Awards/Exhibitions

Butler Institute of America Exhibition                                 December                  2019
Youngstown Ohio
(‘Bird’s and the Bees’)

35th IAPS Juried Webshow/Exhibition                               November                  2019
('Birds and the Bees')

Kumeu Arts Awards Juried Exhibition                                November                  2019
Kumeu Arts Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
('Beemuddled' and 'UFO's')

Awarded honor of Outstanding Pastel                          September                  2019
BoldBrush Painting Competition
by the BoldBrush Jury
('UFO's)

Tasman National Art Awards Exhibition                            September                  2019
Mapua, Nelson
New Zealand
('Clowning Around')

'Pure Color Online International Exhibition'                       September                  2019
Pastel Society of North Carolina
(One of 150 paintings chosen from 853 submitted)
​('UFO's')

'Passionate about Pastel' Exhibition                                  August                        2019
The Lake House Gallery
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
('Beemuddled')

2019 Pastel Society of America                                         July                             2019
47th Annual Exhibition: Enduring Brilliance!
('Birds and the Bees')

Master Circle status with IAPS                                       June                            2019
Received notification from Richard McKinley
(IAPS President) on 20th June 2019


The Maggie Price Award of Excellence                         June                            2019
in the 34th IAPS Juried Exhibition – The 2019  
IAPS Thirteenth Bienniel Convention,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
('She'll Bee Right!')

PASTEL Journal  (article)                                                June                             2019
An 8 page feature article in the June Issue
of Pastel Journal - 'A Realistic Approach'

34th IAPS Juried Exhibition – The 2019                            June                             2019
IAPS Convention Pastel World Exhibition
('She'll Bee Right!')

34th IAPS Tutors Exhibition – The 2019                            June                             2019
IAPS Convention Pastel World Exhibition
('UFO's')

SIGNATURE MEMBER  PSA                                            March                          2019 
Elected Signature Member of the
Pastel Society of America

Purely Pastel PANZ 18th National Exhibition                     March                           2019
Percy Thomson Gallery, Stratford,  New Zealand
(2x paintings accepted - 'Beemuddled'
​and 'Clowning Around')

HONORABLE MENTION                                                  April                             2019 
Richeson75  Still Life & Floral                               
Online Exhibition - 'UFO's'

2019 Finalist Selection Richeson75                                  March                           2019
Online Exhibition 
(2x paintings accepted - 'UFO's'
​and 'She'll Bee Right!')

2019 Meritorious Selection Richeson75                            March                           2019
Online Exhibition 
(2x paintings accepted - 'Beemuddled'
​and 'Clowning Around')

33rd IAPS Juried Exhibition – The 2018                           November                     2018
Web Show (Bemuddled)

HONORABLE MENTION                                                 October                        2018 
20th Annual Pastel 100 Competition 
In the Still Life + Floral Category
​'UFO's'

Art Fusions Carmel College Auckland                             Oct 12 - Oct 14              2018

MERIT AWARD                                                                April                              2018
PANZ 2018 National Exhibition
(Purely Pastel PANZ National Exhibition)
​She's Mine! 

Purely Pastel PANZ 17th National Exhibition                   April                                2018
Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, New Zealand


BRONZE AWARD                                                           December                      2017
31st IAPS Juried Exhibition – 2017 
'The 2017 Web Show'     
 'Roadman's Hut'        
 
31st IAPS Juried Exhibition – The 2017                          November                      2017
Web Show (2x paintings accepted - Roadman's Hut
​and 'Something New')


1st Prize Best Still Life                                                   October                        2017
(15th Annual Rotary Art Show Paraparaumu)
'Something New'

15th Annual Rotary Art Show Paraparaumu                    October                          2017

Art Fusions Carmel College Auckland                              April                               2017
 
Purely Pastel PANZ 16th National Exhibition                   March – April                 2017
Wallace Art Gallery, Morrinsville, New Zealand

Category Winner – Kapiti District                                 October                         2016
(14th Annual Rotary Art Show Paraparaumu)

14th Annual Rotary Art Show Paraparaumu                    October                          2016
 
PANZ Convention Attendees Choice Award                April                              2016
(Purely Pastel PANZ National Exhibition)    

Purely Pastel PANZ 15th National Exhibition                    April                              2016
 
Hibiscus & Bays Art Awards                                              Nov – Dec                    2015
 
Art Fusions Carmel College Auckland                               Aug 28 - Aug 30           2015