HONORS AND AWARDS

 

2008                AWARD: $1000.00, TXOK OKTX The Inaugural Exhibition of Texas Oklahoma Art Prize. Jurors:  Laura Warriner , Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, William Campbell, Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas.  Wichita Falls Museum of Art.  April – June. 

 

Oklahoma Suite II: Invitational Printmaking Exchange.  Firehouse Art Center.  Norman, Oklahoma. May-June.

 

Inducted into the Faculty Hall of Fame for outstanding teaching and scholarly activities.  Cameron University.  Lawton, February

          

 

Author, Brian Curtis, Drawing From Observation, selected two drawings to be included in the 2nd edition of Drawing from Observation, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

 

One of Six Art Purchase Competition Winner.   The City of Lawton and the Lawton Arts and Humanities Council selected my lithograph, Natural Beauty as the purchase award for the six Lawton Cultural Awards Arts for All Luncheon. February.

 

2007                Oklahoma Suite II: Invitational Printmaking Exchange.  Las Milagros Gallery. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  September

 

Visual Artist Society of Texas.  Workshops of Visual Arts.  Invited to teach a drawing workshop for its members, Denton.  July.

 

Oklahoma Suite II: Invitational Printmaking Exchange.  Artsplace Ponca City Gallery.  Ponca City, Oklahoma.  July

 

Juror:  2nd Annual 125-Mile Exhibition.  Visual Artist Society of Texas, Denton. June.

 

AWARD. Oklahoma Friendly: A National Juried Show.  Juror: Polly Hammett Artist. Campus Corner.  Norman, Oklahoma.  March-April

           

 

Purchase Award.  22nd Annual International Exhibition. University of Texas of Texas at Tyler.  Juror:  Elizabeth Yarosz-Ash.  Meadows Gallery. January- March.

 

One of Six Art Purchase Competition Winner.   The City of Lawton and the Lawton Arts and Humanities Council selected my color pencil drawing, Birds, as the purchase award for the six Lawton Cultural Awards Arts for All Luncheon. February.

 

2006                ColorPrint 2006.  Invited to participate in the Colorprint USA exhibition at Texas Tech University.  Landmark Gallery, Lubbock. November

 

Awarded a Spring Semester Sabbatical to create original prints and drawings for two Solo Exhibitions in 2008.

           

Invited to teach a three day Drawing workshop on Basic and Traditional Drawing. Lawton Fort Sill Art Guild Members and community.  February.

           

Oklahoma Arts Institute. Workshops of Visual Arts.  Invited to teach a Four Day Drawing workshop to art educators at Quartz Mountain.  November.

 

Invited as Juror for the Young Talent of Oklahoma Portfolio High School Competition.  Philbrook Museum of Art.Gallery of Education.  Tulsa.  April

           

Invited to teach a three day Color pencil Drawing workshop on Birds to the Lawton Fort-Sill Art Guild Members and community. July.

 

2005                Award.  7 State Biennial National Exhibition.  Juror:  Laura Warriner, Gallery Director and owner of the Untitled Gallery in Oklahoma City.  University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Art gallery in October-December.  A second viewing of this exhibition at the Leslie Powell Art Gallery in January-February. Chickasha and Lawton.

 

Invited to present a workshop on the Business of Art 101 for the Oklahoma Visual Artist Coalition.  Leslie Powell Art gallery.  October.

 

The Oklahoma Landscape Exhibition.  Philbrook Museum of Art, Education Gallery. Juror:  Michael Freed, gallery director of Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.  March-May.

 

Awarded Educator in the Arts.  Arts for All and Lawton Arts and Humanities Council Awards Ceremony. February.

 

Invited to teach a Monotype Workshop to Anadarko advanced placement art students. Cameron University print lab. February.

 

Invited to teach a three-day Color Pencil workshop to Lawton Fort-Sill art members.  Lawton.  January.

 

2004                Oklahoma Adult Art Institute. Workshops in the Visual Arts. Invited to teach a Four Day Renaissance Drawing Workshop to art educators at Quartz Mountain. September-October

 

Oklahoma Adult Art Institute. Workshops in the Visual Arts.  Invited to assist and teach with Printmaker Ron Pokrasso, a Four Day Monoprint Workshop to art educators at Quartz Mountain.  November.

 

The Relevance/Resonance Mid American Print Council Conference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Portfolio Exhibition of Cultural Landscapes.  October.

 

Juror:  24 Works on Paper Traveling Exhibition.  Individual Artists of Oklahoma.  September.

 

Invited to teach a Two-Day Charcoal Drawing Workshop at the Simmons Center in Duncan, Oklahoma. July.

