/// CLIENTS
New York Times / United States Mint / American Greetings
/ Paint & Draw Magazine (UK) / Strand Magazine
/ Toronto Blue Jays (Jays Care Foundation) /
Case Western Reserve University / Ohio Magazine / Cleveland Magazine
/ Scene Magazine / University of Dayton, etc.
/// EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science + Master of Fine Arts
Kent State University (KSU)
School of Visual Communication Design (VCD)
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Major: VCD, Illustration Concentration
/// CONTINUING EDUCATION
_IMC Illustration Master Class, 2019
(Amherst College, MA)
_Illustration Academy, 2017 (Kansas City)
_IMC Illustration Master Class, 2013
(Amherst College, MA)
_Illustration Academy,
2004 (Virginia Commonwealth University, VA)
_Illustration Academy,
2003 (Virginia Commonwealth University, VA)
/// EXPERIENCE
_Primary Hughes Illustration (2003–present):
Freelance illustration and fine art business.
_Professor of Illustration (August 2021–present):
Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
_Associate Professor of Illustration (2016–2021):
Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
_Assistant Professor of Illustration (2011–2016):
Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
_Adjunct Instructor (2005–2011): KSU School of Visual Communication Design
_Graduate Assistantship (2003–2005):
KSU School of Visual Communication Design
_Art Department Internship (2002):
The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH
/// MEMBERSHIP
Signature Member, Portrait Society of America
The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA)
/// PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Director Martin Scorsese
Northern Michigan University Art Museum
The Lunar Codex, by Samuel Peralta
/// PUBLICATION HONORS
Society of Illustrators New York (SOI)
46 / 49
Society of Illustrators Los Angeles (SILA) 43 / 44 / 46 / 49 / 51 / 52 / 55
/ 56 / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62
Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art & Design, Winner (Print) 22 / 32 / 45
/ 53 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 73 / 74 / 77
Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art & Design, Runner-Up (Online) 23 / 46 / 61 / 62 / 65 / 71 / 72 / 80 / 82
Creative Quarterly 100 Best: 2013
/ 2021
American Illustration Annual (chosen) # 26 / 27 / 40 / 41 / 43 / 44
Infected by Art Volumes: 2 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14
3x3 Magazine Student Competitions 2003 / 2004
3x3 Magazine Annual Show (Honorable Mention) No. 15
3x3 Magazine Annual Show (Merit) No. 19, No. 21
AcrylicWorks: The Best of Acrylic Painting # 1 / 8 / 10
/ 12 / 13
ImagineFX, issue #169, 256
Professional Artist Magazine, April/May 2017
Illustration NOW! 5, TASCHEN Books 2014
PoetsArtists Magazine, #97 (The New Nude), #108
50 Great Figurative Artworks of 2017, PoetsArtists Magazine
100 Great Drawings of 2016, PoetsArtists Magazine
CMYK Magazine issues # 23 / 24 / 25 / 27 / 49 / 50
Strokes of Genius 7: Depth, Dimension and Space
My Neighbor Hayao: Art Inspired by the Films of Miyazaki, 2020
Torso: Streetwear T-Shirt Graphics Exposed (by Daniel Eckler) 2010
Black & White: Volume Four (Out of Step Books), 2017
/// PUBLICATIONS
Paint & Draw Magazine (UK) - "Bite-size" Tutorials
Starting Your Career as an Illustrator (by Michael Fleishman), 2017
Drawing Inspiration (by Michael Fleishman), 2010
How to Grow as an Illustrator (by Michael Fleishman), 2007
/// PRESS
INTERVIEW — Creative Bloq, “Why ‘paint within limits’ put Primary Hughes on a journey through experimentation” (2025).
FEATURE — Northern Magazine, “Faculty Spotlight – Steve Hughes” (2025).
FEATURE — VisualFlood, “Acrylic alchemy: how Primary Hughes transforms paint into emotional resonance” (2024).
FEATURE — Marquette Monthly, “NMU’s Steve Hughes Earns Accolades for His Portraits: ‘The Face Is Full of Character’” (2024).
FEATURE — Inspiration Grid, “Re-Emergent: Primary Hughes’ Solo Exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery” (2023).
FEATURE — Curatress, “RE-EMERGENT: Primary Hughes” (2023).
FEATURE — Beautiful Bizarre, “Modern Eden Gallery Presents Primary Hughes’ Re-Emergent” (2023).
FEATURE — Inspiration Grid, “Striking Acrylic Paintings by Primary Hughes” (2022).
INTERVIEW — VoyageMichigan, “Daily Inspiration: Meet Steven Hughes” (2022).
