Major Awards & Prizes

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Cresson Traveling Scholarship, 1956

Best in Show, Manchester NH YMCA On My Own Time, 1988

Most Expressive of Women’s Experience, YMCA Manchester, NH, 1989

Artist of the Year, Santa Clara Art Association, 1995, 2000, 2001,
(Winners’ Circle), 2005. 2007, 2008 (Masters’)

Best of Association at the VAAST Exhibition, Triton Museum, 1997

Second in Pastel, Santa Clara Fair, 1998

Grumbacher Gold Medal, Director’s Award, Santa Clara Art Association Annual at the Triton Museum, 1999

First in Pastel, Los Gatos Open Juried Show, 2000, 2002, 2004

First in Pastel, Santa Clara Fair, 2000, 2001

Millennium Award, Santa Clara Fairgrounds, Best of Adult Art, 2000

Acorn Hill Prize, Pastel Society of the West Coast’s 15th Annual International Open, 2001

Best of Show, Pastel Society of the West Coast’s Signature and Distinguished Pastellists Show, 2002

First and Second in Pastel, Santa Clara Art Association Annual at the Triton Museum, 2002

Holbein Award, North West Pastel Society’s 17th International Show, 2003

Best in Show/Director’s Award, Santa Clara Art Assn Annual Exhibition, Triton Museum, 2001, 2003, 2007

Pastel Society of New Mexico Prize, Pastel Society of the West Coast’s International Open, 2004

Best of Show, Sierra Pastel Society’s Open International Competition, 2004, 2006

Pastel Journal Award, Pastel Society of the West Coast 19th International Open International Show, 2005

Second Place, Distinguished and Signature Pastellist Show of The Pastel Society of the West Coast, 2006

Award of Excellence, Avartfest, Triton Museum, 2007

Purchase Prize Finalist, Triton Museum, Avartfest, 2007

First in Pastel, Society of Western Artists,’ 57th Annual Exhibition, 2007

Portrait Prize, Society of Western Artists 58th Annual Exhibition, 2008

First Place, Pastel, University Art’s 60th Anniversary Competition and Exhibition, 2008

Second in Pastel, Society of Western Artists’ Annual, 2009

First in Painting, University Art’s Exhibition, 2009

Airfloat Prize, Pastel Society of New Mexico’s 18th Annual, 2009

Second and a HM in Portrait, Second in Still Life at Sierra Pastel Society’s Signature Artists’ Exhibit, 2009