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EDUCATION [ top ] BA, Limestone College, 1978 Furman University (Summer School), 1982-83 University of South Carolina at Spartanburg (Summer School), 1977 Converse College (Summer School), 1976   Invitational Exhibitions [ top ] 1992—One-man Show, Spartanburg Day School 1992—Southern Exposure, 101 Wooster Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1987—One-man Show, Pickens County Museum of Art 1985—One-man Show, Spartanburg Museum of Art 1984—Accepted in 1984 Henley Paper Southeastern Spectrum, Juried Exhibition 1984—One-man Show, Wofford College 1984—Accepted in 1984 South Carolina Art Commission, Annual Exhibition, Clemson University 1984—One-man Show, Spartanburg Day School Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition of Greenville Artists’ Guild 1983—Represented in 1983 Henley Paper Annual Exhibition, Winston Salem NC 1982—Represented in 1982 South Carolina Arts Commission Annual Exhibition 1981—Represented in the Biennial Piedmont Graphics Juried Competition in Greenville, SC 1980—6th Annual Curator’s Choice, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, SC 1980—First Arts Council Choice Artist Exhibition, Spartanburg, SC Art Center 1979—One-man Show, Spartanburg Artists’ Guild Gallery   SPECIAL HONORS [ top ] 1992—Served as Exhibit Committee Chairman of Spartanburg Arts Council 1993—Published in The New York Art Review 1989—Member of The Board of Directors of the Spartanburg Arts Council 1986—Served as Vice President of the South Carolina Artists’ Guild 1986—Grant Recipient Spartanburg County Foundation 1984—Commissioned to do a Triptych College Series for Greenville Bank, Inc. 1983—Art lecture and slide presentation, Woodruff Arts Center 1983—Judge of Annual Spring Juried Student Exhibit, Limestone College 1983—Art Purchased by Doctor’s Memorial Hospital 1981—Presented Workshop in Experimental Drawing for the South Carolina Art Education Association Fall Conference   AWARDS [ top ] 2004—1st Place, Drawing Annual Sidewalk Art Exhibit, Spartanburg Museum Of Art 2002—3rd Place, South Carolina Watercolor Society’s Annual Juried Show, 2002-2003 Traveling Show 2001—Merit Award, lSpartanburg Artist Guild Annual Juried Show 2001—1st Place, Painting & 1st Place, Professional Sculpture, Annual Sidewalk Art Exhibition 2001—Award of Merit, South Carolina Watercolor Society’s Annual Show, (2001 traveling show) 2000—Award of Merit, South Carolina Watercolor Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition, (2001 traveling show) 2000—Best In Show, 33rd Annual Sidewalk Art Show, Spartanburg Museum of Art 1999—Best in Show, Spartanburg Annual Sidewalk Art Exhibition, $2000 Cash Award 1998—2nd Place, Open Media, Annual Spartanburg Sidewalk Art Exhibit 1998—Purchase Award, 1st Annual Burwell Print Competition, Spartanburg Art Museum 1997—1st Place, Painting, Annual Sidewalk Art Exhibition 1997—2nd Place, Painting, Annual Juried Exhibition, Guild Of Spartanburg Artists 1996—1st Place, Painting & 3rd Place in Open Media, Spartanburg Sidewalk Art Exhibit 1996—Honorable Mention, 19th Annual Pickens County Juried Exhibition 1996—Merit Award, 19th Annual Juried Exhibition, South Carolina Watercolor Society 1994—Purchase Award, 19th Annual Anderson Arts Council Juried Exhibition 1993—State of The Art 1993, The New England Fine Arts Institute’s National Invitational 1993—3rd Place, 5th Annual Nations Bank Juried Show 1993—Ernest W. Burwell Purchase Award, 1st Place, Painting, 2nd Place, Open Media, Annual Spartanburg Sidewalk Art Exhibit 1992—Merit Award Mixed Media, 34th Annual Springs Art Show 1991—3rd Place, 3rd Annual NCNB Juried Art Exhibition 1991—Award of Merit, 33rd Annual Springs Industries 1991—1st Place, Open media, Annual Spartanburg Sidewalk Art Exhibition 1990—Award of Merit, 32nd Annual Springs Industries Exhibition 1989—Best in Show, 23rd Annual Sidewalk Art Show 1989—Third Place, 2nd Annual NCNB Bank Show 1988—Award of Merit, Annual Juried Exhibition, Guild of South Carolina Artists 1988—Award of Merit, 37th Guild of South Carolina Artists 1988—Best in Show, 22nd Annual Spring Sidewalk Art Show 1988—Award of Merit, Spring Industry 30th Annual Juried Show 1988—Purchase Award, NCNB 1st Annual Art Exhibition 1987—Award of Merit, Annual Juried Show, Guild of SC Artists 1986—Best in Show, Annual Juried Show Guild of Spartanburg 1983—Award of Merit, 1983 Annual Spartanburg Artists Guild Exhibition 1983—Recipient of the Dr. Vera C. Hyman Award of Merit , 33rd Guild of South Carolina Artists Exhibition, Florence Museum 1983—Award in Profession Graphics, 17th Annual Annual Sidewalk Exhibit, Spartanburg SC.