Exhibitions, Juried Shows and Awards

  • One Person Show - May 1 opening, 6 to 9 pm, Lloyd's Art Center, 216 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, continuing through May 2009.
  • Colorado Watercolor Society, Juried Show, Colorado History Museum, Denver, Through May 3, 2009.
  • Juried into "Creative Capitol Exhibition" at Denver International Airport, February 2009 through May 2009...then onto the State Capitol, May through August 2009.
  • "Celebration of Color Show," Art on Mountain Gallery, Fort Collins, May 2008.
  • Northern Colorado Artists Association Juried Exhibition, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, April 2007.
  • Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction, September 2006, 2007, 2008.
  • 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

Teaching

  • Holding Watercolor Classes since 1990.

  • May 1989 through 1998-taught 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 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.

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