Affiliations
- Member of Oil Painters of America, Folsom Arts Association, Placerville Arts Association, El Dorado Hills Arts Assocation
- Associate Artist of California Art Club, Chair of Sacramento and Sierra Chapter 2024, 2025
- President of the Sierra Pastel Society 2006-07 and as Vice President several years thereafter
- Signature member of the former Sierra Pastel Society
Selected Exhibitions/Shows
- KVIE Art Auction 2025, Sacramento, Ca. Juried. Bright Blooms. Live Auction October 3-5, 2025
- KVIE Art Auction 2024, Sacramento, Ca. Juried. On the Cliff. Sold
- KVIE Art Auction 2023, Sacramento, Ca. Juried. Pacific Vista. Sold
- Placerville Arts Membership Show at Harris Center, 2023. Juried. East Sierra Hike
- 56th National Mother Lode Art Exhibition 2022. Rancho Cordova, Ca. Juried. Montaña de Oro
- KVIE Art Auction 2022, Sacramento, Ca. Juried. Sierra Temple Vista. Sold
- KVIE Art Auction 2021, Sacramento, Ca. Juried. Hopeful Waters. Sold
- For the Seventh Generation, Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, OR. Juried. Morro Bay Rock Beach, The Sun Shines Through
- The Healing Power of Art in Honor of Nature Exhibition, 2021, Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY. Juried. Morro Bay Rock Beach, The Sun Shines Through
- International Exhibition Pastels on High 2018, Carmichael, Ca. Juried, Kids on Street
- International Exhibition Pastels on High 2012, Placerville, Ca. Juried. Victoria Falls
- EDAC Landscapes, 2011, Placerville, Ca. Juried. Delta
- International Exhibition Pastels on High 2008, El Dorado Hills, Ca. Juried. Grapes
- International Exhibition Pastels on High 2006, Placerville, Ca. Juried. Family Support
Raise Funds for Non-profits
- KVIE Art Auction 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, Sacramento: Paintings accepted in annual art auction and sold
- Ladies Valley Land Back Art Auction 2022: Donated two paintings that sold.
- Banners on Parade 2022 and 2021, painted 60x30 inch banners for Main Street Placerville to raise funds for local charities
- Water for People, 2022 and 2021, Donated two painting for auctions that sold.
Art Education
- Art instruction at Cornell College of Iowa and the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington DC, workshops or lessons with wonderful artists and teachers: Colleen Howe Cheney, Sharon Weaver, Matt Smith, Connie Randmaa, Anita Wolff, and Terri Ford.
Awards
Sierra Pastel Society Signature and Membership Shows:
- Signature Show, Honorable Mention 2015, Dream On
- 1st Place Award 2002, Portraits, Skyler on the Rocks
- 1st Place Award 2003, Landscape, Mission San Juan Bautista
- 1st Place Award 2004, Landscape, Family at Lower Yosemite Falls
Lodi Annual Art Show, Lodi, California. Juried
- 1st Place Pastel 2006, Family at Lower Yosemite Falls
- Honorable Mention 2003, Pastels, Family Support 2
Other Activities: Volunteering with the American River Conservancy, California Art Club, travel, dancing, gardening with native plants, and hiking.