AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
2012-2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION, National Art League, Douglaston, NY - Photography Open Exhibition - July 2012 - - Two Entries Accepted
THIRD PLACE AWARD My Studio, Port Washington NY - "Life Around Us" Show & Exhibition - August 2012 - Two Entries Accepted
OFFICIAL SELECTION/NATIONAL WINNERS FotoFoto Gallery, Huntington NY - 8th Annual Photography Competition - November 2012 - One Entry Accepted
SOLO SHOW - Cafe Metro, Denville, NJ - 36 works - Jan. 6th - March 17th, 2013
GROUP SHOW - Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY - 56th Long Island Artist's Exhibition - March 2013 - One Entry Accepted
SOLO SHOW - ARI/Mt. Kemble Gallery, Morristown, NJ, 34 pieces, April 14th - June 20th, 2013
RAYS Project - two (2) winning entries selected for exhibitions
OFFICIAL SELECTION, "A Summer Pavilion" Juried Art & Photography Exhibition, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ - Two entries selected, July 1 - August 15, 2013
SOLO SHOW - Parsippany Public Library, Parsippany, NJ September 1 - 30, 2013
SOLO SHOW - Scotch Plains Public Library, Scotch Plains, NJ November 1 - 30, 2013
2014
AWARD OF MERIT (4th Place) - Milburn-Short Hills Art Center "Generations", MAYO Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ, December 10, 2013 - January 20, 2014
HONORABLE MENTION (4th Place) Milburn-Short Hills Art Center "POSSIBILITIES", Bouras Building Gallery, Summit, NJ, March 3, 2014 - April 28, 2014
SOLO EXHIBITION - Oceanic Free Library, Rumson NJ - 36 works on display, March 2014
GROUP SHOW - New Jersey Photo Forum "Experimental/Experiential", 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, Maplewood, NJ, April 19 - May 25, 2014 - one entry accepted
GROUP SHOW - ValleyArts New Jersey "Open Orange", ValleyArts Firehouse Gallery, Orange NJ, May 9 - June 8, 2014 - three entries accepted
GROUP SHOW - Milburn-Short Hills Art Center "Aspects", Livingston Community Center, Livingston, NJ, May 5 - June 30, 2014
SOLO SHOW - New Providence Memorial Library, New Providence, NJ May 3 - June 6, 2014, 30 pieces on display
SOLO SHOW - Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ - July 1 - 31, 2014, 24 pieces on display
SOLO SHOW - Parsippany Public Library, Parsippany, NJ, August 1 - 30, 2014, 14 works shown
GROUP SHOW - New Jersey Photo Forum "Colorific", MAYO Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ, Sept. 9 - Oct. 21, 2014 - two entries accepted
GROUP SHOW - Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY - "Pattern and Rhythm through the Lens" Juried group photography exhibit at the Art League of Long Island. Sept. 28 - Nov. 2, 2014 - One Entry Accepted
SOLO SHOW - Cafe Metro, Denville, NJ - 26 works - Sept. 14 - Dec. 31, 2014
FIRST PLACE - "A Summer Pavilion II" - M-SHAC and Alfa Art Gallery - 2 pieces in show - Sept. 16 - Oct. 4, 2014
GROUP SHOW - 20th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit sponsored by the New Jersey Photography Forum. Nov. 1 - 29, 2014, at the Watchung Arts Center in Watchung, NJ. One piece in show.
SOLO SHOW - Les Malamut Art Gallery, Union, NJ. November 5 - December 29, 2014, 26 pieces on display
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - Janan Weber Memorial Award - "Generations Revisited" MSHAC Juried Group Fine Art Exhibition, MAYO Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ Dec. 2, 2014 - Jan. 20, 2015
OFFICIAL SELECTION - "Flower Power 2014" Group Photography Exhibition - 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles
2015
GROUP SHOW - “Inspiration” Juried Fine Art Exhibition sponsored by MSHAC, Jan. 2 - 30, 2015, at the Bernardsville Public Library in Bernardsville, NJ. Two pieces in show.
