Shows 2011 Art Prize Grand Rapids, MI Sept 21 - Oct 9 Phidian Art Show Dixon, IL April 12 - 26 Scale Prairie Street Gallery and Kortman Gallery Rockford, IL April 15 - May 5 Interior Prairiescapes Series 11: Natural Force The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe Dixon, IL April 2011 - March 2012 Regional Juried Show 7 Freeport Art Museum Freeport, IL November 12, 2010 through February 5, 2011 featuring: Allusive Pursuit No. 17 Atmosphere: Breakthrough Allusive Pursuit No.17 took Third Place 2010 3 Degrees of Separation Prairie Street Gallery Rockford, IL November 5th, 5-9pm Dixon Wine Festival Distinctive Gardens Dixon, IL September 25, 2010 Grand DeTour Fine Art Fair Grand DeTour, IL September 12, 2010 Art In The Park Freeport, IL September 5, 2010 Story of Nature Art Festival Woodlawn Arts Academy Sterling, IL September 4, 2010 2nd Annual Juried Art Show Woodlawn Arts Academy Sterling, IL September 3 - November 13 Gardenstock Art and Music Festival Dixon, IL August, 21, 2010 Phidian Art Show, Dixon, IL April 13 - April 27 featuring; Atmosphere:  John's Storm Atmosphere: Break Through John's Storm won the Robert Crowsen Memorial Award. Interior Prairiescapes Series 8:  Atmosphere Series 9: Time Passages The Crystal Cork Dixon, IL March 2010 - February 2011 2009 Richeson 75 International Art Competition:   Landscapes 2009, Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, WI, October 16 - December 31, 2009, featuring "Interaction" Opening reception: Friday, October 16 5 to 8 pm Phidian Art Show, Dixon, IL April 7 - April 22, 2009 featuring:   Allusive Pursuit No. 14 and At The Last Minute.   Allusive Pursuit No. 14 took Best of Show. National Small Works, NAWA Gallery, NYC through March Interior Prairiescapes, Series 7:  Allusive Pursuit Crystal Cork Art Quarterly, Dixon, IL, February 6 - May 3, 2009 Opening Reception Friday, March 13, 2009   6-8 pm Richeson 75 International Art Competition: Pastels 2009, Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, WI, January 16 - March 1, 2009 featuring,   Allusive Pursuit No. 14, Allusive Pursuit No. 15, Allusive Pursuit No. 17 Opening Reception Friday, January 16, 2009 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. 2008 Interior Prairiescapes, Series 7: Allusive Pursuit, Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL, November 28 - January 9, featuring, Hot Art/Cool Jazz, NAWA Gallery, NYC Sunday, October 19th, "Hot Art/Cool Jazz" party, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Alger House, 45 Downing Street, NYC in Greenwich Village. The event includes a Silent Art Auction of work from member artists selected by Jeffrey Wechsler who, in addition to being a Board member, is also Curator for the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, featuring, Moving Through It Spring Into Summer, NAWA Gallery, NYC, NY   May 15 - July 14, 2008, featuring, Moving Through It 32nd Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, IL, featuring: The Transcendence of Stillness and Deluge Dusk Mississippi Flyway Arts Cafe at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA, juried group show, featuring: Twilight Radiance and Surround National Small Works Show National Association of Women Artists N.A.W.A. Gallery, NYC, NY, juried group show, featuring:  Connections Phidian Art Show, Dixon, IL April 1 - 14, featuring:   Water's Edge Waiting and Twilight Radiance. Water's Edge Waiting awarded the monetary Helen M. and Sherwood Dixon Memorial Award 2007 Futurism, State Street Gallery, Madison, WI, juried group show, featuring: Deluge Dusk Interior Prairiescapes, Series 5, Cultivating Containment, Grand DeTour Fine Art Fair, Grand DeTour, IL, juried group show,   monetary awards: Charles Kested Award and Patron Purchase Award Creating Coexistence Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL, juried group show, Grapevine Series Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL, invitational group show, G 31st Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, IL, juried group show, ,   featuring: "Event Horizon" Phidian Art Show, Dixon, IL, Dixon Telegraph Award, monetary award for "The Transcedence of Stillness" Metaphors Gallery, Arlington Heights, IL 2006 Metaphors Gallery, Arlington Heights, IL Interior Prairiescapes: Series 4 - The River Quad City Arts Contemporary Gallery, QC Intl. Airport, Moline, IL, juried two person show,   Grapevine Series, Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL, invitational group show, Image and Word, Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL, juried group show, "3rd Place, monetary award for "Symbol System" First Christian Church, Dixon, IL, Painting Commission, "Sanctuary Paintings" Phidian Art Show, Dixon, IL, Community State Bank Award, monetary award for   "Seeds of Change" 2005 Interior Prairiescapes: Series 3 - Dormant Dream Grand DeTour Fine Art Fair, Grand DeTour, IL, juried group show,    Phidian Art Show, Dixon, IL, Best of Show,  monetary award for "Symbol System" 2004 Interior Prairiescapes: Series 2 -  Meditation on Mark Making Holiday Show, The Next Picture Show Gallery, Dixon, IL, invitational show, Interior Prairiescapes: Series 1 - The Prairie and The Plow Grand DeTour Fine Art Fair, Grand DeTour, IL, juried group show, Sky Paintings Summer Celebration Invitational, The Next Picture Show Gallery, Dixon, IL Phidian Art Show, Dixon, IL, Best of Show and The Creativity Award, monetary awards for "Dixon Preservation Society" 2003 Quad City Arts Festival of Trees, Davenport, IA,(Collaboration with James J.  Brown and Jan P. Le Fevre) Best of Show Professional,   Most Artistic Professional and Peoples Choice Professional awarded for "Through the Woods" Phidian Art Show, Dixon, IL, Best of Show, monetary award for "Alluding to Allusion" 2002 Quad City Arts Festival of Trees, Davenport, IA, (Collaboration with James J.   Brown and Jan P. Le Fevre) Peoples Choice Professional awarded for "A Royal Christmas" Phidian Art Show, Dixon, IL 1999   Riverwest Artist Association,   Bi-Annual, Milwaukee, WI, juried group show 1993 Fine Arts Fair, Davenport Art Museum, Davenport, IA, juried group show 1992 Milwaukee Youth Theater, Milwaukee, WI, Solo Show Milwaukee Ultimate Assoc., Milwaukee, WI, Tournament Frisbee & T-Shirt design 1991 Walker's Point Art Association, Milwaukee, WI, juried Group Show Milwaukee Ultimate Assoc., Milwaukee, WI, Tournament Frisbee & T-Shirt design 1990   Fine Arts Fair, Davenport Art Museum, Davenport, IA, juried group show Milwaukee Budweiser Splash, Milwaukee, WI, Race Program Boat Page design 1989   Quad City Times Bix 7 Marathon, Davenport, IA, Logo design 1988 Quad Cit Arts Showcase, Davenport Art Museum, Davenport, IA, juried group show Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL, juried 3 person show 1985 Quad Cit Arts Showcase,Davenport Art Museum,   Davenport, IA, juried group show, Artistic Merit, monetary award for "Handscape"