1st Place, 2023 Cameron Art Museum, Art of Illumination,  Wilmington, N.C.,

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Peoples Choice Award, 2022 Illumination, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, N.C.

 

Artist Support Grant, 2021, United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, Raleigh Arts, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Naturaland Cultural Resources

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1st Place, Illumination 2019, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, N.C.

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Honorable Mention, My Michelle, Yadkin Arts Council 2019 Juried Exhibition

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1st Place, 2019 Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Gallery at the Imperial Center for the Arts Arts Center, Rocky Mount, N.C. Juror W. Earle, SECCA

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Merit Award,2016 Scope, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, Juror D. Fuller, Atlanta Contemporary

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2nd Place, 2016 Wilson, N.C. POP, Nest Installation with Brenda Brokke

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1st Place, 2015 Cameron Art Museum, Art of Illumination,  Wilmington, N.C.,

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1st Place, 2015 POP Fuquay Varina, N.C. for Love Nest, Installation with Brenda Brokke

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Best Cinema Inspired Artwork, 2015 Scrapel Hill Art Contest and Exhibit VI, Chapel Hill, N.C.

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2nd Place 2015 for Comfort Quilt, Visual Art Exchange, Common Goods show, Raleigh

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3rd Place, 2014 NCAEA Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC

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1st Place, 2014 Latitude/Longitude, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, Juror S. Harbage Page-UNCC

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Honorable Mention, 2014 Move, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, N,C., Juror Dana Raymond-NCSU

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Regional Artist Project Grant, 2012 United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, Raleigh Arts, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

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Voted Most Inspirational Teacher by the Apex High class of 2012

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Selected to be the mentor -TICA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2011

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Best in Show - 2008 Art Educator Forum-international exhibit of art, by art teachers, Savannah College of Art and Design