Rick J. Delanty

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
1974     BA Studio Painting and Drawing, English Literature, UC Santa Barbara
1975     Life Secondary Teaching Credential, Art Education, UC Santa Barbara
2000     Post-graduate, 19th C. European Painting, CSU Fullerton
1974 -2006 Art Educator, San Clemente High School, Painting and Drawing– Dept. Chairman
2006 -2022 Workshops and Classes for Adults, Plein Air Painting and Drawing
Current Private Mentoring
AFFILIATIONS
Associate Living Master, Art Renewal Center – 2022
Signature Member, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA)
Signature Member, International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP)
Signature Member, American Impressionist Society (AIS)
Signature Member, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
Signature Member, Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC)
Signature Member, American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA)
Signature Member, Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artists (PRIMA)
Artist member, California Art Club (CAC)
Oil Painters of America (OPA)
National Watercolor Society (NWS)
Christians In the Visual Arts (CIVA), emeritus
Historical Collections Council
REPRESENTATION:
Gallery AG, Arroyo Grande, CA
Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Waterhouse Gallery, Montecito, CA
Illume Gallery West, Philipsburg, Montana
Delanty Studio and Gallery, San Clemente, CA
Casa Romantica Cultural Center Permanent Collection, San Clemente, CA
Irvine Museum Permanent Collection, Newport Beach, CA

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Casa Romantica Cultural Center permanent collection, “Spring Day, San Clemente Pier,”
12×24, acrylic on canvas, and “Casa Atrium,” 30×40, acrylic on canvas.
Irvine Museum permanent collection, “From Afar, Trestles,” 30×40, acrylic on linen.
Coutts Museum of Art permanent collection, El Dorado, Kansas, “Surge at Otter Cliffs,” 14×11,
acrylic on panel.
Mrs. Yvonne Boseker, Santa Ana, Ca., one of the foremost private collections of early California
art in the United States.
Mr. Jim Morris, former executive director of the United Nations World Food Program
Mr. Jim Swinden, former president of the Irvine Museum.

PUBLICATIONS:
Modern Impressionist Magazine, feature article “Inspired by Creation,” November/December
2024.
Plein Air Magazine, “Nature’s Studio” portfolio (with “Garden Highlights”) and article by editor
Kelly Kane, May 2024.
Plein Air Today (digital), Streamline Publishing, “Talent is Just a Word…”, August 2023
Art Renewal Center, International Realism, the 16 th International ARC Salon, published by ACC
Art Books and ARC, 2023.
Plein Air Magazine feature article, “Inspired by History,” by Rick J. Delanty and edited by Kelly
Kane, April 2023.
Plein Air Magazine, “Beyond Blue Skies” portfolio, April 2023.
Southwest Art Magazine, “Transcending the Ordinary—Rick J. Delanty captures the natural
history and beauty of California,” feature article by Bonnie Ganglehoff, April/May 2023.
Fine Art Connoisseur, Great Art Worldwide, “Inspired by History,” article by senior editor Peter
Trippi, March 2023.
American Art Collector, “Destination California,” February 2023
Western Art Collector, “State of the Art, California,” February 2023
Plein Air Magazine, “Night Life” portfolio, with “Moonlight on Monterey Drive,” January 2023.

