• “Flying Scratches”. J.P. Licks; Jamaica Plain, March 2008.
• “Large Mixed Media Work on Paper”. West Newton Cinema Gallery. June – Sept, 2006
• “Coming Home” The Footlight Club. Jamaica Plain, MA. April 2005.
• “Go Figure”. Zeitgeist Gallery. Cambridge. June 2004
• “Family Stories”. Center Street Café. Jamaica Plain. March 2002.
• Featured Artist. The Massachusetts Cultural Council. January 1999.
• “Paintings by Dawn Nelson”. The Footlight Club. Jamaica Plain. March 1999.
• Featured Artist. James’s Gate. Jamaica Plain. September – November 1998.
• “Recent Work by Dawn Nelson.” The Footlight Club. Jamaica Plain. November 1996.
• Featured Artist. “Watercolor workshop with Sam Thompson.” CCTV. Cambridge. October 1996.
• “Southwestern Light”. Bela Luna Exhibition Series. Jamaica Plain. November 1994.
• “Revelations; Outerscapes/Innerscapes.” Jamaica Plain. March 1993.
  (Sponsored by the Massachusetts Council of Arts and Humanities.)
• Featured Artist: Weston Public Library Gallery Area. Summer 1990.
• ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE. Weston Public Schools. 1989-1993.