January 2024: Amanda won the Best Plein Air award in the PAWA Winter Exposition “Plein Air to Studio” at Cole Gallery this year for her work, "Creekside". This award was presented by judge Kimball Geisler.
The PAWA Exhibition encompasses the best of member plein air and studio paintings from the year. The plein air work expresses the raw passion of painting outdoors, in the elements. These fine artists, hailing from all over Washington State, often bring their work back to the studio to paint larger works, keeping their fresh on-site experience at heart. This show's plein air paintings paired with their studio mates, as well as stand-alone studio paintings, provide a fascinating view into the artist's process.
Best Plein Air Award
September 2023: Amanda was honored to receive the Juror's Award in the 37th Annual Northwest Pastel Society Members Show this year for her work, "Spring Reflections". This award was presented by artist Casey Klahn.
Juror’s Award
May 2021: Amanda was honored to receive the Juror's Award in the 35th Annual Northwest Pastel Society International Exhibition this year for her work, "Sunrise of Hope". This marks her third year in a row receiving this prestigious award. She looks forward to participating again in the years to come.
Juror’s Award
December 2018: Amanda was honored and humbled to be awarded an Honorable Mention award this past weekend at the Plein Air Washington Artists show for her piece, “Cottonwood in Cow Pastures.” She had such fun painting this piece from Tillamook, OR among the cottonwood groves there. It felt like George Inness was right there next to her. It was magical. Four of her pieces were accepted into this group show.
March 2022: Amanda was honored to receive the Award of Merit in the Arizona Pastel Artists Association International Exhibition this year for her work, "Streaming Through".
Award of Merit
June 2019: Amanda was honored to be awarded my Master’s Circle Award from the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) at the convention in Albuquerque, NM last month. Here’s a picture of Amanda with Richard McKinley, Pres. of IAPS.
Master’s Circle Award
Honorable Mention Award
August 2018: Amanda won the Award of Excellence, one of the top five awards among the world’s elite pastelists, at the 32nd IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies) Exhibition in Tacoma, WA for “Out of Yellowstone”.
Award of Excellence
January 2018: Amanda’s “Road to Hope” gets Honorable Mention in the 19th Annual Pastel 100 Competition.
Honorable Mention Award
Past Awards
2018-2014
2nd place award in the 32nd NWPS International Open Exhibition in Tacoma, WA for “Country Stream” on March 2018.
2nd place award in the NW Pastel Society Mixed Media Show for “Feathered Flight” 2017.
Juror’s award in the 31st NWPS International Open Exhibition for “Poetic Reflections” in 2017.
Best Landscape award in the Washington Country Plein Air Show for “Dion Vineyard Morn” in September 2017.
Artist’s Choice award in the Washington Country Plein Air Show for “Road Home” in September 2017.
Best Pastel award in the Sisters County Fair Show for “Evening Gathering” in 2016.
2nd place award in the Willamette Valley Lavender Festival Plein Air Competition in Newberg, OR in 2016.
Juror’s award in the NW Pastel Society International Show for “Vinyasa Flowing Tree” 2016.
Director’s award in the NW Pastel Society International Show in 2015.
2nd place winner in Landscape in the Northwest Plein Air Competition in 2015.
Commission award in the City of Hillsboro Public Art Purchase in 2015.
1st place award of Drawing in the Sausalito Art Festival in 2014.
Best of Show in the NW Pastel Society International Show for “Dancing at Sunset” in 2014.