 

Cultural Landscapes: An Artist Print Exchange Between Northern Ireland and North America. Twenty Artists Portfolio Invitational: Eight artists representing North America and Eight representing Ireland, and two for the hosts collections, Seacourt Print Workshop, Northern Ireland and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

Invited to exhibit personal art works at the Arts for All Festival in Lawton, Oklahoma. May 7, 8, and 9th.

 

Invited to jury the Annual Student Exhibition at Midwestern State University. Opening reception, May 7th. University Art Gallery, Fain Fine Arts Center.

 

Selected as a winner in the first American Artist Drawing magazine competition. Fall Publication.

 

Invited to teach a Three Day Color Pencil Workshop to the Lawton-Fort Sill Art members in January.

 

2003                Impressions from the Llano Estacado: A print portfolio exchange in honor of  West Texas printmaker Lynwood Kreneck. A Twenty-two print portfolio        exchange between Texas Tech Alumni Artists. Landmark Art Gallery, Texas Tech University School of Art.

 

Received the Regents of Higher Education Scholarship to attend the Oklahoma Arts Adult Institute in October.

 

Visiting Artist Program, Invited to give a gallery talk on my solo exhibition at Midwestern State University, and to present a demonstration on drawing and printmaking techniques. October.

 

Awarded a Cameron Innovative Instructional Grant of $2400.00 for the purchase of a Metal Halide Exposure Unit to be utilized in all printmaking classes. April.

 

46th Annual Delta Exhibition. Arkansas Arts Center. Received $500.00 Delta Award for Color Pencil Drawing. Juror: Greg Jones. Little Rock, Arkansas. June-August.

 

Invited to teach a Three Day Color Pencil Workshop to the Lawton-Fort Sill Art members in January.

 

2002                Oklahoma Adult Arts Institute. Images of Us: Oklahoma Arts Institute. Invited to teach Landscape Drawing to art educators and college professors at Quartz Mountain.

 

2001                Purchase Award. Seven State Exhibition. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Art Gallery. Chickasha.

 

Received the Regents of Higher Education Scholarship to attend the Oklahoma Arts Adult Institute in October.

 

An invitation to demonstrate monotype methods and to present my drawings to the art students at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.

 

Purchase Award. Border to Border no. 8 National Drawing Competition. Austin Peay State University. Juror: Terry Barrett, Author and Professor, Ohio State University.

 

2000                Jurors Award. Eighth Biennial Oklahoma Centerfold. National Juried Exhibition. Jurors: Richard Ash, III and Elizabeth Yaroz, Midwestern University, Texas. Leslie Powell Art Gallery. Lawton. November and December.

 

Portrait/landscape drawing 30x52, of W.C. Austin, civic leader and lawyer, 1930's, commissioned by William Cunningham, and to be permanently displayed at the Quartz Mountain Lodge in June.

 

Awarded a Cameron Innovative Instructional Grant of $2300.00 for the purchase of an Epson Printer and Scanner, to be utilized in the printmaking and drawing classes.

 

Honorable Mention in the 34th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show. Del mar College Art Gallery. Juror: Cesar martinez. Corpus Christi, TX.

 

1998                Color Print USA. A National Portfolio Exchange Invitational Exhibition spanning the states in 1998. Katherine Liontas-Warren, Printmaker, representing Oklahoma. Opening nationwide the weekend of November 6, 1998 in 50 states.

 

Purchase Award. 32nd National Drawing and Sculpture Show. Juror: Professor/Chairman David Deming, University of Texas. Del Mar College Permanent Collection. Corpus Christi, Texas. March - May.

 

Juror. Fifteenth Annual National Juried Art Exhibition. Navarro Council of the arts Corsicana, Texas. April.

 

1997                Juror Award. Counterpoint 1997: The 29th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Juror: Marie Leterme, International Artist. The Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, Texas. September - October.

 

1994                Artist of the Year. Lawton Arts and Humanities Council.

 

Award. Individual Artists of Oklahoma: Traveling Exhibition

 

1992                Purchase Award. Best of Show $2500.00. The Leslie Powell Foundation: Oklahoma Centerfold Exhibition IV. Juror: Professor Richard Bivins, Former Chairman of the Department of Art at Oklahoma State University. Lawton, Oklahoma.

 

Juror Award. Counterpoint: The 24th Annual National Juried Drawing and Printmaking Exhibition. Juror: Lynwood Krenec Printmaker and Professor of Art, Texas Tech University. The Hill Country Foundation. Ingram, Texas. Aug-Oct.

