Selena Nawrocki, ASID
Professor, Art and Design at Valdosta State University
From Valdosta, GA
From Valdosta, GA
Dr. Selena C. Nawrocki joined the Valdosta State University faculty in Fall 2001. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in technology/education, minor in art, from Mississippi State University, a Master of Fine Arts in interior design from the University of Memphis, and Bachelor of Fine Arts in interior design from Mississippi University for Women. She briefly studied music at the University of Alabama on scholarship. She is a registered interior designer in the state of Georgia and is certified by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification. She is a member of the Interior Design Educators Council Inc. and American Society of Interior Designers. She previously taught as a graduate assistant at the University of Memphis. Prior to entering the field of higher education, she worked at the Hamilton Hall Interior Design Studio.
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University of Memphis
Mississippi University for Women
The University of Alabama
Mississippi State University
Professor of Interior Design, Program Coordinator at Valdosta State University
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 2009 VSU Faculty Research Grant, High Tech Art and Interior Design: Bridging the gap between applied and fine art
* 2005 VSU Faculty Research Grant, Machine Age Art
* 2005 Received the university-wide 2005 Excellence in Teaching Award at Valdosta State University
* 2005 National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification, # 0020443
* 2004-05 Recipient of the Valdosta State University College of the Arts Excellence in Teaching Award.
* 2004 VSU Faculty Research Grant, The Butler House: Art Deco Masterpiece
February 2001 - Present
Graduate Assistan at The University of Memphis
August 1993 - May 1995
Assistant at Hamilton Hall Interior Design Studio
May 1992 - July 1992
Art 2008 Biennial Juried Exhibition
Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center, Boca Raton, FL, 2008
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Southern Artists’ League Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2007
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9th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition
Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2007 - SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
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Annual VSU Faculty Exhibition
Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA, 2007
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Best of America: Mixed Media Artists and Artisans
(Vol. 1) (2007). Williamsburg, VA: Kennedy Publishing. (work featured on p. 80)
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VMRC Juried Multimedia Art Exhibition
Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2007
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Memphis/Germantown Art League National Exhibition
Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, Inc., Memphis, TN, 2007 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
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Abstract and Non-Representational Works Juried Exhibition
21st Century Art ‘Gallery Without Walls’, www.21stcenturyart.net, 2007 - MERIT AWARD
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VSU Faculty Exhibition
Okefenokee Heritage Center, Waycross, GA, 2007
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Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition
12 12 Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2007
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49th International Award Exhibition
San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA, 2007 - AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
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Southern Artists’ League Annual Fall Juried Members Exhibition
Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2006
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DPI - Digitally Propelled Ideas
W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, 2006
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6th Annual Summer All Media International Online Juried Art Exhibition
Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2006
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15th Annual People's Choice Art Competition
Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2006
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San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) International Digital Exhibition 2006
Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA
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Making the Cut/Open Competition Exhibition
Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY, 2006
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Valdosta National 2006 National Juried Exhibition
Valdosta State University, Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA
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Color III International Exhibition
Period Gallery Online Exhibition, Lincoln, NE, 2005
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Annual Fall Southern Artist’s League Juried Exhibition
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2005 - COMMENDATION AWARD
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Visual Arts: Best of Show - Modern Motif. Journal of Interior Design
Nawrocki, S. (2005), 31, 39.