SECOND PLACE - “Vineyard Sojourn” Juried Fine Art Exhibition sponsored by MSHAC, Jan. 6 - March 3, 2015, at Old York Cellars, Ringoes, NJ. One piece in show.
SOLO SHOW - A Space On Main Art Gallery, Cranbury, NJ. Jan. 9 - Feb. 1, 2015, 22 photos on display.
GROUP SHOW - "The Four Seasons" photography exhibition Overlook Art Gallery, Summit, NJ. Four images selected. January 17 - April 18, 2015.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Art Alliance of Monmouth County's 30th Annual Jean Townsend Award Exhibition, two photos accepted. March 3 - 31, 2015.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - PhotoSpiva 2015 National Photography Competition, one photo accepted. March 7 - May 3, 2015.
FEATURED ARTIST - ArtsyShark website/blog/newsfeed - March 20, 2015.
THIRD PLACE, SIXTH PLACE AWARDS - "CityScapes" 2015 Juried Online Art Exhibition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery, one photo accepted - April 2015.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Juried Art Exhibition, Mayfair Festival of the Arts, Allentown PA, one photo accepted - May 22 - 25, 2015.
SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS - two photos - Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery, "Landscapes 2015" Online Art Exhibition - May 2015.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 35th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, Long Island Arts Council, Freeport, NY, one photo accepted - June 2 - 28, 2015.
FIRST PLACE "BEST IN SHOW" - MSHAC Healing Arts Juried Art Exhibition, Millburn-Short Hills Arts Center, Morristown, NJ, one photo accepted - August 1 - Oct. 31, 2015.
FOURTH PLACE. SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS - Open 2015 Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - September 2015
SECOND PLACE - MSHAC Members Juried Art Exhibition, Millburn-Short Hills Arts Center, Morristown, NJ, Sept. 29 - Oct. 29, 2015.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 21st Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, New Jersey Photography Forum, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ, one photo accepted - Nov. 2 - 29, 2015.
INVITED ARTIST - Divine Delights Art Show, St. Matthews the Apostle Church, Randolph, NJ, - Nov. 14, 2015.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Zufall Health Group Art Exhibition, Zufall Health Center, Dover, NJ, three photos accepted - Oct. 21, 2015 - Jan. 29, 2016
SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS - 2015 "Botanicals" Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - November 2015, two photos accepted
OFFICIAL SELECTION - "Primar(il)y Red" Group Art Exhibition, Gallery U, Westfield, NJ, one photo accepted - Dec. 4, 2015 - Jan. 4, 2016.
FEATURED WINDOW ARTIST - Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ, thirteen (13) photos on display - Dec. 2015.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - M-SHAC MAYO 2015 Annual Juried Group Art Exhibition, MAYO Performing Arts Center's Art Upstairs Gallery, Morristown, NJ, one photo accepted - Dec. 8, 2015 - Jan. 20, 2016.
2016
SECOND PLACE AWARD - Millburn-Short Hills Arts Center 2016 Member Exhibition, Johnson & Johnson Corporate Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, one photo accepted - Feb. 6- March 31, 2016.
INVITED ARTIST - New Jersey Photography Forum's 2016 Invitation Show, County College of Morris, Randolph NJ, four (4) photos invited - Feb. 10 - April 9, 2016.
THIRD PLACE, SIXTH PLACE, SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS - 2016 "CityScapes" Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - February 2016, two photos accepted
FEATURED ARTIST - "Lens Magazine" Issue #18 March 2016 - one of eight photographers selected. Twenty two page 15 photo spread in the magazine.
FIRST PLACE, SECOND PLACE AWARDS - 2016 "Abstracts" Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - March 2016, one photo accepted
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 1978 Maplewood Arts Center's 2016 Abstracts Juried Group Photography Exhibition, 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, Maplewood, NJ, one photo accepted - March 26 - April 24, 2016.
