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Photography:
• 2013 One of Top 5 Individual Images in Wisconsin PSA Club Showcase
• 2013 One of 7 images representing La Crosse Area Camera Club (1st Place)
​​• 2013 La Crosse Area Camera Club Photographer of the Year
• 2013 1st Place Color Prints Oktoberfest Photo Contest
• 2013 1st in WI State Photo Display
• 2013 Top 10 photo at Wisconsin State Fair
​​• 2013 (August) Photograph displayed at Wisconsin State Fair
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• 2013 (February 28-April 6. Artist reception March 2)
"Sim•pli•cit•er: Simply of Its Own Nature" solo art
gallery exhibition opens in the Front Gallery at the
Pump House Regional Arts Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
For more information, click here​
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​• 2012 (August) Photograph displayed at Wisconsin State Fair

• 2012 (July) Open Class Best of Show at La Crosse Interstate Fair
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• 2012 (July) Photograph selected to tour state throughout 2012/2013

• 2012 (June) La Crosse Area Camera Club Year-End Competition.
Advanced division; 2nd place Black and White Prints,
2nd place People,2nd place Open,3rd place Open

• 2012 (April) Acceptance in the F2 Sociedad Fotografica
International Competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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​• 2011 (October) Oktoberfest Photo Contest
1st & 2nd place in Student Color, 2 Honorable
Mentions in Student Black & White, 1 Honorable
Mention in Open Projected.
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​• 2011 (September/October) "Exposure: Words From Images".
Juried art gallery exhibition at the Pump House
Regional Arts Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. One of 25
photographers selected.
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• 2011 (July) Photograph selected to tour state throughout 2011/2012.
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​• 2011 (June) La Crosse Area Camera Club Year-End Competition.
B division; 1st place People, 1st place Color Prints,
2nd place Nature.
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​• 2011 (June) Awarded La Crosse Area Camera Club's
"Rookie of the Year" honor​
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​• 2009 Photo published on the front cover of the
La Crosse County Plat Map Book.
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​Leadership:
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​• 2012 (April) Nomination/Recipient of the Coulee Region
Volunteer Coordinators 'Outstanding Youth Volunteer
of the Year' award
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• 2012 (April) Graduate of the La Crosse County
4-H Ambassadors (held 3 year maximum term)
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​• 2011 (November) Inducted into the Key Club of Wisconsin
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• 2010 Awarded the Extra Effort Farm Bureau Award for leadership
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• 2009 Recipient of the William H. Danforth 'I Dare You' award
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• 2008 Awarded the 1st Annual Adam Servais Communication Award
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• 2007 Recipient of the Education Demonstration Award by the
La Crosse County Association of Home & Community
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Media/Lectures:
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• 2010 "The Progression of a Young Artist
by Toni Paisley" presented for the La Crosse Chapter
of the Embroiders Guild of America (Christmas gala)
• 2009 Interview on "Coulee Region Connections",
Wisconsin Public Radio
• 2009 "Quilting: The Next Generation - Meet Toni Paisley"
NQA 'Quilting Quartely'
Magazine article Fall Edition
• 2008 Television Commercial - Quality Vac & Sew,
Winona, MN
• 2007 "The Secret Language of the Underground
Railroad" presented at WI State Fair
-Merit-
Writing:

• 2011 Strolling Poems competition,
-One of eleven selected-​​
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Art:
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Art Exhibits/Competitions:
• 2011 WI State 4-H & Youth Conference Art Exhibit
(7th year selected),UW-Madison Campus

​• 2011 La Crosse County 4-H Arts Festival, Holmen, WI
-Art Best of Show (7th year selected)
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​•2011 Wisconsin Regional Art Program State Art
Conference, Pyle Center, UW-Madison, WI
-Mary Lou Lindroth Award-
• 2011 Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis
-2 merits-
• 2011 WI State 4-H & Youth Conference Art Exhibit
(7th year selected),UW-Madison Campus
• 2011 Wisconsin Regional Arts Program, La Crosse
-Best of Show, State Conference selection-
• 2011 La Crosse County 4-H Arts Festival, Holmen, WI
-Art Best of Show (6th year selected)
• 2011 Wild Things exhibition, Pump House, La Crosse
• 2010 In Shades of Gray black & white exhibition,
Pump House, La Crosse
• 2010 Quiltfest on the Mississippi, Onalaska, WI
-1st place large wallhangings-
• 2010 Wisconsin Regional Art Program State Art
Conference, Pyle Center, UW-Madison, WI
-Best of Under 25-
• 2010 Images Quilt Festival, Lowell, Massachusetts
-Best of Show Youth-
• 2010 Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis
-2 merits-
• 2010 Wisconsin Regional Art Program, La Crosse
-Student Award, State Conference selection-
• 2009 Oktoberfest Needlework show, La Crosse
-People's Choice Award-
• 2009 WI Quilt Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison
• 2009 Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis
-Merit-
• 2009 40th annual NQA Quilt Show, Columbus, Ohio
• 2009 HMQS, Salt Lake City, Utah
-Teacher's Choice Award (Sue Patten)-
• 2008 Quiltfest on the Mississippi, La Crosse
-1st & 2nd place youth, 3rd place adult-
• 2008 Oktoberfest Needlework show, La Crosse
• 2008 Wisconsin Quilt Expo, Alliant Energy Center
-2nd place youth-
• 2008 Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis
-Merit-
• 2008 Images Quilt Festival, Tsongas Arena
Lowell, Massachusetts
-1st place & Honorable Mention-
• 2008 22nd annual Husqvarna-Viking International
Dealers Convention Gallery Competition
San Antonio, Texas
• 2007 WI Quilt Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison
-3rd place-
• 2007 Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis
-Merit-
• 2007 Butterfest quilt show, Sparta, WI
-Junior Miss' Choice-
• 2006 Quiltfest on the Mississippi, La Crosse
-1st place & 2nd place youth-
• 2006 Oktoberfest Needlework show, La Crosse
-youth award-
• 2006 WI Quilt Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison

• 2004 Quiltfest on the Mississippi, La Crosse
-2nd place-