Events and Recognition
Award for “Pastel Reflections” in the American Impressionist Society Associate Member Online Exhibition
August 2025
Juried into the Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition with painting, “Pastel Reflections”
August 2025
Award for “Musgrove Marsh” in the Wet Wall Exhibition during the opening week of the 8th Annual AIS Small Works Showcase
April 2024
Featured artist for the Beaufort Historic Site Fall Party at the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery
October 2023
Featured artist for the Downtown New Bern ArtWalk at The Last Detail
September 2023
Juried into the American Impressionist Society 4th Annual All Member Online Exhibition with painting, “Pastoral Charm”
November 2023
Juried into the American Impressionist Society Annual Associate Member Online Exhibition with painting, “Fort Macon Path”
June 2023
Featured artist and award winner for “Sunlit Porch” in the NC Plein Air Festival in New Bern, NC
May 2022
Award for “Sunday Sunlight” in the Plein Air New Bern Quick Paint Competition
May 2022
Participating artist in the New Bern Artists Studio Tour
November 2021
Spotlight Artist in Folks Journal, a culture and arts magazine in New Bern, NC
June 2020
Juried into the Watercolor Society of NC Annual Exhibition with painting, “Connected”
Rockymount, NC
2019
Honorable Mention for “Waiting”
Twin Rivers Artists Association Juried Show
2019
2nd Place Award for “Calm”
Twin Rivers Artists Association Juried Show
2015
Membership
American Impressionist Society
2022 - present
Oil Painters of America
2022 - present
Coastal Plein Air Painters
New Bern, NC
2019 – present
Twin Rivers Artists Association
2015 - present
Watercolor Society of NC
2018 - 2020
Education
Mentorship with James Richards
July 2022 - present
Mentorship with Matt Smith
Tucson Art Academy Online
July 2021 – July 2022
Adventure of Painting: Landscape Art Instruction with Scott Christensen
September 2021 – present
Founding member
James Richards Workshop: Plein Air Oil Painting
New Bern, NC
May 2022
Haidee-Jo Summers Workshop: Plein Air Oil Painting
May 2022
New Bern, NC
Scott Christensen Workshop: Landscape Painting
Booth Art Academy, Cartersville, GA
March 2021
Sadie Valeri Online Atelier: Classical Drawing and Painting
2020 - 2021
Seth Haverkamp Workshop: Portrait Painting from Life
Studio Incamminati, Philadelphia, PA
2020
Mario Robinson Workshop: Figure in Watercolor
Alia Fine Art Studios, Raleigh, NC
2019
Mary Whyte Workshop: The Portrait and the Figure in Watercolor
Santa Fe, NM
2018
Peggi Habets Workshop: Watercolor Master Class
Pittsburgh, PA
2017
Painting: Concept and Composition with Jill Eberle
Craven Community College Adult Enrichment Program
2017
Fundamentals of 3D Drawing with Jill Eberle
Craven Community College Adult Enrichment Program
2017
Head and Portrait Drawing with Jill Eberle
Craven Community College Adult Enrichment Program
2016
Mentorship with Ed Macomber: Landscapes in Watercolor
2015-2016