RECENT JURIED EXHIBITIONS and AWARDS

 

2010

 

14th Annual “Paint Illinois” Art Show, Paris Bicentennial Arts Center, Paris, IL           Best of Show, Merit Award

Eastern Illinois University Talented Student Scholarship                                             Monetary Award

Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate Show                                                          Knoop Studio Sculpture Award, President’s Award

Office of Study Abroad Grant - Paris Study Abroad, Summer, 2010                           Monetary Grant

Paris Bicentennial Arts Center Fall Show, Paris, IL                                                       2 Merit Awards

Ruth Boyd Cook Painting Competition, Eastern Illinois University Foundation            Monetary Scholarship Award

Eastern Illinois University Art Education Dept. Fall Show

Lake Land College Heritage Art Show, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL.                    Merit Award

 

2011

 

18th Biennial Drawing/Watercolor Exhibition, Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL       Monetary Award

37th Biennial International Toys Designed by Artists Show, Little Rock, AR

Eastern Illinois University Art Education Dept. Spring Show

15th Annual “Paint Illinois” Art Show, Paris Bicentennial Arts Center, Paris, IL.         Best of Show

Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate Show                                                         Honorable Mention Drawing,

                                                                                                                                    Honorable Mention Painting

Eastern Illinois University Outstanding Senior 3D Student                                         Monetary Award

Lake Land College Heritage Art Show, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL.                  Merit Award

Paris Bicentennial Arts Center Fall Show, Paris, IL                                                     Best of Show, Merit Award

Eastern Illinois University Art Education Dept. Fall Show                                           1st & 2nd Place, Graduate

Ruth Boyd Cook Painting Competition, Eastern Illinois University Foundation           Monetary Scholarship Award

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2012

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16th Annual “Paint Illinois” Art Show, Paris Bicentennial Arts Center, Paris, IL          Merit Award

2012 Oklahoma Friendly National Juried Show, Oklahoma Artists Guild, OKC, OK

2012 Eastern Illinois Graduate Art Exhibition, Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL      Merit Award

IL State Fair 2012 Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL                                     1st Place – Drawing,

                                                                                                                                     Honorable Mention – Sculpture

“Lay of the Land” Juried Art Show, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO

Art St. Louis XXVIII, the Exhibition, Art St. Louis Gallery, St. Louis, MO

“NEW COUNTRY: Ruralism in Contemporary Art,” Curated Exhibition                        Morehead State University, Morehead, KY.

Paris Bicentennial Arts Center Fall Show, Paris, IL                                                       Merit Award

Lake Land College Heritage Art Show, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL                     2nd Place Professional Award

 

2013

 

19th Biennial Drawing/Watercolor Exhibition, Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL        Monetary Award

Shrode Fine Arts & Craft Exhibition, Cedarhurst Fine Arts Center, Mt. Vernon, IL       Best 2 Dimensional Award

47th Annual Shelby County Art Show, Shelbyville, IL                                                   Best of Show

19th Annual Effingham Art Guild Fine Art & Photography Show, Effingham, IL           Best of Show

17th Annual “Paint Illinois” Art Show, Paris Bicentennial Arts Center, Paris, IL            Merit Award

IL State Fair 2013 Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL                                       1st Drawing, H.M. Painting, 3rd Sculpture

69th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Terre Haute, IN

Paris Bicentennial Arts Center Fall Show, Paris, IL

Cedarhurst Biennial Juried Exhibition, Mt. Vernon, IL

Artoberfest Art Show, Sullivan, IL                                                                                 Judge’s Choice, Peoples’ Choice

Lake Land College Heritage Art Show, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL                     Best of Show Professional

“Ragdolls, Robots & Rocketships,” Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO

 

2014

 

“Creativity Redefined,” Cedarhurst Fine Arts Center, Mt. Vernon, IL

Shrode Fine Arts & Craft Exhibition, Cedarhurst Fine Arts Center, Mt. Vernon, IL      Best of Show

48th Annual Shelby County Art Show, Shelbyville, IL                                                  Best of Show, Best 2D,

                                                                                                                                      Peoples’ Choice

20th Annual Effingham Art Guild Fine Art & Photography Show, Effingham, IL          Best of Show

Del Mar College Drawing & Small Sculpture National Show, Corpus Christi, TX

“Bright & Bold” Juried Exhibition, Falls Church Art Center, Falls Church, VA

“Time will Tell: a Show of Artistic Wisdom & Experience,” Ashland Univ, Ashland, OH

“Now & Then” Art Show Juried Exhibition, Falls Church Art Center, Falls Church, VA

18th Annual “Paint Illinois” Art Show, Paris Bicentennial Arts Center, Paris, IL            Best of Show

St. Louis Artists’ Guild “Summer Regional Exhibition,” St. Louis, MO

IL State Fair 2014 Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL                                       2nd Prof Drawing, 2nd Prof                                                                                                                                               Craft, 3rd Prof Sculpture

“Interpretations II” Visual/Literary Show, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO

