1st place Watercolors - Pinecrest Fine Arts, Miami - Jan 2012
BEST IN PAINTING - OILS/ACRYLICS- RUIDOSO ART FESTIVAL, RUIDOSO NM - JULY 11
BEST IN SHOW- RUIDOSO ART FESTIVAL, RUIDOSO NM - JULY 11
""Honorable mention"" - Art on the Plaza, Wilmette, IL June 11
Best in Show - Stockley Gardens Art Fest, Norfolk VA - May 2011
Outstanding Artist Award - Art in the Square, Southlake TX - April '11
ExExcellence (1st place) Painting – Boca Raton Fine Art Show, Fl. - Jan '11
1st Place Painting (Oils & Acrylics) - Pinecrest Gardens Fine Arts Fest, Pinecrest (Miami), Florida 2011
Best in Watercolor/Printmaking/Drawing - An Ocassion for the Arts - Williamsburg, VA - Oct '10
1st Place Watercolors - Artfest Colorado, Castle Rock, CO Sept 2010
BEST IN PAINTING - DOWNTOWN BOULDER - BOULDER, CO 2010
1 st Place Watercolors - """"Eastern Shore Art Center Outdoor Show"""" - Fairhope, Alabama - March 2010
Best of Show - Downtown Boulder, Colorado 2008
Best in Painting – Boardwalk, VA Beach, VA – June '08
Apex Award – Art in the Square – Southlake TX – April '08
Best in Watercolor – Midwest Salute to the Arts - Fairview Hts. Il –aug 07
Sand Dollar Award – Boardwalk, VA Beach VA, June 2007
Prairie Village – BEST OF SHOW – Kansas City, KS – June 2007
CHAIN OF PARKS - MERIT IN WATERCOLORS, TALLAHASSEE, Fl April 07
AUSTIN FINE ARTS FEST – BEST IN WATERCOLOR, AUSTIN, TX, APRIL 07
OCALA FINE ARTS – OCALA FL – “EXCELLENCE IN WATERCOLOR” – 2006
NEPTUNE – 2ND IN SHOW – VA BEACH, VA 2006
SHOW ON THE GREEN - “1st PLACE PAINTING” -– Montauk, NY 2006
BROOKSIDE – Kansas city MO 2005 – “Open Award”, The Judges’ Award.
BAYOU CITY ARTS FESTIVAL – HOUSTON TX – 2005: “BEST OF SHOW” + 2006 “FEATURED ARTIST”
UNDER THE OAKS ARTS FESTIVAL – VERO BEACH, FL – 2005: “1ST PLACE WATERCOLORS”.
THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL- PITTSBURGH, PA - 2004: “FESTIVAL AWARD”
INVITED IN 2003, 2004 and 2005 TO SAUSALITO ART FESTIVAL (AMERICA'S #1 OUTDOORS ART FESTIVAL).
INVITED IN 2005 TO THE FLORENCE BIENNALE, ITALY, A TOP WORLD ART SHOW.
INVITED TO MANY OF AMERICA'S TOP ART FESTIVALS 2005:
CAREFREE AZ, ARIZONA FINE ART EXPO, GREAT FAIR - FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ ARTIGRAS
WEST PALM BEACH FL, UNDER THE OAKS
VERO BEACH FL, BAYOU CITY - HOUSTON TX, AUSTIN FINE ARTS
AUSTIN TX, ART IN THE SQUARE
SOUTHLAKE TX, BROOKSIDE, KANSAS CITY
MO, BOARDWALK - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA OMAHA SUMMER ARTS FEST, WICKFORD ART FESTIVAL
WICKFORD RI, CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, STATE COLLEGE PA THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL
PITTSBURGH, PA SMOKY HILL
SALINA KS, GLENVIEW - CHICAGO ILL, GOLD COAST
CHICAGO ILL, ART ON THE SQUARE
BELLEVILLE ILL, LAUMEIER - ST. LOUIS - MO, ANN ARBOR
SOUTH UNIVERSITY, ANN ARBOR - MI, GENEVA - GENEVA ILL. SAUSALITO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA ARTS & APPLES - ROCHESTER, MI BRECKENRIDGE ARTS FESTIVAL
BRECKENRIDGE, CO COTTONWOOD - RICHARDSON, TX RIVERWALK
NAPERVILLE, ILL PARADISE CITY - NORTHAMPTOM, MA