- 6th Annual Semi Finalist in both Best Floral, and Best Acrylic, Plein Air Magazine, Plein Air Salon
- Awarded Best Landscape, Women’s Painters Of The South East 2016
- 2016 & 2017 Faculty Artist, Plein Air Convention & Expo
- Interesting Fact: Karen Ann Hitt journeyed 21,000+ solo miles cross country over the course of five months, in pursuit of visiting as many National Museum Exhibits as possible while Plein Air painting all along the way.