COLKETT PAINTING WINS 2004 PIPP AWARD
 "First place in the faux finish category of the MAC (Mid-Atlantic Council) PIPP awards for 2004 for the Jaros residence mural and graining."
  Michael Colkett receiving the PDCA's PIPP award and being congratulated by Ross O'Neal. Ross has been Michael's main teacher for many years.

"Colkett Painting has been a dedicated, long-time member of PDCA" said Pat Nichols, Executive Vice President of PDCA. "The work that the Colkett team completed at the Rienzi residence is a perfect example of the excellence we have come to expect from our members"

 COLKETT PAINTING WINS 2001 PIPP AWARD IN FAUX FINISH - First place in national PDCA Picture It Painted Professionally contest in the faux finish category.
 
In its eighteenth year, the competition honors professional painting and decorating contractors from around the country for outstanding work in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. Mr. Colkett was one of 35 recipients honored at the PDCA Annual Awards Luncheon held in Palm Springs, California this spring.
(Excerpt from press release from Fairfax, VA [June 20, 2002])

2007 - Work chosen to be part of decorative painting exhibit for spring show at M.C.Escher Museum in the Hague, Netherlands.

2000 -Work (Silver Gilded box ) chosen for "Masterworks" exhibit at the Gibbs Museum, Charlestown, South Carolina.