Awards
2024
- Iowa State Fair, Third Place-Adult Pastels, Des Moines, IA (Jurors: Hannah Hope Hawthorn, Artist; Brian Frederiksen, Artist; Gary Hoff, Artist)
- Iowa Pastel Society Member Show, Honorable Mention, Des Moines Public Library (Juror: Diane Kunzler, Artist)
- Iowa Pastel Society Member Show, Best of Show Award, Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, IA (Member Vote)
- Iowa Pastel Society Member Show, Peoples’ Choice Award, Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, IA
- Greater Des Moines Exhibited XXIX, Merit Award, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA (Juror: Johnathan Berger, Artist)
- Des Moines Women's Club, First Place (Juror: Sam Chiodo, Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, IA)
- Greater DSM Exhibited, Heritage Gallery, Honorable Mention (Juror: Sarah Grant, Artist/Owner Sticks, Des Moines, IA)
- Greater DSM Exhibited, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA, Honorable Mention (Juror: Liz Lidgett, Designer, Des Moines, IA)
- Des Moines Women’s Club, Honorable Mention (Juror: Jim Engler, Professor Emeritus, Grand View College)
- Iowa State Fair, Second Place, Pastels (Jurors: Jim Engler, Professor Emeritus, Grand View College; Nan Wilson, Briar Cliff College; Mary Jones, Grandview University)
- Iowa State Fair, Honorable Mention (Jurors: Jim Engler, Professor Emeritus, Grand View College; Nan Wilson, Briar Cliff College; Mary Jones, Grandview University)
- Iowa Pastel Society, Juried Members Show, Third Place, Juried by peers
- Iowa Pastel Society, Juried Members Show, Honorable Mention, Juried by peers
- Iowa State Fair, Third Place in Pastel Division (Jurors: Maggie Harlow-Vogt, Art Education, DSM Art Center; Marcia Joffe-Bouska, Iowa Artist; Brian Roberts, Professor, Central College, IA)
- Iowa State Fair, Merit Award (Jurors: Tilly Woodward, Curator, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, IA; Elissa Cox, Professor, Upper Iowa University; Lacy Jennings, Art Educator)
- Biennial Community of Regional Artists Exhibit, Octagon Art Center, Ames, IA, Honorable Mention (Juror: Jack Wilkes, Artist and Art Educator)
- Octagon National Juried All-Media Exhibition, Ames, IA, Honorable Mention (Juror: Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, Department Chair & Professor of Fiber, Kansas City Art Institute)
- Greater DSM Exhibited, Heritage Gallery, Best of Show (Juror: Mark Marturello, Illustrator, Des Moines, IA)
- Iowa Pastel Society Juried Members Show, Honorable Mention, Juried by peers
- Iowa State Fair, Excellence in Pastel (Jurors: Heather Lovewell, Curator, Catich Gallery; Tilly Woodward, Curator of Community and Public Outreach, Grinnell College; Sam Chiodo, Des Moines, IA)
Exhibitions
2025
- National Association of Women Artists 136th Annual Members Exhibition, The Leonovich Gallery, New York, NY
- Solo Show-Visual Rewards-Florals, Unitarian Church, Des Moines, IA
- Octagon Annual Member Show, Ames, IA
- International Association of Pastel Societies Juried Webshow-46th Open Division
- Mainframe Studios “Environment” Juried Competition Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, IA
- Des Moines Women’s Club Annual Art Show, Hoyt Sherman, Des Moines, IA
- Mainframe Studios “Layered” Juried Competition, Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, IA
- Tucson Pastel Society “The Power of Pastel”, Online Juried Show, Tuscon AZ
- The Giffuni Gallery of American Pastels at The Butler Institute of American Art, Selected Work from the 52nd PSA Annual Exhibition, Youngstown, OH
- Greater Des Moines Exhibited XXX, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines IA
- “Glorious Pastels”, Iowa Pastel Association, Member-only Online Juried Competition, Des Moines, IA
- Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance 52nd Annual Exhibition, PSA Headquarters, New York, NY
