Awards and Honors
Awards:
2021: Honorable Mention, "Isaiah", Drawing Category in 15th ARC Salon International Competition, the Art Renewal Center (ARC), Port Reading, NJ
Jurors: Juliette Aristides, Arantzazu Martinez, Fred Ross, & Dan Thompson. ***According to the Art Renewal Center (ARC), they received 4,941 entries from 83 countries this year.
2020: First Place Award, "Isaiah", Strokes of Genius 12 (12th Annual Drawing Competition), the Artists Network /Golden Peak Media, Blue Ash, OH. ***Juror: Juliette Aristides, Aristides Atelier Director at the GAGE Academy.
2020: Honorable Mentions, "Isaiah" & “Savion”, Rocky Mountain Biennial 2020, the Museum of Art (MOA) Fort Collins, CO. ***Juror: Leah Ollman who has been writing criticism and features about art for the Los Angeles Times since 1987, and has served as Corresponding Editor for Art in America since 1997.
2019: Juror’s Choice Award, “Savion”, Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour Preview Exhibition 2019, the Carnegie Center for Creativity, Fort Collins, CO. ***Juror: Jim McDonald who is the Director of Cultural Services for the City of Fort Collins, CO.
2018: Juror’s Choice Award, "Isaiah", Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour Preview Exhibition 2018, the Carnegie Center for Creativity, Fort Collins, CO. ***Juror: Jessica Kooimon Parker, the Visual Arts Curator at the Dairy Art Center in Boulder, CO.
2017: First Place Award, "Liza", Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour Preview Exhibition 2017, the Lincoln Center Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO. ***Juror: Bobbi Walker, Owner of the Walker Fine Art Gallery Contemporary Art Denver, CO.
2002: First Place Award, "Vision", 27th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, the University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. ***Juror: Robert Knight, Executive Director of the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings, MT.
2001: First Place Award, "Noh Theater Masks: Envy", 26th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, the University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. ***Juror: Gerry Riggs, Director of the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO.
1998: A&S Dean's Award, "Maiko", 23rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, the University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY. ***Juror: Elizabeth Guheen, Director of the Ucross Foundation in Clearmont, WY.
Honors:
2022: Finalist, “Portrait of Artist”, Strokes of Genius 14 (14th Annual Drawing Competition), the Artists Network /Golden Peak Media, Blue Ash, OH.
2021: Finalist, “Portrait of Artist”, Strokes of Genius 13 (13th Annual Drawing Competition), the Artists Network /Golden Peak Media, Blue Ash, OH.
2020: Finalist, “Savion”, Portraiture & Drawing Categories in 15th ARC Salon International Competition, Art Renewal Center (ARC), Port Reading, NJ.
2020: Finalist, “Savion”, Strokes of Genius 12 (12th Annual Drawing Competition), the Artists Network /Golden Peak Media, Blue Ash, OH.
2020: Select 50, “Savion”, The International Portrait Competition 2020, the Portrait Society of America, Tallahassee, FL.
2019: Finalist, "Liza" and "Isaiah", 13th International Drawing Annual Competition (INDA13), The Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
Publications:
2021: The Best of Drawing (Winter 2022) / Artists Magazine & American Artists
“The Best of Drawing”, Page 116
Graphite drawing "Portrait of Artist" was selected for one of the finalists in the competition on "Strokes of Genius 13"
***The Magazine will be coming to newsstands in November 2021.
2021: The 15th International ARC Salon Book, International Realism/The Art Renewal Center (ARC)
“International Realism : 15th International ARC Salon Book”, pages 321 (Isaiah) & 334 (Savion)
The book features all winners, honorable mentions and finalists of the 15th International ARC Salon Competition.
Graphite drawing "Isaiah" was selected for the Honorable Mention in the Drawing category in the 15th International ARC Salon Competition by Jurors Fred Ross, Dan Thompson, Arantzazu Martinez, and Juliette Aristides. Also, graphite drawing "Savion" was selected for one of the Finalists in the competition. Both graphite drawings were included in the ARC Salon Book. According to ARC, they received 4,941 entries from 83 countries.
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2020: The Best of Drawing (Winter 2021) / Artists Magazine & American Artists
“Strokes of Genius 12” - First Place Winner, pages 12, 13, 14, 15, and 44
Graphite drawing "Isaiah" was selected for the 1st Place Award in the competition on "Strokes of Genius 12" by Juror Juliette Aristides. Also, graphite drawing "Savion" was selected for one of the finalists in the competition as well. The winning drawing "Isaiah" and my other drawings including "Savion" have been published in a special edition magazine "The Best of Drawing”, which features all the winners and finalists from the "12th Strokes of Genius" competition.
-Read Article: The Top Award-Winning Drawings of 2020
-Article by Writer Rebecca Dvorak
- Editor: Anne Hevener
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2019: 13th International Drawing Annual (INDA 13 ) / Manifest Gallery
“INDA 13”- Finalists, Page 107 (Liza) & 108 (Isaiah).
Drawings "Liza" and "Isaiah" were selected to be included in the Book “INDA 13”. According Manifest Gallery, they received 922 submissions from 287 artists from 45 states, and 15 countries for the INDA13 Book Project. The publication includes 107 works by 72 artists from 30 states and 7 countries including Australia, Canada, England, France, Norway, Spain, and the United States.
2007: Journey (January/February) / Women’s Magazine
“Focal Point” Artist (pages 12 & 13)
-Article by Kathy Bauer