N E W S
2024
First Place and People's Choice Award, The Sound of Flying Grouse, Taos Pueblo, In Aspens, oil (professional category), Muskogee Art Guild Fall Open Show & Sale, November, 2024
Honorable Mention, Fleurs Violettes" in soft pastel (professional category), Muskogee Art Guild Fall Open Show & Sale, November, 2024
Honorable Mention, Fleurs Violettes" in soft pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society Annual Show, Tulsa, OK, July, 2024
2023
Portrait Demonstration in charcoal, Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK, September, 2023
Still Life Demonstration and Workshop in soft pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society, Oklahoma City, OK, September, 2023
Best Associate Award, The Sound of Flying Grouse, Taos Pueblo, In Aspens, oil, Women Artists of the West 53rd National Juried Exhibition No Place Like Home, July, 2023
First Place, Azaleas, Women Artists of America Hope Springs Online Spring Show, February, 2023
Workshop Instructor in soft pastel, "Realism to Abstraction in Pastels", Muskogee Art Guild (two days), Muskogee, OK, February, 2023
Still Life Demonstration in soft pastel, Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK, January, 2023
2022
First Place, Adrift, Still Life category; Second Place, Look Away, Figurative category; 2022 Oklahoma Pastel Society Member Show, Tulsa, OK, November, 2022
Exhibit, Kulli Tuklo United Methodist Church, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, established 1847, Chiefs, Clans and Kin, Choctaw Cultural Center, Calera OK
Exhibit, Apples and Pears, juried into 2022 International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) Juried PastelWorld Exhibition—40th Open Division, Albuquerque, NM, June, 2022
Portrait Demonstration in charcoal, Alpha Rho Tau (A.R.T.), Tulsa, OK, April, 2022
Workshop Instructor in graphite pencil, "Drawing from Memory", Muskogee Art Guild (three days), Muskogee, OK, March, 2022
Exhibit, The Sound of Flying Grouse, Taos Pueblo, juried into Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Steamboat Art Museum, June, 2022
2021
Best of Show, Apple Bowl Napkin; First Place, The Green Scarf, Oil category; Second Place, Azaleas, Acrylic category; Third Place, Pensive, Oil category; Honorable Mention, Twin Sisters, Watercolor category; Honorable Mention, Sky Dance, Drawing category; Muskogee Art Guild Annual Show and Sale, Muskogee, OK, October, 2021
Exhibit, The Mask juried into Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Marks Arts, Wichita, KS, September 2021
Participating Artist, Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute 5th Annual Art Auction, Oklahoma City, OK, September, 2021
Workshop Instructor in charcoal, drawing the portrait from live models, Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors (three days), April, 2021
2020
First Place, Salt of the Earth, Portrait/Animal category, soft pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society 2020 Online Show, November, 2020
4-part video Portrait Demonstration (self-produced) in soft pastel, Salt of the Earth, for Oklahoma Pastel Society, October 2020
Participating Artist, Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute at University of Central Oklahoma fundraiser, October 2020
Exhibit, The Mask juried into American Women Artists' 2020 Spring Online Juried Show, March 2020
Workshop Instructor in soft pastels, Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors (three days), March, 2020
Instructor of drawing and pastel classes at Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK, January, February and March, 2020
2019
Participating Artist, Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute at University of Central Oklahoma fundraiser, September 2019
Featured Artist, Masterpiece Moments, a fundraiser for the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art Advocates, May 2019
Portrait Demonstration with pastel pencil, Oklahoma Pastel Society, Oklahoma City, OK, March, 2019
Portrait Demonstration with pastel pencil, Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK, January 2019
Instructor of drawing and pastel classes and workshops throughout 2019 at Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK
2018
