2010
- Summer Showcase 21st Annual Juried Exhibition of Regional Art, FIRST PLACE, Thomasville Cultural Art Center, Thomasville, GA
- Waverly Hall Artists Group Award, Columbus Artists‘ Guild, Columbus, GA
2009
- Charles Davis Award, Columbus Artists‘ Guild, Columbus, GA
2007
- Southern Artists' League First Place
- Featured in Art Galleries & Artists of the South
2006
- Southern Artists' League Best of Show
- Columbus Artists' Guild Annual Members Show Second Place
2005
- Georgia National Fair Honorable Mention
2004
- Listed in Art Galleries & Artists of the South
- Listed in Art in America Guide Museums Galleries Artist
- Listed in AskArt.com
2000-01
- Honorable Mention and Third Place , Lowdes/Valdosta Art Center, National Juried Shows
2000
- Listed as "one of the most influential people in the Arts in Columbus , Georgia , in the past 100 years" by the Columbus Ledger Enquirer
1997
- Article by Howard Farber, "McCarthy Solo & Group Shows at Agora Gallery", Art Speak
1990
- First Place Art Award, (oil painting) National League of American Pen Women, Georgia State Convention
1990-91
- Merit Award, Main Street Fall Art Show, Columbus , Georgia
1986
- Honorable Mention, " Main Street Art Show", Columbus, Georgia
1984
- Third Place , Drawing, Pratt Whitney Art Exhibit
1983
- Creative Woman of Columbus, Georgia, National League of American Pen Women Featured in Artist of the South, Artist Spectrum, Metropolitan Home, House Beautiful, Art/Antiques and Atlanta Lifestyles
- Sugar Hill, Covers, "Summer 1994", "Spring 1995", "Fall 1995" Pastoral Forum, Cover and Page 2