| 2017 |
Featured Artist Profile "Matt Sterbenz: Simplify Shapes, Compose Bright Colors", PleinAir Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 52-56 |
| 2017 |
National Scenic Area Award, Pacific Northwest Plein Air Event, Maryhill Museum, WA Judge: Mike Hernandez |
| 2017 |
Participating Artist, 9th Annual Grand Canyon Celebration of Art and Plein Air Invitational |
| 2017 |
Award of Merit, 13th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival, Judge: Joshua Been |
| 2017 |
48th Annual Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show, Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ |
| 2016 |
Participating Artist, 12th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival |
| 2016 |
Participating Artist, 8th Annual Grand Canyon Celebration of Art and Plein Air Invitational |
| 2016 |
"Best Artist Under 30" Plein Air Salon, Plein Air Magazine Volume 5, Issue 2 |
| 2016 |
Arizona Plein Air Painters Annual Juried Exhibition, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2016 |
47th Annual Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show, Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ |
| 2016 |
The Best and the Brightest, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2015 |
"21 Under 31: Artists to Watch in 2015" Southwest Art Magazine, September 2015 |
| 2015 |
46th Annual Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show, Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ |
| 2015 |
On the Run: Outdoor Paintings by Matt Sterbenz, Solo Exhibition, Casa Grande Art Museum, Casa Grande, AZ |
| 2015 |
Randy Higbee Gallery 6” Squared Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA |
| 2015 |
"Atmosphere" Carmel Visual Arts Center, Carmel, California, October 2015 |
| 2015 |
Views From Outside the Box, Tempe Public Library, Tempe, AZ |
| 2015 |
Arizona Plein Air Painters Annual Juried Exhibition, Mountain Artist’s Guild, Prescott, AZ |
| 2015 |
Glendale Plein Air Paint-Out, Glendale, AZ "2nd Place and City Purchase Award" |
| 2015 |
The Best and the Brightest, Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ "2nd Place in Miniatures Category" |
| 2014 |
Rural Places and Urban Spaces, California Art Club, Altadena Town & Country Club, Altadena, CA |
| 2014 |
Randy Higbee Gallery 6” Squared Exhibition, Costa Mesa, CA |
| 2014 |
Emerging Artists of Summer, Method Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. Featured Artist |
| 2014 |
Arizona Plein Air Painters Annual Juried Exhibition, Mountain Artist’s Guild, Prescott, AZ. Juried by Bill Cramer. "2nd Place" |
| 2014 |
Casa Grande Plein Air Event, Casa Grande, AZ "Best in Show and City Purchase Award" |
| 2014 |
Glendale Plein Air Paint-Out, Glendale, AZ. "2nd Place and City Purchase Award" |
| 2014 |
Best and Brightest 2014, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2013 |
Mountain Art Show, Hackettstown, NJ. "Honorable Mention Award" |
| 2013 |
Plein Air Revival, Step Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| 2012 |
Mountain Art Show, Hackettstown, NJ |