SECOND PLACE, FOURTH PLACE, SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS - 2016 "Landscapes" Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - April 2016, two photos accepted
SOLO EXHIBITION - Valley Hospital Art Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ - 18 pieces in show. Exhibition runs April 1 - May 31, 2016.
SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS - 2016 "Botanicals" Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - May 2016, two photos awarded
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - MSHAC "Vineyard Sojourn II" Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Old York Cellars Winery, Ringoes, NJ, two photos accepted - May 3 - June 29, 2016.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - Paper Mill Playhouse Invitational Photography Exhibition, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, two photos accepted - May 15 - July 7th, 2016.
EXHIBITNG ARTIST - MSHAC Summer Exhibition 2016, County College Morris Visual Arts Gallery, Randolph, NJ, two photos in show - June 2 - July 15, 2016.
GROUP SHOW - New Jersey Photographers Facebook Group "Cityscapes" Photography Exhibition, Venetian Rehab Center Art Gallery, South Amboy, NJ, two photos in show - June 18 - September 19, 2016.
EXHIBITING ARTIST - "Rahway Culture Crawl", Rahway, NJ, - June 17, 2016.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Camera USA 2016, Naples Art Association, Naples, FL, von Liebig Art Center, one photos selected - June 20 - August 5, 2016.
PUBLICATION: BACKCOVER PHOTO - "Digital Photo Magazine" - August/September 2016 Issue.
FEATURED SELECTION - "Your Daily Photograph" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - August 17, 2016.
SOLO ARTIST EXHIBIT WINNER - Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - August 2016
FINALIST - The Weather Channel Photo Contest - September 2016
FEATURED SELECTION - "Your Daily Photograph" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - Sept. 7, 2016.
SECOND PLACE AWARDS - 2nd Place Architecture Category; 2nd Place Landscape Category - 2016 Open Photography Exhibition, Ringwood Manor Arts Association, Ringwood, NJ - Aug. 17 - Sept. 21, 2016.
PHOTO OF THE DAY - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC website - October 1, 2016
FEATURE PROFILE - NBC TV NY website - October 6, 2016
SPECIAL MERIT AWARD - 2016 "OPEN" Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - October 2016
FEATURED PHOTO - LIVE With Kelly (Kelly Ripa and Ciara) TV - October 20, 2016
FEATURED SELECTION - "Your Daily Photograph" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - November 5, 2016.
FIRST & SECOND PLACE AWARDS - 2016 "Seascapes" Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - November 2016
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2016 "Holiday Treasures" Juried Fine Art Exhibition sponsored by Millburn-Short Hills Arts Center, Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ - Dec. 7 - Jan 17, 2017.
2017
WINNING SELECTION - Your Daily Photograph - "Starry, Starry Night" Photo Contest - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - January 7, 2017
PUBLICATION: LENS MAGAZINE - 18 Page Photo Spread Plus Cover Photo - "Lens Magazine" - January 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2017 Juried Fine Art Exhibition sponsored by Millburn-Short Hills Arts Center, Old York Cellars Winery, Ringoes, NJ - Jan 12 - April 3, 2017. Two pieces in show.
PUBLICATION: NY POST - 15 Page Photo Spread of Statue of Liberty Photos - New York Post (online version) - January 25, 2017
PODCAST INTERVIEW - "The Douglas Coleman Show" - 30 minute interview on my career and photography - February 6, 2017
SECOND PLACE, SIXTH PLACE, SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS - 2017 "Cityscapes" Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - February 2017
FEATURED SELECTION - Your Daily Photograph - "LeFrak Light" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - Feb. 12, 2017
GUEST CURATOR TOP PICK - "9/11 Tribute Lights", Artsy Shark Online Art Gallery - Feb. 13, 2017
FEATURED SELECTION - Your Daily Photograph - "Carousel" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - March 7, 2017
PODCAST INTERVIEW - "Cara Jones Speaks" - 40 minute interview on my career and photography - March 7, 2017
PODCAST INTERVIEW - "Positive Phil Show" - 30 minute interview on my career - March 24, 2017
ARTSY.NET LISTING - Arsty.net - Light, Space & Time Gallery - April 11, 2017
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT - Monroe Photography Club - Monroe, NJ - April 19, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2017 Member Show Juried Fine Art Exhibition sponsored by New Jersey Arts Association - Overlook Hospital Art Gallery, Summit, NJ - April 8 - July 7, 2017. Three pieces in show.
