• Perine Gallery, Madison, WI
• Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI
• Milward Farrell Fine Art, Madison, WI
• Water Street Gallery, Prairie du Sac, WI
• Errinwood Gallery, Door County, WI
• Wallis Works, Door County, WI
• Gary's Art & Frame, Middleton, WI
• Kaleidoscope Marketplace, Mt. Horeb, WI

• Dean Clinic, Middleton, WI
• Dental Health Associates, Madison, WI
• Kohler Company, Kohler, WI
• M&M Communications Inc., Madison, WI
• Northwestern Mutual Life, Milwaukee, WI
• Oakwood Village Retirement Community West, Madison, WI
• Ozaukee Bank, Cedarburg, WI
• School Mate inc., Jackson, TN
• UARCO, Barrington, IL
• UW Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI
• Bridget Austin, Green Bay, WI
• Peggy Flora Zalucha, Mount Horeb, WI

• Wisconsin Painters & Sculptor
• Mount Horeb Area Arts Association

• 2007, In Grandpa's Woods, Alicia Ashman Branch Library, Madison, WI (coming in September)
• 2006, Mandalas & More, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Mount Horeb, WI (solo)
• 2002, Origami as Art, Air National Guard Facility, Madison, WI (solo)
• 2000, Flora & Fold, Oakwood Village West, Visitor Center Gallery, Madison, WI (solo)
• 1997, Recent Works, MB Perine Gallery, Madison, WI (2 person)
• 1996, Watercolors, Water Street Gallery Extension Exhibit, Prairie du Sac, WI (solo)
• 1996, Ornamentations, Rajah Boutique, Madison, WI (solo)
• 1986, Florals, Wisconsin Arts Board, State GEF-1 Offices, Madison, WI (solo)
• 1980, Fragile Wings, Given Gold Gallery, Oakland, CA (solo)
• 1977, Mandalas, Argonaut Art Center, Jackson, CA (solo)

2006

• Art of the Garden, Mazomanie Historic Art Center, Mazomanie, WI
• Foreign Influences, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors/Wisconsin Artists in All Media, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Steenbock Gallery, Madison, WI
• Symmetry, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors/Wisconsin Artists in All Media, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Steenbock Gallery, Madison, WI

2005

• Recycle, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors/Wisconsin Artists in All Media, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Steenbock Gallery, Madison, WI
• Grief & Trauma, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors/Wisconsin Artists in All Media, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Steenbock Gallery, Madison, WI
• Roots, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors/Wisconsin Artists in All Media, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Steenbock Gallery, Madison, WI
• A Summer Gathering, Mazomanie Historic Art Center, Mazomanie, WI
• Two Cultures - One Spirit; Japan-Wisconsin Artists Exchange Exhibitions: UW Madison, Porter-Butts Gallery, Madison, WI; Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI

2004

• Ode to Orchids & Others, Riverfront Art Center, Steven's Point, WI
• Elements, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors/Wisconsin Artists in All Media, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Steenbock Gallery, Madison, WI

2003

• CCAC Alumni Exhibition Series, Mills Building, San Francisco, CA (invitation)
• Epidemic Peace Imagery, Speech & Hearing Clinic, Madison, Wisconsin; and traveling exhibition 2003 to current day (invitation)

2002

• Wisconsin - Saitama Art Exchange, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors, Saitama Modern Art Museum, Saitama; Inoue Gallery, Ginza District,Tokyo; Tomioka Museum, Ohta-Ku, Japan (group).

1999

• Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
• Tribute Exhibition, MB Perine Gallery, Madison, WI
• 55th Juried Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA

1997

• Watercolor Wisconsin, Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, WI

1996

• Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors Member Show, De Ricci Gallery, Edgewood College, Madison, WI.
• * Of Watercolors, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI )
• * Artful Women, Women's Political Caucus of Dane Cty, Madison, WI

1995

• Behold the Flower, Seebeck Gallery, Kenosha, WI

1994

• * WHA - Wisconsin Public Television Art & Antiques Auction.
• Midwest Watercolor Society Exhibit, Neville Museum, Green Bay, WI
• Spirit in the Land, Porter Butts Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• Summer Show, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI

1993

• Seasons of the Arboretum, MB Perine Gallery, Madison, WI (4 person).
• Beloit & Vicinity Show, Wright Museum, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
• Spring Show, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI
• Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors Show, Porter Butts Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• Winter Show, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI

1992

• The Next Decade, Valperine Gallery, Madison, WI
• Spring Show, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI

1991

• Watercolor Wisconsin: Celebrating 25 Years, Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, WI
• Wisconsin Watercolor Society, Rahr-West Museum, Manitowac, WI
  Spring Show, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI

1990

• * Watercolor Wisconsin, Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, WI
• Wisconsin Watercolor Society, Charles Allis Museum, Milwaukee, WI
• Lysitrata, Wisconsin Women in the Arts, Water St. Gallery, Bank One, Milwaukee, WI

1989

• Watercolor Wisconsin, Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, WI (juried).
• Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors, Signature Gallery, Stoughton, WI (juried).
• Northern National, Northern Arts Council, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI (juried).
• Wisconsin Watercolor, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, WI (invitation).
• Alpha to Omega, Valperine Gallery, Madison, WI (group).
• The Quilt Connection, Valperine Gallery, Madison, WI (group).
• Spring Show, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI (group).

1988

• San Diego Watercolor Society International, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
• Wisconsin Watercolor Society, Ozaukee Art Center, Cedarburg, WI
• Wisconsin Women in the Arts, West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, West Bend, WI; Traveled 1988-1989.
• * Arlington National, Arlington Art Association, Arlington Museum, Arlington, TX.
• Winter Show, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI.
• Artful Women, National Women's Political Caucus of Dane County, Madison, WI

1987

• * Midwest Watercolor Society Exhibit, Neville Museum, Green Bay, WI
• * National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, Academic Artists Association, Greek Cultural Center, Springfield, MA.
• Watercolor Wisconsin, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI

1986

• Watercolor West, Watercolor West Society, Riverside Museum, Riverside, CA
• New Beginnings, Valperine Gallery, Madison, WI (4 person).
• Arlington National, Arlington Art Association, Arlington, TX
• Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors Biennial, Fine Art Galleries, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Winter Show, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI
• Galex 21 - National Exhibition, Galesburg Art Center, Galesburg, IL

1980

• Group Exhibition, California College of Arts, Oakland, CA.

• Merit Award, WP&S/WAAM Biennial, Porter Butts Gallery, UW-Madison, WI, 1997.
• Featured Artist, Of Watercolors, Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, WI. 1996.
• Featured Artist , Artful Women, Women's Political Caucus of Dane Cty, Madison, WI, 1996.
• Featured Artist, WHA - Wisconsin Public Television Art & Antiques Auction, 1994.
• Award of Excellence, Watercolor Wisconsin, Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, WI, 1990.
• Merit Award, Arlington National, Arlington Art Assn, Arlington Museum, Arlington, TX. 1988
• Special Merit Award, Midwest Watercolor Exhibit, Neville Museum, Green Bay, WI, 1987.
• Merit Award, Nat'l Exhibit of Contemporary Realism, Academic Artists Assn, Greek Cultural Ctr, Springfield, MA,

• Pastel Demonstrator - for School Mate inc., Jackson, TN: National Art Materials Trade Association, Chicago 1994, San Francisco 1995, Toronto 1996, Las Vegas 1998, Chicago 1999, Los Angeles 2000, Chicago 2001, Philadelphia 2002, Chicago 2003; National Art Educators Association, Washington, DC 1999, Los Angeles 2000, New York 2001, Minneapolis 2003; Hobby & Craft Industry Association, Las Vegas 1997; National Art Educators of Young Children, Chicago 2003.
• Spring Art Tour Coordinator and Executive Director of Mount Horeb Area Arts Association, 2007.
• Art Sales Associate and Origami Demonstrator - MB Perine Gallery, Madison, WI: 1996-1999.
• Origami Instructor - Celebrate Madison Festival, Frank Lloyd Wright Convention Center, Madison, WI: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005; Water Street Gallery, Prairie du Sac, WI: 1997-1998; High School visiting instructor: 1999.
• Mural, Website and Graphic Artist - Millennium Murals & Milling Around (parts of Zalucha Studio): 1998-present.
• Juror of Awards - WHA TV Art & Antiques Auction, 1995; Second Congressional District, High School Arts Competition, "An Artistic Discovery", 2001.
• Curation Committee - Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts & Letters' Steenbock Gallery, 2004-present.
• Membership Chair, WP&S South Central Chapter, 2006

• In Grandpa's Woods, children's book with illustrations by Akins, published by Trails Media Group.
• Marcel Schurman Publishing created greeting cards with Akins' artworks.
• Carolyn Bean Publishing created greeting cards with Akins' artworks.
• Wisconsin Public Television featured Akins' artwork as limited edition reproductions and note cards.
• International Breast Cancer Research Foundation published Akins' artwork on note cards and posters.
• Akins' art works have been published and/or mentioned in The Artists, Art Muscle, Country Living, Window & Wall, and Kitchen & Bath Concepts magazines; and Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times newspapers.