Visual Art Resume
EXHIBITIONS & COMPETITIONS
• Finalist, Richeson75: International STILL LIFE & FLORAL COMPETITION, 2024
• FAV15%, BoldBrush Painting Competition, Jan, 2024
• First Place, (Still Life Category) Best Art Awards INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, 2024
• Oil Painters of America: 33rd ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS, 2024
• FAV15%, BoldBrush Painting Competition, December, 2023
• Finalist, CFA International BOOK CONTEST, 2023
• The Arkansas Artist Award, Art of the Heartland: NATIONAL JURIED PAINTING COMPETITION, Mena, AR, 2023
• Best of Show, Finalist, Richeson75: International STILL LIFE & FLORAL COMPETITION, 2023
• Finalist, Spotlight Magazine Cover Contest, 2023
• "Chimera" Manifest: Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2023
• NOAPS: FALL INTERNATIONAL On-Line EXHIBITION, 2022
• Runner-Up Prize Award, Finalist (x3), Art Show International: Still Life 4, INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION, 2022
• First Place, Art of the Heartland: NATIONAL JURIED PAINTING COMPETITION, Mena, AR, 2022
• "Art of Endless Possibilities" Still Life group Exhibition, Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL, 2021
• Art of the Heartland: NATIONAL JURIED PAINTING COMPETITION, Mena, AR, 2020
• Finalist, Meritorious, Richeson75: International STILL LIFE & FLORAL COMPETITION, 2020
• International Guild of Realism: SPRING SALON ONLINE EXHIBITION, 2020
• Still Life First Place, Art of the Heartland: NATIONAL JURIED PAINTING COMPETITION, Mena, AR, 2019
• International Guild of Realism: 14th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia, 2019
• "Enter The Kingdom" Solo Exhibition, Center for Art & Education, Van Buren, AR, 2019
• Finalist, Art Renewal Center: 14th INTERNATIONAL SALON 2018/19
• National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society, SPRING ONLINE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 2019
• Finalist, Meritorious, Meritorious, Richeson75: International STILL LIFE & FLORAL COMPETITION, 2019
• International Guild of Realism: WINTER SALON ONLINE EXHIBITION, 2019
• Solo Exhibition, Art & Wine Dinner, The Waters: The Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 2018-2019
• International Guild of Realism: 13th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Sugarman-Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2018
• Still Life Honorable Mention, Art of the Heartland: NATIONAL JURIED PAINTING COMPETITION, Mena, AR, 2018
• "Off the Beaten Path" LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION, Garland County Library, Hot Springs, AR, 2018
• Finalist, Art Renewal Center: 13th INTERNATIONAL SALON 2017/18
• "BEST OF THE SOUTH" Greg Thompson Fine Art, North Little Rock, AR, 2017
• "A Family Affair" Exhibition with Bill, Gloria, Steve & Diana Garrison, South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR, 2017
• Art of the Heartland: NATIONAL JURIED PAINTING COMPETITION, Mena, AR, 2017
• Oil Painters of America: EASTERN REGIONAL, Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St. Simons Island, GA, 2017
• International Guild of Realism: 12th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA, 2017
• Honorable Mention, 59th ANNUAL DELTA EXHIBITION, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, 2017
• Oil Painters of America: 26th ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2017
• International Guild of Realism: WINTER SALON, The Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2016
• Finalist, INPA 7 - the 7th INTERNATIONAL PAINTING ANNUAL, Manifest, Cincinnati, OH, 2016 (published 2017)
• 22nd ANNUAL REGIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Artist of Northwest Arkansas: The Art Emporium, Fayetteville, AR, 2016
• Finalist, Art Renewal Center: 12th INTERNATIONAL SALON 2016/17
• The Van Wolf Arkansas Artist Award, Art of the Heartland: NATIONAL JURIED PAINTING COMPETITION, Mena, AR, 2016
• Oil Painters of America: 2016 SALON SHOW, Castle Gallery Fine Art, Fort Wayne, IN, 2016
