Awards & Recognitions

2007

• Southern Artists' League First Place
• Featured in Art Galleries & Artists of the South

2006

• Southern Artists' League Best of Show
• Columbus Artists' Guild Annual Members Show Second Place

2005

• Georgia National Fair Honorable Mention

2004

• Listed in Art Galleries & Artists of the South
• Listed in Art in America Guide Museums Galleries Artist
• Listed in AskArt.com

2000-01

• Honorable Mention and Third Place , Lowdes/Valdosta Art Center, National Juried Shows

2000

• Listed as "one of the most influential people in the Arts in Columbus , Georgia , in the past 100 years" by the Columbus Ledger Enquirer

1997

• Article by Howard Farber, "McCarthy Solo & Group Shows at Agora Gallery", Art Speak

1990

• First Place Art Award, (oil painting) National League of American Pen Women, Georgia State Convention

1990-91

• Merit Award, Main Street Fall Art Show, Columbus , Georgia

1986

• Honorable Mention, " Main Street Art Show", Columbus , Georgia

1984

• Third Place , Drawing, Pratt Whitney Art Exhibit

1983

• Creative Woman of Columbus , Georgia , National League of American Pen Women Featured in Artist of the South, Artist Spectrum, Metropolitan Home, House Beautiful, Art/Antiques and Atlanta Lifestyles
• Sugar Hill, Covers, "Summer 1994", "Spring 1995", "Fall 1995" Pastoral Forum, Cover and Page 2