Education
| 2009 | Workshop with Michael Workman |
| 2003-2004 | Art Students League of Denver, studied under Ron Hicks and Kevin Weckbach |
| 2000-2002 | Art Students League of Denver, studied under Mark Daily |
| 1998-2002 | Art Students League of Denver, Quang Ho, Professional Studies Class |
| 1980-1981 | Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design |
| 1959-1979 | Studied under artist and illustrator Harold A. Wolfinbarger, Jr. |
Selected Exhibitions: Solo/Group/Museum
| 2022 | Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists, Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO |
| 2021 | Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO Clouds Are in the Air, The Helper Project, Anne Jespersen Fine Arts, Helper, UT |
| 2020 | Playtime Fun! Solo Exhibition, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO Making Their Mark: American Women Artists, Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George, UT Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO |
| 2019 | Looking West: An Exhibition Highlighting Works by American Women Artists, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO Virtuosos of the OPA Exhibition, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL |
| 2018 | American Masters Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY American Women Artists Rockwell Museum Exhibition: Perspectives of the American Experience, Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY Three Person Show, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO |
| 2017 | Liquidus: Water, Rain and Fog, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI |
| 2016 | Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX |
| 2015 | American Women Artists National Exhibition, Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ Virtuosos of the OPA Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Wild Horse Gallery, Steamboat Springs, CO |
| 2014 | Miniatures & More, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM Oil Painters of America 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT |
| 2013 | American Women Artists National Exhibition, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Southwind Gallery, Topeka, KS |
| 2012 | Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO Oil Painters of America 21st Anniversary National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Evergreen Gallery of Fine Art, Evergreen, CO |
| 2011 | Oil Painters of America 20th Anniversary National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Devin Galleries, Coeur d’Alene, ID |
| 2010 | Solo Show, Byers/Evans House Museum, Denver, CO Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2009 | 3rd Annual Denver Plein Air Art Festival, Denver, CO 10th Annual American Impressionist Society Juried Exhibition, Denver, CO Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX |
| 2008 | Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Devin Galleries, Coeur d’Alene, ID Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX |
| 2007 | Oil Painters of America Central Regional Exhibition, Southwind Gallery, Topeka, KS Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX Oil Painters of America 16th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Fredericksburg, TX Impact Exhibition, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO |
| 2006 | Oil Painters of America 15th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Missoula, NT |
| 2005 | Oil Painters of America Central Regional Exhibition, Estes Park, CO Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX Oil Painters of America 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 | Artists of Colorado Show, Denver, CO Arts for the Parks National Competition, Jackson WY Colorado Artist’s Guild 75th Anniversary Celebration Show & Sale, Colorado History Museum, Denver, CO Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Taos, NM Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX |
| 2002 | Legacy of Fine Art Exhibit, Colorado Artists Guild, Highlands Ranch, CO Artists of Colorado Show, Denver, CO Arts for the Parks National Competition, Jackson, WY American Women Artists Fifth Annual Competition Exhibit, Santa Fe, NM Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX Oil Painters of America 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Chicago, IL This is Colorado Exhibit, Denver, CO |
| 2001 | Artists of Colorado Show, Denver, CO |
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Awards & Honors
Western Art & Architecture Magazine Award of Excellence, 2021 Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale
Cityscape Award of Excellence, 2020 Oil Painters of America
Award of Excellence, 2019 American Women Artists, Steamboat Springs Museum
Award of Excellence, 2018, American Women Artists, Rockwell Museum
Most Original Painting Honorable Mention, 2016 Oil Painters of American National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Realism Award of Excellence, 2014 Oil Painters of American 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Silver Medal Masters Category, 2013 American Women Artists National Exhibition
Award of Excellence, 2012 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition
Most Original Painting, 2011 Oil Painters of America 20th Anniversary National Exhibition of Traditional Oils
2010 Awarded Master Category member status, American Women Artists
Best of Show and First Place Masters Category, 2009 Third Annual Denver Plein Air Art Festival
Second Place Overall, 2009 10th Annual American Impressionist Society
Honorable Mention and Jurys Top 50, 2009 Salon International
Best of Show, 2007 Oil Painters of America Central Regional Exhibition
Honorable Mention and Jury’s Top 50, 2007 Salon International
Second Place Overall, 2007 Oil Painters of America 16th National Juried Exhibit of Traditional Oils
2006 Awarded Signature Member status in Oil Painters of America
Hunter Editions Award of Excellence, 2006 Oil Painters of America 15th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Award of Excellence, 2005 Oil Painters of America Central Regional Exhibition
Jury’s Top 50, 2005 Salon International
Best of Show, 2003 Artists of Colorado
Top 100 Arts for the Parks, 2003 Arts for the Parks National Competition
First Place- Oil, 2003 Colorado Artist’s Guild 75th Anniversary Celebration Show and Sale
Savoir Faire: Sennelier & Isabey Award of Excellence, 2003 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils
Honorable Mention and Jury’s Top 50, 2003 Salon International
Award of Excellence, 2002 Legacy of Fine Art Exhibit
Best of Show, 2002 Artists of Colorado Show
Top 200 Arts for the Parks, 2002 Arts for the Parks National Competition
Runner-Up Best of Show, 2002 American Women Artists Fifth Annual Competition Exhibition
Second Place- Oil, 2002 This is Colorado Exhibit
Charles Des Moineaux Memorial Award and Award of Excellence, 2001 Artists of Colorado Show