Prizes:

:Mondialtornianti (International wheel Turning Championship) in Faenza, Italy:

1987 First Prize for the Aesthetic Section;

1988 First Prize for the Technical Section;

1989 First Prize for both the Technical and Aesthetic Section;

1990 First Prize for Aesthetic Section;

1995 First Prize for Aesthetic Section;

1997 First Prize for technical and Aesthetic Section;

2004 First Prize for the Technical Section;

Gualdo Tadino, Concorso della Ceramica D' Arte 30th International Competition for Artistic Ceramics Golden Plate Award 1990;

"Paolo Poli" 3rd Prize for an "Object or Element" for House Decoration in Padova, Italy.

Exhibitions:

June,1998: Personal exhibition of Raku, Majolica and Stoneware at "Palazzo Ducale-Barbara" di Brandeburgo Hall in Revere, Italy


Master Classes:

October/November 1996:

Lecture on the Faenza Competition and brief demonstration at the "Museo Italo Americano" in San Francisco, CA;

Workshop at Fort Mason including a slide lecture, video presentation and throwing demonstration in San Francisco, Ca;

Throwing demonstration with slide lecture and video presentation at Cal State Hayward in San Francisco, Ca;

Workshop in the Civic Art Center in Walnut Creek, Ca

May 1997:

Wheel turning demonstration for Ostiglia Municipality in Ostiglia(MN), Italy

February 1998:

Demonstration, slide and video presentation at "El Camino College" in Los Angeles, Ca;

Demonstration, slide and video presentation at "Sonoma University" in Sonoma, Ca;

Lecture and demonstration at Civic Art Center in Walnut Creek, Ca;

Workshop including slide lecture and video presentation at "The Pot Shop" in Chicago/Evanston, Illinois;

Workshop and lecture at "Arper College" in Chicago/Palatine, Illinois

May 1998:

Raku demonstration for the Ostiglia Municipality in Ostiglia(MN), Italy

June 1998:

Wheel turning demonstration in Quistello(MN), Italy

November 2000:

"The present with figurative sculpture" at "Arte Padova" in Padova, Italy.