Awards

2023

Finalist, selected to be included in the article “100+ Paintings that Prove Creativity Knows No Bounds” in The Best of Acrylic magazine.

2022

Finalist, selected as one of the artists featured in the magazine, AcrylicWorks 9 - The Best of Acrylic Painting

2021

Finalist, Circle Quarterly Art Review, Issue 6, An examination of Current Trends and Original Practices in Visual Art

One of 31 artists selected for British Vogue’s Gallery, September 2021 issue

2019      

Finalist, International Artist Magazine Challenge #111: Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes

2018

Finalist, selected as one of the artists featured in the book, Acrylicworks 5 - Best of Acrylic Painting

2017      

Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Challenge #100, Landscapes

Finalist in two categories, the Artist's Magazine's 34th Annual Art Competition

2016      

Honorable Mention, Central Coast Wet Painting Invitational, Paso Robles, CA

Finalist, International Artist Magazine Challenge #95: Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes

First Place, 86th Annual California Land and Sea Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA

2015      

Finalist, the Artist's Magazine's 32nd Annual Art Competition

Honorable Mention, 85th Annual Statewide Landscape Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA

Second Place, Lottery for the Arts, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA

2014      

First Place, Acrylics; Honorable Mention, Lodi Art Center's 54th Annual Spring Art Show, Lodi, CA

Honorable Mention, 6th Annual Lottery for the Arts, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA

2013      

Finalist, Artist's Magazine's 30th Annual Art Competition

First Place, California Gold Category and Juror Award, KVIE Art Auction

First Place Award Acrylics, Northern Mines 30th Annual Exhibit at the Center of the Arts, Grass Valley, CA

First Place, Expressions! 22nd Annual Regional Exhibit of Fine Art, Tracy, CA

Second & Third Place Awards Acrylics, Lodi Community Art Center's 53rd Spring Art Annual, Lodi, CA

Second Place Award, Mother Lode Art Association 61st Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Sonora, CA

Second Place Award, Vernal Pools Visions: Art Celebrating Sacramento Valley Vernal Pool Prairies

Third Place Award, Slice: A Juried Cross-Section of Regional Art, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA

Third Place Award, Along the Lincoln Highway, Auburn City Hall, Auburn, CA

Bold Award, 58th Bold Expressions International Exhibit, SFAC, Sacramento, CA

First Place Award Acrylics; Honorable Mention, Lodi Art Center's 54th Annual Spring Art Show, Lodi, CA

Selected as a Top 10 Painting, Art Farm Juried Exhibition, Woodland, CA

2012      

Best of Show, Mother Lode Art Association 60th Annual Art Exhibit, Sonora, CA

First Place Award Oil/Acrylic, Vacaville Art League 35th Annual Art Show, Vacaville, CA

Award of Excellence, NCA Bold Expressions 57th Annual International Open Exhibition, SFAC, Sacramento, CA

Award of Merit, Magnum Opus XXIX, SFAC, Sacramento, CA