Photorealist painter, Bruce Burkholder-Hays, Ks. has received numerous cash and purchase awards through juried state, regional, national and World Wide Web competitions.

 January 2007, selected as one of the Best of Kansas Artists, his painting "Down The Road In Western Kansas" was exhibited at Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius Inaugural, The Main Street Art Gallery...featuring the best of Kansas Artists - Topeka, Kansas. The painting is featured in the book "Not By Bread Alone", billed as "a sampling of Kansas food, art and culture", compiled by Janet Majure, of Lawrence. The commemorative book created as part of the 2007 Kansas Inaugural to help celebrate the best of Kansas.

Spring 2006 Selected Award Winner on the ART Fix "The Phases of EVE", Cleveland, Ohio, Winter 2005 Award Winner, on the Creative Catalyst First Annual Winter ART SHOW, Oregon, Fall 2005 A Featured artist on the ART Fix Cleveland, Ohio, Summer 2005 "Bel Art Project Award for Art Excellence"--Portugal, Summer 2003 special guest artist on the Italian website ImagoBox.com, Summer 2003 "World Web Award of Excellence", from ArtSpace2000.com--Manitoba Canada, World Wide Arts Resources, Columbus, Ohio selected as a absolutearts.com Summer 2002 premiere portfolio artist and featured artist, February-2000 Digital Color Artist of the Month for Digital Consciousness-California. The Kansas Artists' Postcard series, a project of the Community Art Agencies of Kansas has featured his work several times and it has been published by the Kansas Department of Commerce in "The Best of Kansas Arts Catalog". His work appears in public and private collections throughout the United States and has received international recognition with Art Communications International's curated art on CD rom's one, two, and three, 1996, Chicago, Ill. Also international recognition has been earned with his biography listed in Barons Who's Who in Interior Design 1992-1993 International Edition, Laguna Beach, Ca.