| Awards and Collections (partial listing) | ||
| 2005 | Arts in Harmony '05 National Juried Art Show (Elk River, MN) Award of Excellence, River Related Representation Award and a Merit Award | |
| 2005 | A 2005 Career Development Grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (Duluth, MN) | |
| 2004 | International Artist Finalist, Seascapes, Rivers, & Lakes Competition (pub. in June/July issue 2004) | |
| 2004 | Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition (Cedarburg, WI) Judge's Choice Award | |
| 2003 | Oil Painters of America Midwest Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (Chicago, IL) Honorable Mention | |
| 2002 | Arts for the Parks Top 200 (Jackson, WY) Award for Excellence | |
| 1996 | Art on the Green Juried Show (Coeur d’Alene, ID) Purchase Award (North Idaho College) | |
| 1995 | S M Art by the River Juried Show (St Maries, ID) Best of Show | |
| 1995 | Allied Arts Center Multi-Media Show (Richland, WA) Purchase Award (Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories) | |
| 1987 | Women In Art (Billings, MT) Best of Show | |
| 1986 | Yellowstone Exhibition (Billings, MT) Purchase Award | |
| Work in private collections in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Washington, and Washington D.C. | ||
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| One and Two Person Exhibitions | ||
| 2005 | MacRostie Art Center (Grand Rapids, MN) | |
| 2003 | MacRostie Art Center (Grand Rapids, MN) | |
| 2002 | Colburn Gallery of Fine Art (Spokane, WA) | |
| 2001 | Colburn Gallery of Fine Art (Spokane, WA) | |
| 1999 | Douglas Gallery (Spokane, WA) | |
| 1997 | Corbin Art Center’s Daniel Corbin Gallery (Spokane, WA) | |
| 1996 | Colburn Gallery of Fine Art (Spokane, WA) | |
| 1989 | Chase Gallery (Spokane, WA) | |
| 1988 | The Gallery (Coeur d’Alene, ID) | |
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| Juried Exhibitions (partial listing) | ||
| 2006 | Salon International 2006 (Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX) | |
| 2006 | Oil Painters of America Central Regional Juried Exhibition (Snowfire Gallery, Estes Park, CO) | |
| 2005 | Arts for the Parks Top 100 (Jackson Lake Lodge, Jackson, WY and USA Tour) | |
| 2005 | Oil Painters of America 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (Hilligoss Galleries, Chicago IL) | |
| 2005 | Salon International 2005 (Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX) | |
| 2005 | 32nd Annual Northern Lights 2005 Juried Art Exhibition (Century College West Campus Gallery, White Bear Lake, MN) | |
| 2005 | Arts in Harmony National Juried Art Show (Sherburne County Government Center, Elk River, MN) | |
| 2004 | Salon International 2004 (Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX) | |
| 2003 | Oil Painters of America Midwest Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (Hilligoss Galleries, Chicago, IL) | |
| 2003 | Juried Art Exhibition (MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN) | |
| 2002 | Arts for the Parks Exhibition, Second 100 (Art West Gallery, Jackson, WY) | |
| 2002 | Florida Invitational (Main Street Galleries, Perry, FL) | |
| 2002 | Salon International (Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX) | |
| 2002 | Oil Painters of America National Exhibition (Hilligoss Galleries, Chicago, IL) | |
| 2002 | Art on the Green Juried Show (Coeur d’Alene, ID) | |
| 2002 | Allied Arts Center Juried Show (Richland, WA) | |
| 2001 | Arts for the Parks Exhibition, Second 100 (Art West Gallery, Jackson, WY) | |
| 2001 | Oil Painters of America West/Northwest Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils (Springville Museum of Art, UT) | |
| 2000 | Northwest Watercolor Society 60th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition (Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA) | |
| 1999 | Oil Painters of America Regional Juried Exhibition (Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO) | |
| 1999 | Chase Gallery All Media Juried Show (Spokane, WA) | |
| 1998 | Oil Painters of America National Exhibition (P&C Gallery, Washington, DC) | |
| 1998 | Spokane Watercolor Society Juried Show (Douglas Gallery, Spokane, WA) | |
| 1996 | Carnegie Art Center Juried Show (Walla Walla, WA) | |
| 1995 | Corbin Art Center Juried Lilac Exhibition (Spokane, WA) | |
| 1995 | Northwest Watercolor Society Open Exhibition (Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA) | |
| 1995 | Juan De Fuca Festival of the Arts Juried Show (Clallam Art Gallery, Port Angeles, WA) | |
| 1995 | Gallery ‘76 National Juried Art Exhibition (Wenatchee, WA) | |
| 1995 | Lewis-Clark Juried Art Exhibition (Lewis-Clark Center for Arts & History, Lewiston, ID) | |
| 1993 | Edmonds Art Festival Juried Show (Frances Anderson Cultural Center, Edmonds, WA) | |
| 1992 | Puget Sound Country (Eileen Enck Gallery, Bellevue, WA) | |
| 1990 | Salmon River National Arts Competition (Riggins, ID) | |
| 1990 | Eastern Washington Watercolor Society (Walla Walla, WA) | |
| 1989 | Corbin Art Center Juried Exhibition of Fine Art (Spokane, WA) | |
| 1988 | Montana Miniature Art Society International Show (Castle Gallery, Billings, MT) | |
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| Publications | ||
| 2004 | How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Seascapes, Rivers and Lakes, Vol. 1, International Artist Publishing, Inc. 2004, artist #11 | |
| 2002 | Smoke Signals The Spokane Club Magazine "Rachel Pettit Brings Inspiration from Outdoors Inside the Club" article | |
| 1998 | Smoke Signals The Spokane Club Magazine "One Rogue Artist That Enjoys Landscape Painting" article | |
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