Skip's awards and recognition:
1984 Best of Show and two 1st Place - Holdenville Fine Arts Competition
1985 2nd Place Sculpture [117 entries] Colorado Indian Art Market
1985 Best of Category - Italian Art Festival
1986 Best of Show - Indian Art Festival, Ft. Worth, Texas
1986 1st Place - Five Civilized Tribes Fine Arts Competition, Muskogee, Oklahoma
1987 1st Place, Arlington, Texas Art Festival
1987 Best of Show - Indian Art Show, Lubbock, Texas
1988 Featured Artist- Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1989 1st Place-Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1990 Grand Award [Best of Show] Five Civilized Tribes Fine Arts Competition, Muskogee, Oklahoma
1990 1st Place-Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1991 1st Place-Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1992 1st Place Tulsa Art Festival [Sculpture & Painting]
1992 1st Place-Five Tribes Fine Arts Competition
1993 1st Place Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1993 1st Place - Five Tribes Fine Arts Competition
1994 1st Place - Five Tribes Fine Arts Competition
1994 Best of Category - Fine Art Competition-Italian Festival
1995 2nd Place Sculpture - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1995 Two 2nd Place Awards - Trail of Tears Art Show, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
1995 1st Place-Five Tribes Fine Arts Competition
1996 Honorable Mention in Fine Arts - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1996 2nd Place Sculpture - Trail of Tears
1997 Southeastern Wildlife Award - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1997 2 Honorable Mention Awards - Trail of Tears
1997 1st Place Sculpture - Tulsa Indian Arts Festival
1998 1st Place Sculpture, Fine Arts Competition - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1998 Honorable Mention - Trail of Tears
1999 3rd Place Metals Cabin Crafts - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1999 Southeastern Wildlife Award - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1999 One Man Show - Ft. Smith Art Center
2000 Honorable Mention Painting Category, Fine Arts Competition - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2000 2rd Place Sculpture, Fine Arts Competition - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2001 Best of Show, Cabin Crafts - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2001 Best of Show - Fine Arts Competition
2002 Inducted as MASTER ARTIST - Five Civilized Tribes
2002 Best of Show - Bartlesville Indian Summer Festival
2002 Best of Show - Creek Nation Indian Art Competition
2003 3rd Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2003 1st Place - Creek Nation Indian Art Competition
2003 Featured Artist - Bartlesville Indian Summer Festival
2005 Heritage Award- Master Artist Competition - Five Civilized Tribes
2005 Grand Award - Creek Nation Indian Art Competition
2006 Best Of Show - Tulsa Indian Arts Festival
2006 Featured Artist - Antlers Deer Museum
2007 3rd Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2007 1st Place - Sculpture - Italian Festival Art Show
2007 Best of Category - Trail of Tears Competition - Miniatures
2008 Honorable Mention - Five Tribes Masters Competition
2009 Honorable Mention - Five Tribes Masters Competition
2011 Spirit of Oklahoma Award - Five Tribes Masters Competition
2011 1st & 2nd in Graphics - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2011 Best of Show - Bartlesville Indian Summer
2012 1st Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2012 1st & 2nd Place - Bartlesville Indian Summer
2012 Spirt of Oklahoma Award - Five Tribes Master Artist Competition
2013 1st & 3rd Place Awards - Tulsa Indian Arts Festival
2013 1st & 3rd Place - Bartlesville Indian Summer Festival
2013 1st Place - Carrollton, TX Santa Fe Days
2013 Indian Heritage Award - Masters Art Show Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2014 3rd Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2015 3rd Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2015 2nd Place - Bartlesville Indian Summer
2015 "Spirit of Oklahoma Award" - Five Tribes Master Competition
2016 2nd Place - Romancing the Arts
2016 1st - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2016 Best of Show - Native American & Western Art Show & Market
2017 1st - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2017 Indian Heritage Award - Five Tribes Museum
2017 1st - Native American & Western Art Show & Market
