2024 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Rugged Land & Rocky Shores, Solo Show, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
Pacific Threshold, Invitational, Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Waves of Creativity, WPW Invitational, North Coastal Art Gallery, Carlsbad, California
The Northwest Landscape, Invitational, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
High Desert to High Tide, Solo Show, Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon
Dreams & Imagining, WPW Invitational, Lois Lambert Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air Show, Corvallis, Oregon • Honorable Mention
Portland Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Members Invitational Show, Portland, Oregon
Art About Agriculture Annual Competition & Touring Exhibit, Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon
Independent On-site Painting: Ireland

2023 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Art About Agriculture Annual Competition & Touring Exhibit, LaSells Stewart Gallery, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon
Raising Our Brushes, Women Painters West Invitational, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ.
Salem on the Edge Plein Air Invitational, Salem, Oregon
2023 Artworks Northwest Biennial, Invitational, Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg, Oregon
Women Painters West Portrait Invitational, California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA.
What a Relief! , BIG INK Large-scale Woodblock Print Invitational, Cannon Gallery at Western Oregon University,
Monmouth, OR.
Food Is……, Invitational, White Lotus Gallery Gallery, Eugene, OR.
Fall & Spring Show Invitational, Portland Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, Oregon

2022 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

PLAYA Residency, Summer Lake, Oregon
Capturing the Spirit of Woodland, Invitational, Blue Wing Gallery, Woodland, CA.
Oregon Society of Artists Alla Prima Showcase, Portland, Oregon • Honorable Mention
Salem on the Edge Plein Air Invitational, Salem, Oregon
Eugene Biennial, Invitational, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
RURAL, Invitational, Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg, Oregon
Around Oregon Annual, Invitational, The Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon
Art in the Time of Corona Invitational, Dab Art, Los Angeles, California
2020 Hindsight Invitational, California Art Club, Bird Dog Arts, Tejon Ranch, CA
Celebrate Oregon’s Diversity, Invitational, LaSells Stewart Gallery, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon
Environs: Plein Air Painters of Lane County Invitational, Maude Kerns Art Ctr., Eugene, OR

2021 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Right Angles & Raw Edges, Buildings in the Landscape, Solo Show, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
Expressions West Juried Show, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon • Merit Award
Art About Agriculture Annual Competition & Touring Exhibit, LaSells Stewart Gallery, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon
Northwest Reflections, Online Show, Ocean Shores, WA. • Award of Excellence
Everyday Inspiration: Still Life Invitational & Be Here Now Invitational, Maude Kerns Art Ctr., Eugene, OR
Expressions West Juried Show, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon • Honorable Mention
Sitka Art Invitational, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, Oregon
What Would Nature Do? Invitational, The Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon

2020 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Five Oregon Painters Invitational, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air Show, Corvallis, Oregon • Best of Show
Around Oregon Annual, Invitational, The Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon
Eugene Biennial, Juried Show, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
Oregon Coast Online Art Show, Invitational, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR GATHERINGS: An art and poetry based experiment in giving and receiving • Invited Artist
Art About Agriculture, Invitational, LaSells Stewart Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Independent On-site Painting: Vietnam, Italy & Canada

2019 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Pacific Northwest Plein Air Invitational, Hood River/Columbia Gorge, Oregon
Visual Magic: An Oregon Invitational, Univ. of Oregon, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
Five Oregon Painters Invitational, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
A Public Treasure: Painting the Oregon Coast, Invitational, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR Landscape Magic: Waiting for Spring Invitational, LaSells Stewart Gallery, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon
Likeness: A Juried Show, Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg, Oregon
Architecture Around Us: City and Country Life, Invitational, LaSells Stewart Gallery, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon
Independent On-site Painting: Malta, Italy & Canada

2018 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Sitka Art Invitational, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, Oregon
OSU150 Land Grant Invitational, A Celebration of Oregon State University’s Landscapes, LaSells Stewart Gallery,
Corvallis, Oregon
Alla Prima Westcliffe, Sangres Art Guild, Westcliffe, Colorado • Sponsor Prize
Member Show, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
Fall & Spring Show Invitational, Portland Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air Show, Corvallis, Oregon • Best Drawing
Independent On-site Painting: Scotland, Iceland & Canada

