Awards and Art Shows
Jamar presenting his portrait of Donna Edwards to the Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards
Art Awards:
The Port of Lake Charles Logo Design Competition, 1st place, December 1993
Louisiana Duck Stamp Competition, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1st place, May 1999
Louisiana School Board Association Statewide Wildlife Art Competition, 2nd place, May 2000
The Power of Dance Art Competition, Lake Charles, La., 1st place, April 2001
Louisiana School to Work Statewide Art Competition, 1st place, October 2001
Louisiana School Board Association Statewide Wildlife Art Competition, 1st place, May 2001
Louisiana School Board Association Statewide Wildlife Art Competition, 2nd place, May 2002
Louisiana Garden Club Scholarship, LSU, 2004
Tiger Athletic Foundation Art Scholarship, LSU, 2004
LSU School of Landscape Architecture Endowment Scholarship, 2005
Louisiana Garden Club Scholarship, LSU, 2005
Yvonne Harvey LSU School of Art and Design Scholarship, 2005
Helen M. Reich Memorial Scholarship, LSU, 2006
Community Service Award, presented by Mr. Randy Roach, the Mayor of Lake Charles, February 2013
Certificate of Appreciation, "In recognition of your compassion for people through the Arts" presented by Helen Lewis- Assistant Director, Recreation and Parks Department, February 2013
Certificate of Achievement, "In recognition of outstanding work in the field of Arts", Percy Brown and Helen Lewis, Director and Asst. Director of Recreation and Parks Department, February 2013
Calcasieu Parish Central Library "Innovation Studio" Design Competition, 2nd place, Lake Charles, La., December 2013
Nominated for Texas High School Outstanding Art Educator of the Year, June 2016
Honored to be selected for Sentient’s “Designers of America” book. The exclusive book project is being sponsored by Sentient, an upscale furniture design firm in Brooklyn, New York. A design committee curated the collection out of thousands of entries across the United States. The book will be released in the fall of 2021.
Art Shows:
Imperial Calcasieu Museum Art Exhibition, Lake Charles, La., December 2001
LSU Multicultural Affairs Building Group Art Show, Baton Rouge, La., November 2004
LSU Student Union Art Exhibition, Baton Rouge, La., March 2005
AIGA Design Craft Art Market in downtown Houston, Tx.- December 2011
Group Art Exhibition with artists Mychon Deslandes and Cedric Franklin in Houston, Tx.- November 2012
AIGA Design Craft Art Market in downtown Houston, Tx.- December 2012
Central School Arts and Humanities Center Solo Art Show, Lake Charles, La.- February 2013
Baytown Art Show, Baytown, Tx.- December 2013
AIGA Design Craft Art Market in downtown Houston, Tx.- December 2013
Lee College Group Art Show, Baytown, Tx.- July 2014
AIGA Design Craft Art Market, Houston, Tx.- December 2014
Lee College Solo Art Show, Baytown, Tx.- February 2015
Spring Art Promenade, Pujo St. Cafe', Lake Charles, La.- April 2015
Fall Art Promenade, Pujo St. Cafe', Lake Charles, La.- September 2015
Stellar Beans Coffee Shop Solo Art Show, Lake Charles, La.- December 2015
Spring Art Promenade, Pujo St. Cafe', Lake Charles, La.- April 2016
Fall Art Promenade, Pujo St. Cafe', Lake Charles, La.- September 2016
Spring Art Promenade, Pujo St. Cafe', Lake Charles, La.- April 2017
Jackson Square Group Art Show, New Orleans, La.- June 2017
Fall Art Promenade, Pujo St. Cafe', Lake Charles, La.- September 2017
Memorial Hospital "Art for the Soul" Group Art Show, Lake Charles, La.- June 2018
Solo show at The Andaz Hotel for The Jacaranda Foundation, Los Angeles, Ca.- November 2018