Education

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2023

MA Art Education - Studio Art summa cum laude, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

2019

Single Subject Credential, Art summa cum laude, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2018

BA Art Education summa cum laude, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2015

College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA (General education courses)

 

Group Exhibitions

2023

22nd Annual Dia De Los Muertos Festival, Mercado la Paloma, Los Angeles, CA (Curated by Esperanza Community Housing Corporation)

2023

Gala x See, Mercado la Paloma, Los Angeles, CA (Curated by Esperanza Community Housing Corporation)

2023

Made in California, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA (Curated by Heather Bowling)

2023

Women in Art, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Virtual

2023

Ocean-Earth-Air, The Poway Center for the Performing, Poway, CA (Curated by The Surfing Madonna Oceans Projects)

2022

Making is Thinking, The Painting Center, New York, NY (Curated by Olga Hubard and Andrea Kantrowitz)

2022

You Are Here, The Macy Art Gallery, New York, NY

2022

Residual Pathways, Teachers College, Virtual

2021

Exquisite California, Kunstmatrix, Virtual

2018

Art Education Portfolio Exhibition, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2016

ONE: Mind, Body, Spirit Exhibition, Self Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, CA (Curated by Mujeres de Maiz)

 

Teaching Experience

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2019- Present

Full-Time Faculty, Glendale Unified School District, Glendale, CA (College Accredited Studio Art Courses)

2019

Student Teacher, Huntington Beach Union High School District, Huntington Beach, CA

2016-18

Part-Time Instructor, Inspyr Arts, Long Beach, CA

2018

Intermittent Instructor, TANF Tribal Community, Long Beach, CA

2017

Intermittent Instructor, BHS Long Beach Family Recovery Center, Long Beach, CA

2016

Intermittent Instructor, ABCs and Rice, Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia

2016

Intermittent Instructor, The Happy School CBF, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

2016

Intermittent Instructor, Prisk Elementary School, Long Beach, CA

2012

Student Docent, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA

 

Curatorial Projects

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2019

Dia De Los Muertos District Exhibition co-curated with Allison Stewart and Gina Brownstein, Hoover Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

2020

Zeal co-curated with Allison Stewart, Hoover Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

2021

MAAC Senior Show co-curated with Allison Stewart, Kunstmatrix, Virtual

2021

Metaphysics, Kunstmatrix, Virtual

2021

Advanced Painting and Drawing Exhibition, Kunstmatrix, Virtual

2021

Art for Armenia, Kunstmatrix, Virtual

2022

A Flourishing Phase, Hoover Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

2022

MAAC Academy Art Exhibition, Kunstmatrix, Virtual

 

Awards and Scholarships

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2021-22

The Lindamood Family Scholarship, The Lindamood Family Foundation, New York, NY

2021-22

Teachers College Diversity Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

2018-19

Consuelo Nieto Memorial Foundation Scholarship, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2018

Summa Cum Laude, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2014-2018

President’s List, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2014-19

La Quinta Arts Foundation Scholarship, La Quinta Arts Foundation, La Quinta, CA

2014-17

Pathways to Success Scholarship, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, Palm Springs, CA

2014-17

Georgia Fogelson College Scholarship, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA

2014-15

Desert Art Center Scholarship, Desert Art Center, Palm Springs, CA

2014-15

Spa City Paletteer Art Club Scholarship, Spa City Paletteer Art Club, Desert Hot Springs, CA

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