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Resume & Awards

EDUCATION

California State University, Fullerton
Bachelors of Arts degree in English - Graduated January 1990

Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, California
Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts - Graduated December 1987
Classes in Painting, Portraiture, Art Concepts and Gallery Production - 2002 to 2006; Fall 2008

EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS, & AWARDS

Randy Higbee Gallery “6-inch Squared” Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA - December 2016

“Art That’s Small at City Hall,” Laguna Beach, CA - April 2016

Randy Higbee Gallery “6-inch Squared” Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA - December 2015

City of Laguna Beach Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA - October/November 2015

Santa Ana College, "Just a Few of our Favorites," Santa Ana, CA - September, 2015

City of Irvine Fine Art Center “All Media 2015,” Irvine, CA - August 2015

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July/August 2015

Randy Higbee Gallery “6-inch Squared” Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA - December 2014

City of Laguna Beach Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA - October/November 2014

Randy Higbee Gallery “Urban Beauty” Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA - October 2014

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July/August 2014

Debra Huse Gallery “Holiday Treasures,” Balboa Island, CA - December 2013 

Randy Higbee Gallery “6-inch Squared” Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA - December 2013 

Segil Fine Art Gallery, Holiday Small Works Show, Monrovia, CA - December 2013 

Top 75 finalist in Southwest Art Magazine’s Artistic Excellence competition - December 2013 issue

City of Laguna Beach Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA - October/November 2013 

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July/August 2013
   * Third Place and Honorable Mention in Professional Oil Painting (Ghost; Johnny’s Pizza)

Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX - April 2013
    * Honorable Mention (Ghost)

City of Brea Gallery “Made in California” Juried Exhibition, Brea, CA - March 2013

Randy Higbee Gallery “6-inch Squared” Juried Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA - Dec 2012 / Jan 2013

Finalist in Southwest Art Magazine’s Artistic Excellence competition - December 2012 issue 

Gallery on Glassell, “Impressions of Paris” group show - September 2012

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July/August 2012
    * Honorable Mention and Juror’s Choice in Professional Oil Painting (Subway Girl)

City of Brea Gallery “Made in California” Juried Exhibition, Brea, CA - March 2012 

Southern California Artists, “Twisting the Edge,” Pomona, CA - November/December 2011

City of Laguna Beach Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA - October/November 2011 

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July/August 2011
   * Honorable Mention in Professional Oil Painting (Lit Window) 

Art-A-Fair Festival, Laguna Beach, CA - Summer 2011
   * Served as Juror, and wrote 4 articles for the Art-A-Fair summer customer newsletter

Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX - April 2011
   * Honorable Mention (Voyeur)

City of Irvine Fine Art Center “All Media 2010,” Irvine, CA - November 2010-January 2011

City of Laguna Beach Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA - October/November 2010 

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July/August 2010
    * Honorable Mention in Professional Oil Painting (Voyeur)

Art-A-Fair Festival, Laguna Beach, CA - Summer 2010
   * Wrote artist memorial page for Art-A-Fair visitor portfolio

“Art That’s Small at City Hall,” Laguna Beach, CA - April 2010

Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX - April 2010

City of Brea Gallery “Made in California” Juried Exhibition, Brea, CA - March 2010

Southwest Art Magazine, “21 over 31” - November 2009 issue
   * Honorable Mention (Soldes)

City of Laguna Beach Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA - October 2009

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July 2009
   * Honorable Mention in Professional Oil Painting (Gentleman of Lyon)

Art-A-Fair Festival, Laguna Beach, CA - Summer 2009
   * Wrote Art-A-Fair customer newsletter for 6 months (monthly Mar-June; weekly during summer)

Buy the Running Foot, OCCCA, Santa Ana, CA - November 2008

City of Laguna Beach Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA - October 2008

Art-A-Fair Festival, Laguna Beach, CA - Summer 2008 

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July 2008
   * Theme Award, Professional Fine Arts division (Las Vegas Pool)

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July 2007
   * First place award in Professional Oil Painting (Soldes)
   * Staff Award (Soldes)

Orange Open juried exhibition, Orange, CA - August 2006

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July 2006

Santa Ana College Student Art Show, Santa Ana, CA - May 2006
   * SAC Foundation Purchase Prize Award (Cafe Jade, Paris)

Santa Ana College, “On the Wall, In the Hall” exhibition, Santa Ana, CA - February 2006

Muckenthaler Cultural Center Biennial Exhibition, Fullerton, CA - January 2006

Huntington Beach Art Center, “Centered on the Center” show, Huntington Beach, CA - Jan. 2006

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July 2005

Santa Ana College Student Art Show, Santa Ana, CA - May 2005
   * Rene King Memorial Award (Something Wicked)

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July 2004
    * First and Third place awards in Amateur Oil Painting (It Feels Like Home;  Rancho del Zocalo)
    * Juror’s Choice and Theme awards in Amateur Fine Arts division (Home;  Well-That’s Just Grape!)

City of Brea Gallery “Americana” show, Brea, CA - May 2004

Santa Ana College Student Art Show, Santa Ana, CA - May 2004

Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA - July 2003

“The Pearl” Art Contest, sponsored by Cross Cultural Center, Santa Ana College - March 2003
    * First Place award (Kino Envisions a Prosperous Future)

MEDIA MENTIONS; PUBLICATIONS

The Orange County Register, “Made in California” - April 18, 2013
Southwest Art Magazine, “Artistic Excellence Finalists” - December 2012 issue, pp. 90-91
Stu News Laguna, A Mangled Version of my Original Articles, August 2011
OrangeCounty.com, “An Art-A-Fair to Remember, “ July 11, 2011
Laguna Beach Patch.com, “Opening Night of the Art-A-Fair Photos” (2 slideshow photos)
Stu News Laguna, “Art-A-Fair opens today...” June 24, 2011
Laguna Beach Independent, “Art-A-Fair Exhibitors Works Garners Awards,”  May 5, 2011
Stu News Laguna, “Art-A-Fair artists honored with prestigious awards,” April 29, 2011
The Orange County Register, “Art-A-Fair is a ‘family’ of artists,” August 2, 2010 (slideshow photo)
Examiner.com Los Angeles, “OC Fair Competition Entries Delivered,” July 3, 2010   1st slideshow pic
The Orange County Register, “A Local Cookbook for Art Lovers,” May 19, 2010
“The Art Lovers’ Cookbook” (recipe and “Twilight on the Seine” image) - May 2010
Southwest Art Magazine, “21 over 31” - November 2009 issue
The Orange County Register, “Festival Season Returns to Laguna Beach,” July 2, 2009 (photo)
Coastline Pilot, “Artists Selected for City Hall Show,”  October 9, 2008
The Orange County Register, “There’s More than Food and Rides at the Fair,” July 26, 2008 (photo)
Laguna Beach Independent, “The Artist Flock Returns to its Summer Home,”  June 27, 2008 (photo)
My painting showed up on someone’s website, July 16, 2007
The Orange County Register, “Fair Offers Artful Displays,”  July 22, 2006
The Orange County Register, “Biennial is mostly kid’s stuff,”  March 12, 2006