FEATURE — Creative Boom, “Ethereal, Rainbow Paintings by Primary Hughes That Show Hidden Human Depths” (2021).
FEATURE — Supersonic Art, “Primary Hughes’ ‘Emergent’” (2020).
FEATURE — Beautiful Bizarre, "Primary Hughes ‘Emergent’ & The Portrait Show VIII @ Modern Eden Gallery" (2020).
FEATURE — Beautiful Bizarre, “19 Artists to Watch from the IMC Art Program in 2019” (2019).
INTERVIEW — AI-AP Design Arts Daily, “The Q&A: Steven E. Hughes” (2018).
INTERVIEW — Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, “Interview with Illustration West 54 Judge Steve Hughes” (2015).
INTERVIEW — Marquette Monthly, “NMU Professor Explores Iceland During Summer Residency” (2015).
FEATURE — Supersonic Art, “Steven Hughes” (2014).
FEATURE — Inspiration Grid, “Illustrations by Steven Hughes” (2014).
FEATURE — Tor.com, “The Illustration Master Class Produces New Art for Game of Thrones, Neil Gaiman, and More” (2013).
FEATURE — Toronto Star, “Exhibit of baseball bat art sure to be a hit” (2013).
FEATURE — Wright State University Newsroom, “Wright State’s Drawing from Perception VII Exhibition Features National Artists” (2013).
REVIEW — Detroit News, “‘America!’ the Beautiful, Intricate and Bizarre” (2012).
FEATURE — Lines and Colors, “Steven Hughes” (2012).
/// UNIVERSITY AWARDS
2026 - Faculty Merit Award, NMU
2026 - Fall Semester Reassigned Time Award (RTA), NMU
2023 - Faculty Research Grant, NMU
2022 - Fall Semester Reassigned Time Award (RTA), NMU
2020 - Fall Semester Reassigned Time Award (RTA), NMU
2019 - Creative Works Sabbatical, NMU
2018 - Faculty Research Grant, NMU
2015 - Excellence in Scholarship Award, NMU
/// EXHIBITION AWARDS
2025 - First Place, AcrylicWorks 12
2025 - Honorable Mention, International Biennial Portrait Competition, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art
2025 - Honorable Mention, PleinAir Salon (June 2025)
2025 - Outstanding Acrylic, BoldBrush (April 2025), FASO
2024 - The Florence & Ernest Thorne Thompson Memorial Award, Allied Artists of America
2024 - Figure/Portrait Category Winner, August 14th Annual PleinAir Salon2024 -
2024 - Finalist and Semi-Finalist, Art Renewal Center International Salon
2024 - Finalist, Richeson75 Figure/Portrait
2024 - Bronze Award, Illustration West 62, Society of Illustrators LA
2024 - "Grow", 2024 Fresh Coast Plein Air, Marquette, MI
2023 - 2nd Place (Professional Level), 2023 Fresh Coast Plein Air, Marquette, MI
2022 - 2nd Place (Professional Level), 2022 Fresh Coast Plein Air, Marquette, MI
2022 - Outstanding Acrylic, BoldBrush (January 2022), FASO
2021 - Honorable Mention—Gallery, AcrylicWorks 8, Northlight Books
2021 - 2nd Place (Professional Level), 2021 Fresh Coast Plein Air, Marquette, MI
2021 - Honorable Mention—Great: Reflections on the Great Lakes, Crooked Tree Art Center
2021 - Outstanding Acrylic, BoldBrush (January 2021), FASO
2020 - 10th Place—Out of the Box, Member's Show, Portrait Society of America
2020 - Honorable Mention, Every Color Has a Story, Flagler County Art League
2020 - Honorable Mention, Illustration West 58, Society of Illustrators LA
2019 - Juror's Award, 12th Annual North of the 45th, Marquette, MI
2019 - 1st Place, Muddy Colors Illustration Master Class Scholarship
2019 - Honorable Mention, Muddy Colors Rising Star
2018 - Best in Show, 2018 Fresh Coast Plein Air, Marquette, MI
2018 - Great American Artworks Award, Great Lakes Pastel Society, Holland Area Arts Council, MI
2018 - Bronze Award, Illustration West 56, Society of Illustrators LA
2017 - People's Choice, 2017 Fresh Coast Plein Air, Marquette, MI
2016 - Best in Show, Phillustration 8, Philadelphia Sketch Club
2016 - First Place, Acrylic, 59th Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition
2015 - First Place, Art of Illustration, St. Louis Artists' Guild
2014 - Artists Network Award
, Northern Exposure XXI
2014 - Silver Award, Illustration West 52, Society of Illustrators LA
2013 - Purchase Award, Northern Exposure XX
2013 - Media Award (Daily Mining Gazette, Houghton)
, Northern Exposure XX
2013 - Media Award (Munising News),
Northern Exposure XX
2013 - Honorable Mention, Michigan Drawing & Print-Making Exhibition
2013 - Silver Medal, 3rd NAMOS Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport
2013 - Fourth Place, 31st Michigan Fine Arts Competition
2012 - First Place in 2-Dimensional art, 2012 Great Lakes Showcase
2012 - Honorable Mention: No Big Heads, 27th National Self-Portrait Exhibit
2012 - Phillip B. Meggs (Excellence in Design), Richmond Illus. Club
2011 - 3rd Place, CMYK Magazine issue #49 Juror: Chris Buzelli
2006 - Second Place, Professional Website, West Virginia Flash Festival
2006 - 3 Merit awards, 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 2
2005 - Silver, Portfolios.com Annual Competition
2005 - Bronze, Portfolios.com Annual Competition
/// SOLO SHOWS
• Re-Emergent, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA, September 9–October 5, 2023
• Emergent, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA, July 11–August 1, 2020
/// GROUP SHOWS
2026
• The Portrait Show 14: Masquerade, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Character in Context, A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art, Trinidad, CO
• Artifact [BOLD], Sechrest Art Gallery, High Point University, NC
2025
• The Portrait Show 13: Magic, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• International Biennial Portrait Competition 2025, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI
