AWARDS/honors
ALL ABOUT PHOTO
WINNER
Magazine 38: Celebrating Women
https://www.all-about-photo.com
March 2024
THE PRINT CENTER 94th ANNUAL (semi-finalist)
http://printcenter.org/94th/panas/
2019
CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN AWARD
https://neworleansphotoalliance.org/2018-finalists
2018
FELLOWSHIP 19
Silver Eye Center for Photography
International Award Honorable Mention
https://silvereye.org/
2019
PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERS IN THE ARTS GRANT
2019
PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERS IN THE ARTS GRANT
http://www.communitiesinschools.org/
2016
VISUAL ARTS FELLOW 2015
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists
2015
PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERS IN THE ARTS GRANT
2014
VISUAL ARTIST FELLOW 2014
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists
2014
NOMINEE - PRIX PICTET 2013
TAYLOR WESSING PORTRAIT PRIZE
2013
DINNER DATE - THE PRINT CENTER CELEBRATES LYDIA PANAS
2013
SOLO EXHIBITION AWARD
Joyce Elaine Grant Competition, Woman's Texas University
2013
SOLO EXHIBITION AWARD
The Print Center
2013
TAYLOR WESSING PORTRAIT PRIZE
2012
TOP COFFEE TABLE BOOKS 2012, The Daily Beast
2012
TOP FIFTY, CRITICAL MASS, Photolucida
2012
PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS ANNUAL 2012, "BOOKS OF 2012"
PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERS IN THE ARTS GRANT
2012
AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY 28
2012
ARTS OVATION AWARD, Visual Arts, Allentown, PA
2012
PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERS IN THE ARTS GRANT
2009
WINNER, Conscientious Portfolio Competition
2009
FIRST PLACE, PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris
2009
WINNER, London Calling Competition
2009
NYPHA'09 NOMINEE, Fine Art Series, New York Photo Festival
2009
SECOND PRIZE, Korean Cultural Center
2009
PUBLISHER'S CHOICE AWARD, First Place: Singular Image, CENTER, SF, Juror: Michael Mack, steidlMACK Books
2009
PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERS IN THE ARTS GRANT
2008
JOHN ANSON KITTREDGE EDUCATIONAL GRANT AWARD
2008
PUFFIN FOUNDATION LTD GRANT
2008
TOP FIFTY, Critical Mass, Photolucida
2007
HONORABLE MENTION, Silver Eye Center for Photography, FELLOWSHIP 2007
FIRST PLACE, TPS 16: THE NATIONAL COMPETITION, Texas Photographic Society
2007
CURATOR'S DISTINCTION, Houston Center for Photography
2007
SOLO EXHIBITION AWARD, Goggleworks Center for the Arts
2007
FINALIST, Critical Mass, Photolucida
2006
PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERS IN THE ARTS GRANT
2006
PENNSYLVANIA PARTNERS IN THE ARTS GRANT
2005
SOLO EXHIBITION AWARD, NEPA
2004
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY STIPEND, PA Council on the Arts
2000
FIRST PLACE AWARD. MAYFAIR NATIONAL EXHIBITION, Juror: Jan Howard
1998
CURATORS CHOICE AWARD, MAYFAIR NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Juror: John Weiss
1997