Mary Erickson grew up sketching the beaches of Long Island Sound and sold her first painting to Gulf+Western Industries in Stamford, Connecticut at 13.She studied at the University of Bridgeport and Sacred Heart University, and initially worked in small business management. Erickson's passion for painting, and a move to Florida in 1986, stirred the desire to pursue art as a career. Finally, she realized a long held dream, and in 1993, Mary began painting professionally.

Preferring to work on location, in the tradition of painters since the French Impressionists, Mary travels extensively. She creates field studies (plein air) then returns to the studio to produce large paintings using the visual knowlege and critical information gathered in the field.Painting tours have taken her to Spain, Guatemala, Argentina, Ireland and throughout the United States. Whether solitary excursions (like scouring the coast of Maine for painting sites with her rescue dog, Maggie) or group efforts with other professionals or students, Mary believes these painting trips are essential to an artist's career and growth. Future trips are planned to Italy, France, Costa Rica, Mexico and New Zealand.

A lifelong conservationist, Mary's 39 acre residence in North Carolina is slated to be left as an artist retreat and bird sanctuary. It is listed on the North Carolina Birding Trail, and can be seen at www.HighRidgeGardens.org.

Mary is co-founder of the American Tonalist Society, an organization formed to recognize, promote and showcase the current tonalist movement, and to continue the tradition of the American Tonalists of the 1800s. Erickson is also the founder of The Nanatuck Group, a seasonal gathering of professional artists and modern day art colony, who paint along the coast of Maine, based in Port Clyde on the St. George peninsula. She is a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA). In addition to Artists for Conservation and the Society of Animal Artists, memberships include the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society. Mary has served on the board of Big Brothers / Big Sisters, and as an advisor to several national plein air events. She is available for lively demonstrations and inspiring lectures about art and conservation. Erickson currently maintains studios in Marshville, NC and Venice, FL. In the summer she rents a large house in Port Clyde, ME and shares the experience with other professional artists. Daily painting excursions and art talks into the night typify the weeks into early September.

Mary's work is collected throughout the United States and Europe. Her largest project to date is the creation of artwork for the WaterStreet Hotel in Apalachicola, Florida. This luxurious waterfront property features Mary's original oil paintings and reproductions in the hotel lobby and each of the suites. Every Mary Erickson print edition includes a special edition of 100 prints used exclusively to raise funds for conservation, preservation, and educational organizations throughout the USA.

ARTICLES

REPRESENTATION

People find my work soothing and relaxing. Perhaps it is my reverence for the subjects I portray, and the spiritual sense of belonging I get when I am out in Nature. With a child-like excitement, I am awed and inspired by our planet. Paintings are my way of sharing its beauty. When painting outdoors, the emotion of the landscape is distilled through the artist, so the plein air painting is often not a literal translation, but a filtered rendition of all five senses. I want the viewer to sense the peacefulness of a place, hear the excitement of crashing waves, or feel the warm breeze on the beach. As much as want to portray the look of the landscape – I want to paint the experience of being there. I am searching for the truth in a scene, and when I find it and paint it, those senses and emotions all come through the brush and onto the canvas.

As an artist I will leave a body of work that represents my lifelong passion and respect for our environment. I believe there will come a day when the only places we will be allowed a glimpse of true nature will be in the parks and preserves we set aside today. As it gets more and more difficult to find "natural" areas, we must protect the untouched and undeveloped and its inhabitants, now, and support the organizations that do so. My 39-acre residence in North Carolina is slated to be left for future generations as a bird sanctuary and artists' retreat, as a spiritual place to respond to Nature, listen to the wind and birdsong, and return to our roots as part of a greater whole. Every painting I complete is a step to further that goal. www.HighRidgeGardens.org

2025 Honors and Exhibitions
Diligent Hunter - Great Blue Heron
Oil on Linen 30" x 40" will be showcased on June 30th in the NOAPS 2025 ASSOCIATE ONLINE EXHIBITION on www.noaps.org.

"Water Music," 14" x 14" oil on panel, has been selected by the jury for inclusion in the Artists for Conservation 2025 VIRTUAL EXHIBIT and companion book. This year the AFC Exhibit saw a very high submission rate with a total of 506 entries. The book will be available at the annual Artists for Conservation Festival 2025 happening at VanDusen Botanical Garden, 1203 W 37th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6M, Canada,Vancouver, British Columbia in September.

