Shows and Awards
Iowa Pastel Society member show, Ankeny, Iowa, 2023
Iowa Pastel Society online show, 2022, Honorable Mention, Frilly; Finalist, A Bend in the Road
UART Online Pastel Show 2020, Finalist, Hosta Blooms
Art and Heritage Fest (formerly Art-a-Fest) 2019, Charles City, IA, 2nd place award
Jurist at 2019 Marshalltown Art Festival, Marshalltown, IA, July 2019
Southwest Art Magazine, 2018 Artistic Excellence Competition, Top 100 finalists, Sunset Silo
UART Online Pastel Show 2018, Finalist, Agate Beach
Iowa Pastel Society Spring Conference Member Show 2018 – 1st Place, Windblown
The Artist’s Magazine 2017 Annual Competition, Finalist, Landscape division, Windblown
UART Online Pastel Show 2017, Finalist, The Road to Lenora’s
Iowa Pastel Society Spring Conference Member Show 2017 – 2nd Place, On the Banks of the Cedar
Celebration of Iowa: Iowa Agriculture Art Award 2016, 1st Place Award, Evening Bales
Iowa Pastel Society Fall Conference Member Show 2016 – 1st Place, Golden Dusk
Iowa Pastel Society Spring Conference and Member Show 2016 – 2nd Place (tied), Evening Bales
Art-a-Fest, Charles City, IA, Judge’s Choice Award 2016, Lovin’ the Kitty
UART Online Pastel Show 2015, Finalist, Hilltop Vista
Solo Shows/Special Exhibitions
Solo Show: Surrounded by Beauty, Charles City Art Center, Charles City, IA Oct. 5 – Nov. 7, 2018
Solo Show: Seeking the Sublime, Carnegie Cultural Center, New Hampton, IA Sept. 25 – Nov. 5, 2017
Solo Show, Arts on Grand, Spencer, IA June 20 – July 29, 2017
MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa – Area Show: 45, 2016
Solo Show, Charles City Art Center, Charles City, IA 1990, 2007, 2013
North Iowa Artisan’s Studio Tour 2012, 2013
Studio Open House 2009, 2010, 2011
Art-a-Fest, Charles City, IA mid-1990s – 2021, 2023
Christmas Show, Charles City Art Center, Charles City, IA 2009 – 2019
Gateway to NE Iowa Welcome Center Spring Show, Nashua, IA 2013
Iowa Pastel Society Member Show 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Iowa Exhibited Show, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA 2009, 2014
Carnegie Cultural Center, New Hampton, IA, Barns and Architecture, 1997
Charles City Art Center Area Fine Arts Competition Show, Best of Show 1990
Galleries and Sales Outlets
Schiller Fine Art Gallery and Framing, 105 N Main, Charles City, IA
Charles City Art Center, 301 N Jackson, Charles City, IA
Bradford Pioneer Village Museum Gift Shop, 2729 Cheyenne Ave., Nashua, IA (seasonal May – October)
Plum Creek Art Center, Connie Mohr Gallery, 115 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, IA 50630
Memberships
Iowa Pastel Society 2012 – Present, Signature Member
Charles City Art Center 1981 – Present
Clear Lake Arts Center 2018 – 2020
Iowa Artists 1997 – 1999
Education
Iowa State University BA in Graphic Design with Journalism Emphasis
Private fine art lessons – Maxine Pendry, Mary Muller, Jeanette Ahern
Workshops – Marcia Wegman, Janiece Bergland, Tom Christopher, Cecile Houel, David Garrison
Online workshops – Lyn Diefenbach, Maggie Price, Cris Saper, Johannes Vloothuis, Richard McKinley
Continuing Education
Continuing education through reading and study as well as visiting art museums to study original works of art, in particular, European and American painters of the 1600-1900s