BORN
Austin, Texas
EDUCATION
· Mississippi State University: Ph.D. Degree in Technology/Education with a Minor in Art (Computer Animation); May 2001.
Dissertation Topic: Assessment of Interior Designers’ Computer Skills in Professional Practice: Implications for Interior Design Education
· The University of Memphis: M.F.A. Degree in Interior Design (60 hours in Design and Art), December, 1995
Thesis: Research and Drawings for the Proposed Renovation of the Paradise Theater (built 1929) in West Allis, Wisconsin.
· Mississippi University for Women (M.U.W.): B.F.A. Degree in Interior Design (87 hours in Design and Art), May, 1993
· Kappa Pi International Art Fraternity Rho Chapter 1991-1993 (Vice President 1993)
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Lauren Rogers Museum of Art - Best of Show Award - 1993
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Lauren Rogers Museum of Art - Juror's Award (color photograph) - 1993
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Lauren Rogers Museum of Art - Juror's Award (color intaglio print) - 1993
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Mississippi Museum of Art - Award of Merit - 1992
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Mississippi Museum of Art - Craft Media Award of Merit - 1991
· Mississippi University for Women Most Outstanding Senior Art Student 1993
WORK EXPERIENCE
· Professor of Interior Design/Art - Department of Art & Design, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA - Fall 2001 - Present
Interior Design courses taught at VSU:
· Computers for Interior Design (Revit, AutoCAD, PhotoShop, Sketch-up)
· Materials for Interior Design
· History of Interior Design II
· Interior Design Studio II
· Interior Design Studio III
· Interior Design Studio V
· Interior Design Studio VI
· Fundamental Concepts in Interior Design
· Internship for Interior Design
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
· Received the university-wide 2005 Excellence in Teaching Award at Valdosta State University
· Recipient of the Valdosta State University College of the Arts Excellence in Teaching Award. 2004-05
· National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification, # 0020443, April, 2005
· Registered Interior Designer, State of Georgia, License No. ID000557
GALLERIES
· Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida (works represented) - https://www.venviartgallery.com/
"Deco Lyricism" (Featured Artist Exhibition - November, 2022 - January, 2023)
EXHIBITIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS
2024
· Images and Illusions – Art in the Digital Age National Juried Exhibition, Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL, 2024
· Nawrocki, S. C., & Park, K. I. (2024, October - November). Exploration of Research Process and Diagramming Methods in a Retail Design Project [Paper Presentation]. 2024 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Virtual Symposium
· Park, K. I., & Nawrocki, S. C. (2024, October - November). Know Better WELL: Accelerating Wellbeing in the Interior Design Studio [Paper Presentation]. 2024 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Virtual Symposium
· Abstract Juried Art Competition, Artist Space Gallery, 2024, artistspacegallery.com
· Green International Juried Art Competition, Contemporary Art Room Gallery, 2024 (40 works accepted from 10 countries), artroomgalleryonline.com, THIRD PLACE AWARD
· 4th “BLUE” International Juried Art Competition, Contemporary Art Room Gallery, 2024 (93 works accepted from 14 countries), artroomgalleryonline.com
· The Grandeur of Color National Juried Exhibition, Modern Visual Arts (MVA) Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 2024
· From My Perspective 6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, The Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA, 2024
· Four Artists Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Mississippi University for Women, Eugenia Summer Gallery, Columbus, MS, 2024 (Exhibition Award through 2022 Juried Alumni Exhibition)
· Baker University National, Holt Russell Gallery, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS, 2024
· Fifth LaGrange Southeast Regional Juried Exhibition, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA, 2024 (149 works accepted from 549 entries)
· Abstract National Juried Art Exhibition, Mark Arts, Gladys and Karl T. Wiedemann Gallery, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS, 2024 (11% of works accepted from over 950 entries)
· Nawrocki, S. C. (2024, March). Expanding Cultural Awareness in Interior Design Education utilizing the Dubai, UAE Building Codes [Paper presentation]. 2024 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual Conference, New York, New York (National).
2023
· Amazing Abstracts National Juried Exhibition, Modern Visual Arts (MVA) Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 2023
· untitled 3.0 [a juried exhibition], Athens Art Gallery, Crawfordsville, IN, 2023 (65 works accepted from 200 entries)
· Nawrocki, S. C., & Park, K. I. (2023, October). Enhancing Knowledge of Provincial Codes/Regulations within International Design Projects [Paper presentation]. 2023 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA.
· Park, K. I., & Nawrocki, S. C. (2023, October). Enhancing Experiential Learning Through Collaborative Studio [Poster session]. 2023 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA.