Instructor of drawing and pastel classes and workshops throughout the year at Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK
First Place, Portraits, Saint Mary, charcoal, Alpha Rho Tau Member Show, Tulsa, OK, November, 2018
One-Person Exhibit of 45 figure drawings, One to Twenty Minutes, Oklahoma State University Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Nov., 2018
First Place, Dry Media, Clive's Peony, Evolve: Oklahoma Art Guild Member's Show, September/October, 2018
Second Place, Dry Media, Stolen, pastel, Muskogee Art Guild Member Show and Sale, April/May, 2018
Portrait Demonstration with charcoal, Stillwater Art Guild, Stillwater, OK, February 26, 2018
2017
Second Place, Dry Media, Sunset, pastel, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, OK, December 2017
Exhibition, Oklahoma Pastel Society Small Works Show and Sale, November, 2017
One-person Exhibition, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Enid, OK, October/November, 2017
Exhibition, The Realist Project Group Show, "Exploring Natural Light", Edmond Fine Arts Institute, Edmond, OK, August, 2017
First Place, Dry Media, Kayla, charcoal; Oklahoma City, OK, May, 2017; Equal Merit, Dry Media, For Sale, pastel, Oklahoma Art Guild 61st Member Show, Oklahoma City, OK, May, 2017
2015
Third Place, Three Apples, pastel, Oklahoma Art Guild Holiday Show & Small Works, December, 2015
Second Place/People's Choice, Morning in Lucca, pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society Fall Art Show & Sale, December, 2015
Landscape Demonstration with pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society, Oklahoma City, OK, April, 2015
2014
Exhibition, Conservatory of Classical Art, Edmond, OK, Instructor and Student Show, October 2014
Second Place, Figurative, My Eyes Are Blue, 2014, charcoal, Oklahoma Art Guild Fall Members' Show, November, 2014
2013
Instructor at the Conservatory of Classical Art, Edmond, OK, four-week class Dynamic Figure Drawing, January, 2013
2012
First Place, Still Life, Oak Leaf, 2012, charcoal, Oklahoma Art Guild Member Small Works Show, October, 2012
Second Place, Still Life/Floral, White Oak, 2012, charcoal, Oklahoma Art Guild Member Show, November, 2012
First Place and People's Choice Award, The Sound of Flying Grouse, Taos Pueblo, In Aspens, oil (professional category), Muskogee Art Guild Fall Open Show & Sale, November, 2024
Honorable Mention, Fleurs Violettes" in soft pastel (professional category), Muskogee Art Guild Fall Open Show & Sale, November, 2024
Honorable Mention, Fleurs Violettes" in soft pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society Annual Show, Tulsa, OK, July, 2024
2023
Portrait Demonstration in charcoal, Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK, September, 2023
Still Life Demonstration and Workshop in soft pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society, Oklahoma City, OK, September, 2023
Best Associate Award, The Sound of Flying Grouse, Taos Pueblo, In Aspens, oil, Women Artists of the West 53rd National Juried Exhibition No Place Like Home, July, 2023
First Place, Azaleas, Women Artists of America Hope Springs Online Spring Show, February, 2023
Workshop Instructor in soft pastel, "Realism to Abstraction in Pastels", Muskogee Art Guild (two days), Muskogee, OK, February, 2023
Still Life Demonstration in soft pastel, Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK, January, 2023
2022
First Place, Adrift, Still Life category; Second Place, Look Away, Figurative category; 2022 Oklahoma Pastel Society Member Show, Tulsa, OK, November, 2022
Exhibit, Kulli Tuklo United Methodist Church, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, established 1847, Chiefs, Clans and Kin, Choctaw Cultural Center, Calera OK
Exhibit, Apples and Pears, juried into 2022 International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) Juried PastelWorld Exhibition—40th Open Division, Albuquerque, NM, June, 2022
Portrait Demonstration in charcoal, Alpha Rho Tau (A.R.T.), Tulsa, OK, April, 2022
Workshop Instructor in graphite pencil, "Drawing from Memory", Muskogee Art Guild (three days), Muskogee, OK, March, 2022
Exhibit, The Sound of Flying Grouse, Taos Pueblo, juried into Oil Painters of America National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Steamboat Art Museum, June, 2022