- Iowa State Fair “Fine Arts Exhibit”, Des Moines, IA
- Iowa Exhibited 2024, Des Moines Heritage Gallery, Des Moines IA
- Iowa Pastel Society Member Show, Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines, IA
- Solo: "Midwest Landscapes", Clive Library, Clive, IA
- Octagon Annual Member Show, Octagon Art Center, Ames, IA
- Natioanal Association of Women Artists Annual Member Show, New York, NY
- Iowa Pastel Society (IPS) Member competition, IPS Annual Meeting, Des Moines, IA
- Des Moines Women’s Club Annual Art Show, Hoyt Sherman, Des Moines, IA
- Installation: Folding Cranes––Enfolding Community, Iowa COVID Memorial, WITCC, Sioux City, IA
- Members Show, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA
- Glorious Pastels, Iowa Pastel Association, National On-line Competition
- Installation: Folding Cranes––Enfolding Community, Iowa COVID Memorial, NIACC, Mason City, IA
- Solo: Iowa COVID Memorial Installation for Dallas County and contiguous Iowa counties and Pastel Landscapes, Waukee Public Library, Waukee, IA
- Des Moines Women’s Club Annual Art Show, Hoyt Sherman, Des Moines, IA
- Greater Des Moines Exhibited XXIX, Des Moines, IA
- Installation: Folding Cranes––Enfolding Community, IA COVID Memorial, LORAS College, Dubuque, IA
- Iowa Exhibited, Des Moines, IA
- Solo: Polk County Conservation Center, Granger, IA
- The Colors of Nature, Artworks by Bridget Marcus & Pamela Douglas, Octagon, Ames, IA
- Iowa State Fair "Fine Arts Exhibit", Des Moines, IA
- International Association of Pastel Societies-38th Open Division, Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL
- Installation: Folding Cranes––Enfolding Community, Iowa COVID Memorial, DMACC, Ankeny, IA
- Des Moines Women's Club Annual Show, Hoyt Sherman, Des Moines, IA
- Installation: Folding Cranes––Enfolding Community, IA COVID Memorial, Reiman Gardens, Ames, IA
- Solo: The Landscape, Compass Financial Services, West Des Moines, IA
- Mid-America Pastel Society 2020 National Exhibition, Overland Park, KS
- Pastel Society of America, 47th Enduring Brilliance Exhibition, New York, NY
- National Association of Women Artists, Small Works Summer 2019 Exhibition, New York, NY
- Solo: Landscapes of Iowa, Clive City Offices, Clive, IA
- Solo: Urbandale City Hall, Urbandale, IA
2000-2019 Greater Des Moines Exhibited, Des Moines, IA (2000-01, 2004-05, 2009, 2011-14, 2016-19)
2000-2019 Iowa State Fair “Fine Arts Exhibit”, Des Moines, IA
2002-2019 Iowa Exhibited, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines (2002, 2004-5, 2009, 2011-14, 2016-19)
2018
- Group Show-Pastels, World Food Prize Bldg., Des Moines, IA
- Solo: Des Moines Pubic Library, Des Moines, IA
- Solo: Cherokee Art Center, Cherokee, IA
- Solo: Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA
- 22nd Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition, Tim Murphy Art Gallery, Merriam, KS
- Solo: Urbandale Library, Urbandale, IA
- 13th Annual Juried Art Show, Images Art Gallery, Overland Park, KS
- 21st Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition, Tim Murphy Art Gallery, Merriam, KS
2016
- Iowa Pastel Society Exhibit, Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA
- Solo: State of Iowa Library, “Plight of the Pollinators”, Des Moines, IA
- Iowa Pastel Society Annual Juried Members Show, Greenfield, IA
- Solo: Deerfield Retirement Community, Retrospect Show, Urbandale, IA
2014
- Solo: Ankeny Art Center, “Investigations into the Psychological Use of Color”, Ankeny, IA
- Iowa Pastel Society Annual Juried Members Show, Marshalltown, IA
- Mid-America Pastel Society Juried Members Exhibition, Topeka, KS
Published
2019 Clive Living Magazine, “Local Artists Share Their Inspirations and Passions, November, 2019
Art Fairs
2024 Artists’ Avenue Pop-up Sales Event, The Sagewood Events Venue, Indianola, IA
2015 Art on the Prairie, Perry, IA