· 49th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2023
· Yellow National Art Exhibition, artistspacegallery.com, 2023
· Abstract Biennial 2023 National Juried Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, 2023 (3 works accepted)
· Absolutely Abstract National Juried Exhibition, Modern Visual Arts (MVA) Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 2023
· 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA, 2023 (78 works accepted from 193 entries)
· Show Off! 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA, 2023
· Baldwin National, Holt Russell Gallery, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS, 2023
· VIVID: Juried National Exhibition, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, 2023 (64 works accepted from 1,039 entries from 41 states)
· "Deco Lyricism" Solo Exhibition, Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2022-23
2022
· "Deco Lyricism" Solo Exhibition, Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2022-23
· 2nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Wilson Arts Center, Wilson, NC, 2022
· Professors of Art: Georgia Art Exhibition, Eyedrum Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2022
· Courage in Color National Juried Art Exhibition, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA, 2022
· Abstract National Juried Art Exhibition, Mark Arts, K.T. Wiedemann Gallery, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS, 2022
· 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA, 2022 (95 works accepted from 215 entries)
· 2022 MUW Juried Alumni Exhibition, Mississippi University for Women Art Gallery, Columbus, MS - EXHIBITION AWARD 2024
· CAL National 2022, Conroe Arts League Madeley Gallery, Conroe, TX, 2022 (60 works accepted from 558 entries)
· Digital Directions Exhibition 2022, MFA Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, 2022 (48 works accepted from 293 entries) - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· Webster Arts Open Annual, Webster Arts Center, Webster Groves, MO 2022, (50 works accepted from 285 entries)
2021
· Absolutely Abstract National Juried Exhibition, Modern Visual Arts (MVA) Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 2021
· New Directions 2021: 37th Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, (38 works accepted from over 750 entries)
· 42nd National Juried Art Show, The Arts Council of Wayne County, Goldsboro, NC, 2021, (88 works accepted from over 300 entries) 2 works accepted
· untitled 2.0 [a juried exhibition], Athens Art Gallery, Crawfordsville, IN, 2021, 2 works accepted
· Nawrocki, S. C. (2021, October). Ft. Stewart Bowling Center Alteration/Restoration: A Collaborative Project with IPG Architects. Poster presented at the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Virtual Fall Symposium.
· 29th Annual Emerald Coast National Juried Art Exhibition, Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL, 2021, 2 works accepted
· 9th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA, 2021 (43 works accepted from 172 entries) 2 works accepted - AWARD OF MERIT
· CAL National 2021 National Juried Exhibition, Conroe Arts League Gallery, Conroe, TX, 2021 (64 works accepted from 615 entries)
2020
· Tipping Point National Juried Art Exhibition, Bancroft Gallery, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2020
· 2D National Juried Exhibition, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Plano, TX, 2020
· Abstract National Juried Art Exhibition, Mark Arts, K.T. Wiedemann Gallery, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS, 2020
· Behold(en) National Juried Art Exhibition, Edgewater Gallery, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2020
· Third LaGrange Southeast Regional Juried Exhibition, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, 2020 - JUROR MERIT AWARD
2019
· Simple Pleasures: National Juried Exhibition, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2019
· PaperWest: A National Works on Paper Juried Exhibition, Alvin Gittins Gallery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2019
· “Show Your Paper” National Juried Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2019
· Redline’s 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO, 2019
· Educators as Artists: Juried College Faculty Exhibition, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA , 2019
· Number Presents: Art of the South 2019, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN, 2019
· RISK National Juried Art Competition, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA, 2019
· 45th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2019
· Winners’ Circle Art Exhibition (featuring winners from the gallery’s 2018 juried exhibitions), 311 Gallery, 311 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, 2019
2018
· Educators as Artists: Juried College Faculty Exhibition, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA, 2018
· VMRC’s Fifteenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2018
· Abstract National, Mark Arts, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS, 2018 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· Abstracts Juried Show 2018, 311 Gallery, 311 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, 2018 – BEST OF SHOW AWARD
· 39th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2018
2017
· 44th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2017
· 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA, 2017
· PAPERWORKS 2017 National Juried Art Competition, B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, 2017
· VMRC’s Fourteenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2017
· 20th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2017
· 3rd Annual Collaborations and Mixed Media Exhibition, The Gallery at Center for Creative Education, West Palm Beach, FL, 2017
· Drawing Connections. Works by art faculty from Valdosta State University, 13 Feb-3 March at the Kobro Gallery, Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts, Lodz, Poland, 2017
· 38th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2017
2016
· Out of Order National Juried Exhibition, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2016 - AWARD OF MERIT
· Light & Color, Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery, http://bauhausprairieartgallery.com, 2016
· Metro Montage XVI Juried Art Exhibition, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, 2016
· Abstract National Exhibition 2016, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, 2016
· 12th National Juried Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, 2016
· VMRC’s Twelfth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2016
· 6th Annual “CityScapes” Art Competition, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (www.lightspacetime.com), 2016 – SPECIAL MERIT AWARD
· Art 2016 Biennial Juried Art Competition, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, 2016
2015
· On the Edge – National Juried Show, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2015
· Metro Montage XV Juried Art Exhibition, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, 2015
· VMRC’s Eleventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2015
· 18th Annual Rio Brazos National Juried Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2015 – JUROR’S MERIT AWARD
· CONTEMPO: pushing the limit on art, Lighthouse Art Center Museum, Tequesta, FL, 2015
· A Family Affair: Works by the Nawrocki Family (Thomas, Susa, Selena), Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2015 - (Mixed Media composition purchased by museum for permanent collection)
2014
· Works on Paper Juried Art Exhibition, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2014 - AWARD OF MERIT
· Metro Montage XIV Juried Art Exhibition, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, 2014
· Digital Magic Juried Art Exhibition, B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, New York, 2014 - DIGITAL MAGIC AWARD WINNER
· Dimensions, a 50th Anniversary, National Juried Fine Art Competition, Womble Carlyle Gallery, Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC, 2014 - BEST OF SHOW AWARD
· VMRC’s Eleventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2014
· 17th Annual Rio Brazos National Juried Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX 2014 – BEST OF SHOW AWARD
· Nathan D. Rosen Biennial Juried Art Competition, Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center, Boca Raton, FL, 2014
· “Art Connections 10,” George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 2014.