2017 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Line, Value & Color, Solo Show, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
Paint Snow Hill, Snow Hill, Maryland • Artist's Choice/Best of Show Award
Microbiomes: To See the Unseen, Juried Show, The Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon
Spring Show Invitational, Portland Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Independent On-site Painting: Cuba, Mexico & Canada

2016 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Confluence: Bets Cole & April Waters, Two Person Show, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, Oregon
Around Oregon Annual Invitational, The Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon
Artworks Northwest Invitational, Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg, Oregon
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air Show, Corvallis, Oregon • Award of Excellence
Small Works Invitational, Framin Artworks, Eugene, Oregon

2015 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Los Gatos Plein Air Art Invitational, Los Gatos, California
Pacific Northwest Plein Air Festival, Hood River/Columbia Gorge, Oregon
The Power of Portrait, A Gathering of Uncommon Women, Solo Show, Karin Clarke Gallery,
Eugene, Oregon
Every Day Taste of Plein Air Invitational, LaSells Stewart Gallery, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon • Featured Artist
Paint Snow Hill, Snow Hill, Maryland
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air Show, Corvallis, Oregon • Award of Excellence
Umpqua Plein Air, Roseburg, Oregon

2014 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Door County Plein Air Festival, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Publisher's Invitational | Paint the Adirondacks, Paul Smiths, New York
Paris in the Park Blocks Plein Air Invitational, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
David McCosh & The Oregon School of Landscape Painting, Invitational, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
In the Footsteps of David Douglas, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, Oregon • Featured Artist
The Nakedness of the Subject, Two Person Figurative Show, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon

2013 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Los Gatos Plein Air Art Invitational, Los Gatos, California
Paint Annapolis Plein Air Invitational, Annapolis, Maryland
Paint Snow Hill, Snow Hill, Maryland
Art of the West Invitational, High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon
Umpqua Plein Air, Roseburg, Oregon
Eugene Plein Air Paint Out Competition, Eugene, Oregon
Three Sides of a Coin, 3 Person Landscape Show, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air Show, Corvallis, Oregon • Award of Excellence
La Lumiere Fantastiqe Invitational, "Brittany Shines in Baltimore", Leidy Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.

2012 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Art in the Open, Wexford, Ireland
Paint Snow Hill, Snow Hill, Maryland
Chincoteague Plein Air Event, Chincoteague, Virginia
Cannon Beach Plein Air Festival, Cannon Beach, Oregon • Featured Artist
Sitka Art Invitational, Portland, Oregon
Art of the West Invitational, High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon
Women's Works Fine Art Invitational, Woodstock, Illinois
Escalante Canyons Plein Air Art Festival, Escalante, Utah
Strokes of Genius 4, The Best of Drawing by Rachel Rubin Wolf, Northlight Publishing • Featured Artist
American Art Collector, August 2012, The Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in the Pacific Northwest

2011 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Zion National Park Invitational, Utah • Purchase Award
Pacific Northwest Plein Air Festival, Hood River/Columbia Gorge, Oregon • Award of Distinction
Expressions West Juried Show, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay Oregon • Award of Distinction
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air Show, Corvallis, Oregon • Best of Show
Eugene Mayor's Art Show, Eugene, Oregon • Director's Choice Award
Une Petite Eclaircie, A Journal of Paintings by Bets Cole — ISBN978-0-615-45104-6

2010 Selected Events, Invitationals, Awards & Recognitions:

Isabel Klots Artist Residency Program, Rochefort-en-Terre, Brittany, France. Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, Maryland
Art in the Governor's Office, Solo Show, Invitation by The Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, Oregon • Exhibition Award
The Wetlands Invitational Show, Grays Harbor College & The White Sturgeon Gallery, Aberdeen & Vancouver, Washington
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air Show, Corvallis, Oregon • ChaTeemawi Award 2010, Juror's Choice Award 2009
Au Naturel Invitational, The Nude in the 21st Century, Clatsop College Art Center Gallery, Astoria, Oregon