Selected Exhibitions,
Awards, and Collections
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2016
Governor’s Award, State of Iowa
Excellence & Innovation in the Arts
Recognition for career achievement
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2019 – Present
“Be GOOD to your Neighbor”; Public Art Installation for Lake Como, Texas
Finalist
PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity, the US Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of the La Biennale di Venezia, 2025
Lake Como Park, Fort Worth, Texas
Memorial pavilion
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2020
Waukee Railroad Pergola;
In the Shadow of the Rails
Rails to Trails Conservancy Hall of Fame Installation
Waukee, Iowa
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2020
”From Here to There”; Installation for the High Trestle Trail Bridge
Rails to Trails Conservancy Hall of Fame Installation
Madrid, Iowa
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2024
Top 50 Public Art Stars
CODAWORX: Economic Power of Public Art
RDG/Dahlquist Art Studio
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2019
Excellence in Craft Award
Iowa Chapter American Institute of Architects
“Aguas onduladas, (rippling waters)”
Elmendorf Lake Park – San Antonio, Texas
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2009
Alumni Achievement Award
University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Education
The highest honor bestowed by the University, recognizing an exemplary record of professional leadership and a career of extraordinary accomplishment
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2019
Design-Built Award of Merit
Iowa Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects
Waukee Railroad Pergola “In the Shadow of the Rails”
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2018
Public Spaces Merit Award
CODA Awards
“Sun Pavilion”
Blackie Chesher Park – El Paso, Texas
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2012
Americans for the Arts
Public Art Network Year in Review
“High Trestle Trail Bridge” – Madrid, Iowa
Recent Public
Art-Commissions
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2025
“Journey”
Public Artist Collaboration with Matt Niebuhr in Association with RDG Art Studio for TCU School of Medicine (Empathetic Scholars)
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2019 – Present
“Vessel”
Cherry Street & Manhattan Boulevard, Toledo, Ohio
Roundabout icon
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2019 – Present
”Iowa County: Land Between Two Rivers”
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa County Rest Area
Site-Specific Integration
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2019 – Present
“Travelers”
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville City Centre: Big Spring Park West, CityCentre at Big Spring, and Community Foundation Park