2013
· Still Point Arts Quarterly. (Issue No. 11) (Fall 2013). Brunswick, ME: Shanti Arts LLC Publishing. (work featured on p. 9)
· Interiors juried exhibition, Still Point Art Gallery (www.stillpointartgallery.com), 2013 - BEST THREE-DIMENSIONAL OR MIXED MEDIA AWARD
· MGAL Memphis/Germantown Art League National Juried Exhibition, WKNO Gallery Ten Ninety One, Cordova, TN, 2013 - BOB FERRELL MEMORIAL AWARD
· VMRC’s Tenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2013
· 45th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Center for the Visual Arts, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX, 2013
· 52nd International Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA, 2013
· Chowan University National Juried Exhibition, Green Hall Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC, 2013
· 2nd Annual “All Women” Juried Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, www.lightspacetime.com, 2013
2012
· Regarding the Third Dimension: Real or Imagined?, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2012
· 2012 National Juried All-Media Exhibition, Petersburg Regional Art Center, Petersburg, VA, 2012 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· 2011 Best in Show Winner Selena Nawrocki (Solo Exhibition), Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL, 2012
· VMRC’s Ninth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2012
· Chowan University National Juried Exhibition 2012, Green Hall Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC, 2012
· LaGrange National XXVII Biennial Exhibition, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA 2012 - MERIT AWARD
· 33rd Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2012
· Art Connections 8 Juried Exhibition, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2012
2011
· The Abstraction Attraction!, Still Point Art Gallery (www.stillpointartgallery.com), Brunswick, ME, 2011
· Simply the Best Online Juried Art Exhibition, Digital Arts: California (www.digitalartscalifornia.com), 2011
· 13th Annual Abstraction Juried Online International Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2011 - THREE SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
· 15th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Tarleton State University, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Granbury, TX, 2011 - GRANBURY WINE WALK JUROR’S MERIT AWARD
· VMRC’s Eighth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2011
· Arts & Design Society (ADSO) 19th Southeast Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL, 2011 - FIRST PLACE - BEST OF SHOW AWARD
· 51st International Awards Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA, 2011 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BEST OF SHOW) AWARD
· 100th Anniversary Exhibition and Celebration of International Women’s Day, 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA, 2011
· Art Connections 7 Juried Exhibition, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2011
· Featured Artist Alumni Award Invitational Exhibition, Mississippi University for Women, Eugenia Summer Gallery, Columbus, MS, 2011
2010
· Infinity Digital Art Exhibit, Infinity Art Gallery (www.infinityartgallery.com), Eugene, OR, 2010
· Southern Artists League 2010 Fall Art Show, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2010
· Work to be featured in upcoming publication, Still Point Art Gallery Yearbook, 2010
· 14th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2010
· 21st Annual Juried Competition, Arts Council of York County, Center for the Arts, Rock Hill, SC, 2010
· National Juried Competition: Digital Works Exhibition, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, 2010
· VMRC’s Seventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2010
· Arts & Design Society (ADSO) 18th Southeastern Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Northwest Florida State College, Mattie Kelly Art Gallery, Niceville, FL, 2010 - SECOND PLACE AWARD
· Creative Scholarship Showcase Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual National Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2010
· Geometric Abstraction, Still Point Art Gallery (www.stillpointartgallery.com), Brunswick, ME, 2010
· LaGrange National XXVI Exhibition, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA, 2010
· Chowan University National Juried Exhibition, Department of Visual Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC, 2010
· Creative Scholarship Presentation, “Contempo: Interior Design as Inspiration for Fine Art”, 2010 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual National Conference, Atlanta, GA
· Art Connections 6 Juried Exhibition, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2010
2009
· Okefenokee Heritage Center Juried Art Exhibition, Waycross, GA, 2009
· Annual VSU Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA, 2009
· Color Matters National Juried Exhibition, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2009
· 17th National Juried Show, Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ, 2009
· 13th Annual Juried Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2009
· Exhibit-09 ONE, Infinity Art Gallery (www.infinityartgallery.com), Eugene, OR, 2009
· 20th Annual Juried Competition, Arts Council of York County, Center for the Arts, Rock Hill, SC, 2009 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· VMRC Sixth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2009
· Creative Scholarship Presentation, “Vertigo”, 2009 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual National Conference, St. Louis, MO - FINALIST AWARD
· 2009 MUW Alumni Juried Exhibition, Mississippi University for Women, Fine Arts Gallery, Columbus, MS - PURCHASE AWARD, 2011 EXHIBITION AWARD
· Art Connections 5 Juried Exhibition, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 2009
2008
· Southern Artists League Regional Juried Exhibition, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2008 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· 10th Anniversary Best of the Best Online International Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery (www.upstreampeoplegallery.com), Omaha, NE, 2008
