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SOLO EXHIBITIONS:    

Bonner David Galleries: "Life is a Gift"
Scottsdale, AZ. January 2019

 

Bonner David Galleries: "Glorious Survivors"
Scottdale, AZ. January 2017

 

The Sugarman-Peterson Gallery: "Flora"
Santa Fe, NM. September 2015

 

Bonner David Galleries: "Is It Real?"
Scottdale, AZ. March 2015

 

The Sugarman-Peterson Gallery: "Miracles"
Santa Fe, NM. July 2013

 

Bonner David Galleries: "Garden Party"
Scottsdale, AZ. January - February 2013

 

The Peterson – Cody Gallery
Santa Fe, NM.  May 2011

 

Bonner David Galleries: "Nature's Magic"
Scottsdale, AZ. June 2010

 

The Peterson – Cody Gallery: “Perfectly Natural”
Santa Fe, NM.  May 2009

 

The Peterson – Cody Gallery: “Divas”
Santa Fe, NM.  July 2007

 

LeKAE Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.  April - May 2005.

 

LeKAE Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.  February - March 2003.

 

Horizon Fine Art, Jackson, WY.  August 2001.

 

Le KAE Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.  December 1998 - January 1999.

 

Turner Art Gallery, Denver, CO.  August 1998.

 

Le KAE Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.  January-February 1998.

 

Akontempo Gallery: “Nature’s Beauty”

Delray Beach, FL.  December 1996 - January 1997.

 

Le KAE Gallery: “A Delicate Brush With Nature”
Scottsdale, AZ.  November 1996.

  

INVITATIONAL SHOWS:    

Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art
Reflective Illusions: Depicting Silver and Glass
Midland, MI April - June 2016

R. W. Norton Gallery
American Still Life
Shreveport, LA March - August 2014

Children's Hospital of Colorado
Garden Party
Aurora, CO July - September 2013

International Guild of Realism
The Illusion of Reality
November 2010

Colorado State Capitol
Connections: Threads of Influence
Denver, CO November 2010 - February 2011

C. M. Russell Museum
The Sale to Benefit the C. M. Russell Museum
Great Falls, MT March 2010

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, MS
R. W. Horton Gallery, Shreveport, LA
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KT 
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center, Lake Charles, LA
Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL
University of Mary Washington, Gari Melcher’s Museum,
Fredericksburg, VA
2008-2011.

Tempe Center for the Arts
“Masters of Illusion: Unveiling the Mystery of Trompe L’oeil”
Tempe, Arizona   May—August 2008.

National Museum of Wildlife Art, “Western Visions”
Jackson, WY.  September 2001-2009.

Gilcrease Museum, “American Art In Miniature”
Tulsa, OK.  November 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 - 2009.

Salon d’ Art, Colorado History Museum
Denver, CO.  June 2004.

West Valley Art Museum, “Get Real”
Scottsdale, AZ.  February - April 2003.

Van de Griff / Marr Gallery, 8th Annual Realism Invitational
Santa Fe, NM.  June-July 2001 and 2002.     

 

SELECTED JURIED SHOWS:    

Art Renewal Center
14th Annual ARC Salon Competition, Finalist
May 2019

International Guild of Realism, 13th Annual Exhibition
The Sugarman-Peterson Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico October 2018

International Guild of Realism, 11th Annual Exhibition
Gallery 1261
Denver, Colorado August - September 2016

Art Renewal Center
12th Annual ARC Salon Competition, Finalist
May 2016

Masterworks from the International Guild of Realism Exhibition R. W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, Louisiana, May - July 2015 Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida, September - October, 2015 Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia, February - June, 2016

Tempe Center for the Arts
International Guild of Realism, 8th Annual Guild of Realism Exhibition
Tempe, Arizona October - November 2013

Art Renewal Center, "ARC Salon"
International 2011-2012, On-line.

Naples Art Museum
Blossoms II: The Art of Flowers
Naples, FL February - April 2011

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, National Arts Club
New York City, NY.  November 2005.