• Oil Painters of America: EASTERN REGIONAL, Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2016
• ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION, South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR, 2016
• International Guild of Realism: 11th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO, 2016
• 28th ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council, Texarkana, TX, 2016
• Honorable Mention, THE GUN SHOW EXHIBITION, Drawl Southern Contemporary Art/Oxford American Magazine, Little Rock, AR, 2016
• Oil Painters of America: 25th ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX, 2016
• 31st TEXAS & NEIGHBORS REGIONAL ART EXHIBIT, Irving Art Association, Irving, TX, 2016
• The International Guild of Realism: MASTERWORKS MUSEUM TOUR, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA, 2016
• Oil Painters of America: 2015 SALON SHOW, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL, 2015
• Award of Excellence, ART OF THE HEARTLAND ANNUAL PAINTING COMPETITION, SouthWest Artists, Mena, AR, 2015
• "Inside & Out" Solo Exhibition, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR, 2015
• International Guild of Realism: MASTERWORKS MUSEUM TOUR, Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL, 2015
• Finalist, The Artist's Magazine 32nd ANNUAL ART COMPETITION (Still Life Category), 2015
• International Guild of Realism: 10th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia, 2015
• International Guild of Realism: MASTERWORKS MUSEUM TOUR, R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA, 2015
• 2014 ILLINOIS RIVER SALON, Heart of America Artists' Association, Bentonville, AR, 2014
• Finalist & Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 31st ANNUAL ART COMPETITION (Still Life Category), 2014
• "DAYLIGHT & DUNGEON" Solo Exhibition & Workshop, Bolton-Davis Gallery, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA 2014
• Gwen & Harold Long Memorial Award, 20th ANNUAL REGIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Artist of Northwest Arkansas: Art Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR, 2014
• HOT SPRINGS REGIONAL ART COMPETITION, Hot Springs Fine Art Center, Hot Springs, AR, 2014
• Honorable Mention, 56th ANNUAL DELTA EXHIBITION, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, 2014
• Invitational Exhibition at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, Little Rock, AR, 2014
• "AMERICAN STILL LIFES" National Museum Exhibition, R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA, 2014
• 2nd Place, 10th ANNUAL DIAMOND NATIONAL ART COMPETITION, Hot Springs Fine Art Center, Hot Springs, AR 2013-2014
• "21st CENTURY: 5 DEGREES OF REALISM" Bossier Arts Council's Gallery Fine Art Center, Bossier City, LA, 2013-2014
• "CREATIVES RISING" See.Me: Digital Exhibition, New York, NY, 2013
• Finalist, Southwest Art Magazine ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE COMPETITION, 2013
• 2013 ILLINOIS RIVER SALON, Heart of America Artists' Association, Bentonville, AR, 2013
• Oil Painters of America: EASTERN REGIONAL, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD, 2013
• "COMING HOME: AN EARLY RETROSPECTIVE" Solo Exhibition, Snyder Museum, Bastrop, LA, 2013
• Finalist & Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 30th ANNUAL ART COMPETITION (Still Life Category), 2013
• Landscape Exhibition (with Marlen Waters) Bossier Arts Council's East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA 2013
• International Guild of Realism: 8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ, 2013
• Oil Painters of America: 2013 SALON SHOW, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI, 2013
• Finalist, Art Renewal Center: INTERNATIONAL SALON 2012/2013
• IAC Award of Excellence, 28th TEXAS & NEIGHBORS REGIONAL ART EXHIBIT, Irving Art Association, Irving, TX, 2013
• CRITICAL MASS: NEA Funded Critic's Series, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA, 2013
• Oil Painters of America: 22nd ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Insight Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX, 2013