· Artist Guild of Northwest Georgia (AGNWG) 1st Annual Online Art Competition (www.georgiaart.net), 2008 - 1st PLACE 3-DIMENSIONAL AWARD
· 2008 International Art Show - Part 2: Abstract, Guests Gallery (www.guestsgallery.com), Lilburn, GA - FINALIST AWARD
· Art 2008 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center, Boca Raton, FL, 2008
2007
· Southern Artists’ League Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2007
· Abstract Exposure October 2007 Online Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA (www.abstractexposure.com)
· 9th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery (www.upstreampeoplegallery.com), Omaha, NE, 2007 - SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
· Best of America: Mixed Media Artists and Artisans. (Vol. 1) (2007). Williamsburg, VA: Kennedy Publishing. (work featured on p. 80)
· VMRC Juried Multimedia Art Exhibition, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2007
· Memphis/Germantown Art League National Exhibition, Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, Inc., Memphis, TN, 2007 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· Abstract and Non-Representational Works Juried Exhibition, 21st Century Art ‘Gallery Without Walls’, www.21stcenturyart.net, 2007 - MERIT AWARD
· VSU Faculty Exhibition, Okefenokee Heritage Center, Waycross, GA, 2007
· Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, 12 12 Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2007
· 49th International Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA, 2007 -
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
· Solarte Contemporary Art Gallery March Online Exhibition, www.solartegallery.com, 2007
2006
· Southern Artists’ League Annual Fall Juried Members Exhibition, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2006
· DPI - Digitally Propelled Ideas, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, 2006
· 6th Annual Summer All Media International Online Juried Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery (www.upstreampeoplegallery.com), Omaha, NE, 2006
· 15th Annual People's Choice Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2006
· Projekt 30 April Online Exhibition, www.projekt30.com, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
· San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) International Digital Exhibition 2006, Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA
· Making the Cut/Open Competition Exhibition, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY, 2006 · · Valdosta National 2006 National Juried Exhibition, Valdosta State University, Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA
2005
· 2005 Design Educators’ National Exhibition, (www.dene.tcu.edu), Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
· Color III International Exhibition, Period Gallery Online Exhibition (www.periodgallery.com), Lincoln, NE, 2005
· Annual Fall Southern Artist’s League Juried Exhibition, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2005 - COMMENDATION AWARD
· Nawrocki, S. (2005). Visual Arts: Best of Show - Modern Motif. Journal of Interior Design, 31, 39.
· 16th Annual Fine Art Competition and Exhibition at the Georgia National Fair, Miller-Murphy-Howard Building, Perry, GA, 2005 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· Abstract Exposure September 2005 Online Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA (www.abstractexposure.com)
· ‘Celebration’ Juried Exhibition, K. D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO, 2005
· Abstraction VIII International Exhibition, Period Gallery Online Exhibition (www.periodgallery.com), Lincoln, NE, 2005 -
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
· ADSO’s 13th Annual Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach, The Arts Center Galleries, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, 2005
· Tech Art II, The South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2005
· Visual Arts Alliance Twenty-Second Juried Open Exhibition, Continental Building, Houston, TX, 2005
· Visual Arts Society of Texas’ 37th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, 2005
· Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) 2005 Annual Conference Juried Design Competition, Savannah, GA -
BEST OF SHOW - VISUAL ARTS
2004
· EP designworks November 2004 Exhibition, www.epdesignworks.com, Torrington, WY
· Southern Artists League’s “A Regional Juried Exhibition”, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2004 -
MERIT AWARD
· ISQ404 Basic Shapes, Imaginestation Juried Exhibition, www.imaginestation.net, Lehigh Valley, PA, 2004 · Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2004
· Emerging Artists Group - September 2004 Juried Competition, www.emergingartistsgroup.com, 2004 -
AWARDED COMPETITION FINALIST
· A National View at Grandview Exhibition, Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA, 2004
· 13th Annual People's Choice Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2004
· ADSO’s 12th Annual Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach, The Arts Center Galleries, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, 2004
· Projekt 30 April Online Exhibition, www.projekt30.com, Philadelphia, PA, 2004
· “The World of Art” Exhibition, Mable House Cultural Center, Atlanta, GA, 2004
· Mixed Media Exhibition, Guests Gallery Online Exhibition (www.guestsgallery.com), Lilburn, GA, 2004
· LaGrange National XXIII Exhibition, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA, 2004
· Romance to Romanticism 2004 Exhibition, Keyes Gallery, Springfield, MO, 2004
· 31st Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2004
· Contemporary VI International Exhibition, Period Gallery Online Exhibition (www.periodgallery.com), Lincoln, NE, 2004 - DIRECTOR’S RECOGNITION AWARD
2003
· Southern Artist’s League Treemendous Exhibition, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2003
2002
· Paper presented at the 2002 Interior Design Educational Council Regional South and East Conference was entitled, “Interior Designers’ Computer Applications in Professional Practice: Implications for Interior Design Education.” New York, NY.
