BoldBrush Painting Competition- Joan Roche Memorial Award (2011) 2011 Signature American Watercolor Exhibition- Merwin Altfeld Memorial Award (2010) National Watercolor Society 90th Annual Exhibition - Edward & Gail Rogers Award (2010) San Diego Watercolor Society 30th International Exhibition - Finalist (2010) 27th Annual Art Competition, The Artist's Magazine - First Place (2010) Il Encuentro de Acuarelistas Hispanoamericanos, Guayaquil, Ecuador- First Place (2010) Spa Velia Art Gallery First Juried Art Exhibition - Finalist - Outstanding Watercolor (2010) May 2010 FineArtViews BoldBrush Painting Competition - Third Place (2010) April 2010 FineArtViews BoldBrush Painting Competition - Finalist - Outstanding Watercolor (2010) March 2010 FineArtViews Painting Competition - Finalist - Outstanding Watercolor (2010) December 2009 FineArtViews Painting Competition- David Gale Memorial award (Second Place) and People's Choice Award (2009) Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Exhibition - Da Vinci Paint Award (2009); Atlanta Artists Center Award (2008); Dr. Ph Martin's Hydrus Fine Art Watercolor Award (2006) Georgia Watercolor Society National Exhibition - Polly Howerton Transparent Watercolor Award (2009) Texas Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition- Best of Show (2008, 2007, 2006); Best Theme Painting Award (2008); Best of Miniatures (2009, 2007, 2006, 2005) San Diego Watercolor Society Juried Member Exhibit - Sam Black Award for Excellence in Transparent Watercolour (2008) Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour Open Juried Art Exhibition- First Place in the watercolor category (2008) Affaire in the Gardens Art Show, Beverly Hills, California- Third Place, Travel Show Award (2008); Winsor & Newton Award, Artist & Craftsman Supply Co. Award, Travel Show Award (2006) Kentucky Watercolor Society National Aqueous USA- North Light Books Award (2008); Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Award (2007) Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open Annual International Exhibition- Honorable Mention (2008) Louisiana Watercolor Society 38th International Exhibition- Merit Award (2008) Society of Watercolor Artists 27th Annual Juried Art Exhibition- Merit Award (2008) Watercolor Art Society - Houston 31st Annual International Exhibition- Second Place (2007) The Richeson 75: Landscape & Exteriors Competition- Third Place (2007); Honorable Mention (2005) Wyoming Watercolor Society Annual National Exhibition- Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. Award (2007) Red River Watercolor Society National Watermedia Exhibition- Grand Prize (2005); Honorable Mention (2006) Learning & Product Expo Juried Art Show- Third Place and Vernon Council of the Arts Award (2006) Red River Valley Museum National Juried Art Exhibition- Robert Reynolds Founders Award (2006) Central Coast Watercolor Society Aquarius Pacific Regional Exhibition- First Place (2007); Second Place (2006, 2005); Honorable Mention (2008) San Diego County Fair Art Show- First Place (2007) La Jolla Art Association Open Juried Exhibition of Plein-Air Artwork- Second Place (2007) Southwestern Artists Association Annual Juried Art Show- Jurors Commendation (2007) Brandon Gallery Small Treasures Fine Art Show- Honorable Mention (2007, 2006) Studio Art & Design Open Juried Watermedia Exhibit- Third Place (2007, 2006) The Olde Ramona Hotel Gallery Annual Fine Arts Show- Honorable Mention (2007) San Dieguito Art Guild "Small Image: Annual Southern California Art Show"- First Place (2006) Carlsbad-Oceanside Art League Annual Open Juried Fine Arts Show- Certificate of Merit (2007) La Jolla Art Association's Annual San Diego County Awards ShowPERMANENT COLLECTIONS- Ye Qiangyu Art Museum, Tonglu County, Zhejiang, China