Events, News and Exhibitions

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Awards & Exhibitions

First Place, 2D, SAAG Autumn Member Show, “Sweet Tater Shack”, October 2023
June 2023, Signature Status, Southern Watercolor Society
August 2022 3rd Place Georgia Watercolor Society Exhibition, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, Ga.
August 2022 1st Place, MAX Project, Murphy Art Xplosion, Murphy, NC
February 2022 2nd Place, Gilmer Arts Annual Spring Exhibition, Ellijay, Ga.
February 2021 1st Place, Gilmer Arts Annual Spring Exhibition, Ellijay, Ga.
February 2020 Gilmer Arts Annual Spring Juried Exhibition
June 2019 Judge, Plein Air Quick Draw, Art in the Mountains
2018 Inquiring Minds juried into the Southern Watercolor Society national exhibition
"Vigilance" & "A Brighter Outlook", Georgia Watercolor Signature Exhibition through February 24, Bowen Center for the Arts
"BFF," Georgia Watercolor Society Exhibition, October 1 to November 12; The Rectory, Norcross, Ga.
"Vigilance" & "A Brighter Outlook", SAAG National Juried Show, October/November Blue Ridge Mountains Art Center; Blue Ridge, Ga.
MeccaFest, October 2015 Award of Merit
"Tumbling Peppers" will be in the "Reflections" Juried Art Exhibition at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, Ga. August 20 through October 10, 2015
January 2015, "Cherokee's Best Artist"
October 2014 Juried membership in Women Painters of the Southeast
January 2014, "Cherokee's Best Artist," Cherokee Life Magazine
July 2013 Light, Space & Time Gallery 5th Place in Painting, International competition from 27 countries
April 2012 Georgia Watercolor Society National Exhibition
January 2012 Two-woman exhibition GAHA, Ellijay, Georgia
May 2012 Third Place Canton Festival of the Arts, Canton, Ga.
May 2011 Best of Show Canton Festival of the Arts, Canton, Ga.
May 2010 "Best of Show" Canton Festival of the Arts, Canton, Ga.
June 6 – July 29. Participant, 32nd Annual Juried Southern Watercolor Society Exhibition, Columbus, Ga. for “Colors of Summer”
March 2009 Award of Distinction 57th Annual Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival Fairhope, Ala
March 2009 Participant, 2009 Juried National Exhibition Georgia Watercolor Society Awarded Signature Status, GWS
October 2008-Participant, 2008 Juried Members’ Exhibition Georgia Watercolor Society
March 2008-Award of Merit 56th Annual Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival Fairhope, Alabama
February 2008-Solo Exhibition, Alpha Bank, Alpharetta, Ga.
December 2007-Solo Exhibition, Grahl Gallery, Hiawassee, Ga.
November 2007 -Participant, 2007 Juried Art Exhibition Arts Alliance of Georgia
September 2007-Participant, 2007 Juried Members’ Exhibition Georgia Watercolor Society
September 2007-Participant, Tallahassee Watercolor Society’s “Brush Strokes” Juried Exhibition
May 2007-Best of Show, Canton Festival of the Arts
March 2007-Purchase Award, 55th Annual Arts & Craft Festival Fairhope, Alabama
November 2006-Participant, Georgia Watercolor Society2006 Juried Members’ Exhibition
May 2006-Isle of Eight Flags Award 43rd Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival Amelia Island, Florida
May 2006-Participant, Georgia Watercolor Society2006 National Juried Exhibition
April 2006-Best of Show (Painting) Rabun County Annual Artfest
April 2006-Award of Merit, LeMoyne Art Foundation Chain of Parks Art Festival
October 2005-Award of Merit Chiaha Harvest Fair