Recent Awards

2024

•  Debbie Hart Award, Excelsior Art on the Lake 2024

2022

• 4th place overall, Valdosta International, juried show, GA

•   2nd place “People’s Choice”, All About Birds, Rum River Art Center

• Award of Excellence, Art Splash, Sioux City, IA

• Merit Award, Riverwalk Arts Festival, Naperville, IL

• Award of Excellence, Edwardsville Art Fair, Edwardsvilled, IL

• Award of Excellence, Artistry Member Show, Bloomington, MN

2021

• Second Place Overall, North International juried show, Hopkins, MN

• First Place, Athletics, Art Garage, Green Bay, WI

• “Best in “Blue”, “Primary”, Banfill Locke Center for the Arts, MN

2020

• Fourth Place Sculpture, North International juried show, Hopkins, MN

2019

• Fourth Place in Medium, Arts in Harmony, MN

• Award of Excellence, Art Splash, Sioux City, IA

• Oconomowoc Arts Festival, First Place in Sculpture

• Best in Sculpture, Edwardsville Arts Fair, IL

2018

•  Featured Artist, Art Splash, Sioux City, IA

• Judges Award, Glen Ellyn Art Fair

• “New Comers Award” Edward’s Place Art Fair, Springfield, IL

• Fourth Place Sculpture, Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, St. Paul, MN

•  Best in Sculpture, Edwardsville Arts Fair, IL

• First Place in Sculpture, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Covington, LA

• Second place overall, “3rd Annual Conroe Art League Nat. Invitational Show”,

•  Honorable Mention, Wings and Water Biannual

• Honorable Mention, Sanibel Arts Festival   

2017

• College Hill Art Fair, Cedar Falls, IA, Award of Excellence,

• Oconomowoc Arts Festival, First Place in Sculpture

• Historic Shaw Art Festival, St. Louis MO, Second Place, Fine Arts

• “22nd Annual Arts in Harmony”, Blaine, MN, 4th Place in Medium

• "Contours of Spring, Society of Minnesota Sculptures 2017 Annual Exhibition," Chanhassen, MN, Honorable Mention

2016

• Alpine Artaffair, Winter Park, CO, Best in Sculpture

• Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO, Ameren Award of Excellence

• Prairie Arts Festival, Prairie Village, KS, 2nd Place Overall

• Glen Ellyn Festival, Glen Ellyn, IL, Merit Award

• “Essential Art Exhibition” Visual Arts Minnesota, St. Cloud, MN, First Place in 3-D

• “The Chautauqua National Exhibition: What if?”, Richmond, KY, Merit Award

• Arts in Harmony International Juried Show, Elk River, MN, Mississippi River Bluffs Consortium Award

• Mt. Dora Arts Festival, Mt. Dora, FL, Wendy Alderman Award