Honors and Awards
2010 Artist of the Month - North Carolina Wildlife Artists Society
2005 Best of North Carolina Artists - Kennedy Promotions - First Place in Oils
2001 Wild Cat Art 2001 - Sierra Endangered Cat Haven Judges Award of Excellence
1997 Pittsburgh Aviary Wildlife Art Expo - Artist of the Year
1995 Minnesota Deer Hunters Association - Artist of the Year
1994 Northern Wildlife Art Expo - Judges Excellence Award
1994 Northern Wildlife Art Expo - Peoples Choice Award
1993 Northern Wildlife Art Expo - Judges Excellence Award
1993 Minnesota Deer Hunters Association - Artist of the Year
1991 Wisconsin Timber Wolf Alliance - Artist of the Year
Wisconsin State Conservation Print
1991 Robert Bateman Master Class
1991 Basking Ridge Wildlife Art Expo - First Place/Best in Show
1991 Western Pennsylvania Wildlife Art Expo - Artist of the year
1991 Endangered Species Media Project International Museum Tour
1990 6th Annual Onondaga Woodcarvers Club Painting Competition - First - Second
and Third Place ribbons.
1990 Western Pennsylvania Wildlife Art Expo - First - Second and Peoples Choice Awards.
1989 Animals in Art Expo - New York Zoological Society - Best in Show
1989 Western Pennsylvania Wildlife Art Expo - Artist of the year
1987 The Society of Illustrators, Paperback four by seven award
PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE:
The American Artists Blue Book - the Asheville Citizen Times - Baby Wolf - Published by Golden Books: Illustrated by Bob Travers The Best of North Carolina Artists 2005 - The West Central Tribune (Minnesota) - The Des Moines Register (Iowa) The Milwaukee Journal - The Staten Island Advance - Mountain Express - Rapid River - Feature article, InformArt - Wildlife Art News
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS INCLUDE:
The Society of Animal Artists - The National Wildlife Federation - The Alliance of North Carolina Artists. North Carolina Wildlife Artists Society
ONE MAN SHOWS INCLUDE:
Landmarks Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. - Nature’s Art Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa. - Wickwire Gallery, downtown Hendersonville, NC. - Natural Selections, Asheville, NC. TASS Gallery, Old Fort, NC
GROUP SHOWS INCLUDE:
Art in Bloom, Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Gallery One, Masterworks in Miniature, Mentor Ohio - the Germanton Gallery and Winery, Things with Wings, Winston Salem - Best of the West, Pinetop AZ - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC. - National Audubon Society, Jamestown, NY - Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highlands, - NC. Connemara Visions, Wickwire Gallery, Hendersonville NC. - Art in Bloom, Black Mountain Center for the Arts. -Gateway to the Arts, Waynesville, NC (also see shows listed above under honors and awards)
CLIENT LIST INCLUDES:
Applejack Limited Editions, Berkley Books, Bernard Fine Art, CBS, Chaney Instruments, The Danbury Mint, Dell Publishing, Dickson’s, Environmental Graphics, Fawcet Books, FJ Warren, FX Schmidt, Granite Mountain, Hallmark Greetings, Harlequin Books, Harlequin Nature Graphics, HBO, Impulse Wear, Leanin’ Tree Cards, Pumpernickel Press Greeting Cards, National Wildlife Federation, Nature World Art, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Pure Country Weavers, Sagebrush Fine Art, Second Nature Software, Showtime Cable TV, Stein & Day Publishing, Taylor Precision Instruments, Teletrend, The Mountain Corp., Tree Free Greetings, US Can Company, Weyerhaeuser.
2005 Best of North Carolina Artists - Kennedy Promotions - First Place in Oils
2001 Wild Cat Art 2001 - Sierra Endangered Cat Haven Judges Award of Excellence
1997 Pittsburgh Aviary Wildlife Art Expo - Artist of the Year
1995 Minnesota Deer Hunters Association - Artist of the Year
1994 Northern Wildlife Art Expo - Judges Excellence Award
1994 Northern Wildlife Art Expo - Peoples Choice Award
1993 Northern Wildlife Art Expo - Judges Excellence Award
1993 Minnesota Deer Hunters Association - Artist of the Year
1991 Wisconsin Timber Wolf Alliance - Artist of the Year
Wisconsin State Conservation Print
1991 Robert Bateman Master Class
1991 Basking Ridge Wildlife Art Expo - First Place/Best in Show
1991 Western Pennsylvania Wildlife Art Expo - Artist of the year
1991 Endangered Species Media Project International Museum Tour
1990 6th Annual Onondaga Woodcarvers Club Painting Competition - First - Second
and Third Place ribbons.
1990 Western Pennsylvania Wildlife Art Expo - First - Second and Peoples Choice Awards.
1989 Animals in Art Expo - New York Zoological Society - Best in Show
1989 Western Pennsylvania Wildlife Art Expo - Artist of the year
1987 The Society of Illustrators, Paperback four by seven award
PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE:
The American Artists Blue Book - the Asheville Citizen Times - Baby Wolf - Published by Golden Books: Illustrated by Bob Travers The Best of North Carolina Artists 2005 - The West Central Tribune (Minnesota) - The Des Moines Register (Iowa) The Milwaukee Journal - The Staten Island Advance - Mountain Express - Rapid River - Feature article, InformArt - Wildlife Art News
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS INCLUDE:
The Society of Animal Artists - The National Wildlife Federation - The Alliance of North Carolina Artists. North Carolina Wildlife Artists Society
ONE MAN SHOWS INCLUDE:
Landmarks Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. - Nature’s Art Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa. - Wickwire Gallery, downtown Hendersonville, NC. - Natural Selections, Asheville, NC. TASS Gallery, Old Fort, NC
GROUP SHOWS INCLUDE:
Art in Bloom, Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Gallery One, Masterworks in Miniature, Mentor Ohio - the Germanton Gallery and Winery, Things with Wings, Winston Salem - Best of the West, Pinetop AZ - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC. - National Audubon Society, Jamestown, NY - Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highlands, - NC. Connemara Visions, Wickwire Gallery, Hendersonville NC. - Art in Bloom, Black Mountain Center for the Arts. -Gateway to the Arts, Waynesville, NC (also see shows listed above under honors and awards)
CLIENT LIST INCLUDES:
Applejack Limited Editions, Berkley Books, Bernard Fine Art, CBS, Chaney Instruments, The Danbury Mint, Dell Publishing, Dickson’s, Environmental Graphics, Fawcet Books, FJ Warren, FX Schmidt, Granite Mountain, Hallmark Greetings, Harlequin Books, Harlequin Nature Graphics, HBO, Impulse Wear, Leanin’ Tree Cards, Pumpernickel Press Greeting Cards, National Wildlife Federation, Nature World Art, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Pure Country Weavers, Sagebrush Fine Art, Second Nature Software, Showtime Cable TV, Stein & Day Publishing, Taylor Precision Instruments, Teletrend, The Mountain Corp., Tree Free Greetings, US Can Company, Weyerhaeuser.