Recent Honors and Awards
My Painting, Kentucky September, was purchased to be hung in the Governor's Mansion in Frankfort, Ky.
I received a purchase award at an Art Design Consultants juried show from National City Bank for "Perfect Time of Day" (See Archive of Sold gallery to view painting). I was also awarded "Best of Landscapes" for the same painting. Giclee prints are available.
I received a commission for seven 3ft. by 5ft. Landscape oil paintings which are now hanging in the lobby of the Alois Alzheimers Center, and one 4 ft. by 8 ft. panel for the main dining room,located at 70 Damon Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45218 ( off of Winton Road.)You may view them any time during the day.
View Point, an annual, national juried exhibit held at the Cincinnati Art Club November, 2005. My painting of Golden Little Miami won a medal.
Acceptance in the American Impressionist Society Annual Exhibit, a national juried show held in Chicago,Ill .
I am pleased to be a signature member of the American Impressionist Society and I sign my paintings with A.I.S. after my signature.
Two paintings accepted in juried show at Art Design Consultants, June 30-July 24th,2006 Across from Pendleton Art Center.
Artist's Choice Award at Ohio Plein Air Society's Juried show 2009 for painting "View from Grailville".
Third place award for painting, "River Shade" at Juried show at Gallery 42, Mason, OH., 2009
A medal for "And there was light", at theWoman's Art Club of Cincinnati Juried Show 2010
Regional and National Juried Shows, Awards and Honors
2009
One Woman Inaugural Exhibit at Evendale Cultural Arts Center
Ohio Plein Air Society, “In Plein View”, Artist’s Choice Award
Two Woman exhibit at Artist’s Attic, Lexington, KY
Gallery 42, Mason, OH Landscape Exhibit, 3rd Place award
One Woman Invitational Exhibit, JS Gold and Silver Exchange
Regional Juried Exhibit, at Middletown Fine Art Center- Award
2008
Evendale Fine Arts Exhibit
One Woman Exhibit, “Impressions of Light” Miller Fine Art Gallery
Regional Juried Exhibit at Middletown Fine Art Center
2007
Cincinnati Art Galleries juried group show
Design Consultants Gallery 2 awards- Purchase Award and Best Landscape
One Woman Exhibit, Design Consortium Gallery
Featured in Inspire Magazine
Part of a select group to be part of the “Tombola" for Cincinnati Art Museum
2 Woman Show at Wessel Gallery, Cincinnati Art Club
Regional Juried Show at Middletown Fine Art Center- President’s Award
2006
Awarded a Commission for Alois Alzheimers Center for 7-3’x5’ and 1- 4’x8’ oil landscapes for their Lobby and Dinning Room
American Impressionist Society 7th Annual National Juried Exhibition
2005
Viewpoint, National Juried Show- Award
Cincinnati Art Galleries, Summer Art Gala
American Impressionist Society 6th annual National Juried Exhibition where I received my Signature status
Two Woman Exhibit, Wessel Gallery, Cincinnati Art Club
2004
Featured Artist in Inspire Magazine 112th
Regional Juried Art Exhibition of Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati at Maple Knoll-2nd Place Award
Miamisburg Art Guild, Regional Juried Art Exhibition
Regional Juried Show at Middletown Fine Art Center- President’s Award
2003
American Impressionist Society, 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition
Two Person exhibit at Design Consortium Gallery
One Woman invitational Exhibit at the Banker’s Club, Cincinnati, OH
One Woman Invitational Exhibit at Bridgeway Point, Cincinnati, OH
2002
American Impressionist Society, 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition
I founded Patchwork Kids-an award winning inner city sidewalk art program to give kids monetary awards for purchasing school clothes and supplies- now (in 2009) 250 kids strong.
Cincinnati Art Galleries Juried Exhibit, Spring Color
Two Women Exhibit at the Wessel Gallery, Cincinnati Art Club
Published in Principia College’s 2002 Calendar
2001
One Woman Exhibit at Design consortium Gallery
2000
Opened a studio at the Pendleton Art Center
Juried Exhibit at the Cincinnati Financial Corporation- Two Purchase Awards
Cincinnati Art Galleries juried show “Summer Selections”
Two Woman Exhibit, Parallel Interpretations, Wessel Gallery, Cincinnati Art Club
Selected for 2000 Prospect Hill Artists Calendar
1999
One woman show, A Touch of Sicily
One Woman show, and Studio Open house
Featured in Artist’s Magazine
1998
One Woman Exhibit at Grailville Education and Conference Center
Awarded Signature Status at the Cincinnati Art Club
One Woman Exhibit and Studio Open House
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Prior to 1998 I had my own Interior Design Business from, 1988 to 1997
Prior to 1988, I owned and operated Lebanon Gallery and Frame Shop for 11 years.
Prior to 1977 I lived in Lebanon, Connecticut where I owned a gallery, taught children’s art classes, painted semi abstract paintings, won many awards including Best of Show and had a painting hanging in the Hartford Athenaeum’s (art museum) juried show. A number of corporations purchased my work. I was an exhibiting member of the Connecticut Society of Woman Painters., and several other organizations where my paintings were accepted in juried shows.