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2025

Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, UC Davis, Davis, California
Group show, one acrylic painting, "Acacia in Bloom, UC Davis Arboretum," March 18 to mid-September, 2025.

The Paint Chip, Davis, California
Individual show, "Rock and Water: National Parks of the West," January 2-31, 2025. Watercolor paintings and pen and ink drawings.


2024

Madera County Arts Council/Circle Gallery, Madera, California
Juried show, "Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts," August 29-October 18, 2024. One acrylic painting: "Almond Hulling Facility, Merced County."

aRt Cottage, Concord, California
Contra Costa Plein Air Group Show, May 1-June 27, 2024. Two watercolor paintings: "Where Two Rivers Meet" and "View of the Hills from Radke Martinez Shoreline."

Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, California
Juried show, "Farms & Fields," April 30-July 27, 2024. One acrylic painting: "Silos and Grain Elevators, Solano County."

Arts Benicia, Benicia, California
Art of a Community (members show), January 20-February 25, 2024: "Staten Island Farm, San Joaquin County."


2023

Yolo Basin Foundation, Davis, California
Invited participant, Bucks for Ducks Art Auction, September 24-October 2, 2023: "Goldfields and Blow Wives, Jepson Prairie."

California State Fair, Sacramento, California
Juried show, July 14-30, 2023. Two acrylic paintings: "Rice Silos and Solar Panels, Colusa County" and "Passageway, Riverside Elevators, Isleton."

McCormack Ranch, Rio Vista, California
Group show, May 20-21, 2023. "South of 80," Acrylic paintings.

Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, California
Juried show, "Farms & Fields," May 2-July 29, 2023. One acrylic painting: "Almond Trees in Early Fall."

Gallery 1855, Davis, California
Individual show, "A Miscellany of Trees," January 3-March 30, 2023. Drawings and paintings of mostly native California trees.


2022

Blue Line Arts, Roseville, California
Crocker Kingsley juried show, December 3, 2022-January 14, 2023. One acrylic painting: "Vineyards and Wine Vats."

Yolo Basin Foundation, Davis, California
Featured painting for Bucks for Ducks Art Auction, October 2-10, 2022: "Summertime."

Supervisors' Chambers, Sacramento County Administration Building, Sacramento, California
Invited individual show, "O Beautiful Land," July 26, 2022-January 25, 2023. Acrylic paintings on agricultural themes.

California State Fair, Sacramento, California
Juried show, July 15-31, 2022. One acrylic painting: "Unloading the Grain, Knights Landing."

Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, California
Juried show, "Farms & Fields," May 3-July 23, 2022. Two acrylic paintings: "Grain Elevator Operator, Glenn County" and "Young Olive Orchard, Capay Valley."



2021

Orland Art Center, 732 Fourth Street, Orland, California
Two-person show on agricultural themes, October 1-November 20, 2021. Acrylic paintings.
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Logos Books, Davis, California
Individual show, "Back Alleys to Mountain Meadows," October 5-28, 2021. Pen and ink drawings.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California
Community show, "Trees," viewable online April 3-May 9, 2021, at https://www.Sebarts.org/trees. One pen and ink drawing, "View from Prairie Ridge Trail."

Haze Dispensary, Rio Vista, California
Group show, Art in the Haze, presented by "The House by the River," February 22-March 27, 2021. Acrylic paintings.

Gallery 625, Woodland, California
Individual show,"The Good Earth: Farms and Fields from California to Cape Town," February 5-March 30, 2021. Acrylic paintings, pen and ink drawings, and photographs.


2020

Yolo Basin Foundation, Davis, California
Bucks for Ducks invitational art auction. Online auction November 9-15, 2020; virtual live auction November 14, 2020.

Circle Gallery, Madera, California
Juried show, Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts, September 10-October 23, 2020 (displayed both in gallery and online). Three acrylic paintings: "Almond Orchard in Summer," "Wheat and Blue Silos," and "Irrigation Ditch and Tomato Field."

Arthouse on R, 1021 R Street, Sacramento, California
Three-person show (with John Nichols and Mark Dearing), September 12-October 5, 2020, "From Farm to Fork."

Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, California
On-line juried show, Farms & Fields, June-August, 2020. One acrylic painting: "Beehives."

International House, Davis, California
Two-person show (with Sally Besser), April 2020 (cancelled because of Covid). "Bearing Witness," watercolors and mixed media.



2019

McCormack Ranch, Rio Vista, California
Group show, December 7-8, 2019. "South of 80," Acrylic paintings.

Circle Gallery, Madera, California
Juried show, Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts, September 12-October 23, 2019. Two acrylic paintings: "Red Barn, Green Field" and "Freshly Mown Hay."

Barn Gallery, Woodland, California
Juried show, Surroundings, September 6-December 30, 2019. Two acrylic paintings: "Waiting for the Next Harvest" and "Adams No. 2 Dryer."

California State Fair, Sacramento, California
Juried show, July 13-29, 2019. One acrylic painting: "Silos and Packing Crates."

Gallery 1855, Davis, California
Individual show, June 3-28, 2019. Acrylic paintings: "Gardens from Mediterranean Regions."


2018

McCormack Ranch, Rio Vista, California
Group show, November 10-11, 2018. "Farmlands and Wetlands: Art of Our Region," Pen and ink drawings and acrylic paintings.


2017

International House, Davis, California
Individual show, October 13-November 6, 2017. Acrylic paintings: "Scenes from Mediterranean Gardens."


2016

Bay-Delta Science Conference, Sacramento, California
Juried show, November 15-17, 2016. Two acrylic paintings: "The Wish--and the Reality" and "Connections."

Gallery 625, Woodland, California
Yolo Arts Art Farm Gala juried show, October 7-November 30, 2016. One acrylic painting: "July morning, County Road 100A."

Pence Gallery, Davis, California
SLICE: A juried cross-section of regional art, July 8-August 21, 2016. Mixed media: "War."

Logos Books, Davis, California
Individual show, January 4-April 3, 2016. Pen and ink drawings: "Oaks, pines, and one baobab."


2015

Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, UC Davis, Davis, California
Individual show, December 1, 2015-January 22, 2016. Acrylic paintings. "Warmth, water, and shade: Gardens of the Mediterranean regions."

Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, California
Juried show, Art About Agriculture, November 11, 2015-January 24, 2016. One acrylic painting: "Winter branches."

Circle Gallery, Madera, California
Juried show, 2015 Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts, September 30-November 21, 2015. One acrylic painting: "Wheat stubble along Road 102."

Roots to Wine Annual Wine and Art in the Park, Winters, California
Invited participant, May 9, 2015. Pen and ink drawings and acrylic paintings.

2014

Circle Gallery, Madera, California
Juried show, 2014 Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts, October 1-November 24, 2014. Two acrylic paintings. "Palmetto Orchard, Madera County" and "Fig Orchard, Madera County."

Monticello Seasonal Cuisine, Davis, California
Individual show, May 1-September 30, 2014. Acrylic paintings. "Mediterranean Harvest: Scenes from Morocco, Italy, and California."

Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, UC Davis, Davis, California
Individual show, May 5-June 2, 2014. Pen and ink drawings. "Mud, Wood, Brick, and Stone: Traditional Architecture and Landscapes."

Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, UC Davis, Davis, California
Individual show, March 27-April 30, 2014. Pen and ink drawings. "Rugged Beauty: Native Oaks of California."

Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California
Juried show, March 2014. Acrylic painting. "Pomegranates, Tulare County."


2013

Blue Line Arts, Roseville, California
Lottery for the Arts juried competition, November 2013. Acrylic painting. "Eucalyptus and lemon trees, Ventura County."

Riverfront Gallery, Petaluma, California
Juried show, July 10-September 8, 2013. Pen and ink drawing. "Valley oaks, Mt. Burdell Open Space Preserve, Marin County, California."

Roots to Wine Annual Wine and Art in the Park, Winters, California
Invited participant, May 11, 2013. Pen and ink drawings and acrylic paintings.

North Valley Bank, Woodland, California
Individual show, April 1-30, 2013. Acrlic paintings. Scenes of local and international agriculture.

Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, UC Davis, Davis, California
Individual show, March 1-28, 2013. Acrylic paintings. "Cornucopia: A Celebration of Mediterranean Agriculture."

2012

Tangent Gallery, Sacramento, California
Group show, July 14-August 4, 2012. One mixed media drawing. "Legacy of War."

Bogle Winery, Clarksburg, California
Individual show, July 21-August 26, 2012. Acrylic paintings. "Cornucopia: A Celebration of Mediterranean Agriculture."

Pence Gallery, Davis, California
Juried show, June 8 to July 5, 2012. One pen and ink drawing. "Oak tree, Rockville Regional Park, Fairfield, California."

Roots to Wine Annual Wine and Art in the Park, Winters, California
Invited participant, May 12, 2012. Pen and ink drawings and acrylic paintings. "The Place I Call Home: Yolo County and Beyond."

Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, California
Juried show, January 12-February 25, 2012. One acrylic painting. "Pomegranates, Tulare County."

Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, California
Juried show, November 5, 2011-February 26, 2012. One acrylic painting. "Olive orchard near Beni Mekkoud, Morocco."


2011

Tangent Gallery, Sacramento, California
Group show, August 13-September 3, 2011. One pen and ink drawing. "Oak tree, Rockville Regional Park, Fairfield, California."

Riverfront Gallery, Petaluma, California
Juried show, July 13-September 11, 2011. One acrylic painting and one pen and ink drawing. "Blue oaks near Cache Creek, California." "Church, Pirogovo Folk Museum, Ukraine."

Red Oak Realty, Berkeley, California
Individual show, February 14-May 6, 2011. Acrylic paintings and pen and ink drawings. "Landscapes from Six Continents."


2010

International House, Davis, California
Individual show, July 9-August 10, 2010. Pen and ink drawings. "North, South, East, West: Explorations on Six Continents."
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