2018 1st - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1984 Best of Show and two 1st Place - Holdenville Fine Arts Competition
1985 2nd Place Sculpture [117 entries] Colorado Indian Art Market
1985 Best of Category - Italian Art Festival
1986 Best of Show - Indian Art Festival, Ft. Worth, Texas
1986 1st Place - Five Civilized Tribes Fine Arts Competition, Muskogee, Oklahoma
1987 1st Place, Arlington, Texas Art Festival
1987 Best of Show - Indian Art Show, Lubbock, Texas
1988 Featured Artist- Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1989 1st Place-Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1990 Grand Award [Best of Show] Five Civilized Tribes Fine Arts Competition, Muskogee, Oklahoma
1990 1st Place-Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1991 1st Place-Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1992 1st Place Tulsa Art Festival [Sculpture & Painting]
1992 1st Place-Five Tribes Fine Arts Competition
1993 1st Place Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1993 1st Place - Five Tribes Fine Arts Competition
1994 1st Place - Five Tribes Fine Arts Competition
1994 Best of Category - Fine Art Competition-Italian Festival
1995 2nd Place Sculpture - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
1995 Two 2nd Place Awards - Trail of Tears Art Show, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
1995 1st Place-Five Tribes Fine Arts Competition
1996 Honorable Mention in Fine Arts - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1996 2nd Place Sculpture - Trail of Tears
1997 Southeastern Wildlife Award - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1997 2 Honorable Mention Awards - Trail of Tears
1997 1st Place Sculpture - Tulsa Indian Arts Festival
1998 1st Place Sculpture, Fine Arts Competition - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1998 Honorable Mention - Trail of Tears
1999 3rd Place Metals Cabin Crafts - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1999 Southeastern Wildlife Award - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1999 One Man Show - Ft. Smith Art Center
2000 Honorable Mention Painting Category, Fine Arts Competition - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2000 2rd Place Sculpture, Fine Arts Competition - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2001 Best of Show, Cabin Crafts - Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2001 Best of Show - Fine Arts Competition
2002 Inducted as MASTER ARTIST - Five Civilized Tribes
2002 Best of Show - Bartlesville Indian Summer Festival
2002 Best of Show - Creek Nation Indian Art Competition
2003 3rd Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2003 1st Place - Creek Nation Indian Art Competition
2003 Featured Artist - Bartlesville Indian Summer Festival
2005 Heritage Award- Master Artist Competition - Five Civilized Tribes
2005 Grand Award - Creek Nation Indian Art Competition
2006 Best Of Show - Tulsa Indian Arts Festival
2006 Featured Artist - Antlers Deer Museum
2007 3rd Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2007 1st Place - Sculpture - Italian Festival Art Show
2007 Best of Category - Trail of Tears Competition - Miniatures
2008 Honorable Mention - Five Tribes Masters Competition
2009 Honorable Mention - Five Tribes Masters Competition
2011 Spirit of Oklahoma Award - Five Tribes Masters Competition
2011 1st & 2nd in Graphics - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2011 Best of Show - Bartlesville Indian Summer
2012 1st Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2012 1st & 2nd Place - Bartlesville Indian Summer
2012 Spirt of Oklahoma Award - Five Tribes Master Artist Competition
2013 1st & 3rd Place Awards - Tulsa Indian Arts Festival
2013 1st & 3rd Place - Bartlesville Indian Summer Festival
2013 1st Place - Carrollton, TX Santa Fe Days
2013 Indian Heritage Award - Masters Art Show Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2014 3rd Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2015 3rd Place - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2015 2nd Place - Bartlesville Indian Summer
2015 "Spirit of Oklahoma Award" - Five Tribes Master Competition
2016 2nd Place - Romancing the Arts
2016 1st - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2016 Best of Show - Native American & Western Art Show & Market
2017 1st - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
2017 Indian Heritage Award - Five Tribes Museum
2017 1st - Native American & Western Art Show & Market
2018 1st - Tulsa Indian Art Festival