Podcast - Art Business Success
Mary was honored to be subject of an interview by the brilliant
Alyson Stanfield of Art Business Success. Alyson has re-issued the interview from 2018, insisting it
is still beneficial to artists today.

Richard Carrell Distinguished Artist Award
Mary Erickson was instrumental in helping Richard Carrell share his vision of America's Great Paint
Out, the Forgotten Coast Plein Air event, in Port St. Joe, Florida in 2003. She worked with Richard
and Judy Carrell developing the program, and selecting the inaugural artists. She created paintings of
the area, which Richard then used to garner support and sponsorship for his event, obtaining $50,000
in corporate grants, mainly from the St. Joe Paper Company. His final dream is realized this year as a
hard cover book is now available here:
https://www.forgottencoastenpleinair.com/books-and- merchandise/p/book
Mary was honored on the 20th Anniversary of this annual painting event with the Richard Carrell
Distinguished Artist Award.

Artists Honor Caspersen
An exhibition was held at Collectors Gallery in Venice, Florida,
celebrating the beauty of Caspersen Beach, which was destroyed during Hurricanes Helene and
Milton. Mary Erickson received two awards during this event: Peoples Choice for Best Studio painting
done from plein air - Morning Glow 30 x 40, and Peoples' Choice Award for Best Plein Air - Morning
Blue 8" x 8", Feb 2025
Mary has painted Caspersen for over thirty years, and has produced a small catalog available for
purchase. Call 704-219-0391 for info.

The American Tonalist Society
Sheridan, Wyoming – The American Tonalist Society, with president Mary Erickson, will present their
third curated exhibition and sale, Shades of Gray III. This showcase features the ATS Signature
Artists for 2025, over 30 invited artists chosen for their excellence in keeping the tonalist genre alive
through a variety of contemporary and traditional interpretations. With nature, atmosphere, emotion,
a sense of place, and an ethereal palette at the core of their creations, the exhibiting artists will
present approximately 60 works that exemplify and expand the tradition of tonalism. On view at
Ballards Fine Art in Sheridan, Wyoming, from September 4 through October 12, 2025.

Water Colors, Kauai, oil on D'arches oil paper, 6" x 16", was selected for the American Society of
Marine Artists annual Maritime Art Exhibition Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon Jul 2025

No Sleep Today, oil on panel, 23" x 16" has been juried into the Society of Animal Artists exhibition,
SAA Comes to the MACC, at the Monument Center for the Arts in Bennington, Vermont, from June 28
to October 26, 2025.

Water Music, oil on linen, 14" x 14" has been juried into the 8th annual Best of America Exhibition,
presented by the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society. The show runs through June at Eisele
Gallery of Exceptional Fine Art in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Heavenly Glow, oil on linen, 24" x 30" was selected for inclusion in the Modern Marine Masters
Exhibition with American Society of Marine Artists at Palm Avenue Fine Art, Sarasota, FL Mar 2025

Snowy Surf, oil on linen, 20" x 20" has been juried into 2025 Indiana Audubon's Dune Birds in Art
Exhibition, Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, Porter, Indiana Jun 2025

Palm Avenue Fine Art Mary participated in the inaugural plein air event Plein Air in Bloom, in
Sarasota. The exhibition was showcased at the gallery in April.

Above the Fray - White Egret, oil on panel, 30' x 30" was selected for the National Oil and Acrylic Painters
Society 2025 Spring International Online Exhibition (SOLD)

Judge and Curator Mary was the Curator and Judge of the Quick Draw Competition at the Forgotten
Coast Paint-Out in Port St Joe, FL MAR

Benefit show Mary participated in a benefit show for the American Association of University Women,
Venice, FL. FEB

Morning Glow, oil on linen, 30" x 40" Peoples Choice for Best Studio award, painting done from plein
air, Artists Honor Caspersen, Collectors Gallery, Venice, FL Feb 2025

Morning Blue, oil on panel, 8" x 8" Peoples' Choice Award for Best Plein Air - Artists Honor
Caspersen, Collectors Gallery, Venice, FL Feb 2025

Group Show MPDesigns & fine art gallery, Englewood, FL JAN

Gallery Artists Exhibition Season kick-off show opening, Palm Ave Fine Art JAN

2024:
Art from the Heart Stricken by the horrific destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina,
Mary looked for ways to help the artists of Asheville. She created an online exhibition and offered 27
paintings for sale at an affordable price to her extensive list of collectors. They did not disappoint. The
6x8 unframed original paintings, usually priced at $950, framed, sold for $400, unframed. Mary
donated all of the proceeds, almost $12,000, to The Marshville Methodist Church and the Asheville
River Arts District, benefiting the artists and communities in areas decimated by Hurricane Hélène.