• Aperture: Current Approaches to Photography!, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
• Figment: A National Juried Exhibition of Fanciful, Whimsical & Surreal Artworks, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
• National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS) Associate Member Online
• BoldBrush Painting Competition (April 2025)
• 2025 Richeson75 International Figure/Portrait
• 2025 Richeson75 International Landscape, Seascape & Architecture
• Victoriana, Poetic Tiger Gallery, Boise, ID
• PleinAir Salon, June 2025
2024
• Allied Artists of America 111th Annual Online Exhibition
• 15th Annual Figurative Drawing & Painting Competition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna Univ., Selinsgrove, PA
• Character in Context, A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art, Trinidad, CO
• Contemporary Figuration, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
• 2024 Richeson75 International Figure/Portrait
• 2024 Richeson75 International Landscape, Seascape & Architecture
• Illustration West 62nd Annual Exhibition, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA)
• BoldBrush Painting Competition (September 2024)
• PleinAir Salon, June 2024
• PleinAir Salon, August 2024
2023
• 33rd Annual Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
• 2023 Richeson75 Figure/Portrait
• Illustration West 61st Annual Exhibition, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA)
• Allied Artists of America 110th Annual Online Exhibition
• Artifact [BOLD], Sechrest Art Gallery, High Point University, NC
• Contours of Nature: An Exhibition of Landscape Art, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
• NMU School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial, Member Exhibition, Northern Michigan University Art Museum, Marquette, MI
• 16th Annual North of the 45th, Marquette, MI
2022
• Acrylic International Biennial Exhibition, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, WI
• Mighty, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Artist of the Day: Summer Tour, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA, July 2, 2022
• The Portrait Show X, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 100 Trees, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• BoldBrush Painting Competition (June 2022)
• Culture of Cult 10: Omega, Ore Dock Brewing Company, Marquette, MI
• Illustration West 60th Annual Exhibition, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA)
• BoldBrush Painting Competition (January 2022)
2021
• The Golden Age of Illustration, Invitational International, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY
• 31st Annual Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
• The Portrait Show IX, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 12th Annual Drawing Discourse, University of North Carolina Asheville
• The Art of Art, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Contemporary Figuration, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
• Illustration West 59th Annual Exhibition, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA)
• Plein Airpril, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA
• International Biennial Portrait Competition 2021, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art
• Into Nature, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
• Great: Reflections on the Great Lakes, Crooked Tree Art Center, Petoskey, MI
• NMU School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial, Member Exhibition, Northern Michigan University Art Museum, Marquette, MI
• BoldBrush Painting Competition (January 2021)
2020
• 16th Annual Members Only Competition, Portrait Society of America, 10th place "Outside the Box"
• Full Circle, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 30th Annual Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
• 5x5 Project VIII, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
• Miyazaki/NY, Spoke Art Gallery
• New Growth, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Artist of the Day, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA, April 3, 2020
• Illustration West 58th Annual Exhibition, SILA, International Juried, LAAFA Gallery, Van Nuys, CA
2019
• Gallery 1988 x MLB, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA
• Post-it Show 15, Invitational International, Giant Robot (GR2), Los Angeles, CA
• Michigan Made: Holiday Art Exhibition, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
• Salut! 4: A Coaster Art Exhibition, Gallery Nucleus, Portland, OR
• Culture of Cult 9: Bump in the Night, Ore Dock Brewing Company, Marquette, MI
• 12th Annual North of the 45th, Marquette, MI
• Games as Art / Art as Games: Un hommage artistique aux icônes du jeu vidéo, French Paper Gallery, Paris, France
• Curio, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
• Tasteful Nudes, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
• Selfish: Portrait Invitational VII, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Winter is Here: an art show in tribute to “Game of Thrones,” Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• A Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, The Downtown Gallery, Indiana University, Kokomo, IN
• NMU School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial, Member Exhibition, Northern Michigan University Art Museum, Marquette, MI
• Child's Play, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
2018
• Post-it Show 14, Invitational International, Giant Robot (GR2), Los Angeles, CA
• Crazy 4 Cult 12, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA
• Small Art for a Big Cause, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
• Culture of Cult 8: Kingdom Come, Ore Dock Brewing Company, Marquette, MI
• Miyazaki in LA, Spoke Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• ICON 10 Gallery Show, Red Bull House of Art, Detroit, MI
• Nerd Out!, Helikon Gallery, Denver, CO
• 2nd Annual Fresh Coast Plein Air Exhibition, Marquette, MI
• Baby Mama, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Michigan Water Color Society 71st Annual Exhibition, Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI
• Great Lakes Pastel Society, Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI
• Mermay, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Culture of Cult 7: One U.P., Ore Dock Brewing Company, Marquette, MI
• 30 Years Later, Invitational, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA
• Arboretum, Invitational, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
• Illustration West 56th Annual Exhibition, SILA, International Juried, Pop Secret Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA
2017
• Excelsior! An Art Celebration of Stan Lee's 75+ Years in Comics, Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Post-it Show 13, Invitational International, Giant Robot (GR2), Los Angeles, CA
• Preserved!, State Juried Residency Exhibition, Harris Building, Grand Rapids, MI
• Phillustration 9, Regional Exhibition, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
• Culture of Cult 6: Get Lost, Ore Dock Brewing Company, Marquette, MI,
• 9th Annual Figurative Drawing & Painting Competition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna Univ., Selinsgrove, PA
• 56th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI
• Bad Dads VIII: Tribute to the films of Wes Anderson, Invitational International, Spoke Art Gallery, Portland, OR
• Flower Child, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Sketch, International Juried, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
• In Dreams: Tribute to David Lynch, Invitational International, Spoke Art Gallery, New York, NY
• Lover's Eye, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• NMU School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial, Member Exhibition, Northern Michigan University Art Museum, Marquette, MI
• Philadelphia Sketch Club 2016 Winners' Exhibition, Invitational, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
• Illustration West 55th Annual Exhibition, SILA, International Juried, Pop Secret Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA
2016
• Wanderlust4, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Post-it Show 12, Invitational International, Giant Robot (GR2), Los Angeles, CA
• Phillustration 8, Regional Exhibition, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
• Northern Exposure XXIII, William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Regional Exhibition
• Bad Dads VII: Tribute to the films of Wes Anderson, Invitational International, Spoke Art Gallery, New York, NY
• The 2016 Williams Prize in Drawing for Emerging Artists, Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
• 34th Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center, Birmingham, MI
• CICA Museum’s International Exhibition on Digital Culture, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA), Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea
• Portraits of Friends, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Lord of the Thrones, Invitational, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Ken Harman & Jessica Ross
• Huldufólk, Invitational, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
• 59th Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA, Juror: Brian Blood
• The RoboShow, Invitational, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
• A Curious Reality, National Juried, Union Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
• Inhabitants: Creatures of Imagined World, National Juried, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, TN
2015
• Wanderlust3, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Northern Exposure XXII, Regional Exhibition, William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Escanaba, MI, Juror: Justin Kellner
• The Art of Force - Culture of Cult Art Series, Invitational, Ore Dock Brewing Company, Marquette, MI
• Still Lifes: Perceptions of Inanimate Objects, National Juried, Evelyn E Jorgenson Gallery, Moberly, MO
• Bad Dads VI - Wes Anderson Tribute, Invitational, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Ken Harman
• Art of Illustration, Juried National, St. Louis Artists' Guild, Clayton, MO, Juror: Jon Cournoyer (St. Louis Art Museum)
• 4th Annual Portrait Exhibition: Superhero, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• North of the 45th, 8th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Northern Michigan University Art Museum, Marquette, MI
• The Color of Strangeness: Caro & Jeunet, Invitational International, Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Ken Harman
• Idiot Box 2, Invitational International, Gallery 1988 (WEST), Los Angeles, CA, Curators: Jensen Karp and Katie Cromwell
• Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” Art Showcase Presented by Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Showcase 100, International Exhibition, Framers Gallery, London, UK
• Great Lakes Art Showcase, Regional Juried Exhibition, Rozsa Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