2013 Art Midwest, The Other Art Show, Iowa Varied Industries Bldg., Des Moines, IA
Affiliations
National Association of Women Artists (jury-selected member)
Pastel Society of America (Signature member)
International Association of Pastel Societies
Iowa Pastel Society (Signature member)
Mid-America Pastel Society (Signature Member)
Octagon Gift Shop, Ames, IA
Teaching Experience
2000-present Studio classes in painting and drawing to adult students on a weekly basis
2024 4-day Art Camps for Children and Young Adults
2023 6-week Beginning Pastel, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA
2021 1-day workshop, Iowa Pastel Society, Granger, IA
2019 1-day workshop, Iowa Pastel Society, Granger, IA
2019 3-day plein air pastel workshop, Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA
2019 2-day plein air pastel workshop, Clear Lake, IA
2019 1-day landscape painting workshop, Iowa Pastel Society, Jester Park, IA
2018 3-day plein air pastel workshop, Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA
Previous History
1989-1997 Senior Administrator-Government Relations, The Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA
Administered corporate political action committee and board activities. Served as board liaison to corporate federal lobbyist in Washington, D.C. Developed marketing strategies for membership drives and fund-raising activities. Coordinated the business unit’s strategic planning process and related matters. Volunteer Docent for the corporate art collection and provided public tours
Education
2013-present Mentorship, Jack Wilkes, Des Moines, IA
1998-present Workshops attended:
- Colette Odya Smith: “Contemporary Pastel Landscapes from Photos” 4-day workshop, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI
- Lyn Asselta, Dawn Emerson, and Aline Ordman, “IAPS Pastel Immersion Retreat”, Madeline Island School of Arts, LaPointe, WI
- Jane LaFazio: “Art Journaling at the Ranch,” Madeline Island School of the Arts, Tuscon, AZ
- Dan Mackerman: “Light in the Landscape” 4-day pastel workshop Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI
- Peggy Johnston, multiple 1-day or 6-week sessions in “Book Making and Design”, Des Moines Art Center and Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, IA
- Richard McKinley-pastel landscape painting workshops, MISA, WI (5-day); Bend, OR (5-day); San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (10- day); IAPPS, Albuquerque, NM (1-day)
- Helen Garcia-5-day watercolor and ink journaling workshop, MISA, Santa Fe, NM
- Nancy King Mertz-5-day pastel plein air painting workshop, Dubuque, IA
- Lorenzo Chavez-3-day pastel plein air painting workshop, West Des Moines, IA
- Cecile Houel-Iowa Pastel Society sponsored 1-day portraiture workshop, Ft. Dodge, IA
- Tom Christopher, Iowa Pastel Society sponsored 1-day pastel workshop, Greenfield, IA
- Debora Stewart-Iowa Pastel Society sponsored 1-day workshop, Amana, IA
- Costa Vavagiakis, NY Students’ League-10-day plein air painting workshop, Beaune, France
- Doug Dawson-3-day pastel workshop, Pastel Society of America Studio, New York, NY
- Urania Christy Tarbet-10-day pastel workshop, Fontaine Fourches, France
- Ann Templeton-plein air oil painting workshops, 10-day in Umbria, Italy; 10-day in Ruidoso, NM; 10-day in Portugal
- Teresa Vito-10-day plein air oil painting workshop, Provence, France
1991-2004 Mary Muller Studio, Des Moines, IA
1987 B.A. Des Moines Area Community College, Paralegal degree, Des Moines, IA
1979 B.S. Northwest Missouri State University, Office Administration/Economics, Maryville, MO
Volunteer Activities
2017-present Stephens Ministry Outreach Program, West Des Moines, IA
2015-present Anawim-Women Empowering Families, Des Moines, IA
2004-present Liturgical Artist, Coordinator Art and Environment at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, West Des Moines, IA