Inspirational Art Book “Beauty Unites Us” by Rick J. Delanty includes over 50 paintings and
short essays. 124pgs, hardbound. ISBN # 978-0-578-87234-6
The Best of Acrylic, “Winners of the Acrylic Works 9 Art Competition, editor Anne Hevener,
September 2022.
Plein Air Magazine, “By the Seashore,” by senior editor Kelly Kane, July 2022.
Art Renewal Center, International Realism, the 16 th International ARC Salon, published by ACC
Art Books and ARC, 2022.
Plein Air Magazine, “A Perfect Match,” by Rick J. Delanty and edited by Kelly Kane, Oct-Nov
2021.
Southwest Art Magazine, “Top 100, 10 th Annual Artistic Excellence Competition,” December
2021.
Southwest Art Magazine, “Winners, 9 th Annual Artistic Excellence Competition,” by Kim Agricola,
December 2019.
American Art Collector, "Enchanted Oils, at Western Regional Exhibition", December 2019.
American Art Collector, "At the Water’s Edge: Collectors’ Focus on Coastlines," June 2019.
American Watercolor Weekly, "Postcards from the Road," by Kelley Kane, February 2019.
Fine Art Connoisseur/Fine Art Today, “9 Acrylic Paintings Worthy of Recognition,” July 23, 2018.
*Plein Air Magazine, “Travel, a Plein Air Portfolio,” by Stephen Doherty, February-March 2018.
(accompanying PDF)
Painting California, Seascapes and Beach Towns, by Jean Stern and Molly Siple, Rizzoli
Publishers, 2017.
Southwest Art Magazine, “Three to Watch” feature article, by senior editor Kim Agricola,
November 2016.
*Plein Air Magazine, “Unifying Expressions in Oil and Acrylic Paintings,” by Editor-in-Chief M.
Stephen Doherty, December/Jan 2015. (accompanying PDF)
Huntington Beach Art Center, show catalogue, “California Impressionism: Plein Air Painting
Past and Present,” June 2015.
*Plein Air Magazine, “Tips from the Pros on Using Acrylics En Plein Air,” by Stephen Williamson
(Four Artists), 2014. (accompanying PDF)
Painting In Acrylics: The Indispensable Guide, by Lorena Kloosterboer, Quarto Publishers,
2014.
Hazeltine, John, "The Color of San Clemente," The Resource Library, October 2013.

American Art Collector, "Impressive Renderings, American Impressionist Society," October
2013.
“Twenty-First Century Artists,” Art History channel, cable television network, New York, 2011.
American Artist Magazine, “Gear Up,” by Michael Chesley Johnson, August 2010.
Best of Worldwide Landscape Artists, Kennedy Publishing, 2010.
Paint the Forests, The Redwood Forest Foundation, 2010.
San Clemente, Spanish Village-by-the-Sea, Heritage Foundation, cover illustration, 2007.
A California Woman’s Story, by Joan Irvine Smith, The Irvine Museum, 2006.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Seventeen-time invited participant in nationally-noted plein air competition, “Laguna Plein Air
Invitational,” Laguna Beach, CA, October 2024.
Exhibition design assistant, California Art Club’s 113 th Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum,
Orange, CA, August 2024.
Awards Judge, Modern Impressionist Magazine Salon for April-May 2024.
Awards Judge, 18 th Borrego Plein Air Invitational, March 2024
Demonstrator, California Art Club Paint-Out at the Old Mill, San Marino, CA, January, 2024.
Demonstrator, Waterhouse Gallery 39 th anniversary show, Santa Barbara, CA, November, 2023.
Panel Moderator, Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA, October, 2023.
Mentor for Laguna College of Art & Design students, student plein air painting competition in
Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, October 2023.
Guest Speaker, San Onfre Parks Foundation, "A Reverence for Nature," September 2023.
Demonstrator, 4th Annual ASMA Conference (American Society of Marine Artists), Albany, New
York, September 2023.
Awards Judge, American Impressionist Society National Online Exhibition, July 2023.
Panel Speaker, “Laguna Beach Now and Then, with Joseph Kleitsch,” moderated by Jean Stern
at Laguna Art Museum, July 2023.