Luminary - White Egret, oil on linen, 36" x 24" was juried into The 2024 National Oil and Acrylic
Painters Society's annual Associate Online Exhibition (SOLD)

Water Music, oil on panel, 14" x 14" was shown online at the 2024 NOAPS Spring International On-
line Exhibition

Water Music, oil on panel, 14" x 14" was exhibited in the Society of Animal Artists 64th Art & the
Animal Exhibition at Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City, Iowa thru Nov

Burst of Colors - Journey in France An exhibition curated by Helena Fox Fine Art in Charleston,
SC. Mary joined D. Eleinne Basa, John Caggiano and Susan Lynn for an exhibition of paintings
created during their travels in France. APR

Annual Home Tour Benefit show for American Association of University Women at Mary's Palermo
Art Studio in Venice, FL. The event raised over $12,000.

Coastal Symphony, oil on linen, 16" x 20" Mary was nominated as Palm Ave Fine Art's featured
artist for FEB (SOLD)

Grand Palm Fine Art Exhibition, Venice, FL curated by Lisle Casper FEB

Winding Creek, oil on linen, 6' x 8" was a painting done during the plein air event at Leipers Fork in
TN, with the Plein AirPainters of the SouthEast. PAP-SE (SOLD)

Tea Work Podcast: "You are who you say you are." on spotify.com An interview on success with
Grant Banko and Adam Moreau OCT

2023:
The Hunt, oil on linen, 16" x 20" was accepted into the19th ASMA National Exhibition at the Albany
Institute of History & Art in Albany, New York

Best in Show Mary's painting "Stronger Together" oil on linen, 12" x 9" was voted Best in Show at the
NOAPS plein air event at Principle Gallery in Alexandria, VA (SOLD)

Shades of Gray II Mary is a designated Signature Artist at the exhibition presented by the American
Tonalist Society at the Salmagundi Club in NYC in April

PAP-SE in Venice The Plein Air Painters of the South East exhibition at Venice Art Center

Grand Palm Fine Art Exhibition, Venice, FL curated by Lisle Casper FEB

2022:
Harbor Glow, oil on linen, 30" x 30" was accepted into the NOAPS Associate On-line Exhibition
(SOLD)

Summer Wind, oil on linen, 24" x 36" was accepted into the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society
annual Spring International On-line Exhibition (SOLD)

Snowy Surf, oil on linen, 20" x 20" was accepted into 30th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition of the Coos
Bay Art Museum, in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Moonlit Walk, oil on linen, 12" x 16" "Nocturne" a special group exhibition was presented by Helena
Fox Fine Art in Charleston, SC in October. (SOLD)

2021:
Surf and Stone, oil on linen, 24" x 36" was juried into the 2021 National Oil and Acrylic Painters
Society's Fall International On-line Exhibition

Summer Harvest, oil on linen, 8" x 16" was included in the NOAPS 2021 Associate Member On-line
Exhibition

Verdant Palmscape, oil on linen, 36" x 36" was accepted into the 2021 NOAPS Spring International
On-line Exhibition (SOLD)

Beach Light, oil on linen, 20" x 24" was accepted into the American Society of Museum Artists 18th
National Exhibition and continues to travel to these venues: January 16 - April 18, 2021 Burroughs-
Chapin Museum of Art in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June 17 - October 31, 2021 Minnesota
Maritime Art Museum in Winona, Minnesota

Benefit for BBBS Mary hosted a fund raiser show for Big Brothers / Big Sisters at her Palermo Place
Studio in Venice, FL and donated over $5,000. FEB

2020:
Childhood Memories, oil on linen, 30" x 30" was Selected for the United States Arts in Embassies
Program, on exhibit at the American Embassy in Prague until 2020.

Sidelong Glance, oil on panel, 10" x 10" was accepted into the 2020 NOAPS Fall International On-
line Exhibition (SOLD)

Snowy Show, oil on linen, 24" x 30" 2020 Spring International Online Exhibition (SOLD)
Catching the Rain - Hummingbird Triptych, oil on board, 8" x 12" Society of Animal Artists Members
Exhibition, Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, New Jersey (SOLD)

Beach Light, oil on linen, 20" x 24" has been accepted into the American Society of Museum Artists
18th National Exhibition at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels MD then the Gulf Quest
Maritime Museum in Mobile AL through Dec.