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16th Annual Fine Art Competition and Exhibition at the Georgia National Fair
Miller- Murphy-Howard Building, Perry, GA, 2005 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
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Annual VSU Faculty Exhibition
2005 - Displayed two Mixed Media Digital Images
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‘Celebration’ Juried Exhibition
K. D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO, 2005
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Abstraction VIII International Exhibition
Period Gallery Online Exhibition, Lincoln, NE, 2005 - SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
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ADSO’s 13th Annual Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition
Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach, The Arts Center Galleries, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, 2005
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Tech Art II
The South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2005
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Visual Arts Alliance Twenty-Second Juried Open Exhibition
Continental Building, Houston, TX, 2005
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Visual Arts Society of Texas’ 37th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition
Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, 2005
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Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) 2005 Annual Conference Juried Design Competition
Savannah, GA - BEST OF SHOW - VISUAL ARTS
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Southern Artists League’s “A Regional Juried Exhibition”
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2004 - MERIT AWARD
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Annual VSU Faculty Exhibition
2004 - Displayed two Mixed Media Digital Images
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Snap to Grid
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2004
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Emerging Artists Group - September 2004 Juried Competition
2004 - AWARDED COMPETITION FINALIST
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A National View at Grandview Exhibition
Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA, 2004
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13th Annual People's Choice Art Competition
Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2004
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ADSO’s 12th Annual Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition
Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach, The Arts Center Galleries, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, 2004
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“The World of Art” Exhibition
Mable House Cultural Center, Atlanta, GA, 2004
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LaGrange National XXIII Exhibition
Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA, 2004
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Romance to Romanticism 2004 Exhibition
Keyes Gallery, Springfield, MO, 2004
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1st Annual Bi-State Art Competition
Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2004
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Contemporary VI International Exhibition
Period Gallery Online Exhibition, Lincoln, NE, 2004 - DIRECTOR’S RECOGNITION AWARD
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Southern Artist’s League Treemendous Exhibition
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2003
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Annual VSU Faculty Exhibition
2003 - Displayed two computer prints.
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Paper presented at the 2002 Interior Design Educational Council Regional South and East Conference was entitled
“Interior Designers’ Computer Applications in Professional Practice: Implications for Interior Design Education.” New York, NY.
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Annual VSU Faculty Exhibition
2002 - Displayed a Fiber Piece and a computer print.
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Annual VSU Faculty Exhibition
2001 - Displayed intaglio and computer prints.
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Guest Lecturer
Department of Technology, Mississippi State University, 1997-98 Subject lectures included Color, AutoCAD, and Photoshop
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Thesis project drawings and narrative
displayed at the Mississippi University for Women Fine Arts Gallery. 1996
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Thesis project drawings and narrative
displayed at The University of Memphis Fine Arts Gallery. 1995
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Print accepted in the Juried Student Exhibition
at The University of Memphis Fine Arts Gallery. 1995
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Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition
held at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, MS. Received the Best of Show Award and two Juror’s Awards. 1993
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The Sketchbook of Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity
Kennon, A. B. (Ed.). (1993). Kirkwood, MO: Messenger Printing. Each year, Kappa Pi sponsors an art scholarship competition where student members can submit five photographs of their work to be judged. A second place award resulted in the publication of several fine art works in this journal.
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The Dilettanti
Morgan, L. (Ed.). (1993). Columbus, MS: Mississippi University for Women. The Dilettanti is an art and literary publication for M.U.W. students with awards given in the categories of prose, poetry and art. An award of third place in the art category resulted in the inclusion of a serigraphy and an intaglio print for this publication.
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Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition
held at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, MS. Received a Juror’s Award for Fiber Arts. 1992
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Photographer’s Forum Magazine
(1992). Best of Photography 1992. Santa Barbara, CA.
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Photographer’s Forum Magazine
Photographer’s Forum Magazine sponsors a yearly photography competition for college students and professional photographers. One photograph was included in the published annual.
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The Dilettanti
Morgan, D. (Ed.). (1992). Columbus, MS: Mississippi University for Women.
An award of third place in the art category allowed for a fiber arts wall hanging and an intaglio print to be reproduced in this journal.
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Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition
held at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, MS. A Photograph was accepted and a Juror’s Award was received for Fiber Arts. 1991
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Photographer’s Forum Magazine
(1991). Best of College Photography 1991. Santa Barbara, CA: Author
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Photographer’s Forum Magazine
(1990). Best of College Photography 1990. Santa Barbara, CA: Author.
