Education:
2011 Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, M.F.A.
2009 Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, Texas, Masters Degree in Art, Concentration in Painting
2007 Texas A&M International University, Corpus Christi, Texas, Bachelors Degree in Art, Concentration in Painting
Group Exhibitions:
2012 Respect: Artists Invite Artists, Valley House Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2012 Quenched!, Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas, Texas
2012 Fresh New Wave, Ceylon et Cie, Dallas, Texas
2012 Opening Reception: An Exhibition, The Nest, Dallas, Texas
2012 Underground 4 Exhibition, Janette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2011 Drawn Out Death, Talento Bilingue de Houston, Houston, Texas
2011 Art Chicos, Rascuachismo (Site Specific Installation), La Reunion, Texas
2011 Meltdown, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
2011 Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Service Center, Fort Worth, Texas
2011 UTA / SMU Joint MFA Exhibition, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
2011 MFA Qualifying Exhibition, Pollock Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
2010 High 5, CFPA Gallery, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2010 Piramide del Sol, Plaza De Las Culturas, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
2009 First Tuesday, Southbound, Eagle Pass, Texas
2009 We’ve Got Issues, Islander Art Gallery, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas
2009 We Are Nexus, Nuevo Gallery, Corpus Christi, Texas
2008 100 in December, Islander Art Gallery, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas
2008 140 Something: CFPA Gallery, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2008 Converging Pathways: Galvan House, Corpus Christi, Texas
2008 The Independents Show: Corpus Christi Art Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
2008 New Small Works, Corpus Christi, Texas
2008 The Cotillion Club, President’s Council Benefit Exhibition, Corpus Christi, Texas
2007 Student Art Exhibit, K-Space Contemporary: The Hot Spot, Corpus Christi, Texas
2006 Unwilling Sensations, Senior Exhibition, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2006 In Gender Exhibit: Women’s Studies Week, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2005 Split, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2005 Nuevo Dekho, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2004 Stages, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
Juried Exhibitions:
2012 Hecho en Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas Jurors: Roberto Tejada, Peter Doroshenko, Maria Teresa Garcia-Pedroche
2011 8th Annual Hecho en Dallas Juried Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, Jurors: Marty Ray, Elizabeth Mellot, Awadh Baryoum
2010 SAA AnnualJuried Exhibition, Doolin Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Juror: Jeffrey Grove
2010 TEXAS / OK Art Prize, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, Texas Juror: Janis Goodman
2008 Third Coast National: K-Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, Texas Juror: Josh McPhee
2007 Clear Delusions Juried Exhibition, Texas A&M International University, Corpus Christi, Texas Juror: Miki Rodriguez
2006 2nd Annual Salsa Juried Exhibition, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas Juror: Fred Spaulding
2006 Paradoxes Revealed Juried Exhibit, Texas A&M International University, Corpus Christi, Texas Juror: Donna Lednicky
2005 Salsa Juried Exhibit, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas Juror: Mark Anderson
Literature:
Yanira Resendez, “140 Something,” The Bridge, Vol.16, No. 5, November 19, 2008.
Elizabeth Reese, “One Art Group, Many Points of View,” Corpus Christi Caller Times, October 23, 2008.
Projects:
2012 Sticky Collabo (On Going) Online
2012 Paseo (Collaborating Artist), Dallas, Texas
2012 Out and About: SMU/WDCC Youth Arts Initiative (On Going) Dallas, Texas
2012 ArtBurst: A West Dallas Community Event, Bataan Center, Dallas, Texas
2011 Little Voices, McMillan Center, Dallas, Texas
2011 La ChilanGaleria Invitational, Taqueria La Chilanga, Dallas, Texas
2011 Connections Project: A Community Event, Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas
Residencies
2012 SMU Meadows School /West Dallas Community Centers, Dallas, Texas
2010 Les Subsistance, Lyon, France
Awards
2011 Rigsbee Grant, Meadows School of the Arts
2011 Teaching Assistantship SMU Visual Arts
2010 Rigsbee Grant, Meadows School of the Arts
2010 Teaching Assistantship SMU Visual Arts
2009 Teaching Assistantship SMU Visual Arts
2009 Meadows Scholarship Recipient, Southern Methodist University
2007 Honorable Mention, Clear Delusions Juried Exhibit
2006 1st Place, 2nd Annual Salsa Juried Exhibition
2006 TAMIU Art Scholarship Recipient
2005 TAMIU Art Scholarship Recipient
Experience
2012 Open Engagement Conference Panelist, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
2012 Public Art Selection Committee Member, Office of Cultural Affairs, Dallas, Texas
2012 Juror, Spare Parts, Fort Worth Avenue Public Art Project, Dallas, Texas
2012 Underground 4, South Side on Lamar, Dallas, Texas
2011 Conspirator, Art Conspiracy 7, Dallas, Texas
2011 Adjunct Instructor, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
2011 Youth Cultural Initiative, SMU / West Dallas Community Centers, Dallas, Texas
2011 Adjunct Instructor: MAYA at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
2011 Judge, Hispanic Youth Institute, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
2010 Curator: High 5, CFPA Gallery, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2010 Instructor/Intern: Big Thought / Creative Solutions Summer Art Program, Dallas, Texas
2010 Teaching Assistant: SMU Art Academy, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
2010 Juror: Hispanic Youth Symposium Art Competition
2008 Curator: Italy – A Sense of Place, Art Museum of South Texas
2008 Curator: 140 Something, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2008 Coordinator: Converging Pathways, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2006 Committee Member: 2nd Annual Salsa Juried Exhibit, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas
2006 Coordinator: Unwilling Sensations Exhibit, Laredo,Texas
2006 Assistant to Artist Kent Rush, Oddments Exhibit
2006 Assistant to Victoria Suescum, Salon De Bellezas Exhibit
2005 Assistant, Nuevo Dekho Exhibit
2005 Committee Member: Salsa Juried Exhibit, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas,
2005 Coordinator, Split Exhibition, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas
2005 Assistant to Robert Garcia Jr., a Retrospective
