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2024
- Bronze Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington DC, 2024
- The Patricia Allen Bott Award for Creative Excellence, Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition, 2024
- Honorable mention, Artists for Conservation annual exhibition, Vancouver, Canada, 2024
- Harris Award, Guild of American Papercutters, 2025
2023
- Honorable mention. 35th Art in Gadsden, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy FL; 2023.
2022
- Award of Merit. Wayne Art Center CraftForms 2022, December 2022 - January 2023
- Honorable mention. 34th Art in Gadsden, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy FL; August-September 2022.
- Silver Award. Smithsonian Craftshow 2022: Washington DC; April 20-24, 2022
- Best of Show at FLAUNT2022: Let’s Play! Thomasville, GA; March 2 - April 14, 2022
2021
- 79th Show of the Audubon Artists at the Salmagundi Club: Vincent J. Nardone, President Emeritus Award in Collage and Mixed Media for my papercutting work “Hang out to dry”
2020
- Bird, nest, nature: Juror’s award, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek CA
- Best of show: “Going Solo” award in the Foundry Art Center: “Paperworks VII” Exhibition, St. Charles, MO
2019
- Award of Excellency Society of Animal Artists, San Antonio TX.
- CraftForm 2019 Juror’s award, Wayne PA.
- Endangered: Fine art and photography contest 2019; second place; Miami FL.
- Addition of my work “Balance” to the permanent collection of “Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau WI”
2018
- Award of Excellency Society of Animal Artists, St. Petersburg, FL.
- Honorable mention Summer Annual of the Artist League at MOFA, Tallahassee FL.
2017
- CraftForm 2017 Award of Merit, Wayne PA.
2016
- CraftForm 2016 Honorable Mention, Wayne PA.
- Creative Tallahassee 2016 2nd place award.
2015
- Smithsonian Craft Show 2015 Exhibitor’s Choice Gold Award.
- NICHE Award 2015.
2014
- Individual Artist Fellowship in Visual Arts, Florida.
- CraftForm 2015 Award of Merit, Wayne PA.
2013
- NICHE 2013 Award Finalist in Fiber (Flying above and under the sea)
- CraftForms 2013 Juror’s Award, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA.
- Best in Show Award in the Florida Craftsmen Annual Member Art exhibition, in the Gadsden Art Museum, Quincy FL (Barefoot in the wild garden)
2012
- Bronze Award at the Smithsonian Craftshow 2012, Washington DC
- Award of Excellence at the American Craft Council Show in Atlanta 2012
2011
- NICHE award 2011
- craft NEW YORK 2011, Best in Show Runner-up
- First place of Florida Craftmen’s Out of Hand (Beauty and Beast)
2010
- Judges Choice Award: Chain of Parks, Tallahassee FL
- Second Place Pinnacle national juried art competition, Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery, Tallahassee FL
- Purchase for permanent collection of Swiss papercutter society museum (at exhibit Kontour Pur at the Bellerive Museum in Zurich).
2006–2009
- Bronze Exhibitor’s Choice Award: Smithsonian Craft Show 2009, Washington DC
- Award of Excellence: CraftArt 2009, St. Petersburg FL
- Louise Binswanger Price for the Best Artist New to the Show: Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show 2008, Philadelphia PA
- First Place in Category “Leather, Wood, Fiber, Paper”: Festival of the Masters 2008, Disneyworld, Buena Vista FL
- Judges Choice Award: Chain of Parks 2008, Tallahassee FL
- Honorable mention: Artist League, Summer Annual Exhibition 2008, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee FL
- Best of Show: Florida CraftsArt 2007, St. Petersburg FL
- First Place in Category “Leather, Wood, Fiber, Paper”: Festival of the Masters 2007, Disneyworld
- Purchase Award: Festival of the Masters 2007, Disneyworld
- Individual Artist Enrichment Grant 2007: State of Florida
- Award 3rd Place: Artist League, Summer Annual Exhibition 2007, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee FL
- Award of Merit: Chain of Parks 2007, Tallahassee FL
- Best of Show: Florida CraftsArt 2006, St. Petersburg FL
- Award of Merit: Chain of Parks 2006, Tallahassee FL
- Honorable Mention Award: Art at the Port 2002, Anacortes WA