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2009 Pastel Society of New Jersey
"Best In Show"




2010 Bayonet Farm Annual Paintout
"1st Place"

with Judges Peter Trippi,
Fine Art Connoisuer Magzine &
James Yarosh, Yarosh Gallery



2008 Bayonet Farm Annual Paintout
"2nd Place"





Highway Art Gallery
presented by Nina Mitchell Wells,
NJ Secretary of State, 2006-2010




2010 NJSPAP 1st Annual Paintout
1st Place - Landscapes




2009 Tuckerton Paintout
2nd Place

Solo Exhibitions:
2011 - Morristown Club, Morristown, NJ
2010 - Design Domaine, Bernardsville, NJ
2005 - Louisa Melrose Gallery, Peddlers Village,  PA
2005 - Burghdorff Realtors International Open House, Bernardsville, NJ
2002 - Bernardsville Library, Bernardsville, NJ       

Group Exhibitions:
2010 - PSNJ Annual Signature Members Exhibition, Design Domaine Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ
2010 - NJSPAP Annual Exhibition, Clinton, NJ
2010 - Four Voices at Riverfest – Frenchtown, NJ
2010 - NJSPAP 1st Annual Paintout – Bernardsville, NJ
2009 - NJSPAP Invitational - Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art, New Hope, PA
2009 - Windows At Garmany - Red Bank, NJ

Juried Exhibitions:

2011 - 2nd Annual North Bennington Plein Air Competition, Vermont
2011 - 2nd Annual Cranford Paintout, Cranford, NJ
2011 - Art in Bloom, New Vernon, NJ
2010 - St. John on the Mountain Annual Art Show, Bernardsville, NJ
2010 - Bayonet Arts Festival, Holmdel, NJ
2010 - Pastel Society of NJ Annual Juried Show, Caldwell, NJ
2010 - 1st Annual Cranford Paintout - Cranford, NJ
2009 - Pastel Society of NJ Annual Juried Show, Caldwell, NJ
2009 - Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
2009 - Bayonet Arts Festival, Holmdel, NJ
2009 - Bois Fine Art Gallery of New Hope, PA
2009 - Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
2008 - Pastel Society of NJ Annual Juried Show, Caldwell, NJ   
2008 - Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
2008 - Tewksbury Historical Society’s Annual Art Show, Oldwick, NJ
2008 - 5th Annual Art in the Park, Peapack, NJ
2008 - Bayonet Arts Festival, Holmdel, NJ
2007 - Pastel Society of NJ Annual Juried Show, Caldwell, NJ     
2007 - St. John on the Mountain Annual Art Show, Bernardsville, NJ
2007 - Tewksbury Historical Society’s Annual Art Show, Oldwick, NJ
2007 - Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
2007 - Bayonet Arts Festival, Holmdel, NJ
2007 - Fredericks Gallery, Allendale, NJ
2007 - Art in Bloom, Harding, NJ
2006 - Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
2006 - Tewksbury Historical Society’s Annual Art Show, Oldwick, NJ
2006 - Pastel Society of NJ Annual Juried Show, Morristown, NJ  
2006 - Lamington Presbyterian Church, NJ
2005 - Louisa Melrose Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ
2005 - Pastel Society of New Jersey – Inaugural Exhibit
2005 - Tewksbury Historical Society’s Annual Art Show, Oldwick, NJ
2004 - Far Hills 2nd Annual Art in the Park, Far Hills, NJ
2004 - Louisa Melrose Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ
2004 - Tewksbury Historical Society’s Annual Art Show, Oldwick, NJ
2003 - Tewksbury Historical Society’s Annual Art Show, Oldwick, NJ
2003 - Far Hills 1st Annual Art in the Park, Far Hills, NJ
2002 - Garrison Art Center–Fall Artist on Location and Silent Auction
2002 - Tewksbury Historical Society’s Annual Art Show, Oldwick NJ
2002 - Bernardsville Library, NJ En Plein Air Society-Bernardsville, NJ
2002 - Garrison Art Center–Spring Artist on Location & Silent Auction
2002 - Bernardsville Library Annual Juried Show, Bernardsville, NJ
2002 - Raritan Valley Community College, Students Art Exhibit
2001 - Art For Freedom (benefit victim’s families of 9/11) Oldwick, NJ
2001 - Tewksbury Historical Society’s Annual Show, Oldwick NJ
2001 - Garrison Art Center–Fall Artist on Location & Silent Auction
2001 - Garrison Art Center–Spring Artist on Location & Silent Auction
2001 - Louisa Melrose Gallery, Sunflowers in February, Holicong, PA
2000 - 4th Annual Pahaquarry Paint Out, Blairstown, NJ
2000 - Tewksbury Historical Society’s Annual Art Show, Oldwick NJ
1999 - Mountain Art Show, Bernardsville, NJ
1999 - Somerset Art miniature show, Bedminster, NJ
1999 - Arts Council of Long Island’s Annual Art Show, East Islip, NY
1996 - Parsons School of Design Annual Students Show, NYC

