Curriculum Vitae
2024
Gallery 21 Small Image Show at Spanish Village Art Center
Blossoming
January – February | Balboa Park, San Diego
2024 Mother’s Day Art, Garden & Studio Tour
May | San Dieguito Art Guild, Encinitas
San Diego County Fair – Fine Art Exhibition
Aging Gracefully, Catch a Falling Star & Blossoming
• Honorable Mention for Blossoming
June – July | San Diego
First Friday La Jolla Artwalk
Alternate Treeality™ Series
October | Oppenheim Group, La Jolla
2023
2023 Mother’s Day Art, Garden & Studio Tour
May | San Dieguito Art Guild, Encinitas
Sparks Gallery Minis 2023 Exhibition
Flourish & Catch a Falling Star
May | Sparks Gallery, San Diego
Gallery 21 Small Image Show at Spanish Village Art Center
Open Invitation
January – February | Balboa Park, San Diego
Lift the Sky Exhibition
Aging Gracefully
January – March | Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad
2022
Front Porch Gallery Juried Exhibit 2022
Waiting
July – September | Carlsbad, California
San Diego County Fair – Fine Art Exhibition
• 3rd Place for Broad Reach
June – July | San Diego
Butler Institute of American Art
86th National Juried Midyear Exhibition
Changing Direction
June – August | Youngstown, Ohio
2021
Art & Architecture Exhibition
BP100 Series (4)
March | Studio Door Gallery, San Diego
Sparks Gallery Minis 2021 Exhibition
Chicago Abstract I
Summer | San Diego
2020
Sparks Gallery Contemporary Still Life Exhibition
Nature’s Design
February 7 – April 19 | San Diego
Gallery 21 Small Image Show at Spanish Village Art Center
In God’s Country
January – February | Balboa Park, San Diego
Front Porch Gallery Juried Exhibit 2020
A Walk on the Wild Side
August – September | Carlsbad, California
2019
Butler Institute of American Art
83rd National Juried Midyear Exhibition
May 26 – July 28 | Youngstown, Ohio
Sparks Gallery Minis 2019 Exhibition
May 25 – August 18 | San Diego
Front Porch Gallery Juried Exhibit 2019
April 28 – June 15 | Carlsbad, California
The Studio Door 2019 The Crow Show
The New Normal and Protector
March | San Diego
Solo Show San Carlos Library | Alternate Treeality Series™
March | San Diego
Nainsook Framing + Art Photography Show
March | La Mesa
Rancho San Diego Library Two Strahm Show
February | El Cajon
Gallery 21 Small Image Show at Spanish Village Art Center
January – February | Balboa Park, San Diego
2018
Inspired Expressions Show
September – October | Mission Trails Regional Park • San Diego
2018 heART of Mt. Helix Exhibition
• Honorable Mention for Intertwined
August | La Mesa, CA
San Diego Art Institute Solo Show – Passages
November 2017 – January | Balboa Park, San Diego
2017
San Diego Art Institute Solo Show – Passages
November – January 2018 | Balboa Park, San Diego
Nainsook Framing + Art Third Quarterly Exhibition
September – October | La Mesa
Nainsook Framing + Art First Quarterly Exhibition
January – April | La Mesa
Gallery 21 Small Image Show 2017 at Spanish Village Art Center
Our Daily Bread and What Is Your Address?
January – February | Balboa Park, San Diego
2016
Worldscapes Exhibition at La Jolla Art Association
• Honorable Mention for “Checkered Past”
September – October | La Jolla
TAG Gallery 2016 California Open Exhibition
Strawberry Dreams
August | Los Angeles
2015
2015 San Diego County Fair Fine Art Exhibition
• Ribbon for “BP100: Salute!” from the Museum of Photographic Arts
June | Del Mar
Morpho Gallery 10th Annual Photography Show
Sketchy Neighborhood
April – May | Chicago
International Juried Awards Exhibition
San Diego Art Institute
“BP100: Casa Del Prado” and “BP100: Organ Pavilion”
April – May | Balboa Park • San Diego
San Diego Keeps Her Promise: Balboa Park at 100
San Diego Art Institute
BP100: Salute!
January – February | Balboa Park • San Diego
2014
Group Solo – Getting Up There
July – August | Mission Trails Regional Park • San Diego
Regional Juried Show
San Diego Art Institute
Along the Way
July– August | San Diego
Southern California Regional Juried Award Exhibition
San Diego Art Institute
Sketchy Neighborhood
April – May | Balboa Park • San Diego
SDAI Regional Juried One-Foot Show
January/February 2014
• Juror’s Choice for “Checkered Past”
San Diego Art Institute/Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego
Featured in The Photographer’s Formulary, Vol. 10, No. 10
Denise Strahm: Digital Secessionist?
