RECOGNITION

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2020

• Art Admin Fellow, NALAC Leadership Institute, San Antonio, TX

2019

• Spudnik Fellowship, Chicago, IL 

 

2019

• SWARM Artist-in-Resident, Chicago, IL 

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2016

• Full Scholarship to The Heart of It: Creating Children’s Books,  School of The Free Mind, SF, CA

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2012

• June Artist-in-Resident, AS220 Printshop, Providence, RI

 

2007-08

• Artist-in-Resident, The Hunter’s Point Shipyards Studios through STAR, SF, CA

 

2003-06

• San Francisco Art Institute Merit Scholarship, SF, CA

• Every Child Can Learn Foundation, SF, CA

 

2003

• Serpent Source Foundation for Women Artists, SF, CA

 

EXHIBITIONS

2022

• Evolved SF, Collage Group Show, SF, Ca

• Bridge Artspace, Latinx Art Show, Richmond, CA 

• Richmond Art Center, Liberacion Group Show, Richmond, Ca 

2018

• SAIC, Community Engagement Office, Chicago, IL 

2016​

• SOMARTS Cultural Center, SF, CA, "A Promise Not to Forget", Dia de Los Muertos Exhibition 

• Faultine Artspace, Oakland, CA, "Fully Collaborated", work of 20 artists' collaborations

• Concept 47 Boutique, Oakland, CA, Solo Show

 

2014

• Concept 47 Boutique, Oakland, CA, Solo Show

 

2013

• Guerilla Cafe, Berkeley, CA, "Geometric Collisions" solo show 

 

2011

• Back to The Picture, SF, CA, “Dia de los Muertos” show

• Smshbx Gallery, Oakland, CA, “Ofrendas: Dia de los Muertos” show

 

2010

• Incline Gallery, SF, CA, “Something from Nothing"

 

2008

• Portsmouth Arts Guild, Portsmouth, RI, Annual Artist’s Member Showcase

 

2007

• SOMA ARTS, SF, CA, “Artspan Open Studios 2007”

• Red Inks Studios, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA, “SFAI Now”

• Ar+Space, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA, “Print-Exchange 2007”

 

2006

• Live Worms Gallery, SF, CA, “I’ll Show You Mine, Work done by 9 women artist

• Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA, Works done in Ireland

• Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, SF, CA, “Encuentors/Encounters”

 

2005

• Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, Annual Members' Showcase

 

2004

• Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, SF, CA, “Visionary Women”

• Cell-Space Gallery, SF, CA, Works by SFAI students

• Galeria De La Raza, SF, CA, Collaborative works by youth and adult Artists

 

2003

• Horizons Unlimited Gallery, SF, CA, “Mariposa”

 

2002

• Southern Exposure Gallery, SF, CA, “Grito De La Mission”

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COMMISSIONS

2016

• Vero Majano, "Mission Homies", SF, CA, created 4 graphic design banners honoring 4 SF native LGTBQ community members displayed at Brava Theatre.

• Pacific Boychoir Academy, Oakland, CA, created varies graphic design promotional flyers for an all boys elementary school 

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2011

• Galusha Hill Farm, Topsham, VT, created maple syrup labels

 

2009

• Friends of Penny, Minpin Rescue, Norwood, MA, created storyboard for comic strip

 

2008

• Heritage Farm, Portsmouth, RI, created promotional package; Logo, business card

• The Center for Young Women’s Development, SF, Ca, Created promotional flyer

 

2007

• NISGUA, The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala, SF, CA, Created a mural

• Jamestown Middle School, SF, CA, logo design for after school program; “A.S.E.”

• Women’s Building, SF, CA, Flyer,T-Shirt design for the Women’s Day Event, entitled Belleza

 

2006

• Tim Sullivan, SF, CA, Screen-printed desired image on mirrors to be displayed at Little Tree Gallery

• HIFY, SF, CA, Contributed images for Young Woman's Survival Guide, Second Edition Volume 3

• HIFY, SF, CA, Cover image of La guía de salud para la MUJER: Mujeres Unidas Jovenes En Resistencia

• HIFY, SF, CA, Cover image for "Pretty Girls zine Issue #12005"

• Aquella Locas, SF, CA, Logo drawing for lesbian youth group

• Loco Bloco: Afro-Brazilian Drum and Dance Ensemble, SF, CA, directed the construction of the caranval float

• University of Notre Dame, ND, IN, image for a poster design for National Latino Awareness & Aids Campaign

 

2004

• Precita Eyes Center, SF, CA, Directed youth in creating a mural

• Women’s Building, SF, CA, Flyer image for the Annual Women’s Day Event "Herspective"

 

2003

• The Blind Venetian Gallery, SF, CA, poster image for "Women of Color Film Festival: That Girl Makes Films"

• Writers Corps, SF, Ca, Cover image for a poetry book "Talking Back"

 

2002

• Loco Bloco: Afro-Brazilian Drum and Dance Ensemble, SF, CA, Flyer design for the play "Burn American Dreams"

 

RELATED ART EXPERIENCE

8/2012-5/2015

• RYSE Youth Center, Richmond, CA, Visual Arts Coordinator. Along with creating visual art program I was the organization's in-house graphic designer.

2011-5/2012

• John O’Connell High School, After School Program, SF, CA, Screen-print Instructor.

 

2009

• AS220, Providence, RI, Archivist. Began an archive of posters and prints (offset lithography, screen-prints, and drawings) developed in partnership with the AS220 printshop.

• Portsmouth Free Library, Portsmouth, RI, Volunteer Assistant. Help with the upload of an online archive of historical photographs.

 

2007-08

• Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, SF, CA, Assistant Archivist. Archived posters and prints (offset lithography, screen-prints, etchings, lithography and monotypes) developed in the 60’s to 2008.

• Carlos Villa, Visual Artist, SF, CA, Personal Assistant. Assisted with the development of an online archive; capturing the history of Abstract Expressionism from women and people of various cultural backgrounds. Mainly communicated information between artist and web designer, along with Carlos Villa.

 

2003

• Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, SF, CA, Internship at Mission Grafica. Assisted the development of screen-prints.

• Casa De Los Jovenes, SF, Ca, Youth Assistant. Collaborated with artists on an installation for Southern Exposure

• Loco Bloco: Afro-Brazilian Drum and Dance Ensemble, SF, CA, Traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Participated in a Hip Hop conference under the direction of the Tortuga Project.

2002

• Loco Bloco: Afro-Brazilian Drum and Dance Ensemble, SF, CA, Artist-Design Assistant. Helped with the improvement of various aesthetic; flyers, posters, etc. -Loco Bloco: Afro-Brazilian Drum and Dance Ensemble, SF, Ca, Traveled to Cuba and painted murals under the direction of Eric Norberg (SPIE Dream).