil
and Pastel, 2009, Large Works, Masterworks of New Mexico
• Best of Show, Masterworks of New Mexico, Large
Exhibit, 2005.
• Best of Show, NM Arts & Crafts Fair, 2003
• First Place, Pastel and George Marks Award for Excellence in
Southwestern Art, NM State Fair, 1998
Education: BFA, University of New Mexico,
with honors
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