• BONAFIDE 2: Juried Roster Artist Exhibition, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA, 2012
• 43rd NATIONAL JURIED RIVER ROAD SHOW, Louisiana Art & Artists' Guild, Baton Rouge, LA, 2012
• "YOURS, MINE & OURS" (with Diana Lynn Garrison), Magale Library Gallery of Centenary College, Shreveport, LA, 2012
• "POSSIBLE OBJECTS" (with Gladys Poorte & Pablo Taboada), Davis Gallery, Austin, TX, 2012
• Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 29th ANNUAL ART COMPETITION (Still Life Category), 2012
• "STILL LIFES" Solo Exhibition, Taylor's Contemporanea Inc., Salon of Fine Art, Hot Springs, AR, 2012
• HOT SPRINGS REGIONAL ART COMPETITION, Hot Springs Fine Art Center, Hot Springs, AR, 2012
• Merit Award, 42nd NATIONAL JURIED RIVER ROAD SHOW, Louisiana Art & Artists' Guild, Baton Rouge, LA, 2011
• Honorable Mention, 47th JURIED FINE ART SHOW, Beaufort County Arts Council, Washington, NC, 2011
• First Place, Jerry's Artarama: Talentcall, Open Artist Call Competition, 2011
• NATIONAL JURIED SHOW, Southern Appalachian Artist Guild, Blue Ridge, GA, 2011
• Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 28th ANNUAL ART COMPETITION (Still Life Category), 2011
• Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 27th ANNUAL ART COMPETITION (Still Life Category), 2010 - Competition Spotlight, featured July/August Issue, 2011
• Third Place, 45th JURIED FINE ART SHOW, Beaufort County Arts Council, Washington, NC, 2009
• Honorable Mention, ON THE WALL: EMERGING ENC, JURIED FINE ART SHOW, Emerge Art Gallery, Greenville, NC, 2009
• Best in Show, First Place, & Honorable Mention, 44th JURIED FINE ART SHOW: Beaufort County Arts Council, Washington, NC, 2008
• Best in Show, & Honorable Mention, 43rd JURIED FINE ART SHOW: Beaufort County Arts Council, Washington, NC, 2007
• Honorable Mention, 39th JURIED FINE ART SHOW: Beaufort County Arts Council, Washington, NC, 2003
• Honorable Mention, 37th JURIED FINE ART SHOW: Beaufort County Arts Council, Washington, NC, 2001
• CCA '98 17th ANNUAL COMPETITIVE EXHIBITION, Kinston, NC, 1998
• 26th ANNUAL COMPETITION FOR NORTH CAROLINA ARTISTS, Fayetteville, NC, 1998
• ARTS IN THE HOSPITALS, Purchasing Competition, MCV Hospital, Richmond, VA, 1993
• STATE OF THE ART '93, Boston, MA, 1993
• GALEX 27 NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Galesburg, IL, 1993
• Second Place, PUBLIC ART COMPETITION, BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO., Greenville, NC, 1991
• SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS, NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION, New York, NY, 1986
• Best of Show, & First Place, MANSFIELD ART COMPETITION, Mansfield, LA, 1982
• Best of Show, & First Place, MANSFIELD ART COMPETITION, Mansfield, LA, 1981
• Best of Show, STUDENT ART COMPETITION, Monroe, LA, 1979
• Best of Show, & First Place, NORTH LOUISIANA COTTON FESTIVAL, Bastrop, LA, 1979
• First Place, NORTH LOUISIANA COTTON FESTIVAL, Bastrop, LA, 1978
PURCHASE & COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS
• Permanent collection R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA: A Closer Examination of Time, 2018
• Permanent collection R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA: Double Juicy Frog Kisses, 2018
• Arkansas Colleges of Health Education: College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Smith, AR, Multiple Artworks, 2017
• Permanent collection R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA: Keys to the Kingdom, 2015
• Leased image used in film "Catch Hell" directed by Ryan Phillippe, 2012-14
• Brookwood Baptist Church, Shreveport, LA: Corner Mural, 2012
• Atlanta Foods International, Atlanta, GA: Corporate Artwork, 2011
• Brookwood Baptist Church, Shreveport, LA: Children’s Lowland Mural & Cabin Facade, Circles Mural, & Jungle Mural, 2010
• Atlanta Foods International, Atlanta, GA: 2010 Catalog Cover
• Atlanta Foods International, Atlanta, GA: 2009 Catalog Cover
• Parker & Becky Overton Residence (of Overton's Sporting Goods), Greenville, NC: Interior Murals
• Harkers Island Fishing Center, Inc., Harkers Isl., NC: Environmental Graphic Design, 2001
• MCV Hospital, Richmond, VA: Caribbean #1, 1993
• Pepsi Bottling Co., Greenville, NC: ST. Thomas Series
• Pepsi Bottling Co., Greenville, NC: Greenville, NC Plant
• Burroughs Wellcome Co., Greenville, NC: Greenville, NC Cityscape, 1991
• Burroughs Wellcome Co. East Carolina University Student Art Collection, Greenville, NC: Industrial Series #1, #2, #3, 1989
• News Star - World Publishing Co., Monroe, LA: Christmas Painting
• Collected privately in the United States and Internationally
PUBLIC ARTWORK PROJECTS
• NEA funded Temporary Art Installations for "Discover Shreveport Common" via the Shreveport (LA) Regional Arts Council, 2011
DEMONSTRATIONS & JUDGING
• Judging: BEST ART AWARDS International (Still Life), 2024
• Demonstration/Talk: Marshall Art League, Marshall Fine Arts Center, Marshall, TX, 2023
• Juror of Awards: SouthWest (AR) Artists' Art of the Heartland: NATIONAL JURIED PAINTING COMPETITION, Mena, AR, 2021
• Judging: BLOOM, R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA 2020
• Judging: MUSE, R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA 2019
• Judging: BLOOM, R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA 2019
• Judging: BLOOM, R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA 2018
• Judging: ART IS, Regional Collegiate & High School Exhibition, R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA 2018
• Judging: ART IS, Regional High School Exhibition, R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA 2017
• Demonstration/Talk: Marshall Art League, Marshall Fine Arts Center, Marshall, TX, 2017
• Juror of Awards: American Institute of Architects (Arkansas Chapter) Convention: ART COMPETITION, Hot Springs, AR, 2017
• Juror of Awards: SouthWest (AR) Artists' National SMALL WORKS SHOW, Mena, AR, 2017
• Jury of Selection Committee: Oil Painters of America: EASTERN REGIONAL, 2017
• Workshop/Talk/Judging: Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance & Emerge Arts, "ARTS & THE PARK" STILL LIFE SHOW, Hot Springs, AR, 2017
• Judging: Louisiana RiverArts 2015 COLLEGIATE ART CONTEST, R.W. Norton Art Museum, Shreveport, LA 2015
• Workshop/Demonstration/Talk: River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA 2014
• Demonstration/Talk/Judging: "Creative Arts Connection" SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL, Bossier City, LA 2014
• Demonstration/Talk: Marshall Art League, Marshall Fine Arts Center, Marshall, TX, 2013
PUBLICATION & PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
• The Drowning House: poetry collection cover, 2021
• The Inflectionist Review: Volume 10, Cover & Featured Artist, 2020
• INPA 7 - International Painting Annual: Volume 7, Manifest: Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2016 (published 2017)
• Juxtaprose Literary Magazine: Volume 10 cover, 2016
• The Artist's Magazine: feature article "The Kingdom of the Origami Dragon Guy" November issue, 2014
• KLAX TV: television interview produced by ABC affiliate of Alexandria, LA, 2014
• Red River Radio: radio interview produced by NPR affiliate of Shreveport, LA, 2014
• ArtistsNetwork: F & W Media, 2013
• American Art Collector 96:promotion for the Oil Painters of America, & the International Guild of Realism, 2013
• Southwest Art Magazine: "Artist to Watch" feature August issue, 2013
• KSCL 91.3 FM: radio interview produced by Centenary College Radio, 2012
• The Artist's Magazine: "Competition Spotlight" feature July/August issue, 2011
• Newspaper Articles: Bastrop Enterprise (LA), Mansfield Enterprise (LA), The Sentinel Record, The Democrat Gazette, Arkansas Times (AR)
EDUCATION
• Accelerated Public Education Programs, Bastrop, LA
• Private Instruction: Anne Goss Nelson, Bastrop, LA
• Bastrop/Mansfield High Schools, 1983
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Louisiana Tech University, 1988
• Partial Postgraduate Studies, East Carolina University