Selected Honors & Awards

"Lunchtime Secrets"

2021 – Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival (KCRQF), 1st Place in the Art/Pictorial – AP300 category.

"Lunchtime Secrets"

2020 – Road to California Quilters Showcase, January 23-26, 2020, Ontario, CA.

2019 – Featured International Artist, “Осінь в стилі печворк” (“Autumn in the Style of Pečvork (Patchwork)” exhibition – Kyiv, Ukraine. October 17 – 25, 2019. Various pieces.

2019 – Quilters Above the Clouds (QAC) Annual Quilts in the Aspens Quilt Show, Woodland Park, CO. August, 2019. Guild Challenge – Clue. “Mrs. Peacock, The Kitchen, With a Rope”.  First Place award.

2019 – Fine Arts Exhibit – Fiber Arts & Mixed Media – Professional category, Colorado State Fair, Aug-Sept 2019, Pueblo, CO.  “Lunchtime Secrets”. First Place award.

Artist painting on canvas with palette and brush in hand.

"Bob Ross"

2019 Cherrywood Challenge – Finalist for Traveling Exhibit, Cherrywood Fabrics, Baxter, MN, July 2019.

Artistic portrait of a man holding paintbrushes with vibrant curls in his hair.

"Henry the Goat"

2019 – Sacred Threads 2019, Inspiration category. Herndon, VA. July 2019.

Artistic mosaic of a goat with curved horns.

"Wolf – the Eyes Have It"

2019 – Shipshewana Quilt Festival 2019, Shipshewana, IN, June 2019. “Wolf – The Eyes Have It” and “Henry the Goat”. Second Place, Mixed Media

Close-up of a wolf's intense yellow eyes and detailed fur.

"Summer Night Skies"

2019 – 65th Blossom Festival Art Show 2019. Fremont Center for the Arts (FCA), Canon City, CO., May 2019. Merit Award.

A boy lying on the floor pointing upwards beside a large dog.

"Chameleon"

2019 AQS Spring Paducah, Paducah, KY, April 2019. “Wolf – The Eyes Have It” and “Chameleon – The Eyes Have It”. Honorable Mention (Quilters Choice sponsored by Superior Threads), Chameleon – The Eyes Have It.

Close-up of a chameleon's textured skin and eye.

2019 – Front Range Contemporary Quilter (FRCQ) Portfolio 2019 – Best of 2018. On-line Gallery Show. “Wolf – The Eyes Have It”

2018 – 2-person Artist Show, Gallery at Canon Signature Mortgage, Canon City, CO, September 2018. Various pieces.

2018 – Fiber=Art Gallery Show, Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO. Oct – Nov 2018. “Chameleon – The Eyes Have It”.

Three wild goats with distinct curled horns and textured fur.

"Bighorn Sheep"

2018 – Fine Arts Exhibit – Fiber Arts & Mixed Media – Professional category, Colorado State Fair, Aug-Sept 2018, Pueblo, CO.

Second Place

A colorful bird painted inside a tree hollow.

"Rainbow Lorikeets"

2018 – Fine Arts Exhibit – Fiber Arts & Mixed Media – Professional category, Colorado State Fair, Aug-Sept 2018, Pueblo, CO.

Illustration of a lioness and a lion with expressive faces.

"Pride-Lion King"

2018 – Fine Arts Exhibit – Fiber Arts & Mixed Media – Professional category, Colorado State Fair, Aug-Sept 2018, Pueblo, CO.

Close-up illustration of a cat's face with striking blue eyes.

"Kitten"

2018 – Fine Arts Exhibit – Fiber Arts & Mixed Media – Professional category, Colorado State Fair, Aug-Sept 2018, Pueblo, CO.

Three colorful fused glass art pieces with abstract patterns, each hanging by a wire.

"Natures Elements Triptych"

2018 – Fine Arts Exhibit – Fiber Arts & Mixed Media – Professional category, Colorado State Fair, Aug-Sept 2018, Pueblo, CO.

2018 – International Quilt Association (IQA) 2018 Judged Show, Houston, TX, November 2018. “Wolf – The Eyes Have It” & “Henry the Goat”

2018 – The Quilt Show – International Miniature Quilt Exchange – Finalist Team (with member from Ukraine) – Roving Exhibit

Close-up painting of a fierce bald eagle with the American flag in the background.

"Bighorn Sheep"

2018-2019, debuting at IQA, Houston, TX, Nov 2018. “Eagle, US Flag & Cap Rock”

Portrait of a man in a purple hat and suit with intense eyes.

"Prince"

2018 – Finalist, Cherrywood Challenge, 2018

A tender moment between an elderly woman and a baby with an inspirational quote.

"Mother Theresa – Let Us Begin"

Religious Art Show at the Abbey, Canon City, CO, July – August 2018. People’s Choice award.

Three wild goats with distinct curled horns and textured fur.

"Bighorn Sheep"

2018 – Utah Quilting & Sewing Marketplace (UQSM) Quilt Competition, 2018, Sandy, UT.

Close-up of a chameleon's textured skin and eye.

"Chameleon"

2018 – Contrast – FRCQ (Front Range Contemporary Quilters) Exhibit, May – July 2018, Parker, CO.

A black bird flying against a blue, swirling patterned background.

"Raven & Chameleon"

2018 – Front Range Contemporary Quilter (FRCQ) Portfolio 2018 – Best of 2017, On-line Gallery Show.

2017 – Studio Art Quilters Association (SAQA) Regional Show “Under The Western Sun”, HandiQuilter, Salt Lake City, UT. “Bighorn Sheep”

2017 – Studio Art Quilters Association (SAQA) Regional Show “Under The Western Sun”, The Macey Center, Socorro, NM. “Bighorn Sheep”

2017 – Studio Art Quilters Association (SAQA) Regional Show “Under The Western Sun”, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO. “Bighorn Sheep”

2017 – Fine Arts Exhibit – Fiber Arts – Professional category, Colorado State Fair 2017, Pueblo, CO. “Eagle – the Eyes Have it”, “Chameleon – the Eyes Have It”, “Mother Theresa – Let Us Begin”

2017 – Front Range Contemporary Quilters (FRCQ) Portfolio 2017 – Best of 2016. On-line Gallery Show. (Bighorn Sheep)

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Other awards and show information available on request.