Awards  

First Place, National Competition, Cultural and Creative Arts Award, Oil on Canvas, 2008, "Leah", Mother to Many

First Place, State Cultural and Creative Arts Award, American Mothers, Inc. Oil on Canvas, 2008, "Leah", Mother to Many

Second Place and People's Choice, "Chloe", Lake Area Artists 2007 Annual Show and Sale

Best of Media Award, "Chloe", North Clackamas Art Guild, Fall into Art, 2006

People's Choice, "Fountain of Joy," North Clackamas Art Guild, Fall into Art, 2006

First Place, "Honey," North Clackamas Art Guild, Fall into Art, 2006

Second place, "Fountain of Joy," North Clackamas Art Guild, Fall into Art, 2006

Third Place, "Monet's Light," North Clackamas Art Guild, Fall into Art, 2006

Incentive Tuition Award, Portrait Society of America, 2006

Second Place, North Clackamas Arts Guild "Fall for Art" Exhibit and Sale, Sept 2005

Honorable Mention,  Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Visual Arts Chronicle, June 2005

First Place, North Clackamas Arts Guild in-house show, March 2005

First Place, North Clackamas Art Guild Show and Sale, September 2004

People’s Choice, Lake Area Artists “We’ve Been Framed” show, May 2004

Third Place, Lake Area Artists “We’ve Been Framed” show, May 2004

Second Place, North Clackamas Art Guild, 2003

Second Place, North Clackamas Art Guild, 2003

Portrait published in the Portrait Society of America quarterly newsletter, “The Power of the Portrait,” 2003

First Place, The Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, 2003

First Place, The North Clackamas Art Guild “Art in the Park” competition, September, 2003

Second Place, The North Clackamas Art Guild “Art in the Park,” competition September 2003, Milwaukie, Oregon

Second Place, The North Clackamas Art Guild “Art in the Park,” competition September 2003, Milwaukie, Oregon

Best of Show, The North Clackamas Art Guild “Art in the Park,” competition September 2003, Milwaukie, Oregon

People’s Choice, The North Clackamas Art Guild “Art in the Park,” competition September 2003, Milwaukie, Oregon

Training

Received private training under the tutelage and guidance of Master Portrait Artist, Wanda Kemper.

Associations

The Portrait Society of America

Lake Area Artists

The Oregon Society of Artists

The North Clackamas Art Guild

Galleries

The Broderick Gallery - Portland, Oregon

The Christie Gallery - Lake Oswego, Oregon

CQFD - Custom Design Interiors, Paris, France

The Sovereign Collection - Portland, Oregon

Oswego Lake Gallery - Lake Oswego, Oregon

Devin Galleries - Coeur D’Alene, Idaho

The Newberg Gallery - Newberg, Oregon

Gallery 7126 - Portland, Oregon

Zado Gallery - Portland, Oregon

Ryan Gallery - Lincoln City, Oregon

Volunteer Activity

Ambassador for the State of Oregon for the Portrait Society of America, 2004-2006

Publicity, Lake Area Artists, 2004, 2005  

Portrait demonstrations, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Arts Chronicle, 2005, 2006