 

The Artist's Magazine 1992 Art Competition. 11,000 entries, Our Fertile Land Awaits the Farmer was selected in the top 200. Published in the December 1992 issue.

 

Award. First American Artist Achievement Award: Teacher/Graphic Media. American Artists Magazine, June 1992.

 

1991                Award. 28th Annual National Juried Competition "Dimensions." Associated Artists of Winston - Salem Arts Council. Sawtooth Gallery, North Carolina. October-November.

 

Guest Artist. Moorhead State University. Three Day Residency, Lecturer and Demonstration Workshop on Plate Lithography and Mixed Media. Moorhead, Minnesota.

 

1990                Honorable Mention. Leslie Powell Art Gallery. Oklahoma: Centerfold Exhibition. Juror: DJ Lafon, Artist and Professor of Art. Leslie Powell Little Chapel. Lawton, Oklahoma. November.

 

Purchase Award. 32nd North Dakota Print and Drawing, Juror: Joel Bujnowski, Artist and Printmaker at Harper College, Illinois. University of North Dakota Art Gallery. Permanent Collection. April-May.

 

1989                Guest Artist. Texas Tech University.

 

1989                Guest Artist. Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

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Honorable Mention. Leslie Power Art Gallery. Oklahoma: Centerfold Exhibition. Juror: Cecil Lee, Professor of Art, University of Oklahoma. Lawton, Oklahoma. November.

 

Honorable Mention. Lafayette Art Association. Lafayette Art Gallery. Jurors: Alan Flattman, Author and Painter, and Joe Bova, Professor of Art, Louisiana State University, Louisiana. October.

 

Honorable Mention. Seventh Annual National Greek Art Exhibition. The Greek Art Center. Jurors: Vasilia Laskaris, Needham Massachusetts Art Institute and Wadworth C. Hines, Art Institute GWVS Museum. Massachusetts. September.

 

Purchase Award. Cimarron National Works on Paper Exhibition. Juror: Lynwood Kreneck, Printmaker and Director for Colorprint USA, Gardiner Gallery, Oklahoma State University. March-April.

 

1983                Purchase Award. 17th National Prints, Drawings, and Crafts Exhibition. Juror: Roy Slade, President of Cranbrook Academy of Art. The Arkansas Art Center.

 

 

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2008                Katherine Liontas-Warren, An Exhibition of new drawings and prints.  Leslie Powell Gallery.  Lawton, Oklahoma.  May-June.

 

2004                Landscapes from the Heart, An Exhibition of drawings and prints. East Central University, Ada. Director: Brad Jessop, art department chair. February-March.

 

2003                Landscapes from the Heart, An Exhibition of drawings and prints. Longview Museum. Curator: Renee Hawkins. Longview, Texas. November and December.

 

Landscapes from the Heart, An Exhibition of drawings and prints. Midwestern State University Art Gallery. Wichita Falls, Texas. September – October.

 

2002                Wichita Solstice: Wichita Mountains. Works by Katherine Liontas-Warren and Jack Bryan. Leslie Powell Art Gallery. Lawton. December-January

 

1999                Part of a Greater Whole: Work by Two Artists: Katherine Liontas-Warren and Kim Springer-Smith. Leslie Powell Art Gallery. Lawton, Oklahoma.

 

1996                Fables, Dreams and Stories: Work by Three Artists: Katherine Liontas-Warren, Malcolm Christhilf and Susan Galey. Leslie Powell Art Gallery. Lawton, Oklahoma.

 

1992                Four Southerners: Goddard Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Director: Mort Hamilton. Ardmore, Oklahoma. 1992

Drawings and Prints: Kirkpatrick Museum. Gallery Director: Jim Eastep. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

 

1992                Prints and Drawings: Presbyterian Art Gallery. Presbyterian Hospital. Oklahoma City. Prints and Drawings: Flip's. Gallery Director: Gale Riggs. Dallas, Texas.

 

1991                Drawings and Prints: Kilgore College. Gallery Director: John Hillier. Kilgore, Texas.

 

1991                Drawings and Prints: Leslie Powell Art Gallery. Gallery Director: Nancy Anderson. Lawton, Oklahoma.

 

1990                Drawings and Prints: Moorhead State University. Center for the Arts Gallery. Moorhead, Minnesota.

 

1990                Prints and Drawings: Odessa College. Curator: Barry Phillips III. Odessa, Texas.

 

1990                Recent Works: Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

 

1990                Lithographs and Drawings: Flip's. Gallery Director: Gale Riggs. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

 

1989                Drawings and Prints: Ball State University. Theater Gallery. Muncie, Illinois