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exhibition history

BOTANICALS

APRIL 2026

"Really Not That Prickly"

winner

"Moonbeam"

winner

"Amoeba"

winner

"Echinacea"

winner

Virtually exhibited at

Artists Space Gallery

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ANIMALS

APRIL 2025

"Lurking"

winner

Virtually exhibited at

Artist Space Gallery

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OPEN

NOVEMBER 2024

"The Path Less Taken"

received special merit

"Magnolia Gold"

received special recognition

Virtually exhibited at
Light, Space and Time

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VIVARIUM

DECEMBER 2023

"Same But Different"

received honorable mention

Virtually exhibited at FRAUEN FINE ART and curated by EKATERINA POPOVA and ALICIA PUIG.

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PATTERNS, TEXTURES & FORMS

OCTOBER 2025

"Strumming The Blues"

received 8th Place

Painting & Other Media

Virtually exhibited at

Light, Space and Time

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WILD & TAMED

APRIL 2025

"Sea Tiger Horse"

honorable mention

Virtually exhibited at

Blue Koi Gallery

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ANIMALS

OCTOBER 2024

"Black Magic"

received special recognition

Virtually exhibited at

Light, Space and Time

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THE BAY AREA ART SHOW 18

MAY 2025

"What Lies Beneath"

received honorable mention

"The Nutbrown Hare"

Group Exhibit at

Tampa Regional Artists (Tampa, FL)

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BLACK & WHITE

MARCH 2025

"Is That Gary"

winner

"Zentangle Knot"

winner

Virtually exhibited at
Artist Space Gallery

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FIN, FUR & FEATHERS

SEPTEMBER 2024

"Lurking"

received honorable mention

"Same But Different" & "Black Magic"

Exhibited at Tampa Regional Artists (Tampa, FL)

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STORIES & INSIGHTS:

Meet Simone Hester

An introduction to the artist. Simone shares her take on starting her career in the arts later in life; rewarding aspects of an art career and how society can further help artists.

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