Volunteer Docent, “Landscapes at the 112 th California Art Club Gold Medal exhibition, July
2023.
Awards Judge, Saddleback Art League Annual Exhibition, Mission Viejo, CA, May 2023.
Event organizer, California Art Club Paint-Out with costumed models and vintage car, Dana
Point, CA, May 2023.
World Arts Day Project Designer for Laguna Plein Air Painters, 24×30 community painting, April
2023.
Awards Judge, 17 th Borrego Plein Air Invitational, March 2023.
Demonstrator, Waterhouse Gallery 38 th anniversary show, Santa Barbara, CA, November, 2022.
Event coordinator, California Art Club and City of Dana Point, First Annual Dana Point Plein Air
Painting Festival, September 2022.
Donor, Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, live auction – “Lady in Waiting,” 14×11
acrylic from solo exhibition “Inspired by History.” San Clemente, CA, September 2022.
Awards Judge and Demonstrator, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society “Best of America”
Exhibition, Jackson, Wyoming, September 2022.
Awards Judge, Saddleback Art League Annual Exhibition, Mission Viejo, CA, June 2022.
Selected as Associate Living Master at Art Renewal Center, March 2022.
Awards Judge, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, for “LPAPA Squared,” December 2021.
Demonstrator, Waterhouse Gallery 37 th anniversary show, Santa Barbara, CA, November, 2021.
Author, Beauty Unites Us—Inspiration and Paintings by Rick J. Delanty, 124 pages,
hardcover, ISBN no. 978-0-578-87234-6. Released May 2021.
Juror of Selection, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, for 2021 “Best of America Small
Works” Juried National Exhibition, March 2021.
Online Mentor, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Laguna Beach, CA, February 2021.
Awards Judge, Acrylic University Painting Competition, at invitation of Jed Dorsey, October
2020.
Awards Judge, Bingham, Idaho Painting Competition, at invitation of Ken Spencer, September
2020.
Demonstrator and Solo Show, University Club, Santa Barbara, CA, September, 2020.
Awards Judge, Gateway International Painting Competition, June 2020.

Judge to award Signature Membership in Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, June 2020.
Awards Judge, Orange Open annual exhibition, Muzeo Museum, Anaheim, CA, August 2019.
Teaching Artist, "The Landscape in Oil," weekend workshop for the Saddleback Art League,
Mission Viejo, CA, October 2019.
Teaching Artist, "The Landscape in Oil," weekend workshop for the Saddleback Art League,
Mission Viejo, CA, October 2019.
Awards Judge, Art Muse national & international painting competition, May 2019.
Artist Faculty/ Field Painter, National Plein Air Convention, San Francisco, CA April 2019.
Awards Judge, Huntington Beach Union High School District, CA, April 2019.
Awards Judge, Paint San Clemente plein air competition, San Clemente, CA, June 2018.
Awards Judge, Casa Romantica Cultural Center Student Art Show, San Clemente, CA, May
2018.
Awards Judge, Huntington Beach Union High School District, CA, April 2018.
Awards Judge, Green Scene Plein Air Competition, Fullerton Arboretum, April 2018.
Teaching Artist, Hit Your Stride in Drawing and Painting, 12-day workshop for creative artists, in
collaboration with San Clemente Art Supply, San Clemente, CA, August-November 2018.
Teaching Artist, Plein Air in the State Parks, 4-day workshop in collaboration with CA State Park
system and San Clemente Art Supply, south Orange County, March-April 2017.
Demonstrator, American Impressionist Society, national “Small Works Showcase” exhibition,
March 2017, Costa Mesa, CA.
Plein Air Painting Mentor, Laguna College of Art and Design students, during Laguna Plein Air
Invitational 2014-2016.
Awards Judge, Orange Open annual exhibition, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art,
Santa Ana, CA, 2016.
Artists’ Panel with moderator Jean Stern (director of Irvine) – “California Impressionism: Plein
Air Painting Past and Present,” Huntington Beach Art Center, AC, 2015.
Museum curatorial – “California Impressionism: Plein Air Painting Past and Present,” Huntington
Beach Art Center, AC, 2015.
Awards Judge, national painting competition, “Paint San Clemente,” CA, June 2014.

Internationally-renown juried art festival, “Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts,” Laguna Beach,
CA. Six years, between 1985 and 2012.

