Published works:

• J. I.'s artwork has been published on the cover of a book, A Place We Call Home, The Ernie Osborn Story of Cheyenne County
• Her work has appeared in many tourism magazines for the Cheyenne County Visitors Committee since 1997.
• In 2000, her art was used in the events book for the 46th annual Brush Open Rodeo as part of the 5th annual Golden West Art Show advertisement, in Brush, Colorado

Honors and Awards:

• 2005 -American Plains Artists 21st Annual Juried Exhibit, Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum, Amarillo, TX, Oct. 21--Nov. 11
• 2005 -HIGHWAY 14 POP-IN, Elgin, Nebraska, October 15-16
• 2005 -The Moose & the Goose Gallery, Lodgeole, NE, Art Show, Sept. 5
• 2005 -Cheyenne County Fair, Sidney, NE, 1st Place Ribbon in Drawing, Aug. 2
• 2005 -Cowboy Capital Art Fesitival, Petrified Wood Gallery, Ogallala, NE, July 7-9
• 2005 -Golden West Art Show and Sale, Brush, Colorado, July 1-4
• 2005 -NEBRASKAland Days Competitive Art Show, June 12
• 2005 -Cheyenne County Art Guild Spring Show, Sidney, NE, April 7-9
• 2005 -Phillips County Art Council Art Show, Holyoke, Colorado, March 31 - April 3, First in Professional Drawing, Second in Professional Watercolor, Honorable Mention in Professional Watercolor
• 2004 -"Nebraskaland" Art Show, Sidney Public Library, Sidney, NE, Dec. 3 - 16
• 2004 -Nebraska Gallery, Featured Artist Show, Sept. 1 - Oct. 15, Bayard, Nebraska. By invitation the show was extended to November 18.
• 2004 -The Moose & the Goose Gallery, Old Settlers' Reunion Art Show, Sept. 4-6
• 2004 -Cheyenne County Fair, Sidney, NE, Grand Champion/Best of Fair in Art, Aug 1
• 2004 -"Park Your Art in the Park", Greeley, Colorado, July 24-25
• 2004 -Cowboy Capital Arts Festival, Petrified Wood Gallery, Ogallala, NE, July 9-10
• 2004 -31st Fort Robinson Western & Wildlife Art Show & Sale, Crawford, NE, July 2-4
• 2004 -Golden West Art Show & Sale, Brush, Colorado, July 1-4
• 2004 -Cattlemen's Ball of Nebraska, Jay Novacek Ranch, Brady, Nebraska, June 5
• 2004 - Cheyenne County Art Guild Spring Show, May 7-9, Sidney, Nebraska, 2nd in Professional Drawing, Honorable Mention in Professional Drawing and Professional Watercolor
• 2004 - Phillips County Arts Council Art Show & Sale, Holyoke, Colorado, March 25-29, 2nd in Professional Watercolor
• 2004 - Western Spirit Art Show & Sale, Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming, March 6 - 28, Artists' Reception & Show Opening: March 6, Quick Draw Artist
• 2004 - "America, the Beautiful" Art Show, Sidney Public Library, Sidney, Nebraska, Febr. 13 - 26, Artists' Reception & Show Opening: Febr. 13th.
• 2004 - Chadron State College Juried Art Show, Memorial Hall Gallery, Chadron, Nebraska, Jan. 30 - Febr.18.
• 2003 - Petrified Wood Gallery, Front Street in Ogallala, Nebraska, Sept. 16 - Oct. 16, with Artist's Reception on Oct. 16
• 2003 - The Moose and the Goose Gallery, Framing, & Antiques, Lodgepole, Nebraska, Featured Artist Show, Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, with Meet the Artist on Aug. 30 - Sept. 1.
• 2003 - Sidney, Nebraska, County Fair - July 29, 2003. Grand Champion/Best of Fair.
• 2003 - 30th Annual Fort Robinson Western and Wildlife Art Show, Crawford, Nebraska, July 2-5
• 2003 - Honorable Mention in Professional Watercolor, Cheyenne County Art Guild Spring Show, Sidney, Nebraska, April 4-6
• 2002 - Chadron State College, "Then and Now" Alumni Art Show, Memorial Hall Gallery, Chadron, Nebraska, October 7 - 26.
• 2002 - Select 27 of American Plains Artists 18th Annual Juried Exhibit, shown at the Ellen Noel Art Museum in Odessa, Texas, June 19 - July 22, 2002.
• 2002 - Third place award at the American Plains Artists 18th Annual Juried Exhibit, at the Nita Stewart Haley Library and History Center, Midland, Texas, May 1-23.
• 2002 - Second place in professional acrylic, Cheyenne County Art Guild Spring Art Show, Sidney, Nebraska, April 5-7
• 2001 - Honorable mention at the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs Annual conference, North Platte, Nebraska, July 19-21
• 2001 - Exhibited at the Symbols of the West Art Show, Loch Vale Fine Art, Estes Park, Colorado, June 30 - August 5
• 2001 - Dr. and Mrs. John Ashley Patron Award, NEBRASKAland Days Competitive Art Show, North Platte, Nebraska, June 12
• 2001 - Sidney, Nebraska, Cheyenne County Art Guild Spring Art Show - April, 2001. Best of Show.
• Juried into Cheyenne Frontier Days (Cheyenne, Wyoming) Old West Museum's Western Spirit Art Show and Sale, March 3 - 25, 2001.
• Yuma, Colorado, Art Show - October, 2000. First place, professional water color landscape; first place and honorable mention in acrylic.
• Dalton, Nebraska, Fall Festival - Sept. 2000. Grand Champion.
• Sidney, Nebraska, County Fair - August, 2000. Grand Champion/Best of Fair.
• Brush, Colorado - July, 2000. Golden West (invitational) Art Show.
• Beatrice, Nebraska, Association of Nebraska Art Clubs Annual Show - June, 2000.
• Sidney, Nebraska, Cheyenne County Art Guild Spring Members' Show - April, 2000. First place and honorable mention in professional watercolor.
• Sterling, Colorado, 2000 Equinox Show.
• Sterling, Colorado, Northeast Junior College Juried Art Show - October, 1999. "2000 Equinox" Exhibitor Award.
• Omaha, Nebraska, ARTEL Pre-Millennium Show at the Antiquarium Gallery - 1999.
• Alliance, Nebraska, Carnegie Arts Center 4th Anniversary Show - 1997.
• Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cheyenne Artists' Guild's Western Art Show - 1997. Judge's Choice Award.
• North Platte Valley Artists' Guild Regional Show - 1995; Honorable Mention.
• Fort Morgan, Colorado, 7th Annual High Plains Heritage Art Show - 1995.
• Dubois, Wyoming, Wind River Valley Artist Guild's National Art Exhibit - 1995.
• 1998 and before: Numerous other shows and awards, including but not limited to: Yuma, Colorado, and Holyoke, Colorado.

Education

J. I. earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chadron (Nebraska) State College in 1970, in Art and Business Administration.

Earlier in her career, she taught grade school and high school art, and recently has been teaching classes and workshops in drawing, beginning watercolor and individualized drawing as an adjunct instructor for Western Nebraska Community College, as well as for the many home-schooled children in the area.

In March, 2002, 2003, and 2005 she was a Fine Art Presenter at the Western Nebraska Community College Career Fair.

Affiliations

• Association of Nebraska Art Clubs
• Cheyenne County Art Guild, serving as president from 1996 to 1998, vice president from 1999 to 2000, and part time news reporter from 1996 to the present.
• American Plains Artists