2021
Best of Show, Apple Bowl Napkin; First Place, The Green Scarf, Oil category; Second Place, Azaleas, Acrylic category; Third Place, Pensive, Oil category; Honorable Mention, Twin Sisters, Watercolor category; Honorable Mention, Sky Dance, Drawing category; Muskogee Art Guild Annual Show and Sale, Muskogee, OK, October, 2021
Exhibit, The Mask juried into Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Marks Arts, Wichita, KS, September 2021
Participating Artist, Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute 5th Annual Art Auction, Oklahoma City, OK, September, 2021
Workshop Instructor in charcoal, drawing the portrait from live models, Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors (three days), April, 2021
2020
First Place, Salt of the Earth, Portrait/Animal category, soft pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society 2020 Online Show, November, 2020
4-part video Portrait Demonstration (self-produced) in soft pastel, Salt of the Earth, for Oklahoma Pastel Society, October 2020
Participating Artist, Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute at University of Central Oklahoma fundraiser, October 2020
Exhibit, The Mask juried into American Women Artists' 2020 Spring Online Juried Show, March 2020
Workshop Instructor in soft pastels, Holdenville Society of Painters and Sculptors (three days), March, 2020
Instructor of drawing and pastel classes at Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK, January, February and March, 2020
2019
Participating Artist, Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute at University of Central Oklahoma fundraiser, September 2019
Featured Artist, Masterpiece Moments, a fundraiser for the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art Advocates, May 2019
Portrait Demonstration with pastel pencil, Oklahoma Pastel Society, Oklahoma City, OK, March, 2019
Portrait Demonstration with pastel pencil, Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK, January 2019
Instructor of drawing and pastel classes and workshops throughout 2019 at Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK
2018
Instructor of drawing and pastel classes and workshops throughout the year at Muskogee Art Guild, Muskogee, OK
First Place, Portraits, Saint Mary, charcoal, Alpha Rho Tau Member Show, Tulsa, OK, November, 2018
One-Person Exhibit of 45 figure drawings, One to Twenty Minutes, Oklahoma State University Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Nov., 2018
First Place, Dry Media, Clive's Peony, Evolve: Oklahoma Art Guild Member's Show, September/October, 2018
Second Place, Dry Media, Stolen, pastel, Muskogee Art Guild Member Show and Sale, April/May, 2018
Portrait Demonstration with charcoal, Stillwater Art Guild, Stillwater, OK, February 26, 2018
2017
Second Place, Dry Media, Sunset, pastel, Oklahoma Art Guild, Oklahoma City, OK, December 2017
Exhibition, Oklahoma Pastel Society Small Works Show and Sale, November, 2017
One-person Exhibition, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Enid, OK, October/November, 2017
Exhibition, The Realist Project Group Show, "Exploring Natural Light", Edmond Fine Arts Institute, Edmond, OK, August, 2017
First Place, Dry Media, Kayla, charcoal; Oklahoma City, OK, May, 2017; Equal Merit, Dry Media, For Sale, pastel, Oklahoma Art Guild 61st Member Show, Oklahoma City, OK, May, 2017
2015
Third Place, Three Apples, pastel, Oklahoma Art Guild Holiday Show & Small Works, December, 2015
Second Place/People's Choice, Morning in Lucca, pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society Fall Art Show & Sale, December, 2015
Landscape Demonstration with pastel, Oklahoma Pastel Society, Oklahoma City, OK, April, 2015
2014
Exhibition, Conservatory of Classical Art, Edmond, OK, Instructor and Student Show, October 2014
Second Place, Figurative, My Eyes Are Blue, 2014, charcoal, Oklahoma Art Guild Fall Members' Show, November, 2014
2013
Instructor at the Conservatory of Classical Art, Edmond, OK, four-week class Dynamic Figure Drawing, January, 2013
2012
First Place, Still Life, Oak Leaf, 2012, charcoal, Oklahoma Art Guild Member Small Works Show, October, 2012
Second Place, Still Life/Floral, White Oak, 2012, charcoal, Oklahoma Art Guild Member Show, November, 2012