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Redline’s 6th Annual Juried Exhibition
Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO 2019
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Educators as Artists: Juried College Faculty Exhibition
Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA 2019
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Number Presents: Art of the South 2019
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN, 2019
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RISK National Juried Art Competition
Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA, 2019
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45th Annual Bi-State Exhibition
Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2019
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Winners’ Circle Art Exhibition (featuring winners from the gallery’s 2018 juried exhibitions)
311 Gallery, 311 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, 2019
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Educators as Artists: Juried College Faculty Exhibition
Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA 2018
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VMRC’s Fifteenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2018
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Abstract National
Mark Arts, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS 2018 HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
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Abstracts Juried Show 2018
311 Gallery, 311 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, 2018 – BEST OF SHOW AWARD
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39th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition
Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2018
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44th Annual Bi-State Exhibition
Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2017
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5th Annual National Juried Exhibition
Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA, 2017
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PAPERWORKS 2017 National Juried Art Competition
B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, 2017
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VMRC’s Fourteenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2017
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20th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition
Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2017
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3rd Annual Collaborations and Mixed Media Exhibition
The Gallery at Center for Creative Education, West Palm Beach, FL, 2017
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Drawing Connections
Works by art faculty from Valdosta State University, 13 Feb-3 March at the Kobro Gallery, Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts, Lodz, Poland, 2017
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38th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition
Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2017
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Out of Order National Juried Exhibition
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2016- AWARD OF MERIT
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Metro Montage XVI Juried Art Exhibition
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, 2016
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Abstract National Exhibition 2016
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, 2016
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12th National Juried Exhibition
Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, 2016
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VMRC’s Twelfth Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2016
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6th Annual “CityScapes” Art Competition
Light Space & Time Online Gallery, 2016 – SPECIAL MERIT AWARD
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Art 2016 Biennial Juried Art Competition
Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, 2016
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On the Edge – National Juried Show
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2015
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Metro Montage XV Juried Art Exhibition
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, 2015
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VMRC’s Eleventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2015
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18th Annual Rio Brazos National Juried Art Exhibition
Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2015 – JUROR’S MERIT AWARD
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CONTEMPO: pushing the limit on art
Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum, Tequesta, FL, 2015
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A Family Affair: Works by the Nawrocki Family (Thomas, Susa, Selena)
Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2015 - (Mixed Media composition purchased by museum for permanent collection)
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Works on Paper Juried Art Exhibition
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2014 - AWARD OF MERIT
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Metro Montage XIV Juried Art Exhibition
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, 2014
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Digital Magic Juried Art Exhibition
B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, New York, 2014 - DIGITAL MAGIC AWARD WINNER
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Dimensions
a 50th Anniversary, National Juried Fine Art Competition, Womble Carlyle Gallery, Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC, 2014 - BEST OF SHOW AWARD
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VMRC’s Eleventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2014
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17th Annual Rio Brazos National Juried Art Exhibition
Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX 2014 – BEST OF SHOW AWARD
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Nathan D. Rosen Biennial Juried Art Competition
Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center, Boca Raton, FL, 2014
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“Art Connections 10”
George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 2014.
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Still Point Arts Quarterly
(Issue No. 11) (Fall 2013). Brunswick, ME: Shanti Arts LLC Publishing. (work featured on p. 9)
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Interiors juried exhibition
Still Point Art Gallery (www.stillpointartgallery.com), 2013 - BEST THREE-DIMENSIONAL OR MIXED MEDIA AWARD
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MGAL Memphis/Germantown Art League National Juried Exhibition
WKNO Gallery Ten Ninety One, Cordova, TN, 2013 - BOB FERRELL MEMORIAL AWARD
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VMRC’s Tenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery,
Harrisonburg, VA, 2013
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5th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition
Visual Arts Society of Texas, Center for the Visual Arts, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX, 2013
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52nd International Award Exhibition
San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA, 2013
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Chowan University National Juried Exhibition
Green Hall Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC, 2013
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2nd Annual “All Women” Juried Art Exhibition
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, 2013
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Regarding the Third Dimension: Real or Imagined?
