Exhibitions, Juried Shows and Awards

• Northern Colorado Artists Association Juried Exhibition, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, April 2007
• Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction, September 2006
• MOCA Open Studio Tour Exhibition, September 2006
• One Person Show, Meko's Gallery, Fort Collins, August 2006
• Northern Colorado Artist's Association National Show, April 2006
• Featured Artist, Greeley Art Association Show, "Art From the Heart," February 2006
• Gallery Grand Opening Featured Artist-Meko's Gallery, "Vistas: Real and Imagined," June 2005
• One Person Show, Meko's Gallery, Fort Collins, December 2004
• Colorado Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition, May 2003
• Northern Colorado Artists' Association National Art Exhibition, April 2003.
  
• Two Person Exhibition, Frames by Meko, Ft. Collins, CO, September 6-October 3, 2002.
• "Instinct," Two Person Show, Columbine Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, June 2002.
• Colorado Watercolor Society 2002 State Watermedia Exhibition, May 2002. 
• Artist’s Magazine 2001 Art Competition, Finalist winner in the Experimental category.  
• Western Colorado Watercolor Society Juried National Exhibition, October 2000. 
• Gary E. Hixon Interiors, Two person exhibit, April 4-May 4, 2001.
• "Elements: Harmony in Nature," Three person show, April 7-May 7, 2000, Columbine Gallery, Loveland, Colorado.
• Artist’s Magazine, 1999 Annual Art Competition, Finalist. Published December 1999.
• Watercolor USA 1999, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO. June 1999. Patron Purchase Award.
• Northern Colorado Artist Association 8th National Art Exhibition, April 1999.
• Northern Colorado Artist Association 7th National Art Exhibition, May 1998. Award: Honorable Mention.
• Artfest: The First Annual Festival of Rocky Mountain Artists, December 1997.
• "Mindfull Simplicity," Two-person show, October 4-31, 1997, Columbine Gallery, Loveland, Colorado.
• "Small World: Observed & Invented," One West Art Center, Ft. Collins, Colorado, December 1996.
• "Out of the Garden, Up On the Wall," One West Art Center, Ft. Collins, Colorado, June-July, 1996.
• "Treasured Hands," One West Art Center, Ft. Collins, Colorado, November-December 1995.
• National Greeley Art Exhibition, April 1995. Award: First Place.
• Boulder Art Association Show, May 1995. Corporate Award: Art Hardware.
• Poudre Valley Art League 34th National Juried Exhibition, Ft. Collins, Colorado, April 1995
• "Our Own: One West Looks Inside," One West Art Center, Ft. Collins, Colorado, January 1995.
• Louisville Art Festival Exhibition, September 1994.
• Fifteenth Annual Steamboat Springs Summer Art 1994, July-August 1994.
• Poudre Valley Art League National Exhibition, Lincoln Center, Ft. Collins, Colorado, August 1994.
• Colorado Watercolor Society 1994 State Watermedia Exhibition, April-May 1994.
• Exhibited in "Art Celebrating Ft. Collins Show," Ft. Collins, Colorado, November -January, 1993.
• One Person Show at The Raven and the Rose, Ft. Collins, Colorado, August 1-September 30, 1992.
• One Person Show at Jordan’s, Old Town, Ft. Collins, Colorado, July 10-July 30, 1992.
• Poudre Valley Art League National Exhibition 1992, Lincoln Center, Ft. Collins, Colorado, 1992.
  

Gallery Affiliations

• Skol Gallery, Ouray, Colorado
• Meko's Gallery, Ft. Collins, Colorado

Teaching
·  Holding Watercolor Classes since 1990.
·  May 1989 through 1999-teaching Art to at-risk young people at Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development.
·  Taught watercolor and drawing classes to adults, children and developmentally disabled adults at One West Art Center, Ft. Collins, Colorado, June 1995-May 1996.

Education
·  Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, B.A., Fine Art Major with a concentration in Drawing.
·  Attended workshops in watercolor and art courses at Colorado State University.
·  Apprenticed with Victor Cuevas de la Mora at the Instituto de Bellas Artes, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.