Awards

First of Show, "Faces and Figures:  National Juried Exhibition,"  Flagler County Art League.  Palm Coast, FL (2021)

Best In Show, "The Madeley National Juried Exhibition,"  Conroe Art League Galleries.  Houston, TX (2020)

First Place Two-Dimensional Category, "SouthWorks National Juried Exhibition," Oconee Arts Museum.  Athens, GA (2020)

Second Place in Show, "Humanity International Juried Exhibition,"  Cultural Center of Cape Cod.  Cape Cod, MA (2020)

Best In Show, "Heartland Artist's National Juried Exhibition," Tim Murphy Gallery.  Kansas City, KS (2018)

Best In Show and Solo Show Award, "Expressions 2018," Piedmont Arts Gallery.  Martinsville, VA (2018)

Third Place in Show, "Metro Montage XVI National Juried Exhibition," Marietta-Cobb Art Museum.  Atlanta, GA (2017)

Honorable Mention Award, "Hilton Head National Juried Exhibition," Hilton Head Art League.  Hilton Head, SC (2017)

***Entire Awards List at Bottom of Webpage

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Grants & Publications

"SE Greenways mural project,"  National Endowment for the Arts, Grant Recipient:  Year of the Artist.  Roanoke Arts Commission.

First Place And Cover Art Award,  Artists' Portfolio Magazine, Portraits Issue

Foundation for Roanoke Valley Grant Recipient, "New Technology in the Arts:  Craig County Art Department Initiative."  Foundation of Roanoke Valley

"Rediscovering the Human Spirit of the Working Class,"  Radford University Master's Thesis

Lilly Fellows in Humanities and Arts Publication, Roanoke College Issue

"Uncovering the Quality of Inner Light in Cezanne's paintings of Mount Sainte Victor,"  Summer Scholar publication Roanoke College

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Entire Awards List:

Second of Show, "12th National Juried Exhibition," Sage Gallery.    Sheridan, WY (2022)

First of Show, "Faces and Figures:  National Juried Exhibition,"  Flagler County Art League.  Palm Coast, FL (2021)

Honorable Mention, "National Juried Exhibition Juror:  Z.L. Feng," Floyd Center for the Arts.  Floyd, VA (2021)

Best in Show, "The Madeley National,"  Conroe Art League Gallery.  Houston, TX (2020)

First Place Two-Dimensional Category, "SouthWorks National Juried Exhibition," Oconee Arts Museum.  Athens, GA (2020)

National Finalist, "The Ties That Bind,"  Martha's Vineyard National Drawing Competition.   Edgartown, MA (2020)

Second Place in Show, "Humanity International Juried Exhibition,"  Cultural Center of Cape Cod.  Cape Cod, MA (2020)

Solo Exhibition, "Drawing the Soul:  A Collection of Portraits by Jon Murrill,"  Piedmont Arts Museum.  Martinsville, VA (2019)

National Finalist, "The Ties That Bind,"  Martha's Vineyard National Drawing Competition   Edgartown, MA (2019)

Solo Exhibition, "Photo Realism:  Introspective Portraits by Jon Murrill," MOarts Gallery    Moneta, VA (2018)

Best In Show, "Heartland Artist's National Juried Exhibition," Tim Murphy Gallery.  Kansas City, KS (2018)

Best in Show, "Expressions 2018,"  Piedmont Arts Gallery.  Martinsville, VA (2018)

Third Place Drawing Category, "Arts In Harmony International Exhibition", Hopkins Center for the Arts.  Minneapolis, MN (2018)

First Place and Solo Show Award, "Expressions 2017," Piedmont Arts Gallery. Martinsville, VA (2017)

Third Place in Show, Sugar Hill National Juried Exhibition, City Hall of Sugar Hill.  Sugar Hill, GA (2017)

Honorable Mention Award, Hilton Head National Juried Exhibition, Hilton Head Art League.  Hilton Head, SC (2017)

Third Place in Show, Metro Montage XVI, National Juried Exhibition, Marietta-Cobb Art Museum.  Atlanta, GA (2016)

First Place Drawing Category, "Expressions 2016,"  Piedmont Arts Gallery.  Martinsville, VA (2016)

Honorable Mention, "Faces of Humanity," International Online Juried Exhibition, Art-Space Galleries, Fishkill, NY (2016)

Award of Merit, Bower National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts.  Bedford, VA (2016)

​Honorable Mention, "Radius 250," Juried Exhibition, Art Space Gallery.  Richmond, VA (2015)

Award of Distinction, "New River Juried Biennial,"  New River Fine Arts Center.  Pulaski, VA (2015)

Honorable Mention, "Soul of a Woman,"  National Juried Exhibition, Carolina Artist Gallery.  Morehead, NC (2015)

First Place Drawing Category, "Expressions 2015," Piedmont Arts Gallery. Martinsville, VA (2015)

Award of Merit, Bower National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center for the Arts. Bedford, VA (2015)

Second Place Drawing Category, "Expressions 2014,"  Piedmont Arts Gallery.  Martinsville, VA (2014)