Education<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Certificate Program, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n
Awards<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Samuel Davidson Memorial Prize for Cast Drawing, 1994<\/p>\n
Louis Fine Purchase Prize, 1995<\/p>\n
Morris Blackburn Prize for Best Landscape, 1995<\/p>\n
Historic Yellow Springs Prize, 1995 (Honorable Mention)<\/p>\n
Second Place (Oils): 28th Art Competition, Cheyenne Artist’s Guild, 1997<\/p>\n
Third Place (Other Media): 28th Art Competition, Cheyenne Artist’s Guild, 1997<\/p>\n
First Place (Painting): Art Ice Fest, Artists Guild of Ouray, 1998<\/p>\n
First Place (Pastels): National Greeley 35th Annual Art Exhibition, 1998<\/p>\n
Best in Show: 70th Anniversary Celebration and Exhibit, Colorado Artists Guild, 1998<\/p>\n
First Place (Oils): 70th Anniversary Celebration and Exhibit, Colorado Artists Guild, 1998<\/p>\n
Award of Excellence: 70th Anniversary Celebration and Exhibit, Colorado Artists Guild, 1998<\/p>\n
Colorado Artists Guild Award: Artists of Colorado IV, Colorado Artists Guild, 1999<\/p>\n
Best of Show: Regional Exhibition, Thompson Valley Art Guild, 2000<\/p>\n
Third Place: Colorado Art Guild Annual Show, 2000\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n First Place Oils, Lincoln Gallery, 2013<\/p>\n Larimer Department of Natural Resources Visual Artist of the Year, 2016<\/p>\n What If? Ideation People\u2019s Choice Award, 2016<\/p>\n Art in Public Places, Purchase Award, Loveland, Colorado. 2020<\/p>\n Juried Exhibitions<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Spring, Summer, Fall Student Art Shows, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA, 1993,1994<\/p>\n 96th Annual Exhibition of the Fellowship of the PAFA, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA, 1993<\/p>\n Lost Dreams on Canvas, Traveling National Exhibition<\/p>\n 28th Art Competition, Cheyenne Artist’s Guild, Cheyenne, WY, 1997<\/p>\n Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, 1997<\/p>\n 1997 National Pastel Painting Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1997<\/p>\n Art Ice Fest, Artists Guild of Ouray, Ouray, CO, 1998<\/p>\n National Greeley 30th Annual Art Exhibition, Greeley, CO, 1998<\/p>\n 70th Anniversary Celebration and Exhibit, Colorado Artists Guild, Denver, CO, 1998<\/p>\n Artists of Colorado, Colorado Artists Guild, Denver, CO, 1999, 2000<\/p>\n MOCA Studio Tour, Ft. Collins, CO, 2005, 2006, 2007<\/p>\n Loveland Studio Tour, Loveland, CO, 2009-2020<\/p>\n North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) Spring art show, Greeley, CO, 2011<\/p>\n NCMC featured artist, Greeley, CO, Summer 2011<\/p>\n NCMC summer art show, Greeley, CO, 2012<\/p>\n 22nd<\/sup> Annual Colorado Governor\u2019s Invitational Art Show, Loveland, CO, 2013<\/p>\n Salon des Refuses 2014<\/p>\n TAAP Library Loveland Show, 2012<\/p>\n TAAP Library Loveland Show, 2016<\/p>\n Galleria Library Exhibition, Loveland Library, 2016-current<\/p>\n Art in the Park Exhibition, 2018-current<\/p>\n 21nd Annual Vivian and Stanley Reed Marine Show, 2021<\/p>\n Gallery Exhibitions<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Levering Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Spring, Summer, Fall 1996<\/p>\n Cafe on the Platte, one-man show, Denver, CO, Spring 1997<\/p>\n Mt. Vernon Country Club (Denver Art Guild), Summer 1997<\/p>\n St. Mark’s Coffeehouse, one-man show, Denver, CO, Winter 1997<\/p>\n Aurora Fox Theatre, one-man show, Aurora, CO, Winter 1998<\/p>\n Metropoint (McGrath & Braun), one-man show, Denver, CO, Winter 1998<\/p>\n Hugo Anderson Studio, one man show, Denver, Co, Winter 2001<\/p>\n Gary Hixon Designs, one-man show, Fort Collins, Co, Winter 2002<\/p>\n Two Woman Show at Gallery of the Master, Fall 2007<\/p>\n Featured Artist, Sage Moon Gallery, Spring 2009<\/p>\n Lyse Dzija: Art All Over the Place, Windsor Museum, Windsor, CO, Spring 2012<\/p>\n 4th Street Gallery, Spring\/Summer 2017<\/p>\n Earthwood Collections, Estes Park, Fall 2018, Fall 2019<\/p>\n Lincoln Gallery Exhibition, Loveland Gallery, 2019<\/p>\n Fundraisers and Benefits<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \u201cLost Dreams on Canvas\u201d Washington DC, project to heighten awareness for victims of drive-by shooting<\/p>\n McKee Medical Center, one-man show, Backcountry Discovery, Loveland, CO<\/p>\n Sierra Club Benefit<\/p>\n Legacy Land Trust<\/p>\n Backcountry Discovery<\/p>\n Legacy Land Trust Juried Show<\/p>\n Loveland Youth Gardeners Garden Tour<\/p>\n Loveland Feed and Grain Benefit Auction 2009<\/p>\n Participation in painting project to benefit families of recently slain children in Newtown, Connecticut 2012<\/p>\n Zen Doodle Demonstration for Children and Adult audience participation to raise awareness for\u00a0 <\/span>Mental Health 2016<\/p>\n UCHealth Behavioral Health Fundraiser 2015<\/p>\n UCHealth Behavioral Health Fundraiser 2016<\/p>\n UCHealth Behavioral Health Fundraiser 2017<\/p>\n Loveland Historical Society 2019<\/p>\n Current and Former Representation<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n McGrath & Braun Corporate Art Consultants, Denver, CO<\/p>\n Levering Gallery, Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n C.B. Anthony Gallery, Beaver Creek, CO<\/p>\n Desurmont Gallery, Taos, NM<\/p>\n Gallery of the Master, Loveland, CO<\/p>\n Tinmath Gallery, Tinmath, CO<\/p>\n Power Station Gallery, Loveland, CO<\/p>\n Thornwood Gallery, Houston, TX<\/p>\n Sage Moon Gallery, Loveland, CO<\/p>\n Natural Accents, Taos, NM<\/p>\n Henry\u2019s, Loveland, CO<\/p>\n Lola\u2019s Fresh Patina, Loveland, CO<\/p>\n Earthwood Gallery, Boulder and Estes Park, CO<\/p>\n Rabbask Gallery, Loveland, CO<\/p>\n Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado<\/p>\n Public works<\/p>\n 6 city commissions to paint transformer boxes, Loveland, CO<\/p>\n Art in Public Places purchased work for Loveland Civic Center, Loveland, CO<\/p>\n Fort Collins Justice Center, Fort Collins, CO<\/p>\n Collections<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n American College of Podiatry<\/p>\n R.R. Donnelley & Sons<\/p>\n Great-West Life Assurance Co.<\/p>\n Ranch-Way Feeds<\/p>\n Dr. Rhonda Krause, Loveland Family Dentistry<\/p>\n Art in Public Places<\/strong><\/p>\n Loveland Transformer Project 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017<\/p>\n Loveland Civic Center, 2020<\/p>\n Former Juried Member of the Colorado Artists Guild, Thompson Valley Art Guild and Gallery, National Association of Woman Artists; Juried member of Northern Colorado Artists Association (formerly); Juried artist for ArtBark.com<\/a><\/p>\n Juried member, Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, Colorado<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Education Certificate Program, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia, PA Awards Samuel Davidson Memorial Prize for Cast Drawing, 1994 Louis Fine Purchase Prize, 1995 Morris Blackburn Prize for Best Landscape, 1995 Historic Yellow Springs Prize, 1995 (Honorable Mention) Second … Continue reading