education

2020

MFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2017

BFA, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2014

AA, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

solo projects

2023

Madre Myths, Mt. San Jacinto College Gallery, San Jacinto, CA

2020

9th to Olympic, Roski Graduate Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2017

Piñatas y Preguntas: Seeking Answers in Internal/External Conflicts, Dutzi Gallery CSULB,

Long Beach, CA

Recuerdos, Max L. Gatov Gallery CSULB, Long Beach, CA

2016

Manos de Oro, Max L. Gatov Gallery CSULB, Long Beach, CA

2015

QUÉ LÁSTIMA, Chora Gallery, Long Beach, CA

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selected group exhibitions

2023

insistent, office hours, Carson, CA

2022

Retratos, Tlaloc Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Creating a Legacy, Ontario Museum of History and Art, Ontario, CA

Ahora, Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, Anaheim, CA

Home Edition, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

2021

To Oakland, with Love, The Loom (Pro Arts Gallery), Oakland, CA

Mis/Communication: Language and Power in Contemporary Art, Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, StonyBrook, NY

2020

home, Acogedor, Online/Los Angeles, CA

Conexión, OJO/Galería Unión, Cuidad de México, MX

baba wawa 2020: MFA Preview Exhibition, Roski Graduate Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2019

SUR:BIENNIAL, LBCC Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA

Human Nature, The Pit LA, Glendale, CA

Liberate the Bar! Queer Nightlife, Activism, and Spacemaking, ONE Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

Tell Me A Story and I'll Sing You A Song, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Open Relationships, Max L. Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2018

Flow / Obstruction, The Collaborative, Long Beach, CA

Seedbed: A Soil Symposium, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

Crushes, Riff Mountain Gallery, Fullerton, CA

2017

GLOWING, Leimin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Fantasies and Fallacies, Consulado General de Mexico en Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

My Barrio: Emigdio Vasquez and Chicana/o Identity in Orange County, Guggenheim Gallery, Orange, CA

P.U.P.S., The LGBTQ Center, Long Beach, CA

Sea/Saw, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

2016

Punch!, Max L. Gatov Gallery CSULB, Long Beach, CA

Día de los Muertos: Seasons of Life, Ontario Museum of History and Art, Ontario, CA

2015

Día de los Muertos: Sharing Traditions, Ontario Museum of History and Art, Ontario, CAThe Drop, the Charity Shop, Garden Grove, CA

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performances + screenings

2020

Live Artists Live, Roski School of Art and Design Zoom, Online assisting Linda Mary Montano

2019

Post-Capitalism Ball, Pieter Performance Space, Los Angeles, CA

Bitch Slap!, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA

Special Topics, Lindhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Forms and Figures, Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, CA

2018

Training Camp, IFT Building, Los Angeles, CA

2017

Fantasies and Fallacies, Consulado General de Mexico en Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Sea / Saw, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

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selected curatorial projects

2019

Vibe Check, IFT Building, Los Angeles, CA

Featuring performances by Panteha Abareshi, Gabrielle Broome, Clover, Ruby Falagán, Gambletron and Johnny Forever, Jiyoon Kim, Alexis McDonald, Carlos Medina-Diaz, Ben Nicholson, and noé olivas.Co-organized by Johnny Forever

Annual Undergraduate Student Exhibition, USC Fisher Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA

Co-curated with Justin Finuliar and Yishun Li

2017

Video Art at Long Beach Museum of Art: The 1970s and 1980s, Merlino Gallery CSULB, Long Beach, CA

Featuring archived videos by John Baldessari, Chris Burden, Hildegarde Duane, Joel W. Hermann, Suzanne Lacy, David Lamelas, Cynthia Lee Maughan, June Nam Paik, Martha Rosler, Bill Viola, Stephanie Weinshel, and Bruce and Norman Yonemoto. Co-curated with Elena Roznovan and Cintia Alejandra Segovia, advised by faculty member Catha Paquette

Faint Floaters, Angels Gate Cultural Center’s Pop-Up Gallery, San Pedro, CA

Featuring work by Beth Elliott and Vanessa Madrid.

Wabisabi & Infinite Window, Angels Gate Cultural Center’s Pop-Up Gallery, San Pedro, CA

Featuring work by Taro Takizawa and Sunyoung Lee.

I Saw It Once, Angels Gate Cultural Center’s Pop-Up Gallery, San Pedro, CA

Featuring work by Sarah Elise Abramson, Delora Bertsch, Cheryl Groff, and Daniel Porras.

2016

Never Home, Angels Gate Cultural Center’s Pop-Up Gallery, San Pedro, CA

Featuring work by Slobodan Dimitrov, Leah Shane Dixon, and Elyse Pignolet.

Punch!, Max L. Gatov Gallery CSULB, Long Beach, CA

Featuring work by Alvaro Alvarez, Cortnee Brush, Kaclica Chhin, Dorian Diaz, Tristan Esmino, Lia Gogue, Dulce Soledad Ibarra, Soroush Moghim, Sam Medeiros, Vanessa Guerre, Diego Palacios, Sydney Quick, and Beatriz Santana. Co-curated with Juliet Johnson and Elizabeth Cespuglio

2015

2nd Annual Tiny Thoughts, CAA Student Gallery, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

2014

Tiny Thoughts, CAA Student Gallery, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Immortalized, CAA Student Gallery, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

2013

Occupy the Museum, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Organized with (u)ntitled: The Wignall Art Organization