SELECTED AWARDS
Van Landingham Gallery, 2026 – Best in Show for “Dancing in the Light 1”
Van Landingham Gallery, 2024 – Best in Show for “Contained”
Martha Spak Gallery, 2023 - Honorable Mention for “Savoring the Season 2”
Denis Diderot AIR Grant Recipient & Art Residency, Chateau Orquevaux, France, 2022
Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2022 - Gene Davis Award for “Warm Light”
Art League Gallery, 2017 – Gallery Director’s Award for “If Only”
Art League Gallery, Honorable Mention Awards, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
DC Commission for the Arts & Humanities, DC Art Bank, Purchase Award, 2007, 2008
SELECTED SOLO + SMALL GROUP SHOWS
2024 Field Notes, 868 Estate Vineyards, Hillsboro, VA
2023 Growing Still, Artists & Makers, Rockville, MD
2022 Wild Suburbia, Art League Gallery at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
2022 Color Play, Yellow Barn Gallery at Glen Echo Park, MD (4 artists)
2020 Color + Light, 868 Estate Vineyards, Hillsboro, VA
2019 Bluebird Sky Yoga & Gallery, Washington, DC
2019 Running with Paintbrushes, Yellow Barn Gallery at Glen Echo Park, MD (3 artists)
2017 Luminous Passage, Metro Micro Gallery, Arlington, VA, 2017-2018
2017 Over, Under & Through, The Cooley Gallery, Leesburg, VA (2-D solo artist)
2017 Featured Artist, Palette 22, Arlington, VA
2016 Precisely Wild, 868 Estate Vineyards, Hillsboro, VA (2 artists)
2014 Color Driven, Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD (3 artists)
2013 Featured Artist, The Cooley Gallery, Leesburg, VA
2012 COLOR: Bold & Vibrant, ArtSpace Herndon, Herndon, VA (3 artists)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
Art League Gallery, numerous monthly shows, Alexandria, 1998 – Present
Van Landingham Gallery, monthly shows, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, 2023 to present
2025 Women Artists of the DMV: A Survey Show, The Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
2025 Mother Nature, Women’s Caucus for Art DC Regional juried show, Gaithersburg, MD
2024 Vivid, Falls Church Arts Gallery, Falls Church, VA
2023 Symphony of Color, Martha Spak Gallery, Washington, DC
2023 The Artists in Middleburg Gallery, monthly shows, Middleburg, VA
2023 Art at the Mill, Millwood, VA
2023 Prints in May, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, Va
2023 ART in 3-D, Reston Art Gallery, Reston, Va
2022 Drips, Lines, Splatters & Splash: Washington Color School, Del Ray Artisans, ALX
2022 It’s the Little Things, Girls Who Paint, Kensington, MD
2022 The Artists in Middleburg Gallery, monthly shows, Middleburg, VA
2020 Ikebana & Art Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Torpedo Factory, online – 2 pieces
2020 Ruby Projects, Fairfax, VA
2019 Tryst Gallery, Leesburg, VA
2019 Palette 22 Gallery Walls, Shirlington, VA 2016 – 2019
2018 BLUE - FAB8 Artists, ArtSpace Herndon, VA
2018 The Color of WOW, Artists Evolving group show, Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo, MD
2018 Bright and Bold, Women’s Caucus for Art DC, Serendipity Labs, Bethesda, MD
2017 Guest Artist - ValeArts Spring show, Oakton, VA
2017 Size Matters, The Cooley Gallery, Leesburg, VA
2016 Mary B. Howard Artist Member Exhibition – Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA
2016 League of Reston Artists at Ernst Cultural Center – NoVA Annandale Campus
2016 White Cloud Gallery, Washington, DC, 2016
2015 Small Works, Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA
2015 A Bigger Picture – Large Works Show, Fairfax Art League
ART FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.
Qatar International Art Festival, Doha, Qatar, 2025
DC Print Fair, Washington, DC, 2025, 2026
MPA ArtFest, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA, 2012, 2013, 2014
Artomatic, DC/VA/MD, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2024
BENEFIT/FUNDRAISERS
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra & Del Ray Artisans Art Fundraiser, 2026
Hickok Cole Art Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, 2015, 2019, 2025
Patrons Show Annual Fundraiser at the Art League, 2000 to present
Ukraine Art Fundraiser, Yellow Barn Gallery at Glen Echo Park, MD, 2022
Loudoun Cares Annual Art Auction, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
In Christy’s Shoes, Clothing as Canvas, Arlington, VA, 2019
March 150/March Madness, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA, 2011 - 2015
Richmond Symphony Orchestra League Designer House, Richmond, VA, 2014
AFFILIATIONS
Current:
Art Director/Exhibit Curator- 868 Estate Vineyards, Hillsboro, VA, 2012 – present
Van Landingham Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, 2023 to present
Torpedo Factory Artists Association, 2024 - present
Art Studio 151, Studio member, Sterling, VA, 2024 - present
Art League Gallery Member 1998 – present
Gallery 75 (Bin Gallery) Member at the Art League Gallery, 2000 - present
Vale Arts Group Member, Oakton, VA 2021 to Present (2 popup weekend shows per year)
Previous:
ArtBlitz Studios, Studio member and instructor, Sterling, VA, 2019 - 2024
The Artists in Middleburg Gallery, Middleburg, VA, 2022 - 2023
Fab 8 Studio Group – Herndon, VA – 2016 - 2021
Artist-In-Residence – Palette 22, 2016 – 2019
Cooley Gallery, Leesburg, VA, 2013 - 2018
Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA – 2013 - 2017
Artworks Studio and Gallery, Reston, VA 2008 - 2009
EDUCATION
B.S. in Computer Science.
Studied painting and printmaking independently and at the Art League School, with notable artists including Marsha Staiger, Brenda Belfield, Deirdre Saunder, Joyce McCarten, Bev Ryan and Allan Kaneshiro.