Group Exhibition Plein Air Painters of the SouthEast (PAP-SE) Booth Western Art Museum,
Cartersville GA, Jan 2020

CAREER HONORS and EXHIBITIONS prior to 2020
Shades of Gray, The inaugural exhibition curated by the American Tonalist Society, Salmagundi Club NYC 2019
Hunting, Soaring Flying - Birds and their habitat - Solo Show, Helena Fox Fine Art Charleston SC Dec 2019
Lecture and Art Presentation for Charlotte Artists Guild at the Mint Museum Randolph - Oct 2019
American Society of Marine Artists 19th Annual Maritime Exhibit, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay OR, Jul 2019
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast- Leipers Fork exhibit - October 2018
International Marine Art Exhibit and Sale, Mystic Seaport - September 2018
Grouse Mountain Resort, Artists for Conservation Annual Exhibit, Vancouver, BC, Canada - August 2018
Silent Skies Mural, Artists for Conservation - August 2018
Elder Gallery, Sojourn en Provence, Charlotte, NC - April 2018
Lecture and Art Presentation Venice Audubon Society - April 2018
Artists for Conservation, Annual Touring Exhibition Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, BC (The AFC Touring
Exhibit will continue from August 1 - September 30, 2018 at the Lanwan Art Museum at LanwanEco Art Park,
Qingdao City, China.)
Solo Show, Marshville Museum and Cultural Center, Marshville, NC July 2017
Presentation "Making art, making a difference" Plein Air South Convention, Apalachicola, FL May 2017
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast (PAP-SE) Plein Air Event, Turner Center, Thomasville, GA April 2017
American Society of Marine Artists Annual Show, Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT July 2017, Muscarelle
Museum, Williamsburg, VA May 2017, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, MN April 2017
The Florida Four, Exhibition of Miniatures, Casselberry Art House, Casselberry, FL Nov 2017
Second Place, Animals in Art, Smithtown Township Arts Council, Tim Newton, awards judge, Mills Pond Gallery,
Saint James, NY July 2016
The American Masters Show, Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY Sept 2016
Invitational Plein Air, Painting the Forgotten Coast, Apalachicola, FL May 2016
Casselberry, FL The Art House, The Florida Four Annual Exhibition, April 2016
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast (PAP-SE) Exhibition, Venice Art Center, Venice, FL Mar 2016
First Place PAP-SE Paint Out, Venice Art Center, Venice, FL Mar 2016
Featured Artist for March, Sheldon Fine Art, Naples, FL Feb 2016
Artists for Conservation, Annual Exhibition Tour, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ 2016
Coastal Habitat Management Residency & Solo Exhibition, Port St. Joe Buffer Preserve Oct 2015
Judges Choice, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Boardwalk Show, Virginia Beach, VA Jun
Invitational Plein Air, Painting the Forgotten Coast, Apalachicola to St. Joe, FL May 2015
Casselberry FL, The Art House, The Florida Four Annual Exhibition Apr 2015
Solo Show Elder Gallery, Mary Erickson - Making Art, Making a Difference, Charlotte, NC April 2015
American Society of Marine Artists, Juried Regional Exhibition, Gadston Art Center, Quincy, FL Apr-Jun 2015
Elder Gallery, Mary Erickson- Making Art, Making a Difference, Charlotte, NC Oct 2015
American Society of Marine Artists, Reflections Annual Exhibition, Gadston Art Center, Quincy, FL Apr 2015
Artists for Conservation, Exhibition Tour, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ Summer 2015
Artists for Conservation, Exhibition Tour, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ Summer 2014
Grouse Mountain Resort, Artists for Conservation Annual Exhibit, Vancouver, BC, Canada Sept 2014
Elder Gallery, Women Artists of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC July 2014
Helena Fox Fine Art, Solo Exhibition, Charleston, SC, Apr 2014
Casselberry Art House, Exhibition of The Florida Four, Casselberry, FL, Mar 2014
Sheldon Fine Art, Featured Artist, Naples, FL, Feb 2014
Invited to be a member of Artists for Conservation 2013
Juried into The Society of Animal Artists 2013
M Gallery of Fine Art, American Impressionist Society,National Exhibition, Charleston, SC, Nov 2013
McBride Gallery, Oil Painters of AmericaEastern Regional, Annapolis, MD Oct 2013
The Englishman Art & Antiques, The Florida Four Exhibition, Naples, FL, Mar 2013
Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture, Delray Beach, FL
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX
The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
Minnesota Museum of Marine Art, Winona, MN
American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) 15th National Exhibition Nov 2011-Jan 2013
Elected Member of PAP-SE (Plein Air Painters of the South East) 2012
Easton Invitational Plein Air Easton, MD July 2012
Bennington Center for the Arts, Impressions of New England, Sept 2012
Awarded Signature Membership, American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) May '11
Best in Show, Callaway Gardens Plein Air Event, Jean Stern, awards judge, Pine Mountain, GA, Apr '11
Award of Excellence, Under the Oaks, Whalehead Club, Corolla, NC Jun '10
Artists' Choice, Village Green Paint out, Cashiers, NC Jul '10
Peoples' Choice Quick Draw, Village Green Paint out, Cashiers, NC Jul '10
Merit Award, Paint Out in Paradise, Venice, FL March '10
Award of Excellence, Paint the Town Plein Air Invitational, Alla Prima Fine Art, St. Pete, FL Apr '10
Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Between the Shining Seas, ASMA juried exhibition, June '10
Minnesota Marine Art Museum, ASMA juried exhibition, Between the Shining Seas, Sept '10
Winner, Showcase Your State - Massachusetts, American Artist Magazine, May 2009
Patron Award, Isle of Eight Flags Juried Festival, Fernandina Beach, May 2009
Best in Show, Paint Out in Paradise, Venice, FL March 2009
Best in Show, Paint the Town, St. Pete, FL, March 2009
Inaugural Exhibition, Florida Museum for Women Artists, Deland, FL Nov '09
American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition Oct '09
Solo Exhibition, "Artist's Journey, North to South," Elder Gallery, Charlotte, NC May '09
Patron Award & Honorable Mention, Isle of Eight Flags Juried Festival, Fernandina Beach, FL May 2008
16th Annual Southeast Invitational Miniature Show, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC Dec 2008
Small Works Show, Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, CT Nov 2008
"Brush With Reality" 3 Person Show. Elder Gallery Charlotte, NC. Oct. 2008
Art Institute &Gallery 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Sep/Oct 2008, Salisbury, Md.
The 112th Annual Open Juried Exhibition presented by the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, The National Arts
Club, New York, NY. Sep/Oct 2008
"The Naturalist's World" Group Show. Elder Gallery Charlotte, NC. Aug. 2008
Plein Air Invitational, Apalachicola to St. Joe, FL May 2008
Plein Air Invitational, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC Apr 2008
PaintAmerica, Mini Top 50 Competition, 2007-8 Traveling Exhibition, Dec '07
Top 40 Peoples Choice, Small Works Show, Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, CT, Nov '07
Monthly Finalist, Raymart Art Competition, RaymarArt.com, Phoenix, AZ, Jul '07
Isle of Eight Flags award, Isle of Eight Flags Festival, Fernandina Beach, FL, May '07
Small Works Show, Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, CT Nov '07
Women in Art, Elder Gallery, Charlotte, NC Oct '07
Featured artist, Things with Wings, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC Oct '07
Four person exhibition, Visions of Nature, Sheldon Fine Art, Naples, FL July '07
ASMA, 14th Annual Maritime Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR Jul '07
Invitational Plein Air, Painting the Forgotten Coast, Apalachicola to St. Joe, FL May '07
Oil Painters of America, Ntl Juried Exhibition, WhistlePik Gallery, Fredericksberg, TX May '07
Hilton Head National, Walter Greer Gallery, Hilton Head, SC May '07
Two person Exhibition, A Florida State of Mind, Alla Prima Fine Art, St. Petersberg, FL Mar '07
Solo Exhibition and Presentation, Batte Fine Arts Center, Wingate University, Wingate, NC Mar '07
First Place, Doug Helms Memorial Show, Union County Arts Council, Monroe, NC Dec '06
Honorable Mention, Atalaya Fine Art, Pawleys Island, SC Sept '06
Patron Purchase Award, Isle of Eight Flags Juried Festival, Fernandina Beach, FL May '06
Award of Excellence, Paint the Town Plein Air Invitational, Alla Prima Fine Art, St. Pete, FL Apr '06
Solo exhibition, Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library , Marshville, NC July '06
Invitational Show, Things with Wings, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC Sept '06, annually since 1997
