2002-2006 Presidential Medal of Art Nomination

2003 - 2006 National Heritage Fellowship in the Folk & Traditional Arts

2003-06 Thresholds Exhibition-Florida, Kentucky, N Carolina, S Carolina & Tennessee Arts Commissions

2004 Jackson Pollack Grant Nomination

2003 Disney’s 28th “Festival of the Masters” Exhibition Nominee

2001-2002 Florida Individual Artist Fellowship and current Fellow

2002 Guggenheim Fellow Nominee

2000 Recipient of the Prestigious Archangel Michael Honor

1988 Recipient of the Prominent Archdiocese Medal of Saint

1984 Recipient of the New York State ‘Award of Excellence’ in the Fine Arts

2004 NYC Downtown Manhattan Group exhibition and Individual showing Commemorative Memorial icon of Twin Towers September 11 Tragedy for Saint Nicholas Church destroyed in the terrorist attack

2003-04 Thresholds Exhibition- Columbia Museum of Fine Arts Florida, Kentucky, N Carolina, S Carolina & Tennessee Arts Commissions

2002 Florida Division of cultural affairs Development of Eastern Orthodox Art

2002

2001 Tarpon Springs Fine Arts Center Folk Arts of the Greek immigrants

2001 Fresno Museum of Fine Arts, 75^th anniversary exhibit Saint George community

2001 Florida Folk Life Festival, Suwannee River arts commission Byzantine Art

2000 Pennsylvania, PA 35^th biannual CLC group exhibition of Orthodox Arts

2000 Fresno Museum of Fine Arts, CA Keynote Address Byzantine influences on development of Western art and the renaissance

1999 Watertown, NY A comparison of Orthodox Icons and Catholic paintings

1999 Pasco Arts Guild Techniques of Byzantine Art Egg Tempera, Gold leaf gilding

1999 Palm Harbor, FL Orthodox Iconography through the 20^th century

1998 Orlando, FL World Convention center 34^th biennial CLC group exhibition

1997 Sioux City, Iowa Theological elements and difference between Byzantine and Neoclassic style icons

1997 Las Vegas, Nevada Variations of Byzantine Art, an examination of the many varied schools, styles and techniques of Orthodox Art

1997 Chicago, ILL All American Council group exhibition of Orthodox Arts

1996 NYC, NY 33^rd biannual CLC group exhibition of Orthodox Arts

1996 Concord, Ca How Orthodox ‘Byzantine’ Art fits in worship

1994 Chicago, ILL 32^nd biannual CLC group exhibition of Orthodox Arts

1992 New Orleans, LA 31^st biannual CLC group exhibition of Orthodox Arts

1990

1986 Queens College Byzantine influences in western art

1986

1984 Hicksville, NY Public Library

1983 Manhattan, NY Student excellence statewide group exhibition

2007 Greek Circle Magazine, Chicago, IL

2003-2004 Thresholds  

2003 Public National Radio Program “Folk Artist Masters of America”

2003 Forum Magazine Florida council of the Humanities

2002 Florida Department of State

2001 Florida Division of Cultural Affairs

1991 EseiV Magazine, New York, NY St acnaria thV EikonografiaV...