September Issue | Article by Anthony Mournian
2013
2013 Coronado Art Walk
• Featured Artist
September | Coronado
Group Solo Show – Getting Up There
August – September | Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego
SDAI Juried Regional and One-Foot Shows
San Diego Art Institute
Vernazza! and Cordoba Columns
June – July | Balboa Park • San Diego
California Art Show
Cave Store | La Jolla
2012
Front Porch Gallery’s National Juried Exhibition
May – July 2012 | Carlsbad
2012 Mission Federal Artwalk
April | With Spanish Village Art Center • San Diego
2011
2011 Mission Federal Artwalk
April | With Spanish Village Art Center • San Diego
Regional Juried One-Foot Show
San Diego Art Institute
July – August | Balboa Park • San Diego
Exhibition: Exploring the California Missions
Photographs and Paintings by Denise & Paul Strahm
June – July | Mission Trails Regional Park • San Diego
2010
Gallery 21’s Cat Connections Show at Spanish Village Art Center
June | Balboa Park • San Diego
Regional Juried Show
San Diego Art Institute
December 2010 – January 2011 | Balboa Park • San Diego
San Clemente Art Association’s Spring, Summer & Fall Judged Shows
San Clemente
San Diego Hospice Show
• 1st Place People’s Choice for “Carmel Mission Basilica”
• 2nd Place People’s Choice for “Arches at Mission SJ Capistrano”
December 2009 – January 2010 | San Diego
2009
San Clemente Art Association’s Winter Judged Show
• Honorable Mention Award for “Wednesday in Mismaloya”
November – December | San Clemente
Juried Regional and One-Foot Show
San Diego Art Institute
October – November | Balboa Park • San Diego
Regional Juried Show
San Diego Art Institute
August – September | Balboa Park • San Diego
Paint San Clemente Member Show
• Honorable Mention for “Mid-Day Train to San Clemente”
August – September | San Clemente
Regional Juried One-Foot Show
San Diego Art Institute
July – August | Balboa Park • San Diego
San Clemente Art Association Summer Judged Show
• 1st Place Photography/Digital Art Award for Mission Still Life
May – June | San Clemente
Gallery 21’s Small Image Show 2009 at Spanish Village Art Center
• Awarded Leslie Von Kolb Memorial Award for Mission Still Life II
• Gift Award for Archway at Mission
January – February | Balboa Park • San Diego
2008
Regional Juried Show
San Diego Art Institute
July – August | Balboa Park • San Diego
Juried Regional and One-Foot Show
San Diego Art Institute
June – July | Balboa Park • San Diego
Southern California Regional Juried Award Exhibition
San Diego Art Institute
Hope
March – May | Balboa Park • San Diego
Regional Juried One-Foot Show
San Diego Art Institute
February – March | Balboa Park • San Diego
Gallery 21’s Small Image Show 2008 at Spanish Village Art Center
January – February | Balboa Park • San Diego
Regional Juried Show
San Diego Art Institute
• Awarded Honorable Mention for Still ‘Life’ in Mazatlán
January – February | Balboa Park • San Diego
2007
Regional Juried Show
San Diego Art Institute
December 2007 – January 2008 | Balboa Park • San Diego
Regional Juried Show
San Diego Art Institute
February | Balboa Park • San Diego
Southwestern Yacht Club Group Show
January – April | San Diego
2006
Southwestern Yacht Club Group Show
September – October | San Diego
San Diego County Fair’s 57th Annual Photography Exhibition
Carmel Mission
June – July | Del Mar
La Jolla Art Association Digital Juried Show
May | La Jolla
Regional Juried Show
San Diego Art Institute
• Awarded Honorable Mention for Candelabra
March | Balboa Park • San Diego
2005
Regional Juried Show
San Diego Art Institute
December | Balboa Park • San Diego
Southern California Regional Juried Award Exhibition
San Diego Art Institute
One Person at a Time
October | Balboa Park • San Diego
Riverside Art Museum’s Annual Members Show
2005 | Riverside
Cityscapes: Places & Spaces Juried Show
• Awarded 2nd Place/Non-Professional for Where’s My Bike?
October | Youngstown State University • Youngstown, Ohio
La Jolla Art Association’s Digital Juried Show
July | La Jolla
1996
Juried Enteron Calendar
January | Enteron Group • Chicago