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2012
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2012 National Juried All-Media Exhibition
Petersburg Regional Art Center, Petersburg, VA, 2012 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
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2011 Best in Show Winner Selena Nawrocki (Solo Exhibition)
Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL, 2012
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VMRC’s Ninth Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2012
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Chowan University National Juried Exhibition 2012
Green Hall Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC, 2012
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LaGrange National XXVII Biennial Exhibition
LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA 2012 - MERIT AWARD
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33rd Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition
Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2012
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Art Connections 8 Juried Exhibition
George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2012
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13th Annual Abstraction Juried Online International Art Exhibition
Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2011 - THREE SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
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15th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition
Tarleton State University, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Granbury, TX, 2011 - GRANBURY WINE WALK JUROR’S MERIT AWARD
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VMRC’s Eighth Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2011
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Arts & Design Society (ADSO) 19th Southeast Regional Juried Art Exhibition
Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL, 2011 - FIRST PLACE - BEST OF SHOW AWARD
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51st International Awards Exhibition
San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA, 2011 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BEST OF SHOW) AWARD
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100th Anniversary Exhibition and Celebration of International Women’s Day
2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA, 2011
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Art Connections 7 Juried Exhibition
George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2011
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Four Artists Alumni Invitational Exhibition
Mississippi University for Women, Eugenia Summer Gallery, Columbus, MS, 2011
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Southern Artists League 2010 Fall Art Show
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2010
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Work to be featured in upcoming publication
Still Point Art Gallery Yearbook, 2010
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14th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition
Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2010
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21st Annual Juried Competition
Arts Council of York County, Center for the Arts, Rock Hill, SC, 2010
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National Juried Competition: Digital Works Exhibition
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, 2010
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VMRC’s Seventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2010
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Arts & Design Society (ADSO) 18th Southeastern Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition
Northwest Florida State College, Mattie Kelly Art Gallery, Niceville, FL, 2010 - SECOND PLACE AWARD
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Creative Scholarship Showcase Exhibition
Savannah College of Art and Design, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual National Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2010
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Geometric Abstraction
Still Point Art Gallery (www.stillpointartgallery.com), Brunswick, ME, 2010
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LaGrange National XXVI Exhibition
Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA, 2010
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Chowan University National Juried Exhibition
Department of Visual Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC, 2010
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Creative Scholarship Presentation
“Contempo: Interior Design as Inspiration for Fine Art”, 2010 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual National Conference, Atlanta, GA
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Art Connections 6 Juried Exhibition
George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2010
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Okefenokee Heritage Center Juried Art Exhibition
Waycross, GA, 2009
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Annual VSU Faculty Exhibition
Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA, 2009
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Color Matters National Juried Exhibition
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2009
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17th National Juried Show
Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ, 2009
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13th Annual Juried Rio Brazos Art Exhibition
Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2009
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20th Annual Juried Competition
Arts Council of York County, Center for the Arts, Rock Hill, SC, 2009 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
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VMRC Sixth Annual Juried Art Exhibition
VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2009
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Creative Scholarship Presentation
“Vertigo”, 2009 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual National Conference, St. Louis, MO - FINALIST AWARD
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2009 MUW Alumni Juried Exhibition
Mississippi University for Women, Fine Arts Gallery, Columbus, MS - PURCHASE AWARD, 2011 EXHIBITION AWARD
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Art Connections 5 Juried Exhibition
George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 2009.
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Southern Artists League Regional Juried Exhibition
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts. Valdosta, GA, 2008 HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
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10th Anniversary Best of the Best Online International Art Exhibition
Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2008
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Artist Guild of Northwest Georgia (AGNWG) 1st Annual Online Art Competition
2008, 1st PLACE 3-DIMENSIONAL AWARD
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2008 International Art Show - Part 2: Abstract, Guests Gallery
Lilburn, GA - FINALIST AWARD
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