Austin, Texas
EDUCATION
· Mississippi State University: Ph.D. Degree in Technology/Education with a Minor in Art (Computer Animation); May 2001.
Dissertation Topic: Assessment of Interior Designers’ Computer Skills in Professional Practice: Implications for Interior Design Education
· The University of Memphis: M.F.A. Degree in Interior Design (60 hours in Design and Art), December, 1995
Thesis: Research and Drawings for the Proposed Renovation of the Paradise Theater (built 1929) in West Allis, Wisconsin.
· Mississippi University for Women (M.U.W.): B.F.A. Degree in Interior Design (87 hours in Design and Art), May, 1993
· Kappa Pi International Art Fraternity Rho Chapter 1991-1993 (Vice President 1993)
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Lauren Rogers Museum of Art - Best of Show Award - 1993
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Lauren Rogers Museum of Art - Juror's Award (color photograph) - 1993
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Lauren Rogers Museum of Art - Juror's Award (color intaglio print) - 1993
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Mississippi Museum of Art - Award of Merit - 1992
· Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition - Mississippi Museum of Art - Craft Media Award of Merit - 1991
· Mississippi University for Women Most Outstanding Senior Art Student 1993
WORK EXPERIENCE
· Professor of Interior Design/Art - Department of Art & Design, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA - Fall 2001 - Present
Interior Design courses taught at VSU:
· Computers for Interior Design (Revit, AutoCAD, PhotoShop, Sketch-up)
· Materials for Interior Design
· History of Interior Design II
· Interior Design Studio II
· Interior Design Studio III
· Interior Design Studio V
· Interior Design Studio VI
· Fundamental Concepts in Interior Design
· Internship for Interior Design
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
· Received the university-wide 2005 Excellence in Teaching Award at Valdosta State University
· Recipient of the Valdosta State University College of the Arts Excellence in Teaching Award. 2004-05
· National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification, # 0020443, April, 2005
· Registered Interior Designer, State of Georgia, License No. ID000557
GALLERIES
· Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida (works represented) - https://www.venviartgallery.com/
"Deco Lyricism" (Featured Artist Exhibition - November, 2022 - January, 2023)
EXHIBITIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS
2024
· Images and Illusions – Art in the Digital Age National Juried Exhibition, Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL, 2024
· Nawrocki, S. C., & Park, K. I. (2024, October - November). Exploration of Research Process and Diagramming Methods in a Retail Design Project [Paper Presentation]. 2024 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Virtual Symposium
· Park, K. I., & Nawrocki, S. C. (2024, October - November). Know Better WELL: Accelerating Wellbeing in the Interior Design Studio [Paper Presentation]. 2024 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Virtual Symposium
· Abstract Juried Art Competition, Artist Space Gallery, 2024, artistspacegallery.com
· Green International Juried Art Competition, Contemporary Art Room Gallery, 2024 (40 works accepted from 10 countries), artroomgalleryonline.com, THIRD PLACE AWARD
· 4th “BLUE” International Juried Art Competition, Contemporary Art Room Gallery, 2024 (93 works accepted from 14 countries), artroomgalleryonline.com
· The Grandeur of Color National Juried Exhibition, Modern Visual Arts (MVA) Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 2024
· From My Perspective 6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, The Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA, 2024
· Four Artists Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Mississippi University for Women, Eugenia Summer Gallery, Columbus, MS, 2024 (Exhibition Award through 2022 Juried Alumni Exhibition)
· Baker University National, Holt Russell Gallery, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS, 2024
· Fifth LaGrange Southeast Regional Juried Exhibition, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA, 2024 (149 works accepted from 549 entries)
· Abstract National Juried Art Exhibition, Mark Arts, Gladys and Karl T. Wiedemann Gallery, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS, 2024 (11% of works accepted from over 950 entries)
· Nawrocki, S. C. (2024, March). Expanding Cultural Awareness in Interior Design Education utilizing the Dubai, UAE Building Codes [Paper presentation]. 2024 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual Conference, New York, New York (National).
2023
· Amazing Abstracts National Juried Exhibition, Modern Visual Arts (MVA) Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 2023
· untitled 3.0 [a juried exhibition], Athens Art Gallery, Crawfordsville, IN, 2023 (65 works accepted from 200 entries)
· Nawrocki, S. C., & Park, K. I. (2023, October). Enhancing Knowledge of Provincial Codes/Regulations within International Design Projects [Paper presentation]. 2023 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA.
· Park, K. I., & Nawrocki, S. C. (2023, October). Enhancing Experiential Learning Through Collaborative Studio [Poster session]. 2023 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA.