Awards


2011 North Bennington Plein Air Competition
         Honorable Mention- "After the Storm"
2010 Bayonet Arts Festival
         1st Place Plein Air Competition - "Rainy Day Paintout"
          Judges Peter Trippi, Fine Art Connoiseur Magazine & James Yarosh, Yarosh Galleries
2010 NJSPAP 1st Annual Paintout, Design Domaine Gallery, Bernardsville
         Best Landscape - "The Cross Estate"
          Judge - James McGinley
2009 Pastel Society of New Jersey Annual Juried Show
         Best of Show - "The Birdhouse"
          Judge - Christine Debrosky, PSA
2009 Palisades Highway Art Gallery
         Featured Billboard Artist (Rt. 202/Old York Rd, NJ) - "Mt. Prospect Elementary"
2009 Jerrys Aratarama - Charvin Plein Air Classic
         1st Place - "42nd Street"
         Honorable Mention - "Reeves Reed Statue"
2009 New Jersey Center For the Visual Arts
         Honorable Mention "John on the Mountain"
2009 Tuckerton Paintout
         2nd Place - "The Blue House"
2008 Bayonet Arts Festival
         2nd Place - "The Barn at Bayonet Farm"
         Judge - James Yarosh, Yarosh Galleries
2007 Fredericks Art Gallery
         Honorable Mention- "The Garden Show, Pastel"
2006 Tewksbury Historical Society
         2nd Place – Still Life Category
         Honorable Mention – Landscape Category
2005 New Jersey Press Association    
         1st Place – Best Special Pages B&W (“Girls Night Out”)
2005 Metro Newspaper Service –Grand Prize “Bonus Idea Competition”  
2004 New Jersey Press Association
         1st Place – Best Newspaper Promotion Ad
         2nd Place – Best Classified & Telemarketing Page
         2nd & 3rd Place – Best Campaign for One Advertiser using Multiple Products
         3rd Place – Best Ad Campaign in B & White
1999 Arts council of Long Island annual show, NY
         2nd Place
         Honorable Mention
1996 Parsons School of Design’s T-Shirt Logo Competition
         2nd Place

Education

Parsons School of Design - (1995-1997)
Illustration/Graphic Design Major

Raritan Valley Community College - (2001-2003)
Associates of Arts Degree & Visual Arts & Graphic Design
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Mason Gross School of the Arts - (1997-1999)
Fine Arts Major

Memberships

Oil Painters of America
Pastel Society of New Jersey - Signature Member
American Impressionist Society
New Jersey Society of En Plein Air Painters (Coordinator)
Maryland Plein Air Painters of America
New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts

Private Collections

Partners Pharmacy Corporate Office, Cranford, NJ
Mt. Prospect Elementary School, Basking Ridge, NJ

Gallery Affiliations

Veranda Fine Art, Fair Haven, NJ
Art Chateau Gallery, Chester, NJ
Bois of New Hope, PA
Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art, New Hope, PA
Design Domaine Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ
Louisa Melrose Fine Art Gallery, Frenchtown, PA
gallery representative

Evalyn Dunn's Gallery, Westfield, NJ
Studio 7 Art Gallery

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