Williams Prize in Drawing, TheArtistforArtistsProject, Simsbury, CT                             Exhibiting Artist Designation       

Illinois State Museum Artisans Program, IL State Museum Society, Springfield, IL      Membership Awarded

Paris Bicentennial Arts Center Fall Show, Paris, IL                                                        People’s Choice, Paris Bridge                                                                                                                                                                       Club Award

20th Biennial Drawing/Watercolor Exhibition, Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL         Merit Award

57th Mid-States Art, Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, IN      Dorothea Schlechte Memorial                                                                                                                                                    Purchase Award

Ann Metzger Memorial Nat'l All Media Exhibition, SLAG, St. Louis, MO

 

2015

 

Hatch 2015 Art Exhibition, Champaign, IL

Shrode Fine Arts & Craft Exhibition, Cedarhurst Fine Arts Center, Mt. Vernon, IL        Best 2D

19th Annual “Paint Illinois” Art Show, Paris Bicentennial Arts Center, Paris, IL             Best of Show, Merit Award

21st Annual Effingham Art Guild Fine Art & Photography Show, Effingham, IL             1st Place Prof Painting

“Creativity Redefined,” Cedarhurst Fine Arts Center, Mt. Vernon, IL

“Interpretations III” Visual/Literary Show, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO

Quincy Quad-State Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL

IL State Fair 2015 Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL

61st Annual Paris Bicentennial Arts Center Fall Show, Paris, IL

Gallery 510 October National, Decatur, IL                                                                       Best of Show                             Cedarhurst Biennial Juried Exhibition, Mt. Vernon, IL

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2016

Shrode Fine Arts & Craft Exhibition, Cedarhurst Fine Arts Center, Mt. Vernon, IL        Honorable Mention

50th Annual Shelby County Art Show, Shelbyville, IL                                                    Best of Show, Judge's Choice

22nd Annual Effingham Art Guild Fine Art & Photography Show, Effingham, IL           Merit Award

19th Annual “Paint Illinois” Art Show, Paris Bicentennial Arts Center, Paris, IL             Merit Award

“Creativity Redefined,” Cedarhurst Fine Arts Center, Mt. Vernon, IL

Year of Mercy Diosean Art Show, Quincy, IL                                                                 Best of Show

IL State Fair 2016 Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL                                       1st & 3rd Place Drawing,                                                                                                                                                           Honorable Mention Painting,

                                                                                                                                       Honorable Mention Sculpture

62nd Annual Paris Bicentennial Arts Center Fall Show, Paris, IL                                   Merit Award

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2017

Shrode Fine Arts & Craft Exhibition, Cedarhurst Fine Arts Center, Mt. Vernon, IL        Honorable Mention

Ann Metzger Memorial Nat'l All Media Exhibition, SLAG, St. Louis, MO

23nd Annual Effingham Art Guild Fine Art & Photography Show, Effingham, IL           Merit Award

20th Annual “Paint Illinois” Art Show, Paris Bicentennial Arts Center, Paris, IL             Best of Show, Merit                   

                                                                                                                                       Award, People’s Choice,

                                                                                                                                       Paris Bridge Club Award

IL State Fair 2017 Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL                                        1st Place Prof  Drawing

63rd Annual Paris Bicentennial Arts Center Fall Show, Paris, IL                                    Merit Award

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

“Bringing It On Home” Solo Exhibition                                                             Mattoon Arts Council, Mattoon, IL

"Beware of the Old Woman" Senior BFA Exhibition                                         Eastern IL University, Charleston, IL

“In the Lobby” Guest Exhibition                                                                       Charleston  Alley Theatre, Charleston, IL

"Beware of the Old Woman, 2013” Solo Exhibition                                          Paris Bicentennial Arts Center, Paris, IL

"Beware of the Old Woman, 2014” Solo Exhibition                                          The Vault Artists’ Collective, Tuscola, IL

"Beware of the Old Woman, 2014” Solo Exhibition                                           Flourishes Gallery, Shelbyville, IL

"Beware of the Old Woman, 2016” Solo Exhibition                                           Richland Comm College, Decatur, IL

"Beware of the Old Woman, A Mini Exhibition," 2017” Solo Exhibition              City Building, Charleston, IL

 

Curated Group Exhibitions

 

2011 Eastern Illinois Under Graduate Art Exhibition                                         Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL

2012 Eastern Illinois Graduate Art Exhibition                                                    Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL

"MicroMACRO," 2015                                                                                         McLean Co Arts, Bloomington, IL

Around the Block: Artists from Our Neighborhood, 2016                                  Parkland College, Champaign, IL

Paper Trail: An Exhibition of Works On, In, Of or About Paper, 2016                40 North, Champaign, IL

Parkland College 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, 2016                              Parkland College, Champaign, IL

"Me, Myself and I," A Juried Exhibition, 2017                                                     40 North, Champaign, IL

Around the Block II: Artists from Our Neighborhood, 2017                               Parkland College, Champaign, IL