Awards and Grants:

Residency Fellowship from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of Taos, New Mexico

Purchase Prize, Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH

Best of Show Award, Texas National, Stephen Austin State University Gallery, Nacogdoches, TX

Solo Exhibitions:

Mount San Jacinto College Art Gallery, 2006, Mt. San Jacinto, CA

Cerritos College Art Gallery, 2003 Norwalk, CA

City of Las Vegas/ Charleston Heights Art Center, 2003, Las Vegas, NV

San Diego Mesa College, 2001, San Diego, CA; West Valley Art Museum, 2001, Phoenix, AZ

Selected Group Exhibitions:

“Insight/ Inside,” (2009) Jose Drudis-Biada Gallery, Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, California.

“LCAD MFA/ Mentor Show,” (2008), Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Culver City, CA

“Marks, Scratches & Doodles,” (2007), Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes/ Los Angeles, CA

“Drawings,” Gallery C, (2006), Hermosa Beach, CA

“Crocker-Kingsley Biennial,” (2005), Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

“Speculative Terrain,” (2004), Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

“See California Now,” (2004), Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA

“The Human Revealed,” (2003),West Valley Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

“Representing L.A.,” (2000-02), The Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA

Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX

Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA. Selected Reviews/ Publications: Drawing from Observation, 2nd ed., (2008)

Artweek, (March 2004); Artweek, (May 2003); Las Vegas Mercury, (Oct. 2-8, 2003)

Las Vegas Weekly, (Sept. 25- Oct. 1, 2003); “The Poetics of Realism,” American Artist, (Aug. 2002)

The Arizona Republic, (Aug. 11, 2001). Public Collections: West Valley Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, Taos, NM

College of Notre Dame, Gormley Gallery, Baltimore, MD

Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH; Mount Saint Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Academic:

Laguna College of Art and Design, Chair, MFA Program, 2005-07

Laguna College of Art and Design, Lecturer, 1993-2005

Art Academy of Los Angeles, Associate Instructor, Drawing and Painting, 1998-2000

California State University, Long Beach, Lecturer in Drawing and Painting, 1988-96

California State University, Long Beach, School of Fine Arts, M. F. A., 1987

Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate Award for Thesis Project Solo Exhibitions 2006

Mount San Jacinto College Art Gallery, Mt. San Jacinto, California 2003

Cerritos College Art Gallery, Norwalk, California City of Las Vegas/ Charleston Heights Art Center, Las Vegas, Nevada 2001

“Destination Solitude,” San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA

West Valley Art Museum, Sun City/ Phoenix metro, Arizona.

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2009

“Insight/ Inside,” Jose Drudis-Biada Gallery, Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, California.

2008

Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Culver City, CA "Self-Evident: Contemporary American Self-Portraiture," Claypool-Young Art Gallery at Morehead State University, KY

2007

“Marks, Scratches & Doodles,” Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes/ Los Angeles, CA National Drawing & Print Competition Exhibition, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore Maryland

2006

“Drawings,” Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA Venice Art Walk and Auction, Santa Monica, CA

2005

“Looking at Art,” International Airport Terminal, LAX, Los Angeles, CA

“Crocker-Kingsley Biennial,” Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California.

2004

“Speculative Terrain,” Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA

Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles CA

“See California Now,” Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, California.

“Landscape Unlimited,” Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL

2003

“Intimate Moments,” Diane Nelson Fine Arts Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA “New American Drawings

Fred R. Kline Gallery, Santa Fe, NM “The Human Revealed,”

West Valley Art Museum, Phoenix metro, Arizona.

2002

“Interpreting Landscape,” Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, New York.

“Women’s History Month Exhibition,” Boise State University Art Gallery, ID.

Seven Degrees Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 2001

“What is Seen,” Jose Drudis-Biada Gallery, Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, California.

“Inside/ Outside,” Sky Harbor International Airport Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ 2000-01

“Representing L.A.,” The Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA

Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX

Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA.

The Phillip & Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA

“Third Inaugural Exhibit,” Millenium Arts Center, Washington, D.C. 2000

“Drawing from Perception,” Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton , Ohio.

Sylvia White Gallery, Santa Monica, CA SAFECO Insurance, California Regional Headquarters, Fountain Valley, CA.

1999

“Marks and Beyond,” Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, California

American Inter-Continental University, Los Angeles, California

“1999 BACA Works on Paper,” Berkely Art Center, Berkeley, California

1998 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas

Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.

1997

“Body Language,” Reynolds Gallery, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, California

“In the Neighborhood,” Harriet and Charles Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, California

“Summer Art ‘97,” Atrium Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, California

“Landscape and Still-life: A New Look,” Downey Museum Of Art, Downey, California.

