Education:

2005	Private painting study with Scott Burdick, King, NC
2005	Painting trip with Kim English and Chuck Mardosz, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2002-2005	Painting workshops and classes with Chuck Mardosz, Colorado Springs, CO
2002	Painting trip with Chuck Mardosz, Southern Spain
2002	Three-day painting workshop with Matt Smith, Colorado Springs, CO
2001	Three-day painting workshop with Skip Whitcomb, Colorado Springs, CO
1997	Bachelor of Science Degree in Commercial Art (cum laude), Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL

Selected Honors and Awards:

2010	Award of Merit, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Show, Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery, Crested Butte, CO, Judge: Jay Moore
2009	First Place Award, American Impresssionist Society 10th Annual National Juried Show, Saks Galleries, Denver, CO, Judge: Quang Ho
2009	First Place Award, Glen Eyrie Paint-Out, Colorado Springs, CO, Judge: Skip Whitcomb
2008	Valerie E. Smith Award, American Impressionist Society 9th Annual National Juried Show, Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, CA, Judge: Calvin Liang
2008	Honorable Mention, Art Renewal Center 4th Annual International Salon, Glenham, NY, Judge: Dan Gerhartz
2007	Honorable Mention, Portrait Society of America Members Competition, Tallahassee, FL, Judge: Edward Jonas
2006	Artists' Choice Award, Invitational Plein Air Show, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC
2005	Artists' Choice Award, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Invitational Show, Galleries West, Jackson, WY
2002	Artists' Choice Award, Plein Air Show, Torremolinos, Spain
2001	Top 100 Finalist, Arts for the Parks, Jackson, WY

Bibliography:

2010	"News Makers" Southwest Art magazine, Jan. 2010, p. 112
2006	"Workshop Feature" Tastes Like Chicken magazine, July 2006, pp. 46-47
2004	"21 Under 31" Southwest Art magazine, Sept. 2004, p. 138

Selected Exhibitions:

2002-2010	Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Shows, Crested Butte, CO, Estes Park, CO, Winter Park, CO, Jackson, WY
2010	Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2009	American Impressionist Society 10th Annual National Juried Show, Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
2009	Windows to the Divine Invitational Exhibition, The Madden Museum, Greenwood Village, CO
2008	American Art in Miniature, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
2008	American Impressionist Society 9th Annual National Juried Show, Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
2008	Woman - The Artists' View, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
2008	Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
2008	Colorado Governor's Invitational, Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2008	Invitational Biennial Exhibition, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
2007	Art Renewal Center 4th Annual International Salon, Glenham, NY
2007	Solo Exhibition, Deloney Newkirk Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2007	Oil Painters of America Central Regional Exhibition, South Wind Gallery, Topeka, KS
2007	Colorado Governor's Invitational, Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2006	Solo Exhibition, Deloney Newkirk Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2006	Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2006	Invitational Biennial Exhibition, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
2002-2006	Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction, Bellvue, CO
2005	Oil Painters of America Central Regional Exhibition, Snowfire Gallery, Estes Park, CO
2003	National Fine Art Exhibition, A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO
2002	Plein Air Show, Torremolinos, Spain
2001	Arts for the Parks, Jackson, WY

Professional Affiliations:
American Impressionist Society
Oil Painters of America
Portrait Society of America
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters

Gallery Representation:
The Churchill Gallery, Newburyport, MA
Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena, CA
Galleries West, Jackson, WY
The Gallery at Rich Designs, Colorado Springs, CO
Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC
Keating Fine Art, Aspen, CO

Related Work Experience:

2008	Workshop instructor, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters National Event, Winter Park, CO
2007	Awards judge, Eighth Annual Victor Celebrates the Arts plein air painting competition, Victor, CO
2005-Present	Full-time self-employed fine artist
2002-Present	Class and workshop instructor at Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO