AWARDS
2024 Awards
2024 – Honorable Mention Award for Best Vehicle in the Plein Air Salon for August, 2024
2024 – Best Water Award in the Plein Air Salon for May 2024
2024 – Best Water Award in the Plein Air Salon for February, 2024
2024 – Honorable Mention Figurative Award in in Plein Air Salon for February 2024
2024 – Best Water Award in the Plein Air Salon for April, 2024
Voted one of the Top 30 Finalist out
of approximately 1000 entries.
2024 – Top 30 Award for Rock Creek Waterfall was chosen as one of the top 30 paintings for 2023-24 in the Plein Air Salon from over 10K entries from over 30 countries.
2024 – Honorable Mention Award – Teravarna International Juried Competition
2024 – chosen as one of four artists for the new Carol Burnett Women’s Art Gallery at Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA
2022 - 2023 Awards
2023 – Third Place Overall Winner – PleinAir Salon August Art Competition
2023 – Best Plein Air Landscape Award – PleinAir Salon – to be published in August/September issue of Plein Air Magazine
2023 – Third Place Overall – Plein Air Salon – August Competition – to be published in October/ November issue of Plein Air Magazine
2023 – Honorable Mention and Top 100 – October Plein Air Salon
2023 – Best Clouds and Sky Award – PleinAir Salon – to be published in August/September issue of Plein Air Magazine
2023 – Best Plein Air Oil – PleinAir Salon – to be published in August/September issue of Plein Air Magazine
2023 – Received honor of having two paintings juried into the top 100 entries of 867 entries, juried by Katherine Saks, Saks Gallery, CO
2022 – ARTISTS CHOICE AWARD at 2022 invitational and juried Slopoke Western Art Show, Solvang, CA
2020 – Received Signature status from Outdoor Painters Society. 2020 – Juried into MBPAPA annual show, and winner of MERIT AWARD.
2020 – JANUARY AWARD WINNER of Plein Air Magazine Competition
2019 – Juried into Women Artists of the West National Show in Boulder, CO. Winner of AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
2017 – BEST OF SHOW AWARD for painting “Overlooking the Pacific” National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society International show, 836 entries
2016 – Juried into LAPAPA show in Laguna Beach, CA, won FIRST PLACE AWARD
2015- Juried into the NOAPS national online show, winner of the BEST LANDSCAPE AWARD
2014 – Juried into the national show at Breckenridge Gallery in Texas, winning the SECOND PLACE AWARD
2013 – Juried show for National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society National Show winner of MERIT AWARD
2011 – Juried into National Oil and Acrylic Painters 2011 show BEST LANDSCAPE AWARD
2011 – Small Works Show, Santa Maria, Ca – BEST OF SHOW AWARD
2010 – Juried Show, Santa Barbara Natural History Museum TAKING THIRD PLACE AWARD
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2024 Exhibitions
2024 – Juried into the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibit at the Phippen Museum in Prescott, AZ.
2024 – Juried into the California Art Club Gold Medal Show at the Hilbert Museum at Chapman University in Orange, CA
2024 – Juried into Oil Painters of National Show at the Marks Gallery in Wichita, KS
2024 – Juried into the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Small Works sow at the Sugarman Peterson Gallery in Santa Fe, NM
2024 – Juried into the California Art Club Sensations of Summer Exhibit
2024 – Invitation to the San Marino Art League annual show at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
2024 – Invitation to the Tehachapi Art Exhibit put on by the Tehachapi Arts Commission in Tehachapi, CA
2024 – Juried into American Impressionist Society Annual small works exhibit at the Anderson Fine Art Gallery inn St. Simons Island, GA
2024 – Juried into the California Art Club National Moonlight Serenade at the Old Mill Gallery, San Marino, CA
2024 – Juried into the Women Artists of the West National Show at the Phippen Museum in Prescott, AZ
2024 – Juried into the American Impressionist Society online show
2024 – Juried into the California Art Club Exhibit, The Wonders of Winter
2022 - 2023 Exhibitions
2023 – Juried into Oil Painters of America Western Regionals at Brushworks Gallery in Salt Lake City, UT
2023 – Juried into the California Art Club National Wonders of Winter Exhibition
2023 – Juried into American Impressionist Society Annual online exhibit
2023 – Juried into the California Art Club National Autumn Splendor Exhibition
2023 – Juried into the American Impressionist Society National Show in Greenville, DE August 3-Sept 2, 2023
2023 – Juried into the Women Artists of the West National Show in Newton, KS July 22-September 15, 2023
2023 – Juried into the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Best of America National Small Works Show in Boulder, CO May 18-June 17, 2023
2023 – Invited as a juror for two national shows as a signature member, NOAPS and WAOW
2023 – Juried into Oil Painters of America Spring Online Showcase
2023 – Juried into NOAPS Spring Online International Exhibition opening May 22, 2023
2023 – Juried into WAOW Online Spring Show March 1- May 30
2022 – Juried into California Art Club Juried show, Winter Wonderland Jan 9 – April 7, 2023
2022 – Juried into American Impressionist Society Online Exhibition Nov 26-Jan26, 2023
2022 – Juried into National Oil and Acrylic Painters Fall Online Exhibition
2022 – ARTISTS CHOICE AWARD at 2022 invitational and juried Slopoke Western Art Show, Solvang, CA
2022 – Juried into the American Impressionist Society Spring Online show
2022 – Featured Artist at Gallery Los Olivos for the month of August
2022 – Juried into the California Art Club Biennnale Exhibit: Celebrating California, at Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA
2022 – Juried into the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibit at Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX
2022 – Juried into the Women Artists of the West National show at the McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2022 – Invitational to the SLOPOKE show in Solvang, CA
2020 - 2021 Exhibitions
2021 – Juried into Oil Painters of America Western Regional show at Mark Arts Gallery in Wichita, KS
2021- Juried into American Impressionist Society online spring Show
2021- Juried into the California Art Club Excellence of Traditional Fine Arts “Moments of Joy” exhibit
2021 – Juried into National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society online Spring show
2021 – Juried into Women Artists of the West Spring online show
2021-Featured artist for online critique with Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2020 – Juried into the Women Artists of the West 2021 National Show in Kerrvlle, Tx
2020 – Juried into California Art Club exhibit “Welcome to California”
2020 – Received Signature status from Outdoor Painters Society. 2020 – Juried into MBPAPA annual show, and winner of MERIT AWARD.
2020 – Two paintings juried into the Outdoor Painters Society show in Corsicana, Texas
2020 – Juried into the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show at Illume Gallery in St. George, Utah
2020 – JANUARY AWARD WINNER of Plein Air Magazine Competition
2020 – Juried into Women Artists of the West 50th Anniversary National Show in Tucson, AZ
2020 – Juried into National Oil and Acrylic Painters National Small Works show in Annapolis, Maryland
2018 - 2019 Exhibitions
2019 – Juried into Women Artists of the West National Show in Boulder, CO. Winner of AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
2019 – Juried into National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society National show in Park City, Utah
2019 – Juried into American Women Artists Signature Show in Fredericksburg, TX
2019 – Juried into Southwest Art Breckenridge National Show in Breckenridge, TX
2019 – Juried into Outdoor Painters Society National Show in TX
2019 – Juried into Carmel Plein Air Festival, Carmel, CA
2019 – Juried into Los Gatos Plein Air Festival, Los Gatos, CA
2018 – Invited into the national show of American Women Artists at the Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
