Denise Clay Photography

Images For A Lifetime...

Awards & Honors

2007

Grace Hospital Exhibit - currently going on

Exhibit at the Jailhouse Gallery -

    Burke County Arts Council, Morganton - August

Midwest Photo Scholarship for ECS

Cover of UNC-TV's program guide "Centerpiece" for the month of January.

        www.unctv.org

Featured on the UNC-TV program Our State episode airing Thursday, January 4th at 8pm.

        http://www.unctv.org/ourstate/episode301/index.html

2006

Read the newspaper article on the UNC TV crew coming to the studio

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend Competition

            3^rd place in the Animals in Habitat – Accomplished Division

           Honorable Mention in the Wildflowers – Accomplished Division

Susan Hudson Scholarship from PPA and Fuji

Betterphoto.com 10th Year Anniversary Member Spotlight

2005

Catawba Valley Camera Club Year End Competition

    Photographer of the Year - Accomplished

    1^st  place Accomplished Slides

            3^rd place Accomplished Slides

            Honorable Mention Accomplished Slides

2004

Catawba Valley Camera Club Year End Competition

    1^st  place Accomplished Slides

            2^nd place Accomplished Slides

Regional Artist Grant Recipient

            NC Arts Council & Catawba, Burke, Alexander, McDowell & Caldwell Arts Councils & Rock School Art Foundation

Barnes & Noble Exhibit

            Barnes & Nobles, Hickory, NC Jan 15th - 31st

2003

Catawba Valley Camera Club Year End Competition

    1^st place Accomplished Slides

            1^st place Accomplished Prints

Our State: Down Home In North Carolina

Recognized as one of the top twelve photographers used by the magazine – July issue.

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend Competition

            3^rd place in the Animals in Nature – Accomplished Division

“Moments In Time” Exhibit

            Daniel’s Antiques & Art, Newton, NC May 23^rd-July 5^th

2002

SE3C Conference Competition

            3^rd place in the Black & White print competition

“Diverse Visions” Exhibit

            Burke Arts Council- Jailhouse Gallery, Morganton, NC January 18^th – March 8^th

“Jones House” Juried Exhibit

            Jones House, Boone, NC February

            Merit Award

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend Competition

            Honorable Mention in the Scenics – Amateur Division

Catawba Valley Camera Club

            President

2001

Frank Miller Artistic Photographer of the Year Award

            Catawba Valley Camera Club

Catawba Valley Camera Club Year End Competition

   3rd place Accomplished Slides 

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend Competition

            2^nd place in the Scenics – Amateur Division 

Catawba Valley Camera Club

            President

2000

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend Competition

3rd place in the Wildflowers – Amateur Division

Catawba Valley Camera Club Year End Competition

3rd place Accomplished Slides

Catawba Valley Camera Club

            Secretary

1999

Amateur Photographer of the Year

            Catawba Valley Camera Club

 Catawba Valley Camera Club Year End Competition

1^st & 3^rd place Amateur Slides

1^st & 3^rd place Amateur Prints

Catawba Valley Camera Club

            Secretary

1998

Catawba Valley Camera Club Year End Competition

1^st & 2nd place Amateur Slides

1^st place Amateur Prints

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