Exhibitions:

April - July, 1993, New York Society of Illustrators, New York, NY (juried show)

May - July, 1995 - Fahrenheit 451, Laguna Beach, CA

July 1995 - Irvine Community Center, Irvine, CA (juried show)

August - September, 1995 - Etinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

September - October, 1995 - Harbor Gallery, Dana Point, CA

March - May, 1996 - Irvine Valley College, CA (three-person show)

February - March, 1996 - JiJi Gallery, Dana Point, CA

June - September, 1996, Cafe 2222, San Clemente, CA (solo show)

July 1997 - Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA (alumni show)

July 1998, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA (alumni show)

November 1998 - Canyon Lake Country Club, Canyon Lake, TX (juried show)

December - January, 1999 - Norwest Bank, Canyon Lake, TX

July 23, 1999 - Live Oak Lofts, Dallas, TX (A Night With A Few Hip Urban Artists)

October 1-29, 1999 - Plano Municipal Building, Plano, TX

October 1, 1999 - Live Oak Lofts, Dallas, TX (A Night With A Few Hip Urban Artists 2)

August - May, 2000 - Design Forum Gallery, Newport Beach, CA

March 2000 - Deep Ellum Center for the Arts, The Body Art Ball, Dallas, TX

March 15th, 2001, The Village, Dallas, TX (Two man show by Michael Longhofer and Shane Pennington)

November 1-3, 2004 - Prestonwood Country Club, Plano, TX (Group Show)

November 11th, 2004 - Plano Municipal Center, Plano, TX (juried show)

April 1-3, 2005 - Deep Ellum Arts Festival, Dallas, TX (accepted by jury)

May 6, 2005 - Eisemann Center, 5 artist show, Richardson, TX

May 1-31, 2005 - PAA National Juried Exhibition, Art Centre, Plano, TX

May 7 and 9, 2005, Cottonwood Arts Festival, Richardson, TX (accepted by jury)

May 20-22, 2005 - Wildflower Art and Music Festival, Richardson, TX (accepted by jury)

October 8-9, 2005 - “Bayou City Art Festival,” Houston, TX

August 6-7, 2005 - Salado Art Fair, Salado, TX

October 21-28, 2005 - Grand Prairie Arts Council Annual Show, Grand Prairie, TX

October 1-28, 2005 - PAA Annual Member Show, Plano, TX

March 11 - April 11, 2006, “Feel the Beat” Solo Show, McKinney, TX

April 20-22, 2006 - Fort Worth Main Street Art Festival, Fort Worth, TX

April 28-30, 2006 - “Art in the Square”, South Lake, TX

June 22, 2006 - Poppy's Restaurant, McKinney, TX

November 2006 - " Grand Opening" Fusion, Plano, TX

March 15, 2007 - Ribbon Cutting, Ace Park Mural Project, City of North Richland Hills, TX

April 28, 2007 - Final Judging, The Hunting Art Prize, Design Center, Houston, TX

June 20 ~ July 20, 2007 - Solo Show, "Urban Skies", Tractor Beam Ad Agency, Dallas, TX

July 20 - September 1, 2007 - "The Cerulean Gallery" Dallas, TX

April - May 2008 - Green Peridot, multi-artist show, Frisco, TX

2008 - ongoing - Art251 exhibition, Keller, TX

April 2009 - Hunting Art Prize exhibition, Houston, TX

May 8, 2009 - Off The Grid exhibition, Dallas Independent Artists Community, 1723 Kelly, Dallas, TX

May 29-31, 2009 - D Art Slam, juried exhibition and sale, f.i.g., 1807 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX

Awards, Prizes, and Recognition:

1982 - 1st place, National Fire Poster Contest

1992 - Scholarship for Achievement, Laguna College of Art and Design

1993 - Published by, “The New York Society Of Illustrators” (Illustrators 34)

1993 - Scholarship for Achievement, Laguna College of Art and Design

1993 - Best of Show, Annual Student Exhibition, Laguna College of Art and Design (Cash Award)

1995 - 3rd place, oil or acrylic, Annual Juried Show, Laguna College of Art and Design (Cash Award)

1996 - Write-up, Orange County Register, Realist Show

1998 - Best of Show, Annual Juried Show, Canyon Lake Country Club

1998 - 1st place, oil and acrylic, Annual Juried Show, Canyon Lake Country Club

1998 - People’s Choice, Annual Juried Show, Canyon Lake Country Club

1998 - Acknowledged and photographed, New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung

1999 - Acknowledged and photographed, San Antonio Express

1999 - 3rd place, oil and acrylic, Annual Juried Show, Plano Municipal Building (Cash Award)

1999 - President’s Award, Annual Juried Show, Plano Municipal Building (Cash Award)

2004 - 1st Place, Plano Art Association Annual Member Show (Judge: Bart Forbes) (Cash Award)

2004 - 1st Place, Plano Art Association November Monthly Meeting (Gift certificate)

2005 - 1st Place, Plano Art Association January Monthly Meeting (Gift certificate)

2005 - Juried into the NJE of Plano Art Association

2005 - Acknowledged in Spring-Summer Laguna College News

2005 - Acknowledged and printed painting, Village Voice, Salado, TX

2005 - 2nd Place, Plano Art Association August Monthly Meeting (Gift Certificate)

2005 - 1st Place, oil, Grand Prairie Arts Council Annual Juried Show (Cash Award)

2006 - 2nd Place, Plano Art Association January Monthly Meeting (Gift Certificate)

2006 - 2nd Place, Plano Art Association September Monthly Meeting (Gift Certificate)

2006 - First Place, oil, Plano Art Association Fall Show (Cash award)

2007 - Selected for final round of judging for the Hunting Art Prize competition, Houston, TX

2009 - Selected for final round of judging for the Hunting Art Prize competition, Houston, TX

Experience:

1986 through 1990 - completed military drawings and portraits for U.S.M.C.

1993 through 1996 - worked as illustrator and designer for an array of clients

1995 - completed several commissioned portraits

1995 through 1997 - painted sets and worked as Art Director for two different productions

1997 through 2000 - freelanced as a photoshop artist and graphic designer; clients include Neiman Marcus

1998 through 1999 - taught oil painting workshops in Canyon Lake, Texas. area

1999 through 2000 - paintings were accepted to Design Forum Gallery in Newport Beach, CA

2000 through 2002 - worked full-time as Art Director for Veedix Technology in Addison, Texas

2002 through present - focusing on painting and showing in galleries and fine art festivals

2005 through present - teaches private art lessons to various students

2006 - submitted mural composition for the City of North Richland Hills. Scaled down 7"x 50" for 7'x50' wall

2006-2007 -awarded mural project for Ace Park by the City of North Richland Hills, Texas

2009 - awarded commission by Baylor Health Care for painting of Baylor Cancer Center

2009 - completed mural for a restaurant in Houston, Texas

2010 - completed illustration for American Express