Workshops & Courses2020 Ongoing: Cold Wax Academy Full Membership - Weekly online education with J. McLaughlin/R. Crowell2019 Cold Wax Medium: A Video Workshop (5 day) Instructors:  Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin2017 11th International Encaustic Conference (3 day), Provincetown, MA2017 Encaustic Soft Sculpture, Sherrie Posternak, Castle Hill Arts Center, Truro, 2016 Encaustic Painting & Fiber Workshop (5-day), R&F Encaustic, Kingston,  NY  with Lorraine Glessner2016 Encaustic Painting & Paper Workshop (3-day), R&F Encaustic Handmade Paints  2014 Joomchi and Beyond Workshop, CAW, New Haven, CT with Jiyoung Chung 2013 Xanadu Gallery "Starving to Successful" Online Mentorship Program with Jason Horejs - Audit2013 Make.Art.Work Professional Practices for Artists Cohort/Workshop Series; U. Hartford School of Art, West Hartford, CT Art Councils with the Tremaine Foundation 2012 Taking Care of Business Professional Practices for Artists Workshops; CT Art Councils and The Tremaine Foundation, North Haven, CT2007 to 2014: Visual artist independent study/critique series and art workshops/retreats with Debi Pendell West Hartford, CT; North Adams, MA; and Instituto de Allende, San Miguel, Mexico
Honors, Awards and Recognitions118th Annual Juried Regional New Haven Paint & Clay Club 2019 Carle J. Blenner Prize WinnerArts Center East, People & Places, Vernon, CT - Honorable Mention AwardArts Center East, On and Of Paper Redux, Vernon, CT - 2016 Merit Award #1      Jane Rainwater, Aldrich Museum Fellow; Dehn Gallery Curator, JurorThe Golden Thread Gallery, Members' Summer Exhibition, West Hartford, CT - 2014 Third Prize Award     Pablo Delano, Director, Trinity College Studio Arts Department, Juror Saatchi Online Gallery, London, England -Juried Abstract Art Now Feature Collection, Feb. 2014  New Britain Museum of American Art, 43rd Members Juried Exhibition, New Britain, CT - 2012 Second Prize        Robert Burns, Director, Mattatuck Museum, JurorGallery 53, CT Women Artists Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Meriden, CT - 2011 Second Prize Award        Melanie Anderson Bourbeau, Curator Hill-Stead Museum, JurorGallery 53, A.C.A.M. 87th Annual Juried Exhibition, Meriden, CT - 2011 Jerry's Artarama Award Gallery 53, A.C.A.M. 86th Annual Juried Exhibit, Meriden, CT - 2010 Honorable Mention Award
Elected Memberships and Other AffiliationsConnecticut Women Artists - Elected Member (2013 to present)New Haven Paint & Clay Club - Elected Member (2014 to present)West Hartford Art League - Elected Member (2015 to present) Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2018-2021)New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CTGallery One Artists Collective - Invitational Member (2014 - 2015)Syntax Mixed Media Artists' Cooperative (2009-2014)

News Articles & Bibliography, PublicationsThe Golden Thread Project, Connecting the Human Spirit through the Art, Kate Wilson; 2018International Encaustic Artists Catalog: Hopeful Darkness, 12/2017, Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea, NYCThe Courant, Arts Center East, People & Places Awards, July, 2017The New London Day, Water, Water Everywhere, Spectrum Gallery Exhibition, Amy Barry, 9/2016The Ball & Socket Art Center Auction Catalog, November, 2015The Hartford Courant, In Memoriam Abstract Art at ArtSpace, Susan Dunne, September 10, 2015The (New London) Day, Gallery One Takes the Show on the Road, Amy Barry, January 6, 2015Middletown Press, Spectrum Gallery Presents Fiber Arts Show, Laura Lyons, January 14, 2015Inside Cheshire Magazine, Connecticut Women Artists Combine Their Skills & Styles, January 2013Southwest Art Magazine, Women in Art, August 2013 
2012 - 2015 Sivigny organized 28 women visual artists for monthly visits to museums and galleries throughout the state. These Lunch & Learn events provided the artists with opportunities to share ideas, enjoy art events offered by the thriving arts’ communities in Connecticut; as well as providing networking opportunities on a statewide basis.