• NMU School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial, Member Exhibition, Northern Michigan University Art Museum, Marquette, MI
2014
• From the Toy Box, Invitational, Ltd. Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Bad Dads V - Wes Anderson Tribute, Invitational, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Ken Harman
• Northern Exposure XXI, Regional Exhibition, William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Escanaba, MI, Juror: Anne Corlett
• I am the Law / A Life of Crime, Invitational, Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curator: Adam Smasher
• Fantasy in the City, Invitational, Ltd. Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Quentin vs. Coen, Invitational, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Ken Harman
• Art Renewal Center 2013/2014 International Salon, Finalist
• On Beauty, Invitational International, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Spirit of Michigan, Juried, Art For Charlie, Eli and Edythe Broad Museum, Lansing, MI
• UNIVERSE: The Art of Existence, Invitational, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• George R.R. Martin Presents: Winter is Coming, Invitational, Ltd. Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Tales Told, International Juried, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
• Nostalgia, Invitational, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Illustration West 52nd Annual Exhibition, SILA, International Juried, Center Stage Gallery, Burbank, CA
• Great Lakes Art Showcase, Regional Juried Exhibition, Rozsa Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
2013
• Crazy 4 Cult 7: Back in New York, Invitational, Gallery 1988, 355A Bowery, New York, NY
• Bad Dads IV - Wes Anderson Tribute, Invitational, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Ken Harman
• National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Second International ON-LINE Open Exhibition, Juror: Douglas Wiltraut.
• Put a Bird on It, Invitational, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, CA, Curator: Aaron Jasinski
• Northern Exposure XX, Regional Exhibition, William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Escanaba, MI, Juror: Richard Kooyman
• Michigan Drawing & Print-Making Exhibition, 3rd Annual State Exhibition, LowellArts!, Lowell, MI
• 3rd Annual Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition, The National Art Museum of Sport
• 31st Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Regional Juried Exhibition Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center, Birmingham, MI,
• North of the 45th Parallel, 6th Annual Upper Midwest Juried Art Exhibition, Northern Michigan University Art Museum, Marquette, MI
• The Curve Ball, Invitational, Jays Care Foundation Fundraiser Charity Bat Auction, Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
• Rolemodels: The Battle For Vyk'Tornaahl, Invitational, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
• Scorcese: An Art Show Tribute, Invitational, Bold Hype Gallery, New York, NY, Curator: Ken Harman (Spoke Art Gallery)
• Season Opener 2, Invitational Bat Exhibition, Steamwhistle Brewery, Toronto, ON, Curator: Dave Murray
• Illustration West 51st Annual Exhibition, SILA, International Exhibition, Nucleus Gallery, Alhambra, CA
• Great Lakes Art Showcase, Regional Juried Exhibition, Rozsa Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
• NMU School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial, Member Exhibition, Northern Michigan University Art Museum, Marquette, MI
• Message in a Bottle, Invitational, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
• Drawing from Perception VII, Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
• 12x12 Exhibition, Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
2012
• No Big Heads, 27th Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition, University of Alaska-Anchorage Student Union Gallery
• Northern Exposure XIX, Regional, William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Escanaba, MI
• Great Lakes Small Works, 3rd Annual Regional, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
• Ka-Pow! Comic Art & Storyboarding, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
• AMERICA!, Work • Detroit at University of Michigan, Detroit, MI
• Richmond Illustrators Club 5th annual show, Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond, VA
• North of the 45th Parallel, 5th Annual Upper Midwest Juried Art Exhibition, Northern Michigan University Art Museum, Marquette, MI
• Great Lakes Art Showcase, Regional Juried Exhibition, Rozsa Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
• Mirror Images, Kreft Gallery at Concordia University, Ann Arbor MI
• The Art of Baseball: 15th Annual Exhibition, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011
• 2nd Annual Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition, The National Art Museum of Sport
• 3rd Annual Figurative Drawing & Painting Competition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna Univ., Selinsgrove, PA
• 27th Annual Juried Exhibit, National Collage Society
• The Cheaper Show No. 10, Vancouver, BC
• Richmond Illustrators Club 4th annual show, Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond, VA
• The Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Student Annual Exhibition, School of Art Gallery, Kent State, OH
• Illustration West 49th Exhibition, SILA, Nucleus Gallery, Alhambra, CA