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2024
California Art Club, 113 th Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum, October/November.
Top 20, Modern Impressionist Magazine Salon competition, September/ October—judge Jove
Wang.
Award of Merit, First ASMA Awards online (“Morning Prep,” 16×20
acrylic)—October/November.
41 st Schafer International Marine Art Exhibition (“Relic, Noyo Harbor”:12×16 oil)—The Sailing
Museum, Newport, RI, October/November.
Award of Excellence, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Best of America Exhibition
(“Dusk’s Gentle Touch”, 11×14)—Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama,
October/November.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 26th Annual Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA,
October.
Michael Willing Memorial Award,National Watercolor Society 104 th International Open
Exhibition (“Effulgence”), NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA, October.
Dickinson Award of Excellence, American Impressionist Society, 25 th Annual National
Exhibition (“Eurythmic,” 16×20), Rockport Museum, Rockport, Mass, Sept/October.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Small Works (“River Bend, Animas,
8×16)—Sugarman Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, July.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Spring International Online Exhibition (“Beach Trail,
San Clemente”, 48×48)—200 paintings accepted from 1200 submissions, May.
Best Acrylic Overall (“Beach Trail, San Clemente,” 48×48), Plein Air Magazine’s Annual
International Salon competition, 2022-23—over 12,000 global submissions, May 2024.
Semi-Finalist, 3 paintings (“Beach Trail,” “Light in the Mission,” “Sycamores, Casper’s”),13th
Annual international Plein Air Salon competition for 2022-23,
Oil Painters of America, 33 rd Annual National Exhibition, Mark Arts Gallery, Wichita, Kansas,
April-May.

Finalist, April 2024 international Boldbrush competition (“Dusk’s Gentle Touch,” 11×14 oil)
judge Laurie Kersey.
Top 100 Finalist (“Surge” and “Linda Lane Beach”), Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon
competition for March, judge Camille Przewodek.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air (two paintings, “Beach Trail Beauty” and
“Old Stone Church) judges Charlie Hunter, Celeste Gilles and Tom Lamb, Laguna Beach, CA,
March-April.
California Art Club, Signs of Spring, virtual, March-June.
Watercolor Art Society Houston (WAS-H), 47 th International Water-media Exhibition, WAS-H
Gallery, Houston, TX, March.
Honorable Mention, Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon Painting Competition, “Best
Building” (“1332 Santa Barbara Street”), judge Darrell Beauchamp, Executive Director of
Western Art Museum, February.
Best Plein Air Acrylic Landscape, Plein Air Salon international painting competition, judge
Lisa Skelly, director of Huse Skelly Gallery, January, “Beach Trail, San Clemente.”
19 th American Society of Marine Artists National Exhibition, Minnesota Marine Art Museum,
January-May.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 3 rd Annual Signature Showcase, LPAPA Gallery, Laguna
Beach, January-March.
California Art Club, Moonlight Serenade, judge Jennifer Moses, California Gallery at the Old
Mill, Pasadena, January-May.
National Watercolor Society, International Exchange Exhibition with the Royal Scottish Society
of Painters in Watercolour, Edinburgh, Scotland, 40 paintings January 6 – February 10.

2023
Top 100 Finalist (“Heavenlies”),Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon competition, judge
Camille Przewodek, December.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters, 2023 NOAPS Fall International Online exhibition “(Heavenlies,
36×36”) virtual NOAPS website, Judge Neal Hughes, December-January 2024.
AIS 4 th Annual Online Exhibition, Judge Peggy Kroll Roberts, November-December.
Honorable Mention, Modern Impressionist Magazine Salon, Judge Ned Mueller, Sept/October.

Cited as one of the 50 Most Awarded Artists in the Plein Air Salon, 12 awards across 12
years (2011-2023), October.
Collectors’ Choice Award for Body of Work, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 25th
Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA, October.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, The Artists’ Table, Santa Barbara, CA, October.
Best Plein Air Acrylic in 13 th Annual Plein Air Salon international painting competition, Judge
Wm. A Suys, September.
Top 100, Plein Air Salon, judge Wm. A. Suys, September.
First Place, Modern Impressionist Magazine Salon Competition, August 2023.
19 th American Society of Marine Artists National Exhibition, Albany Institute of History and Art,
September-December.
Best Plein Air Acrylic, (“Light in the Mission,” 24×30), Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon
competition, month of June, 2023.
Outstanding Acrylic, Boldbrush International Painting Competition-judge Blair Atherholt,
(“Shadowfalls”, 20×24) month of May, 2023.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Inspired by Kleitsch, collaboration between Laguna Plein
Air Gallery and Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, June – September.
Honorable Mention, “1332 Santa Barbara Street,” Oil Painters of America, 2023 Spring Online
Showcase, May.
Top 100 (“Light in the Mission,” Seal Rocks, Laguna”), Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon
competition, May.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters, 2023 NOAPS Spring International Online exhibition, virtual
NOAPS website, May-June.
Best Acrylic Overall (“Sunflowers for Ukraine,” 12×9), Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon
competition, 2022-23.
Top 25 Finalist, two paintings, Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon competition, 2022-23
Semi-Finalist, four paintings, Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon competition, 2022-23.
American Impressionist Society, 24 th Annual National Exhibition, Somerville Manning Gallery,
Greenville, Delaware, August-September.
California Art Club, 112th Gold Medal Exhibition, Bowers Museum, Orange, CA, July-August.
American Impressionist Society, 7 th Annual Small Works Showcase, The District gallery,
Knoxville, Tennessee, April-May.

Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA– Best of Plein Air, contemporary masters and
historical paintings, April-May.
Best Plein Air Landscape, Plein Air Salon international painting competition, judge Scott
Shields, director of Crocker Museum, February, “Rockpile, Laguna Beach” (plein air).
Top 100 Finalist, Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon competition, March.
Borrego Art Institute, Borrego Plein Air Invitational, Borrego Springs, CA, March.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air, Laguna Plein Air Gallery, Laguna
Beach, CA, February – April.

Finalist,16 th Art Renewal Center, with “Illumination,” Plein Air category, and “String of Pearls,”
Landscape category, January.

California Art Club, Excellence in Traditional Fine Art juried exhibition, Winter Wonderland,
January – April.

2022
American Impressionist Society, 3 rd Annual All-member juried online exhibition, November-
December.
Randy Higbee Gallery, 6 Squared juried exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA, November.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 8-inch square All-member juried exhibition, Laguna
Beach, CA, November-December.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 24th Annual Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA,
October.
Top 100, AcrylicWorks 9 international art competition, one of 17 Published Landscape award-
winners, September.
California Art Club, Paint-Out with the Autry Museum, Los Angeles, CA, September.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America exhibition, Wilcox Gallery, Jackson,
Wyoming, September.
Coos Art Museum 28 th Annual Maritime Exhibition, Coos Bay, Oregon, July 9 – September 24.
American Impressionist Society, 23 rd National Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art Gallery,
Boulder, CO, September-October.
California Art Club, 111th Gold Medal Exhibition, Bowers Museum, Orange, CA, July-August.

Best Outdoor Still Life, Plein Air Salon international painting competition, judge Diane
Waterhouse of Waterhouse Gallery in Santa Barbara, June. “Solar System,” 14×11.
3 rd Place overall winner, Plein Air Salon international painting competition, judge Karen Hagan
of Hagan Fine Art in Charleston, SC, May. “Sunflowers, Sunlight for Ukraine,” 12×9.
Finalist, BoldBrush International Painting Competition—Awards Judge Kathleen Dunphy, May.
“Sunflowers, Sunlight for Ukraine,” 12×9.
Allied Artists of America, Associates Online Exhibition, Oils and Acrylics, May 15, 2022 – May
15, 2024.
American Impressionist Society, Small Works Showcase, Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, Taos NM,
May-June.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham,
Alabama, April-May.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Two-person show with watercolorist Shuang-Li, Laguna
Plein Air Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, May-June.
Top 100 Finalist, Plein Air Magazine’s International Salon competition, 2021-22–April.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air, Laguna Plein Air Gallery, Laguna
Beach, CA, February – April.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Monochromatic, online, Mill Valley, CA, February-March.
Top 100 Finalist, Southwest Art Magazine, January.
Oceanside Museum of Art, Artist Alliance Biennial, Oceanside, CA, March 5 – May 29.

2021
Oil Painters of America, Western Regional Exhibition, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita,
Kansas, October-November.
Artistic Palette Award, presented by the Joe Hanks Van Cleave Foundation,
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 23 rd Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational Exhibition,
Laguna Beach, CA, October.
California Art Club, Coastal California, Old Mill gallery, San Marino, CA, September 2021-
January 2022.
Museum of Natural History, Artists’ Table, Invitational exhibition and fund-raiser, Santa Barbara,
CA, October.

Huntington Beach Art Center, Scape and Scope: Visions of the Land, Sea, and Urban Space,
Huntington Beach, CA, September-October.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, 31 st Best of America Exhibition, Dana Fine Art Gallery,
Missoula, MT, September-October.
American Impressionist Society, 22 nd National Exhibition, 175 works selected from across the
US. Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE, September-December.
Best of Show, Nocturne, Sunrise & Sunset category, Plein Air Salon Art International
competition, judge Diane Waterhouse of Waterhouse Gallery, August.
California Art Club, 110th Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum, Orange, CA, July-August.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Less is More juried exhibition, Forest & Ocean Gallery,
Laguna Beach, CA, July.
American Society of Marine Artists, 1 st International Digital Exhibition of Contemporary Marine
Art, 71 artworks representing 5 countries, May-June.
Oil Painters of America. 2021 Salon Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, Gainesville, GA, June-August.
Solo Exhibition–“Beauty Unites Us.” Casa Romantica Cultural Center, San Clemente,
CA—28 oil and acrylic paintings, May-June.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Small Works Juried National
Exhibition, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC, March.
Finalist,15 th Art Renewal Center, with “1332 Santa Barbara Street,” Plein Air category, January.
Best of Show, Plein Air Only category, Plein Air Salon Art International Art Plein Air Salon
Art competition, judge Diane Waterhouse of Waterhouse Gallery, January.

2020
International Society of Acrylic Painters, 5 th Online Exhibition, December.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, 2020 Fall International Online Exhibition, December.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, LPAPA Squared Juried Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA,
December.
Meritorious Selection, 2 submissions, 2020 Richeson75 Animals, Birds & Wildlife Competition,
November.
California Art Club, 2 submissions, Welcome to California, virtual exhibition, November.

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Art & Nature Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA, November.
NOAPS 30 th Best of America National Exhibition, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Gallery, St. Augustine,
FL, November 2-29.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 22nd Annual Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA,
October.
Oil Painters of America, 2020 Virtual Western Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils,
Illume Gallery in St. George, UT, August-September.
Finalist, Gateway International Painting Competition, July. Awards Judge—Patrick Saunders.
Where in the World is Plein Air? Exhibition at Illume Gallery, St. George, Utah, June.
California Art Club, 109th Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum, Orange, CA, May.
Finalist, Gateway International Painting Competition, April. Awards Judge—Scott Prior.
Mission Fine Art Gallery, New Visions Exhibition, April, St. George, Utah, April.
American Impressionist Society 21st National Show, R S Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX,
April-May.
Best Impressionism Award, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Small
Paintings, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland, April-May. Awards judge—Daniel Gerhartz.
San Marino Art League and Huntington Library, Art Matters Exhibition, Pasadena, CA, March.
Finalist, Boldbrush International Painting Competition, online, February. Awards judge—Scott
Prior.
California Art Club, The Golden State, Old Mill Gallery, San Marino, CA, January-July.

2019
Finalist, Gateway International Painting Competition, December.
Best Acrylic, bi-monthly Plein Air Salon, October-November.
Best of Show-Masters Category, Art Muse International Painting Competition, September.
California Art Club, California, The Golden State, Old Mill Gallery, San Marino, CA, January-
May 2020.
Artistic Excellence Award, Honorable Mention, Southwest Art Magazine, October.

