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Awards and recognition



AUTUMN IN THE PARK



Exhibition



Invited to display in the Masters Collection Gallery at the World Wide Pressed Flower Guild Conference at the Canton Orchid Garden.

Guangzhou, China

October 2025



MULTIPLE PIECES



Exhibition



My work was on exhibit in the Dane Arts Gallery in downtown Madison.

Madison, WI

Fall 2025



MULTIPLE PIECES



Best Art Award



Won the Best Art Award at the Dane Arts Outdoor Arts Festival.

Verona, WI

September 2025



AUTUMN



Judge's Award - Third Place



Won Third Place in the Judge's Choice category in the Madison Art Guild's Summer Salon exhibition.

Madison, WI

June 2025



HEART



Program Cover



Won the program cover competition for the Art Walk Middleton event.

Middleton, WI

May 2024



AUTUMN IN THE PARK



First Place



Won First Place in the category of Fiber, Sculpture, Mixed Media, and Collage in the Madison Art Guild's Summer Salon exhibition.

Madison, WI

Summer 2021



by the water



Exhibition



Included in the by-invitation-only exhibition at the Shanghai Botanical Garden and Shanghai Pudong Tangzhen Art Center

Shanghai, China

Spring 2018



Winter



AGC Calendar



My work is featured inside and on the cover page of the Academy of Graphic Communication - The Creative Advantage's "52 Weeks 52 Works" calendar 2017



multiple PIECES



AGC Calendar



My work is featured in the Academy of Graphic Communication - The Creative Advantage's "52 Weeks 52 Works" calendar

2014



Winter



Merit Award



The 12th Contest for Korea Pressed Flower Competition

2013



Multiple PIECES



Ohio Magazine Article



I was featured in an article on Appalachian Artistry in Ohio Magazine

July 2013



Wreath



Merit Award



Pressed Flower Exhibition

Goyang South Korea

2013



Butterfly



Merit Award



The 11th Contest for Korea Pressed Flower Competition

2012



Winter Sunset



Excellence Award



Pressed Flower Exhibition

Goyang, South Korea

2012



Fall on the River 2



In Museum



Part of the Yokohama Pressed Flower Art Museum in Yokohama, Japan



Late Fall



Merit Award



Fifth World Pressed Flower Craft Exhibition

Goyang, South Korea

April - May 2011



Waterfall 2



Multiple Awards



Ohio Art Council and Patron Purchase Program Award

Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition

Columbus, OH

July 2010



Waterfall 2



Second Place



2009 Splash! Regional Art Exhibit juried competition

Parkersburg Art Center,
Parkersburg, West Virginia

June - August 2009



Floral Tie



Second Place



2009 Philadelphia Flower Show, "Fashion District - Cravatte Elegante" category

Philadelphia, PA

March 2009



Daffodil Festival



Third Place



2009 Philadelphia Flower Show, "Festivals" category

Philadelphia, PA

March 2009



A Dream



People's Choice Award



Voted best of show by the attendees and Honorable Mention from the
judges

5 Senses Peoples Collection Art show at Peoples Bank

Marietta, OH

October 2008



A Dream



Second Place



World Wide Pressed Flower Guild 2008 Annual Conference, "A Dream"
category

Anaheim, CA

June 2008



Long Ago and Far Away



Honorable Mention



World Wide Pressed Flower Guild 2008 Annual Conference

"Long Ago
and Far Away" category

Anaheim, CA

June 2008



La Vie en Rose



First Place



2008 Philadelphia Flower Show

"Music to my Ears" category

Philadelphia, PA
March 2008



Waterfall 1



People's Choice Award



Voted best of show by the attendees

8th Annual Women of
Appalachia Juried Art Exhibition

Ohio University, Zanesville, OH

October - November 2007



Southern France



People's Choice Award



Voted best of show by the attendees

7th Annual Women of
Appalachia Juried Art Exhibition

Ohio University, Zanesville, OH

October - November 2006







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