American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club
New York City, NY.  November 1997.

Parkersburg Art Center: “Realism '94” and “Realism '95”
Parkersburg, WV.  April-May 1994 and April-May 1995.

Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Denver, CO.  July 1991-1993.

  

AWARDS:    

Floral Award
International Guild of Realism, 13th Annual Exhibition
Sugarman-Peterson Gallery
Santa Fe, NM. 2018

Floral Award
International Guild of Realism, 8th Annual Exhibition
Tempe Center for the Arts
Tempe, AZ. 2013

Award of Excellence
Blossoms II: Art of Flowers, Naples Art Museum
Naples, FL. February 2011

Vera C. Rosenhaft Memorial Award
American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club
New York, NY.  November 2004.

Florence and Ernst Thorne Thompson Memorial Award
Allied Artists of America, National Arts Club
New York, NY.  November 2002.

Floral Award, American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY.  November 1992, 1994 and 1999.

Juror’s Choice Award, Colorado History Museum
Denver, CO.  May 1997.

Juror's Award, The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Arvada, CO.  November 1991.

  

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:    

Martis Camp, Lake Tahoe, CA.

St. Louis University Museum, St. Louis, MO. 

Marriott Corporation, Bethesda, MD.

  

BIBLIOGRAPHY:  

BOOKS:    The Creative Epiphany: Gifted Minds, Grand Realizations
Contributor; Booksurge, 2008

Classic Still Life Painting: a contemporary master reveals how to achieve Old Master effects using today’s art materials.   
Jane Jones, author; Watson-Guptill Publications, 2004.

The Best of Flower Painting, Vol. 2, edited by Rachel Rubin Wolf
North Light Books, 1999.

The Best of Flower Painting, edited by Kathryn Kipp
North Light Books, 1997.

Who’s Who in American Art, 2000 – 2018.

Who’s Who of American Women, 1999 – 2018.

Who’s Who in America, 2002 – 2018.     
Who’s Who in the World, 2003 – 2018.

  

BIBLIOGRAPHY:    
SELECTED PERIODICALS:    

American Art Collector, "12 Contemporary Women Artists"
March 2019

American Art Collector, "Beautiful Gardens"
January 2019

Fine Art Connoisseur, Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
June 2018

American Art Collector,
January 2018

 

Fine Art Connoisseur, Exhibition Preview
January/February 2017

American Art Collector, "The Fragility of Nature"
February 2017

The Artist's magazine, "Once Upon a Vase"
October 2015

American Art Collector, "Reverence for Nature"
September 2015

American Art Collector, "Beautiful Souls"
March 2015

Fine Art Connoisseur, "A Bouquet for Spring"
July 2014

American Art Collector, "Miracles"
July 2013

 

American Art Collector, "Garden Party" 
January 2013

American Art Collector, "Common Beauty"
April 2011

American Art Collector, "Spirit of Flowers"  
June 2010

Southwest Art, "Paintings In Bloom"  
June 2010

William and Mary Review, The College of William and Mary,
Volume 47, 2009

American Art Collector, “Perfectly Natural”
May 2009

American Art Collector, “Garden Divas”
July 2007

The Artist’s Magazine, “Hue I. Q.”
June 2006.

The Artist’s Magazine, “All Aglow”
October 2005.

International Artist, “Life and Luminosity with Glazes”
April / May 2001.

Southwest Art Magazine, “Natures Jewels”
June 2000.

The Artist’s Magazine, “Exploring the Power of Space”
February 2000.

  

REPRESENTATION:    

Bonner David Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona. 

The Sugarman-Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

Saks Galleries, Denver, Colorado. 

Clark Gallery, Lincoln (near Boston), Massachusetts.

  

EDUCATION:    

Master’s of Arts, Regis University
Denver, CO

Bachelor’s of Science, Metropolitan State College
Denver, CO 

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