National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Fall Online Exhibition, December.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America, Montgomery Lee Gallery, Park City,
UT, September-October.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 21st h Annual Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA,
October.
American Impressionist Society National Show, Salmagudi Club, New York, September.
Studios-on-the-Park Gallery, Masters Inspire the Greats, Paso Robles, CA, September.
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino Paint-Out, Mendocino, CA, September.
La Jolla Riford Library, Fresh Paint Invitational, La Jolla, CA, September 2019.
Huse-Skelly Plein Air Invitational, "Just Plein Fun," Balboa Island, CA, August.
Paint San Clemente, 100-artist plein air competition, San Clemente, CA, June.
Hilbert Museum, LPAPA Paints Old Town Orange, Orange, CA, June.
American Impressionist Society, Small Works Exhibition, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petosky,
Michigan June-August.
Laguna Plein Air Painters, Waterworks water-media exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA, April.
Laguna Plein Air Painters, Best of Plein Air, Laguna Beach, CA, April.
108th California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, former Museum of California Art, Pasadena,
CA, March.
Irvine Museum, Upon A Painted Ocean, Irvine, CA February.
California Art Club at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Monterey, CA, January –
April.
National Watercolor Society, Southern California Influences: Past & Present, Oceanside
Museum of Art, December 2018-April.

2018

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 20 th Annual Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA,
October.
California Art Club, Monumental Miniatures, Old Mill Gallery, Pasadena, CA, September.
American Impressionist Society, 19 th Annual Juried Exhibition, Peninsula School of Art-Guenzel
Gallery, Fish Creek, WI, September-October.

California Art Club, Canyons to Coves, Old Mill Gallery, Pasadena, CA, May-September.
Laguna Plein Air Painters, Best of Plein Air, Forest & Ocean Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA July.
HK Holbein Award of Excellence in Landscape Painting, International Society of Acrylic
Painters, First Master & Signature Artist Exhibition, Cathy Kline Gallery, Parkville, MO, July-
August.
National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic, 64 th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New
York, NY, June 18-July 6.
California Art Club, 107 th Gold Medal Exhibition, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, June.
California Art Club, Canyons and Coves, Pasadena, CA, May.
Solo Exhibition, Paintings of the Golden State, Segerstrom Performing Arts Center, Costa
Mesa, CA, May.
Laguna Plein Air Painters, 2nd Waterworks Watercolor Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA, May.
Crystal Cove Alliance, Spring Art Show, Newport Beach, CA, April.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Small Paintings, Nashville, TN, April.
First Prize, California Plein Air Painters (CPAP) Fall Online Showcase, January.
American Impressionist Society Exhibition (AIS), 2 nd Annual ImpressionsSmall Works
Showcase, Greenwich House Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, March.
Salmagundi Club, Historic Black & White Exhibition,New York, January.

2017
Meritorious Finalist, Richeson 75 International Figure/Portrait Competition.
Finalist, Master Class, International Art Muse competition, November.
Finalist, Master Class, International Art Muse competition, July.
International Society of Acrylic Painters, 2 nd All-Member Online Exhibition, October.
Spirit of Laguna Award, 19 th Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational, October.
Lifetime Achievement Award, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, October.
Irvine Museum, “Dusk Till Dawn,” Irvine Museum, Newport Beach, CA , June –September.
Best Acrylic, International Plein Air Salon, judge Thomas W. Schaller, June-July.

Laguna Plein Air Painters, Best of Plein Air, June.
California Plein Air Painters, Spring Online Showcase, judge Ned Mueller, April-June.
California Art Club, Idyllic Impressions, Pasadena, May-September.
Laguna Plein Air Painters, First Annual Waterworks watercolor exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA,
May.
Laguna Plein Air Painters exhibition, Less is More, Laguna Beach, CA, February-April.
American Impressionist Society Exhibition (AIS), Small Works Showcase, Randy Higbee
Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA, March.
Makana Aloha Foundation Award, Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, February.

