2024 Juror Award in Drawing Category
Main St. Arts Festival – Fort Worth, Texas (Juried Exhibition)
2024 Juror Award in Mixed Media Category
Main St. Arts Festival – Fort Worth, Texas (Juried Exhibition)
2024 Best in Show Drawing/Printmaking/Graphics Category
Atlanta Dogwood Fine Art Festival – Atlanta, GA (Juried Exhibition)
2024 Third Place
Bayou City Art Festival Downtown – Houston, TX (Juried Exhibition)
2024 Best In Show
Mount Dora Art Festival – Mount Dora, FL (Juried Exhibition)
2023 First Place
Neptune Festival Art & Craft Show – Virginia Beach, Virginia (Juried Exhibition)
2023 Merit Award
Festival in the Park – Charlotte, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2023 Best In Show
Ann Arbor State Street District Art Fair, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Juried Exhibition)
2023 Juror’s Choice 2D Award
Columbus Arts Festival – Columbus, Ohio (Juried Exhibition)
2022 Friends of Virginia MOCA Award of Distinction in Fine Art
66th Annual Boardwalk Artshow –Virginia Beach, Virginia (Juried Exhibition)
2022 Best In Show
Festival in the Park – Charlotte, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2022 Best In Show
Lazy Daze Arts Festival – Cary, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2022 Best In Show
Columbus Arts Festival – Columbus, Ohio (Juried Exhibition)
2022 Merit Award
Main St. Arts Festival – Fort Worth, Texas (Juried Exhibition)
2022 Best In Show
Naples National Art Show – Naples, Florida (Juried Exhibition)
2021 First Place
Artisanville Fine Art Show – Greenville, South Carolina (Juried Exhibition)
2021 Thomas A. Felton, Jr. Award of Distinction in Fine Art
65th Annual Boardwalk Artshow –Virginia Beach, Virginia (Juried Exhibition)
2021 Best In Show
Artsplosure – The Raleigh Art Festival – Raleigh, North Carolina (Juried Exhibition)
2021 Award of Merit
An Occasion for the Arts – Williamsburg, Virginia (Juried Exhibition)
2021 Second Place
Neptune Festival Art & Craft Show – Virginia Beach, Virginia (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best In Show
River Arts Festival – Memphis, Tennessee (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best In Show
Bethesda Row Art Festival – Bethesda, Maryland (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best In Show
St. James Court Art Festival (Belgravia Section) – Louisville, Kentucky (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best In Show
Neptune Festival Art & Craft Show – Virginia Beach, Virginia (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best New Artist
Armonk Outdoor Art Show – Armonk, New York (Juried Exhibition)
2019 First Place
Arts & Apples Art Festival – Rochester, Michigan (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best In Show
Boardwalk Art Show – Virginia Beach, Virginia (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best In Show
Art Beats & Eats – Royal Oaks, Michigan (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best In Show
Art Fair On The Square – Madison, Wisconsin (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best In Show
Boardwalk Art Show – Virginia Beach, Virginia (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Festival Award
Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival – Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best In Show
Artisphere Fine Arts Festival – Greenville, SC (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Most Unique
New Orleans Jazz Festival (Congo Square) – New Orleans, Louisiana (Juried Exhibition)
2019 Best of Show
Main St. Arts Festival – Fort Worth, Texas (Juried Exhibition)
2019 First Place
Coconut Grove Art Festival – Coconut Grove, Florida (Juried Exhibition)
2018 Best in Show
Pastel Journal Founder’s Award in Memory of Maggie Price (Juried Exhibition)
2018 Best In Category
Bethesda Row Art Festival – Bethesda, Maryland (Juried Exhibition)
2018 Second Place
Neptune Festival Art & Craft Show – Virginia Beach, Virginia (Juried Exhibition)
2018 Juror’s Choice Award
Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival – Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (Juried Exhibition)
2018 Best of Show
Main St. Arts Festival – Fort Worth, Texas (Juried Exhibition)
2018 First Place
Coconut Grove Art Festival – Coconut Grove, Florida (Juried Exhibition)
2018 Award of Excellence
Mount Dora Arts Festival – Mount Dora, FL (Juried Exhibition)
2017 Best In Show / Drawing
River Arts Festival – Memphis, TN (Juried Exhibition)
2017 Judges Choice Award
Artsplosure – The Raleigh Art Festival – Raleigh, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2017 Best In Show
Artisphere Fine Arts Festival – Greenville, SC (Juried Exhibition)
2017 Merit Award
Main St. Arts Festival – Fort Worth, Texas (Juried Exhibition)
2016 Second Place Award
Virginia Beach Neptune Arts Festival – Virginia Beach, VA (Juried Exhibition)
2016 Invitation Award
Plaza Art Fair – Kansas City, Missouri (Juried Exhibition)
2016 Merit Award
Columbus Art Festival – Columbus, Ohio (Juried Exhibition)
2016 Best of Drawing/Printmaking/Graphics Category
Virginia Highland Art Festival – Atlanta, GA (Juried Exhibition)
2016 Honorable Mention Award
Artsplosure – The Raleigh Art Festival – Raleigh, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2016 Merit Award –
Main St. Art Festival – Fort Worth, Texas (Juried Exhibition)
2016 Best in Drawing/Printmaking/Graphics Category
Atlanta Dogwood Fine Art Festival – Atlanta, GA (Juried Exhibition)
2015 MWBE Excellence Award
Minority & Women Business Enterprise – GUC & City of Greenville, NC (Selected)
2015 Best of Show Drawing/ Printmaking /Pastel Category
Atlanta Arts Festival – Atlanta, GA (Juried Exhibition)
2015 Best in Show
Artsplosure – The Raleigh Arts Festival – Raleigh, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2015 Honorable Mention
Artisphere Fine Art Festival – Greenville, SC (Juried Exhibition)
2015 Award of Distinction
Winter Park Art Festival – Winter Park, Florida (Juried Exhibition)
2015 First Place
Coconut Grove Art Festival – Coconut Grove, Florida (Juried Exhibition)
2015 Third Place
East Carolina University “AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE IN EASTERN NC” Community Celebration Reception & Art Exhibition –Greenville, North Carolina (Juried Exhibition)
2014 Award of Distinction
Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival – Pensacola, Florida(Juried Exhibition)
2014 Award of Merit
Plaza Arts Festival – Kansas City, Missouri (Juried Exhibition)
2014 Best of Show Drawing/ Printmaking /Pastel Category
Atlanta Arts Festival – Atlanta, GA (Juried Exhibition)
2014 Best in Show
Uptown Art Fair – Minneapolis, MN (Juried Exhibition)
2014 Thomas A. Felton, Jr. Award of Distinction in Fine Art
59th Annual Boardwalk Artshow & Festival–Virginia Beach, VA (Juried Exhibition)
2014 Award of Merit
Columbus Arts Festival – Columbus, OH (Juried Exhibition)
2014 Award of Merit
Artsplosure – The Raleigh Arts Festival – Raleigh, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2014 Best in Drawing Category
A-RTS Rockville Town Square Fine Art Festival – Rockville, MD (Juried Exhibition)
2014 First Place
Coconut Grove Art Festival – Coconut Grove, Florida (Juried Exhibition)
2013 Best of Show
Chastain Park Arts Festival – Atlanta, GA (Juried Exhibition)
2013 First Place
Centerfest Fine Art Festival – Durham, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2013 Best of Painting Watercolor/ Pastel Category
Atlanta Arts Festival – Atlanta, GA (Juried Exhibition)
2013 Second Place
Artisphere Fine Art Festival – Greenville, SC (Juried Exhibition)
2013 Best in Drawing / Printmaking / Graphics Category
Atlanta Dogwood Fine Art Festival – Atlanta, GA (Juried Exhibition)
2012 Third Place
Centerfest Fine Art Festival – Durham, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2012 Artistic Merit Award
North Carolina Statewide Exhibit – On Common Ground: Pastel Paintings From the Mountain to the Sea – Raleigh, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2012 Third Place
Artisphere Fine Art Festival – Greenville, SC (Juried Exhibition)
2011 NAACP Hall of Legends “Trailblazer Award”
Pitt County NAACP Greenville, North Carolina (Selected)
2011 First Place
St. Stephens Arts Show 2011, Coconut Grove, Florida (Juried Exhibition)
2010 Award of Merit
Gold Coast Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois
2010 First Place
Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI (Juried Exhibition)
2010 Best In Drawing Category
Boardwalk Artshow & Festival–Virginia Beach, VA (Juried Exhibition)
2009 First Place
CenterFest Art Festival – Durham, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2009 First Place
Art Appreciation College Text Book Cover Contest
2009 Award of Excellence
Virginia Beach Neptune Artshow & Festival–Virginia Beach, VA (Juried Exhibition)
2009 First Place
Miami Beach Festival of the Arts – Miami Beach, FL (Juried Exhibition)
2009 First Place
Pitt Community College First Annual Fine Art Exhibition (Juried Exhibition)
2008 Best In Show
Ocean View 46th CBAA Annual Artshow – Norfolk, VA (Juried Exhibition)
2008 Third Place
Center Fest Art Festival – Durham, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2006 Pastel Society of New Mexico Award
Pastel Society of America 34th Annual Art Exhibit, National Arts Club–New York, NY. (International Juried Competition)
2006 Award of Merit
Stockley Garden Art Festival (Juried Exhibition)
2006 Award of Honor
Boardwalk Artshow & Festival–Virginia Beach, VA (Juried Exhibition)
2006 Third Place
AFRAM Festival – Norfolk, VA (Juried Exhibition)
2005 First Place
“The Best of North Carolina Artist” Competition) (Juried Publication)
2005 Herman Melville Award of Excellence
Portwarick Art & Sculpture Festival–Newport News, VA (Juried Exhibition)
2005 First Place
Grifton Shad Festival Art Show–Grifton, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2005 People Choice Award
Grifton Shad Festival Art Show–Grifton, NC (Juried Exhibition)
2005 Artwork “Deep Thoughts”
Was published in Living Artist Catalog sold in Barnes & Nobles (Juried Publication Competition).
2002 National Arts Club Award
Pastel Society of America 30th Annual Art Exhibit, National Arts Club–New York, NY. (International Juried Competition) (National Art Club also purchased 4 pieces of his work for their permanent gallery.)
2000 Best In Show
NC Weslyan College Annual Martin Luther King, Jr Competition – Rocky Mount, NC.
1999 First Place
NC Weslyan College Annual Martin Luther King, Jr Competition – Rocky Mount, NC.