· 49th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2023
· Yellow National Art Exhibition, artistspacegallery.com, 2023
· Abstract Biennial 2023 National Juried Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Art Center of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, 2023 (3 works accepted)
· Absolutely Abstract National Juried Exhibition, Modern Visual Arts (MVA) Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 2023
· 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA, 2023 (78 works accepted from 193 entries)
· Show Off! 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA, 2023
· Baldwin National, Holt Russell Gallery, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS, 2023
· VIVID: Juried National Exhibition, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, 2023 (64 works accepted from 1,039 entries from 41 states)
· "Deco Lyricism" Solo Exhibition, Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2022-23
2022
· "Deco Lyricism" Solo Exhibition, Venvi Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2022-23
· 2nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Wilson Arts Center, Wilson, NC, 2022
· Professors of Art: Georgia Art Exhibition, Eyedrum Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2022
· Courage in Color National Juried Art Exhibition, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA, 2022
· Abstract National Juried Art Exhibition, Mark Arts, K.T. Wiedemann Gallery, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS, 2022
· 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA, 2022 (95 works accepted from 215 entries)
· 2022 MUW Juried Alumni Exhibition, Mississippi University for Women Art Gallery, Columbus, MS - EXHIBITION AWARD 2024
· CAL National 2022, Conroe Arts League Madeley Gallery, Conroe, TX, 2022 (60 works accepted from 558 entries)
· Digital Directions Exhibition 2022, MFA Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, 2022 (48 works accepted from 293 entries) - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· Webster Arts Open Annual, Webster Arts Center, Webster Groves, MO 2022, (50 works accepted from 285 entries)
2021
· Absolutely Abstract National Juried Exhibition, Modern Visual Arts (MVA) Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 2021
· New Directions 2021: 37th Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, (38 works accepted from over 750 entries)
· 42nd National Juried Art Show, The Arts Council of Wayne County, Goldsboro, NC, 2021, (88 works accepted from over 300 entries) 2 works accepted
· untitled 2.0 [a juried exhibition], Athens Art Gallery, Crawfordsville, IN, 2021, 2 works accepted
· Nawrocki, S. C. (2021, October). Ft. Stewart Bowling Center Alteration/Restoration: A Collaborative Project with IPG Architects. Poster presented at the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Virtual Fall Symposium.
· 29th Annual Emerald Coast National Juried Art Exhibition, Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL, 2021, 2 works accepted
· 9th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA, 2021 (43 works accepted from 172 entries) 2 works accepted - AWARD OF MERIT
· CAL National 2021 National Juried Exhibition, Conroe Arts League Gallery, Conroe, TX, 2021 (64 works accepted from 615 entries)
2020
· Tipping Point National Juried Art Exhibition, Bancroft Gallery, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2020
· 2D National Juried Exhibition, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Plano, TX, 2020
· Abstract National Juried Art Exhibition, Mark Arts, K.T. Wiedemann Gallery, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS, 2020
· Behold(en) National Juried Art Exhibition, Edgewater Gallery, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2020
· Third LaGrange Southeast Regional Juried Exhibition, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, 2020 - JUROR MERIT AWARD
2019
· Simple Pleasures: National Juried Exhibition, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2019
· PaperWest: A National Works on Paper Juried Exhibition, Alvin Gittins Gallery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2019
· “Show Your Paper” National Juried Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2019
· Redline’s 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO, 2019
· Educators as Artists: Juried College Faculty Exhibition, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA , 2019
· Number Presents: Art of the South 2019, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN, 2019
· RISK National Juried Art Competition, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA, 2019
· 45th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2019
· Winners’ Circle Art Exhibition (featuring winners from the gallery’s 2018 juried exhibitions), 311 Gallery, 311 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, 2019
2018
· Educators as Artists: Juried College Faculty Exhibition, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA, 2018
· VMRC’s Fifteenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2018
· Abstract National, Mark Arts, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS, 2018 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· Abstracts Juried Show 2018, 311 Gallery, 311 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, 2018 – BEST OF SHOW AWARD
· 39th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2018
2017
· 44th Annual Bi-State Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2017
· 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford, VA, 2017
· PAPERWORKS 2017 National Juried Art Competition, B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, 2017
· VMRC’s Fourteenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2017
· 20th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2017
· 3rd Annual Collaborations and Mixed Media Exhibition, The Gallery at Center for Creative Education, West Palm Beach, FL, 2017
· Drawing Connections. Works by art faculty from Valdosta State University, 13 Feb-3 March at the Kobro Gallery, Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts, Lodz, Poland, 2017
· 38th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2017
2016
· Out of Order National Juried Exhibition, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2016 - AWARD OF MERIT
· Light & Color, Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery, http://bauhausprairieartgallery.com, 2016
· Metro Montage XVI Juried Art Exhibition, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, 2016
· Abstract National Exhibition 2016, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, 2016
· 12th National Juried Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, 2016
· VMRC’s Twelfth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2016
· 6th Annual “CityScapes” Art Competition, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (www.lightspacetime.com), 2016 – SPECIAL MERIT AWARD
· Art 2016 Biennial Juried Art Competition, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, 2016
2015
· On the Edge – National Juried Show, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2015
· Metro Montage XV Juried Art Exhibition, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, 2015
· VMRC’s Eleventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2015
· 18th Annual Rio Brazos National Juried Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2015 – JUROR’S MERIT AWARD
· CONTEMPO: pushing the limit on art, Lighthouse Art Center Museum, Tequesta, FL, 2015
· A Family Affair: Works by the Nawrocki Family (Thomas, Susa, Selena), Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2015 - (Mixed Media composition purchased by museum for permanent collection)
2014
· Works on Paper Juried Art Exhibition, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2014 - AWARD OF MERIT
· Metro Montage XIV Juried Art Exhibition, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA, 2014
· Digital Magic Juried Art Exhibition, B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, New York, 2014 - DIGITAL MAGIC AWARD WINNER
· Dimensions, a 50th Anniversary, National Juried Fine Art Competition, Womble Carlyle Gallery, Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC, 2014 - BEST OF SHOW AWARD
· VMRC’s Eleventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2014
· 17th Annual Rio Brazos National Juried Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX 2014 – BEST OF SHOW AWARD
· Nathan D. Rosen Biennial Juried Art Competition, Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center, Boca Raton, FL, 2014
· “Art Connections 10,” George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 2014.
