Education
2024
2020
2018
2015
California State University Long Beach Masters of Fine Art Illustration
California State University Long Beach Arts Education Credential
California State University Long Beach Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Illustration
Long Beach City College Associates Degree Illustration
Awards /Residencies
2025 Fresh Air, Brea Art Gallery Artist in Residence. Brea, CA
2024 California Arts Council Creative Corps Grant Fellowship
2023/24 Artist in Residence, Orale Immigrants Rights Organization
2018 Arts Council for Long Beach- Professional Artist Fellowship
Selected public Art Commissions
Órale Community Art Project, 2024, Visual Art and Oral History project documenting the stories and people of Long Beach’s immigrant community. Sponsored by California Arts Council and Arts Council for Long Beach. Long Beach,CA
Aviva Pharmacy Mural, 2024, Project addressing access to Prep Pep Medications Sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Los Angeles County Health Department. Long Beach, CA
Órale Mural Project, 2023, 17’8” x 9’4”. Mural on Polytab, Sponsored by Órale, Long Beach, CA
We Are... Metro Los Angeles, 2022, Exhibition of Portraits displayed at Union Station PassageWay Art Gallery. Metro LA. Los Angeles, CA
Sacred as the Sun 26’ x 16’ Acrylic, 2021, 2000 Atlantic Ave. Made Possible Centro CHA and Long Beach Economic Partnership, Long Beach, CA
Presencia de Lo Invisible (Presence of the Invisible) 26’ x 12’ Acrylic, 2018, 5631 Atlantic Ave. Made Possible by a Grant from The Arts Council for Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Stories of Boundaries 15’ x 10’ Acrylic, 2018, Collaborative Art Gallery, The Arts Council for Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Caminante 15’ x 79’ Acrylic, 2016, 5881 Cherry Ave. Azalea Shopping Center Atlantic and Firestone. Sponsored by the City of Long Beach Creative Corridor Project and 9th District Council Office, Long Beach, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2025
2024
2013
2012
Contact Zones, Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
Paradise Subverted, Long Beach, CA
Obverse Topographies, Long Beach, CA
RED Sipology, Long Beach, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
2024
2023
2021
2018
2017
2016
Crossings, Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA.
National Printmaking Showcase, Art Center of Corpus Christi, TX
Irvine Annual, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
State of Becomings, Munzon Gallery Long Beach, CA
MADE in California, Brea Fine Arts Gallery, Brea, CA
Each One Teach One, Stay gallery, Downey CA
Long Beach City College Alumni Exhibition, Long Beach, CA
Battle of The Saints, Long Beach, Self Help Graphics, Long Beach, CA
Love, Munzon Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Filling the Void, Munzon Gallery Long Beach, CA
Radical Empathy, Compound L.B., Long Beach, CA
Stories of Boundaries, Collaborative Gallery, Long Beach, CA
INSIGHTS University Art Museum CSULB
Chicano/ Latino Artists United for Social Justice, Santa Ana, CA
La Bulla, Los Angeles
We Labs & Arts Council for Long Beach
Topskoms, Long Beach, CA
Rogues and Villians, Long Beach, CA
Press/Publications
September 2013 Long Beach Post
Write up on the opening of the “Guts and Bolts” group art exhibition
March 2013 Long Beach Press Telegram
Photo-spread on the community paint day for “Seaside Park Murals”.
October 2012 La Gente Magazine
Volume.41 issue 1, Fall 2010, Cover art Illustration, “ The Immigration Issue”.
October 2012 La Gente Magazine
Volume.40 issue 2, Winter 2010, Cover art Illustration, “Latinos and the Census”.
September 2011 Dalai Lama-Man, Monk, Mystic
An authorized autobiography on the Dalai Lama. My painting of the Dalai Lama is used as the cover art for the Eastern Europe Edition of the book.
September 2011 La Gente Magazine
Volume. 41 issue 2, Winter 2011, Cover art illustration The Home issue. Painting depicts struggles of students and the increase in tuition costs and the need for affordable housing.
February 2011 La Opinion
Spanish Language newspaper article on “ Seaside Park Murals” February 13, 2011
January 2010 Signal Hill Tribune
Article on “ A Neighborhood Perspective Mural”,
January 2010 La Opinion
·Newspaper article o “ A Neighborhood Perspective Mural”, Volume.40 issue 2, Winter 2010, Cover art Illustration, “Latinos and the Census”.
January 2010 Long Beach Press Telegram
· An article on unveiling of a “ Neighborhood Perspective”.
January 2010 Long Beach Press Telegram
Write up about the upcoming dedication of “ A Neighborhood Perspective Mural”.
Instruction
2025
2020-2023
2018
2014
Intermediate Painting Instructor, California State University Long Beach
Introduction to Printmaking Instructor, California State University Long Beach
Graphic Design and Printmaking Instructor, Jordan High School Long Beach
Painting Instructor Huntington Beach Art Center
Mural Conservation Artist/ Consultant
Youth Art instruction, Huntington Beach Art Center 2015
Lead Mural Conservation Artist / Mural Project Art site coordinator, City of Long Beach Dept. of Parks, Recreation, & Marine. 2002-2014. Long Beach, CA
Awards
2025
Irvine Annual First Place, Jurors Award
2024
California Arts Council Creative Corps Grant Receipient
2019
Nuestra Imagen Excellence In Arts and Culture Award
County of Los Angeles Commendation for Community Service
United States House of Representatives Recognition, Excellence in Arts and Culture
California State Senate Recognition, Excellence in Arts and Culture
2018
Arts Council for Long Beach- Professional Artist Fellowship