2018 – Juried into Women Artist of the West National Show, Price Tower Art Center, Bartlesville, OK
2018 – Juried into the Carmel Arts Festival, Carmel, CA
2016 - 2017 Exhibitions
2017 – Juried into Oil Painters of America Western Regional, Saint George, Utah
2017 – Juried into RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX, Fall Showcase
2017 – Invited into AWA National Show for Master and Signature Artists, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA 2018
2017 – Juried into National Oil and Acrylic Painters National Show, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
2017 – Juried into American Women Artists National Show, Tuscon, Arizona
2017 – Juried into Women Artists of the West National Show, Annapolis, MD
2017 – Juried into California Plein Air Painters National Show, Mariposa, CA
2017 – BEST OF SHOW AWARD for painting “Overlooking the Pacific” National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society International show, 836 entries
2017 – Juried into Southwest Plein Air National show in Dallas, TX
2016 – Juried into LAPAPA show in Laguna Beach, CA, won FIRST PLACE AWARD
2016 – Juried into the American Women Artists National show in Bennington, VT
2016 – Juried into the Art Renewal Center International Plein Air Challenge, Monterey, CA
2016 – Juried into the NOAPS national Signature and Master Show, Cape Cod, MA and Cincinnati, Ohio
2016 – Invitational to the Best of the Bests national show at Breckenridge Gallery
Sheryl Knight
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
2019 - 2023 Selected Recent Publications
2023 – Plein Air Magazine September “Best of Category Awards”
2023 – August/September Western Art and Architecture
2022 – Artist Choice for SLOPOKE Fine Art of the West Exhibition
2021 – Plein Air Magazine July 2021 issue, Plein Air Portfolio on Rivers, Streams, and Waterfalls
2020 – California Art Club Newsletter article in Fall Issue, 2020
2020 – American Art Collector “Artists Focus” Article
2020 – Plein Air Magazine Salon Winners published
2019 – Southwest Art, article on American Women Artists
2017 – Plein Air Magazine, March Issue, Artist Profile Feature
2010 - 2018 Selected Publications
2016 – Southwest Art Magazine, April issue
2016 – American Art Collector, February issue, September issue, and November issue
2016 – Plein Air Magazine – March issue
2015 – Southwest Art Magazine
2014 – Southwest Art Magazine, December issue
2014 – American Art Collector Magazine, August issue
2013 – Southwest Art Magazine, October and November issues
2013 – American Art Collectors Magazine, August and September issues
2013 – Santa Ynez Valley Guest Magazine, Santa Barbara Casa Magazine
2012 – Feature article, San Luis Obispo Tribune, September
2012 – Santa Ynez Valley Guest Magazine
2010 – Montecito Magazine
2010 – Santa Ynez Valley Guest Magazine
PleinAir Magazine
I was so honored to be contacted by the editor of PleinAir Magazine, Steve Doherty, a couple of months ago to be interviewed for a feature article in the February/March issue. After the interview he sent me his rough draft a few weeks later and asked me to send him about 15-20 images of recent paintings, both plein air and studio. I just received the magazine and it looks great! I am really excited. The cover painting is gorgeous….done by an artist named Dan Young. You can click on the link below to read the article under “Artist Profiles”, and also subscribe to the digital version of the magazine if you would like to see the rest of the paintings. Thank you, Steve, and all the people at PleinAir Magazine for doing such a great job. I am so grateful. Read the full article HERE.
CORPORATE COLLECTORS
Corporate Collectors
2023 – One of four Featured artists at Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA in their permanent gallery
2015 – Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA 8 paintings
2013 – Marian Hospital, Santa Maria, CA 6 paintings
2011 – Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Ynez, CA 3 paintings
REPRESENTATION
Representation
Nancy Dodds Gallery, Carmel, CA
Solvang Fine Arts Gallery, Solvang, CA
Bronze, Silver, and Gold Gallery, Cambria, CA
Gallery Los Olivos, Los Olivos, CA
Park Street Gallery, Paso Robles, CA
Sherri Jurey Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
COMMISSIONED WORKS PRIVATE & CORPORATE
Commissioned Works Private & Corporate
Paintings commissioned by private collectors, ranging in size from 8×10 to 36×60 and every size in between.
Paintings in Cottage Hospital Santa Ynez, CA and in Marian Dignity Health Hospital, Santa Maria, CA, and Goleta Cottage Hospital, Goleta, CA.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Professional Affiliations
- “Artist” Member of the California Art Club
- “Signature” Member of American Women Artists, National Oil and Acrylic Painters society, Women Artists of the West, and Outdoor Painters Society.
- “Member” of Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, and Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters.