Thank you for your interest in my activities, exhibits & awards. I’m honored to have worked with and shown art alongside many exceptional artists and art supporters in a variety of shows and venues, a selection of which are listed below.
- Moved from Florida to Maine, October 2022, to paint the rocky coastline!
- Live painting commissions at weddings and parties.
- Steering Committee, Plein Air South 2021 and 2022.
- Florida’s Finest en Plein Air Ambassador 2021, 2019, and 2016, Forgotten Coast En Plein Air, Apalachicola and Port St. Joe, FL., providing 2-hour one-on-one instruction to plein air novices, 2 hours each, 15 sessions over the week.
- Coordinator, Emerald Coast Plein Air Painters, 2015 – 2021, Northwest Florida weekly painting group.
- “Go Figure”, an exhibit of portraits and clothed figures, Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County, 2022 (2 works).
- J.Leon Gallery & Studio juried acceptance, Miramar Beach, FL, Fall 2020 through Winter 2021. AKA Miramar Beach Creative Campus.
- “Sea & Sky” solo exhibit, March 1-May 15, 2020, at Anne Hunter Galleries, 25 Central Square, Seaside, FL 32459.
- Artist-in-Residence, 2019, Forgotten Coast En Plein Air, Port St. Joe, FL.
- Foster Gallery juried acceptance, Seaside, FL, winter rotation 2019, Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County.
- Workshop Instructor, Grand Lagoon Plein Air Festival, November, 2019, St. Andrews State Park, Panama City Bch, FL.
- Judge, Grand Lagoon Plein Air Festival, November 2019, St. Andrews State Park, Panama City Bch, FL.
- Judge, Women in Art Exhibit 2019, Northwest Florida State College, Jan Faubel, curator.
- Faculty, “An Affair with Plein Air”, 2019 FL Chautauqua Assembly, DeFuniak Springs, FL.
- Best in Show, 2019 Walton County, DeFuniak Springs, FL. (“Osprey and Chick”)
- Walton County 2019, DeFuniak Springs, FL. (“Glen Garden”, 1st Place Landscape)
- Walton County 2019, DeFuniak Springs, FL. (“Cyclist on a Break”, 1st Place Portrait)
- Walton County 2019, DeFuniak Springs, FL (“Stable at Camp Helen State Park”, 2nd Place Walton County Scenes)
- Purchase Award, Walton County 2019, DeFuniak Springs, FL. (“Florida Chautauqua Camp”)
- Artist Education Grant Recipient 2019, Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County, Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
- Estes Valley Plein Air 2018, juried acceptance, Estes Park, Colorado.
- Pike Road Paint Out 2018, Pike Road, AL. (“King of Sweet Creek”, 3rd Place)
- Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, BRMAA Open Paint Out 2018, Blue Ridge, GA. (“Stanley Rapids”, 3rd Place)
- Walton County 2018, DeFuniak Springs, FL. (“Pears 1”, 1st Place Still Life)
- Walton County 2018, DeFuniak Springs, FL. (“Seeing the Light”, 1st Place Buildings)
- Walton County 2018, DeFuniak Springs, FL. (“Abigail as Madame X”, 1st Place Drawings)
- Walton County 2018, DeFuniak Springs, FL. (“Vogle State Park”, 2nd Place Waterscapes)
- Plein Air South 2018 attendees exhibit, Port St. Joe, FL. (“Spring Dune”, 2nd Place)
- St. George Island Invitational 2018, Eastpoint, FL, and workshop instructor. (“Marsh at Nick’s Hole”, 2nd Place)
- Board of Directors, Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County, 2011-2017, Santa Rosa Beach, FL.; member and several-times chair of the “A+Art Committee”, tasked with member exhibits of art in public places.
- Solo Exhibit, Walton County Coastal Branch Library, October-November 2017, Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
- Workshop instructor, Flutterby Festival 2017, CAA Open PleinAir Paint Out, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. (“Nature Trail”, 2nd Place Quickdraw)
- Plein Air Magazine New Zealand Trip 2017 Exhibit, Apalachicola, FL. (“Wharf at Glenorchy”, 2nd Place)
- The Foster Gallery juried acceptance, Winter 2016, Market Shops of Sandestin, FL.
- Judge, Alabama Plein Air Artists Gulf Shores Open Quickdraw 2016, Gulf Shores, AL.
- Bagdad-Milton Paint-Out, 2016, Milton, FL. (“Anticipation”, Best in Show)
- FL Chautauqua Assembly, 2016, DeFuniak Springs, FL. (Featured plein air painter and workshop instructor)
- ADSO SE Regional Juried Fine Arts Ex., 2016, Niceville, FL. (“Western Lake With Umbrella Trees”, 3rd Place)
- Solo exhibit Jan-Mar 2016, Beach Art Group, Palms Conference Center, Panama City Beach, FL.
- 2015 Local Color Plein Air Festival (open), Lynn Haven, FL. (“Victoria’s Potted Flowers”, People’s Choice Best in Show)
- Solo Exhibit, 2013, Monet Monet, Grayton Beach, FL.
Currently exhibiting at Twist Salon in Seagrove Beach, FL.