Plein Air Invitational, Mountains to the Coast, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC Apr '06
Plein Air Invitational, Paint the Town, Alla Prima Fine Art, St. Pete, FL Apr '06
Patron Purchase Award, Isle of Eight Flags Juried Festival, Fernandina Beach, FL May '05
Honorable Mention, Annual Spring into Art Competition, Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, NC May '05
Award of Excellence, Paint the Town Plein Air Invitational, Alla Prima Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL Apr '05
Artists' Choice 2nd Place, Mountains to the Coast Plein Air Invitational, Germanton Gallery, NC Apr '05
Patron Purchase Award, Florida Wildlife Exposition, Sarasota, FL Jan '05
Solo exhibition, Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library , Marshville, NC July '05
Solo Exhibition, Monroe Public Library, Monroe, NC May '05
Invitational Show, Things with Wings, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC May '05, annually since 1997
Plein Air Invitational, Mountains to the Coast, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC Apr '05
Plein Air Invitational, Paint the Town, Alla Prima Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL Apr '05
National Juried Exhibition, American Impressionists Society, Nichols Taos Fine Art, Taos, NM Apr' 05
National Juried Exhibition, Palm Beach Community College Humanities Gallery, Lake Worth, FL Apr '05
Group Exhibition, Elements and Facades - The Group of Eight, Chamber of Commerce, Ocala, FL Feb '05
Invitational Exposition, Florida Wildlife and Plein Air Expo, Sarasota, FL Jan '05
Merit Award, Annual Fall into Art Competition, Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, NC Nov '04
Patron Purchase Award, Isle of Eight Flags Juried Festival, Fernandina Beach, FL May '04
Award of Distinction, Annual Florida Competition, Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL Mar '04
Purchase Award, Florida Wildlife Exposition, Lakeland, FL Jan '04
Invitational Show, Southeast Invitational, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC Dec '04 ,annually since 1995
Solo exhibition, Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library, Marshville, NC July '04, Dec '04
Group exhibition, Images of the Loop - The Group of Eight, Art League of Daytona Beach, FL May '04
National Juried Art Exhibition, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Hilton Head, SC May '04
Juried Art Market at Honey Horn, Coastal Discovery Museum, Hilton Head, SC Apr '04, '03, '02
Juried exhibition, Artescape Naples, Gallery Victoria, Naples, FL Mar '04
Invitational Exposition, Florida Wildlife and Plein Air Expo, Lakeland, FL Jan '04 (annually since '95)
Third Place, Fine Arts Juried Festival, Englewood, FL Mar '03
Invitational Miniature Show, Geoffrey Smith Galleries, Stuart, FL Dec '03
Invitational Miniature Show, Richard James Gallery, Charleston, SC Dec '03
Solo exhibition, Marshville Public Library, Marshville, NC Jul '03
Second Place, Isle of Eight Flags Juried Festival, Fernandina Beach, FL May '02
Four person exhibition, SPAA - Southern Plein Air Artists, Castle Can Rates, Santa Suzanna, Spain Aug '02
Solo exhibition, Marshville Public Library, Marshville, NC Jul '02
Third Place, Isle of Eight Flags Juried Festival, Fernandina Beach, FL May '01
Patron Award, Isle of Eight Flags Juried Festival, Fernandina Beach, FL May '01
Best in Show, Autumn in Topsail Juried Festival, Topsail Island, NC Oct 2000
Peoples' Choice Award, Wild Autumn Exposition, Sarasota, FL Oct '98
Selected artist for poster design, Art Fest, Venice, FL Nov '98, '97, '96, '95
Solo exhibition, Mangroves Gallery, Marco Island, FL Mar '97, Apr '96
Two person show, Mary Erickson and Karen Hitt, Village Gallery, Venice, FL Nov '96
Solo exhibition, Collectors' Gallery, Venice, FL Nov '96, Nov '95
Solo exhibition, Village Gallery, Sebring, FLOct '96
Finalist, The Artist's Magazine 1995 Art Competition, Wildlife category 1995
Invitational Show, Originals in Miniature, Stevenson's Gallery, Corvallis, OR Jul '95
Invitational, Wonderful World of Warblers, One Touch of Nature Gallery, Chicago, IL May '95
Top 200, Arts for the Parks, Jackson Hole, Wyoming Oct '94
Solo exhibition, Venice Little Theatre, Venice FL Dec '04
Juried Competition, Florida Outdoors! Panama City, FL Nov '94
National Audubon Convention, Fort Myers, FL Nov '94
Solo exhibition, Collectors' Gallery, Venice, FL Nov '94
Selected artist for poster design, Art Fest, Venice, FL Nov '94