SPECIAL MERIT & RECOGNITION AWARDS - "Landscapes" 2017 Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - May 2017, three awards
WINNING SELECTION - "Disappearing" Photo Contest sponsored by "Your Daily Photograph" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - May 19, 2017.
PODCAST INTERVIEW - "The Worm Hole Raido Show" - 45 minute interview on my career - May 24, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION - "In the Still of the Night" Juried Fine Art Photography Exhibition sponsored by New Jersey Photography Forum - Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge, NJ - June 2 - July 1, 2017. Three pieces in show.
PODCAST INTERVIEW - Brainard Carey/Yale University Radio - 35 minute interview on my career - June 14, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2017 Member Juried Fine Art Exhibition sponsored by New Jersey Art Association - Masten Art Gallery, Randolph, NJ - June 5 - June 30, 2017. Two pieces in show.
WINNING SELECTION - Your Daily Photograph - "The Big Beautiful Moon" Photo Contest - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - August 22, 2017
FEATURED SPEAKER - Colegio Mayor de Bolivar's "4th Annual International Week" - Cartagena, Colombia, South America - Aug. 28 - Sept. 1, 2017
FINALIST - 2017 Empire State Building Photo Contest - August 2017
PARTICIPATING ARTIST - Rahway "Culture Crawl" Arts Festival - Rahway, NJ - Sept. 23, 2017
PARTICIPATING ARTIST - "Art in the Park" Art Festival - Passiac County, NJ - Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - "Colorific" 2017 Juried Fine Art Photography Exhibition sponsored by New Jersey Photography Forum - Art Upstairs Art Gallery, MAYO Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ - Sept. 19- Nov. 7, 2017. Three pieces in show.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - "The Art of Sharing" Photography Exhibition sponsored by New York City Feelings - Fundacion Valentin de Madariaga y Oya, Seville, Spain - Oct. 3 - 15, 2017. One piece in show.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - 23rd Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, New Jersey Photography Forum, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ, two photos accepted - Nov. 1 - 30, 2017.
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER - Fireworks by Grucci® - Bellport, NY USA, New York City, Dubai UAE
PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK PUBLISHED - "New York City Nights - Book 1" - Self-published Nov. 15, 2017.
SOLO EXHIBITION - Center for Spiritual Living, Morristown, NJ - 17 pieces in show. Exhibition runs Dec 1 - Jan. 30, 2018.
TOP TEN AWARD - "Free Exhibition Art Expo New York", Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France - Dec. 7, 2017.
2018
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD - Fireworks Display - Fireworks By Grucci® - Ras Al Khaimah UAE - January 2018
PHOTO TOUR - Dubai, UAE - January 2018
FOURTH PLACE, SEVENTH PLACE, SPECIAL MERIT - "Cityscapes" 2018 Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - February 2018
SELECTED ABSTRACT DESIGNS - Colour & Design CDigital Wall Covering Collection - March 2018
FINALIST EXHIBITION - "2017 Empire State Building Photo Contest", Empire State Building Lobby, New York, NY - April 2018
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - Fine Art - Creative Quarterly Issue #50 - May 2018
FEATURE ARTICLE - The Huffington Post - May 16, 2018
OFFICIAL SELECTION - "Abstract Expressions" Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs - John W. Meagher Rotunda Gallery, Jersey City, NJ - June 5 - 30, 2018.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - Juried Fine Art Exhibit - New Jersey Arts Association - Visual Arts Gallery, County College Morris, Randolph, NJ - July 2 - Aug 24, 2018.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - "The New Abstract" Juried Fine Art Photography Exhibit - New Jersey Photography Forum - The Gallery Space, Rahway, NJ - August 28 - Sept 28, 2018.
PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK PUBLISHED - "New York Cityscapes" - Amherst Media - Sept. 2018
OFFICIAL SELECTION - "Colorific 2018" Juried Fine Art Photography Exhibit - New Jersey Photography Forum - MAYO Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ - Sept. 18 - Oct. 30, 2018
FOURTH PLACE, NINTH PLACE, SPECIAL MERIT - "Open 2018" Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - Sept. 2018
OFFICIAL SELECTION - PRO ARTS NJ 2018 Member Fine Art Exhibit - Grace Chruch Van Horst Arts Center, Jersey City, NJ - Oct. 5-7, 2018
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT - Bronx Photographic Society - Fordham University - Oct. 20, 2018
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - 2018 Juried Fine Art Photography Exhibit - New Jersey Photography Forum - Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ - Nov. 1 - 30, 2018 (two pieces accepted)
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - 2018 Juried Fine Art Photography Exhibit - New Jersey Photography Forum - Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ - Nov. 1 - 30, 2018
FEATURE ARTICLE - ACS Magazine - Nov/Dec 2018 issue - 42 pages
FIRST & SECOND PLACE - "Seascapes" 2018 Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - December 2018
2019
WORLD RECORD - Fireworks Display - Fireworks By Grucci® - Ras Al Khaimah UAE - January 2019
PHOTO TOUR - Dubai, UAE - January 2019
OFFICIAL PARTICIPANT - Guinness World Record Fireworks Display - Fireworks By Grucci® - Ras Al Khaimah UAE - February 2019
FINALIST - 2018 Empire State Building Photo Contest, Empire State Building Lobby, New York, NY - February - August 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2019 "Abstracts" Juried Fine Art Photography Exhibit - New Jersey Photography Forum - Johnson & Johnson Corporate Headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ - Jan. 21 - March 1, 2019.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT - "Astrophotography for the Rest of Us" - Franklin Astronomy Club - Somerset, NJ - Jan. 29, 2019
THIRD & SIXTH PLACE AWARDS - "Cityscapes" 2019 Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - February 2019
HONORABLE MENTION & SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS - "Abstracts" 2019 Juried Fine Art Competition, Light, Space & Time Online Art Gallery - March 2019
FEATURED PHOTO - "Your Daily Photograph" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA - March 25, 2019
FEATURED SPEAKER - Hunterdon County Camera Club - Flemington, NJ - April 2, 2019
BOOK SIGNING - International Center of Photography - New York City - April 18, 2019
FEATURED ARTIST - BIG Wall Decor - May 2019 - ongoing
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - 2019 "Photographic Abstractions 2" Fine Art Photography Exhibit - New Jersey Photography Forum - CCM Art Gallery, Randolph, NJ - June 13 - August 27, 2019.
FEATURED SPEAKER - Professional Photographers Association of New Jersey - Kenilworth, NJ - June 17, 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - 25 Year Retrospective Fine Art Photography Exhibit - New Jersey Photography Forum - Trenton Museum, Trenton, NJ - Sept. 15- Nov. 10, 2019.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - New Jersey Photography Forum 25th Anniversary Gala - Watchung Arts Center, Watching, NJ - Nov. 3 - Dec. 10, 2019.
2020-2023
FINALIST - 2019 Empire State Building Photo Contest, Empire State Building Lobby, New York, NY - February 2020
FIRST PLACE - 2021 New Jersey Monthly Cover Photo Contest, New Jersey - November 2021
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT - Bronx Photographic Society - Online Zoom Event - Sept. 17, 2022
FINALIST - 2022 Empire State Building Photo Contest - New York, NY - Dec. 2022
FINALIST - 2022 Unique Photo Customer Photo Contest - Philadelphia, PA - Dec. 2022
FINALIST - 2023 Empire State Building Photo Contest - New York, NY - Nov. 2023
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