2016
Finalist, Best Acrylic, Plein Air Salon, August-September.
Second Prize, Art Renewal Center’s International Plein Air Challenge, September.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 18 th Annual Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA,
October.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Signature members exhibition, Signature Impressions,
Huntington Beach Art Center, CA, November.
17 th Annual American Impressionist Society Exhibition (AIS), 140 works selected from 1349,
Howard/ Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, Washington, September.
California Art Club, Urban California—San Francisco to San Diego, Altadena, CA.
Finalist, Master Class, International Art Muse competition, June.
Outstanding Acrylic Painting, Boldbrush international painting competition, May.
Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, CA, October.
Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, HI, February.
International Society of Acrylic Painters, First Online Exhibition.
Best of Show, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society International Spring Online Exhibition,
May.

2015

Outstanding Acrylic Painting, Boldbrush international painting competition, December.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 17 th Annual Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA,
October.
Second Prize award, Paint San Clemente National Competition, California, June.
California Impressionism museum exhibition, Huntington Beach Art Center, CA.
Collectors’ Choice, juried art exhibition and auction to benefit Laguna College of Art & Design,
Laguna Beach, CA .
Oil Painters of America 24 th National Juried Exhibition, St. Augustine, FL.
Paint the National Parks, Coutts Museum of Art, El Dorado, Kansas.(“Otter Cliffs” now in
museum’s permanent collection)
31 st National Society of Artists, art exhibition, Clute, Texas.
18 th Annual International Society of Acrylic Painters art exhibition, Paso Robles, CA.
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Big Canyon Exhibition, Newport Beach, CA.
California Art Club, The Romance of Europe, Altadena, CA.
International Society of Acrylic Painters, 9 th Annual Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL.

2014
Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters Association,16 th Annual Plein Air Painting Invitational, Laguna
Beach, CA, October.
Gallery Invitational, Gallery McCollum, “The Artist’s Sketchbook,” Laguna Beach, CA.
Group Shows, Slusser Gallery, Plein Air Works and Small Works, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Urban Beauty, juried national art exhibition, Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA, October.
Gallery Award, Best of Plein Air, Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA.
Best of Show, The American Landscape Exhibition, Staunton, VA.
Outstanding Acrylic, Boldbrush International Painting Competition, March.

2013
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, 15 th Annual Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA,
October.

National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Second International online exhibition.
One-man show, Casa Romantica Cultural Center, 35 paintings, San Clemente, CA.
Best of Show, International Society of Acrylic Painters exhibition online.
Ampersand Award,16 th annual International Society of Acrylic Painters, Bolivar MO.
American Impressionist Society, 14th Annual Exhibition, Charleston, South Carolina.

2012
Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational, 2008 – 12, Laguna Beach, CA.
Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts, Exhibitor in Acrylics, Laguna Beach, CA 2012.
Oil Painters of America, Fourth International Online Competition, 2012.
Boseker award for excellence in painting 2011, Surfrider Award 2012, at the Laguna Beach
Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA.
University Exhibitions: Golden West College, Santa Ana, CA; Saddleback College, Mission
Viejo, CA, both in 2012.
California Art Club exhibitions:
Icons of Orange County, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana CA,2012.
California Heritage at Jose Vera Gallery, Los Angeles, CA,2012.
Contemporary Masters III, Pasadena Museum of History, CA, 2011.
American Impressionist Society Exhibitions: Carmel and Indianapolis, 2011 and 2012.
Laguna Plein Air Painters exhibitions: Less is More, Laguna Beach, CA, 2011-12 ; LPAPA at
Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, CA,  2012.
First Place, Richeson 75 International Competitions: Small Works, Kimberly, WI, 2012.
Richeson 75 Internatl. Competitions; Landscapes, 2012 and Figure/Portrait Exhibition, 2011.
A.E.S. Peterson Award, 57 th Annual Exhibition, National Society of Painters in Casein and
Acrylic, 2011.