1996

“Mostra ‘96,” Museo Italo Americano, San Francisco, California

“All California: All Media,” Downey Museum of Art, California

"Art of Diversity II," An Art Place, Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

1995

“Southern California Landscapes,” Irvine Valley College, Irvine, California

“Reality Check,” Galleria Mesa, Mesa, Arizona. Riviera Fine Arts Center, Santa Barbara, California

1994

Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana

Cooperstown Art Association National, Cooperstown, New York

Galerie at Tatou, Beverly Hills, California

“Realism ‘94,” Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia

1993

Marcella Geltman Gallery, New Milford, New Jersey

“Artists Portraits,” California State University, Long Beach

“Renaissance in Pastel,” Paul Mellon Arts Center, Wallingford, Connecticut

1992

The University of Madrid, Spain

“Masterworks by Twelve Contemporary Artists,” Monterey Park Art Association Gallery, Los Angeles, California

“Realism Up Close,” Massey Fine Arts, Santa Theresa, New Mexico

1991

“Men By Women,” Gallery Concord, Concord, California

“Eye Sounds,” California State University, Long Beach

1990

Two -person exhibition, Merging One Gallery, Santa Monica, California

1989

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, California

Golden West College Fine Arts Gallery, Huntington Beach, California

1988

“New American Talent,” Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas

1987

Mount San Antonio College Art Gallery, Walnut, California

Honors, Grants:

2003 Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Grant, Taos, New Mexico

2000 Wright State University Art Galleries, Purchase Prize, Dayton, Ohio

1998 Best of Show Award, Texas National, Stephen Austin State University Gallery, Nacogdoches, Texas

1995 Gold Medal Award for Painting, Riviera Fine Arts Center, Santa Barbara, CA

1994 Frank Proctor Whiting Memorial Prize, Cooperstown National Juried Show, Cooperstown, New York

1993 Works Under Glass Award, Marcella Geltman Gallery, New Milford, NJ

1993 Founders Award, Paul Mellon Art Center, Wallingford, Connecticut

Reviews, Publications:

Curtis, Brian, Drawing from Observation, 2nd edition, 2007, illus.

Woodard, Josef, “’Speculative Terrain’ at the Carnegie Art Museum,” Artweek, (March 2004), Volume 35, Issue 2, p.21, illus.

Twardy, Chuck, “Making Tracks: An Artist’s Pastels of Auto Interiors in the Desert Prompt a Variety of Speculations,” Las Vegas Weekly,”

“Optic Nerve” column, ( Sept. 25- Oct. 1, 2003), Vol. 13, No. 39, p. 30, illus.

Gilbert, Rick, “Sharon Allicotti and Patty Wickman at Cerritos College Gallery,” Artweek, (May 2003), volume 34, issue 4, pp.18-19, illus.

Carasso, Roberta, “Group Art Show Captures Intimate Moments,” The Orange County Register, (Jan. 23, 2003), Laguna News-Post Edition, p. 20.

Moss, E. Lynne, “The Poetics of Realism,” American Artist, (Aug. 2002), pp. 34-41, illus.

Meyers, Holly, “Objects of Desire,” LA Weekly, (Feb. 1-7, 2002), vol. 24, No.11, p.134.

Letran, Vivian, “Go Figurative: Realism Returns to Art,” The Los Angeles Times, (Nov. 2, 2001), Orange County Edition, section F, p. 2. Villani

John Carlos, “Enigmatic Art Takes You on Road Trip Through Desert,” The Arizona Republic, (Aug. 11, 2001), section E, p. 3.

Benford, Sally, “Artist Renews Connection with West,” The Arizona Republic, (Jun. 29, 2001),“Around the Valley - Sun Cities” section, p. 2.

Pucci, Carol “L.A., Figuratively Speaking,” The Seattle Times, (Dec. 29, 2000), Section E, p.1.

Fuglie, Gordon, 2000. Representing L.A. Pictorial Currents in Southern California Art Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 29, illus.

Black, Jane A., “Drawing Their Own Conclusions,” Dayton Daily News, (Jan. 9, 2000), “Entertainment” section.

Cheseborough, Steve, “Not What They Seem,” The Phoenix Gazette, (March 6, 1995), p. 5.

Swift, Orla, “Major Exhibition at Mellon Arts Center,” Connecticut Record Journal, “Leisure” section, (June 25, 1993), p. 21.

Fowler, Carol, “Women Have the Upper Hand in Gallery Concord Exhibit,” Contra Costa Times, “Time Out” Section, (November 8, 1991), p. 9.

Mc Combie, Mel, “All and Sundry,” Austin American Statesman, Section F, (May 12, 1988), p. 5.

Vanderknyff, Rick, “A Renewed Interest in Form,” The Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section, (April 25, 1986), Part VI. Lugo,

Mark Elliot, “Gallery Guide,” The San Diego Tribune, Scene Section, (October 7, 1983), p. 4, illus.

Selected Public Collections:

West Valley Art Museum, Phoenix metro, Arizona

The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, Taos, NM

College of Notre Dame

Gormley Galllery,Baltimore, Maryland

Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, Ohio

Mount Saint Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA