Events & Showings

Cooper Center for Creative Arts: Decay

The Cooper Center for Creative Arts in Laramie, Wyoming, is presenting its fall show, Decay.

Abandoned Ranch After Storm, Abandoned Church, and Carter Hotel will all be on display and for sale! Commissions from sales benefit the wonderful Center. Learn more…

30th Annual Gateway of the Rockies Art Show and Sale

The Aurora Artists Guild will be holding its annual Art Show and Sale at the Aurora Public Library beginning on November 6 - December  5.

Morning Preening/Pelicans Preening, Bedtime for Daisies, and Happy Jack Moon were all invited. Pelicans Preening won First Place!

Colorado Photographic Arts Center: Threshold

The Colorado Photographic Arts Center presents Threshold, a new juried biennial exhibition that explores contemporary photography through the images of 36 artists. Juror Karen Haas, Lane Senior Curator of Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, selected these artists from a pool of 140 photographers and 716 images, located across the globe.

Sunflowers at Night is one of the images chosen for this exhibit. The opening reception will be held on November 22 from 5-8pm, and the exhibition runs through Jan 3.

CPAC, 1200 Lincoln Street, Suite 111, Denver, CO

Rockport Art Association & Museum Representational & Contemporary Fine Art National Juried Show

RAA&M in Rockport, Massachusetts, is holding their annual National Juried Show, and I’m so honored that Carter, Wyoming was accepted into the show!

Freedom’s Edge Featured Artist

Coming soon! Freedom’s Edge Brewing in Cheyenne, WY will be featuring Denise Hawkins Photography for the month of December.

More information to come!

Cheyenne Civic Center Featured Artist

Coming soon! Cheyenne Civic Center in Cheyenne, WY will be featuring Denise Hawkins Photography for the month of April 2026.

More information to come!

Past Shows and Exhibits

* indicates juried show or event

Group Exhibits

ArtHaus Cheyenne: Revival of Forgotten Main Street, Cheyenne, Wy, June 2022

ArtHaus Cheyenne: Winter 2022, Cheyenne, Wy, November 2022

*Wildlife Special 2023: Life in the West Gallery, Broomfield, CO, April 2023

*WET: Reflections on Water, Northwind Art, Port Townsend, WA, Mar-Apr 2023

*Western Spirit Juried Art Show & Sale, Cheyenne Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wy, Mar-Apr 2023

*Art on Main: Brigham City, UT, May 2023

*AT NIGHT: A Photographic Exploration of Light: Ellington-White Contemporary Gallery, Fayetteville, NC, May-June 2023

*48th International Art Show: Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX, Sept-Oct 2023

*The Magic Silver Show: Elena Diane Curris Juried Photomedia Exhibition, Murray, Kentucky Sept-Oct 2023

*Lands and Lifestyles: Art of the West Special Event 2023, Life in the West Gallery, Broomfield, CO, Oct 2023

*Black Box Gallery: Framed: Trees & Water, In-Gallery Artwork, Portland, OR November 2023

*New Frontiers Juried Art Show & Sale, Cheyenne Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wy Nov 2023

*KBM Art Gallery: Tranquil & Thankful online exhibition, Riverside, CA, November 1 - December 15, 2023

2nd Annual Holiday Art Shop & Sale, Cheyenne, WY, Dec 16. 2023

Crowbar & Grill: Featured artist, December 2023-February 2024

*MVA Art Gallery: The Power of Red, Bethlehem, PA, February 1-28, 2024

*Sage Community Arts: 9th Annual National Juried Photography Show, Sheridan, Wyoming, January 23 - March 2, 2024

*43rd Western Spirit Juried Art Show & Sale, Cheyenne Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wy, Mar-Apr 2024

*10th Allegany National Photo Competition and Sale, Frostburg, MD, March-April 2024

*National Park Art Exhibition, Life in the West Gallery, Broomfield, CO April 12-14, 2024

In The Garden, Clay Paper Scissors Gallery, Cheyenne, WY, April 2024

Wyoming International Film Festival, Cheyenne, WY, July 12-14, 2024

*Spanish Peaks Arts Council 2024 Photography Show, La Veta, Co, July 31 - Aug 31, 2024

*Light of the West Photography Exhibition, Riverton, Wy Sept-Oct 2024

*Second Annual Openings Exhibition, Decagon Gallery (online), Brooklyn, NY, 2024

*Lincoln Gallery National Photography Show, Loveland, CO, Nov 8-Dec 5, 2024

Yuletide Artist Market, Cheyenne, WY, Nov 1-Dec 31, 2024

3rd Annual Holiday Art Shop and Sale, Cheyenne, Wy, Dec 14, 2024

*January Invitational, Cheyenne Creativity Center, Cheyenne, WY, January 2025

Crowbar & Grill: January 2025-March 2025

Silhouette: Women In Art, Cheyenne Creativity Center, Cheyenne, WY, March 2025

*44th Western Spirit Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne, WY, March - April 2025

*11th Allegany National Photo Competition and Sale, Frostburg, MD, March-April 2025

*20th National Photography Competition at fotofoto Gallery, March-April 2025

The Printmaker Exhibition, Cheyenne Creativity Center, April 2025

*Louisville Art Association 31st National Photography Show, May 2025

*Time: A Journey Through Moments, Memories, and Change: National Juried Photography Exhibition, American Center for Photographers, Sept 2025

*Light of the West #2 Photography Exhibit, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY, October 2025

Solo Exhibits

Lafayette City Gallery Walls: Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette, CO, May-June 2023

November Featured Artist: The Paramount Cafe, Cheyenne, WY November 2023

Wyoming: Backroads & Beyond: Blue Door Arts, Cheyenne, WY, February & March 2024

July and August Featured Artist: Chronicles Distillery, Cheyenne, WY, Jul & Aug 2025

Art Festivals

Cheyenne Arts Festival, Cheyenne, WY, August 2022

*St. George Art Festival, St. George, UT, April 2023

*Pearl Street Arts Festival, Boulder, CO, July 2023

Evergreen Summerfest, Evergreen, CO, July 2023

Cheyenne Arts Celebration, Cheyenne, WY August 2023

Arts@Altitude at Fallfest, Frisco, CO, September 2023

Art on Main, Brigham City, UT, May 2024

*Pearl Street Arts Festival, Boulder, CO, July 2024

*Art Fair Jackson Hole, Jackson, Wy, July 2024

Cheyenne Arts Celebration, Cheyenne, WY, 2024

*Dillon Fall Fest, Dillon, CO, Aug 31/Sept 1 2024

*Sedona Arts Festival, Sedona, AZ, October 12-13, 2024

*St. George Art Festival, St. George, UT, April 2025

*Pearl Street Arts Festival, Boulder, Co, July 2025

*Sweet Pea Festival, Bozeman, MT, Aug 2025

Cheyenne Arts Celebration, Cheyenne, WY, 2025

Permanent Collections

Wyoming State Museum, 2024

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Awards & Accolades

First Place

30th Annual Gateway of the Rockies Art Show and Sale

Aurora Public Library, Aurora, CO, 2025

Pelican Preening

First Place in Urbanscape Photography

Light of the West #2 Photography Exhibit

Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY, 2025

Texaco

Calm lake at sunset with colorful sky and distant shoreline

Second Place in Photography

National Photography Show

Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, CO 2024

Sunset Calm

Woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat, floral shirt, and peach-colored pants, holding a first place ribbon at an art exhibition with landscape paintings in the background.

First Place in Photography

Sedona Arts Festival 2024

An abandoned house with a dilapidated roof situated in a grassy field under a dark, cloudy sky.

Third Place

Second Annual Openings Exhibition, Decagon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2024

Abandoned Ranch After Storm

A desert canyon with red rock formations and a natural stone arch, sunlight shining through the arch, and sparse desert vegetation.

First Place, Professional Landscape Photography

Art on Main, Birds of Bear River Photography Exhibit, Brigham City, Utah, 2024

Hickman Bridge

Black and white photo of a wooden fence leaning with a mountain in the background and a cloudy sky.

Second Place, Professional Landscape Photography

Art on Main, Birds of Bear River Photography Exhibit, Brigham City, Utah, 2024

Snowfece & Steamboat Rock

Five small brown birds perched on a wooden branch with a white background.

Second Place, Professional Bird Photography

Art on Main, Birds of Bear River Photography Exhibit, Brigham City, Utah, 2024

Sparrow Convention

A dry, gnarled tree with twisted branches stands in a rocky, grassy landscape with wildflowers and other green plants, under a partly cloudy sky.

Third Place, Professional Landscape Photography

Art on Main, Birds of Bear River Photography Exhibit, Brigham City, Utah, 2024

The Reach

Old, worn-out brown work boots on a dusty floor inside a dilapidated barn with exposed wooden beams and small broken windows.

Best Photograph

43rd Annual Western Spirit Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne, WY, 2024

Miner’s Boots

A calm lake at sunset with pastel-colored sky and reflection of the horizon on the water

Governor’s Choice Award and Capitol Art Collection Purchase Award

Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2024

Sunset Calm

Two people holding hands walking along a snowy shoreline with large frost-covered trees and a foggy background.

Best of Show

Art on Main, Birds of Bear River Photography Exhibit, Brigham City, Utah, 2023

Winter Lean

Group of honeybees gathering water from a narrow, horizontal surface with their reflections visible below.

First Place

Art on Main, Birds of Bear River Photography Exhibit, Brigham City, Utah, 2023

The Watering Trough

Calm lake at sunset with pastel-colored sky and distant shoreline with sparse trees

First Place in Photography

St. George Art Festival, St. George, Utah, 2023

Jackson Reservoir Sunset (renamed: Sunset Calm)

A lone twisted pine tree on a rocky cliff overlooking a river canyon at sunset.

Second Place in Photography

48th International Art Show, Brownsville, TX, 2023

Morning Stillness and Smoke