2013
· Still Point Arts Quarterly. (Issue No. 11) (Fall 2013). Brunswick, ME: Shanti Arts LLC Publishing. (work featured on p. 9)
· Interiors juried exhibition, Still Point Art Gallery (www.stillpointartgallery.com), 2013 - BEST THREE-DIMENSIONAL OR MIXED MEDIA AWARD
· MGAL Memphis/Germantown Art League National Juried Exhibition, WKNO Gallery Ten Ninety One, Cordova, TN, 2013 - BOB FERRELL MEMORIAL AWARD
· VMRC’s Tenth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2013
· 45th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Center for the Visual Arts, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX, 2013
· 52nd International Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA, 2013
· Chowan University National Juried Exhibition, Green Hall Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC, 2013
· 2nd Annual “All Women” Juried Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, www.lightspacetime.com, 2013
2012
· Regarding the Third Dimension: Real or Imagined?, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2012
· 2012 National Juried All-Media Exhibition, Petersburg Regional Art Center, Petersburg, VA, 2012 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· 2011 Best in Show Winner Selena Nawrocki (Solo Exhibition), Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL, 2012
· VMRC’s Ninth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2012
· Chowan University National Juried Exhibition 2012, Green Hall Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC, 2012
· LaGrange National XXVII Biennial Exhibition, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA 2012 - MERIT AWARD
· 33rd Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 2012
· Art Connections 8 Juried Exhibition, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2012
2011
· The Abstraction Attraction!, Still Point Art Gallery (www.stillpointartgallery.com), Brunswick, ME, 2011
· Simply the Best Online Juried Art Exhibition, Digital Arts: California (www.digitalartscalifornia.com), 2011
· 13th Annual Abstraction Juried Online International Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2011 - THREE SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
· 15th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Tarleton State University, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Granbury, TX, 2011 - GRANBURY WINE WALK JUROR’S MERIT AWARD
· VMRC’s Eighth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2011
· Arts & Design Society (ADSO) 19th Southeast Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL, 2011 - FIRST PLACE - BEST OF SHOW AWARD
· 51st International Awards Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA, 2011 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BEST OF SHOW) AWARD
· 100th Anniversary Exhibition and Celebration of International Women’s Day, 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA, 2011
· Art Connections 7 Juried Exhibition, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2011
· Featured Artist Alumni Award Invitational Exhibition, Mississippi University for Women, Eugenia Summer Gallery, Columbus, MS, 2011
2010
· Infinity Digital Art Exhibit, Infinity Art Gallery (www.infinityartgallery.com), Eugene, OR, 2010
· Southern Artists League 2010 Fall Art Show, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2010
· Work to be featured in upcoming publication, Still Point Art Gallery Yearbook, 2010
· 14th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2010
· 21st Annual Juried Competition, Arts Council of York County, Center for the Arts, Rock Hill, SC, 2010
· National Juried Competition: Digital Works Exhibition, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, 2010
· VMRC’s Seventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2010
· Arts & Design Society (ADSO) 18th Southeastern Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Northwest Florida State College, Mattie Kelly Art Gallery, Niceville, FL, 2010 - SECOND PLACE AWARD
· Creative Scholarship Showcase Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual National Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2010
· Geometric Abstraction, Still Point Art Gallery (www.stillpointartgallery.com), Brunswick, ME, 2010
· LaGrange National XXVI Exhibition, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA, 2010
· Chowan University National Juried Exhibition, Department of Visual Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC, 2010
· Creative Scholarship Presentation, “Contempo: Interior Design as Inspiration for Fine Art”, 2010 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual National Conference, Atlanta, GA
· Art Connections 6 Juried Exhibition, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 2010
2009
· Okefenokee Heritage Center Juried Art Exhibition, Waycross, GA, 2009
· Annual VSU Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA, 2009
· Color Matters National Juried Exhibition, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2009
· 17th National Juried Show, Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ, 2009
· 13th Annual Juried Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX, 2009
· Exhibit-09 ONE, Infinity Art Gallery (www.infinityartgallery.com), Eugene, OR, 2009
· 20th Annual Juried Competition, Arts Council of York County, Center for the Arts, Rock Hill, SC, 2009 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· VMRC Sixth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, VMRC Park Gables Main Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, 2009
· Creative Scholarship Presentation, “Vertigo”, 2009 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual National Conference, St. Louis, MO - FINALIST AWARD
· 2009 MUW Alumni Juried Exhibition, Mississippi University for Women, Fine Arts Gallery, Columbus, MS - PURCHASE AWARD, 2011 EXHIBITION AWARD
· Art Connections 5 Juried Exhibition, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 2009
2008
· Southern Artists League Regional Juried Exhibition, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2008 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· 10th Anniversary Best of the Best Online International Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery (www.upstreampeoplegallery.com), Omaha, NE, 2008
· Artist Guild of Northwest Georgia (AGNWG) 1st Annual Online Art Competition (www.georgiaart.net), 2008 - 1st PLACE 3-DIMENSIONAL AWARD
· 2008 International Art Show - Part 2: Abstract, Guests Gallery (www.guestsgallery.com), Lilburn, GA - FINALIST AWARD
· Art 2008 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center, Boca Raton, FL, 2008
2007
· Southern Artists’ League Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2007
· Abstract Exposure October 2007 Online Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA (www.abstractexposure.com)
· 9th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery (www.upstreampeoplegallery.com), Omaha, NE, 2007 - SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
· Best of America: Mixed Media Artists and Artisans. (Vol. 1) (2007). Williamsburg, VA: Kennedy Publishing. (work featured on p. 80)
· VMRC Juried Multimedia Art Exhibition, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2007
· Memphis/Germantown Art League National Exhibition, Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, Inc., Memphis, TN, 2007 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· Abstract and Non-Representational Works Juried Exhibition, 21st Century Art ‘Gallery Without Walls’, www.21stcenturyart.net, 2007 - MERIT AWARD
· VSU Faculty Exhibition, Okefenokee Heritage Center, Waycross, GA, 2007
· Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, 12 12 Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2007
· 49th International Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA, 2007 -
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
· Solarte Contemporary Art Gallery March Online Exhibition, www.solartegallery.com, 2007
2006
· Southern Artists’ League Annual Fall Juried Members Exhibition, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2006
· DPI - Digitally Propelled Ideas, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, 2006
· 6th Annual Summer All Media International Online Juried Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery (www.upstreampeoplegallery.com), Omaha, NE, 2006
· 15th Annual People's Choice Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2006
· Projekt 30 April Online Exhibition, www.projekt30.com, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
· San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) International Digital Exhibition 2006, Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA
· Making the Cut/Open Competition Exhibition, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY, 2006 · · Valdosta National 2006 National Juried Exhibition, Valdosta State University, Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA
2005
· 2005 Design Educators’ National Exhibition, (www.dene.tcu.edu), Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
· Color III International Exhibition, Period Gallery Online Exhibition (www.periodgallery.com), Lincoln, NE, 2005
· Annual Fall Southern Artist’s League Juried Exhibition, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2005 - COMMENDATION AWARD
· Nawrocki, S. (2005). Visual Arts: Best of Show - Modern Motif. Journal of Interior Design, 31, 39.
· 16th Annual Fine Art Competition and Exhibition at the Georgia National Fair, Miller-Murphy-Howard Building, Perry, GA, 2005 - HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
· Abstract Exposure September 2005 Online Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA (www.abstractexposure.com)
· ‘Celebration’ Juried Exhibition, K. D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO, 2005
· Abstraction VIII International Exhibition, Period Gallery Online Exhibition (www.periodgallery.com), Lincoln, NE, 2005 -
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
· ADSO’s 13th Annual Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach, The Arts Center Galleries, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, 2005
· Tech Art II, The South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, 2005
· Visual Arts Alliance Twenty-Second Juried Open Exhibition, Continental Building, Houston, TX, 2005
· Visual Arts Society of Texas’ 37th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, 2005
· Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) 2005 Annual Conference Juried Design Competition, Savannah, GA -
BEST OF SHOW - VISUAL ARTS
2004
· EP designworks November 2004 Exhibition, www.epdesignworks.com, Torrington, WY
· Southern Artists League’s “A Regional Juried Exhibition”, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2004 -
MERIT AWARD
· ISQ404 Basic Shapes, Imaginestation Juried Exhibition, www.imaginestation.net, Lehigh Valley, PA, 2004 · Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2004
· Emerging Artists Group - September 2004 Juried Competition, www.emergingartistsgroup.com, 2004 -
AWARDED COMPETITION FINALIST
· A National View at Grandview Exhibition, Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA, 2004
· 13th Annual People's Choice Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2004
· ADSO’s 12th Annual Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach, The Arts Center Galleries, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, 2004
· Projekt 30 April Online Exhibition, www.projekt30.com, Philadelphia, PA, 2004
· “The World of Art” Exhibition, Mable House Cultural Center, Atlanta, GA, 2004
· Mixed Media Exhibition, Guests Gallery Online Exhibition (www.guestsgallery.com), Lilburn, GA, 2004
· LaGrange National XXIII Exhibition, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA, 2004
· Romance to Romanticism 2004 Exhibition, Keyes Gallery, Springfield, MO, 2004
· 31st Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, 2004
· Contemporary VI International Exhibition, Period Gallery Online Exhibition (www.periodgallery.com), Lincoln, NE, 2004 - DIRECTOR’S RECOGNITION AWARD
2003
· Southern Artist’s League Treemendous Exhibition, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA, 2003
2002
· Paper presented at the 2002 Interior Design Educational Council Regional South and East Conference was entitled, “Interior Designers’ Computer Applications in Professional Practice: Implications for Interior Design Education.” New York, NY.