CURRICULUM VITAE
Accolades and Awards:
2024 A Blade of Grass "Field Fund" Grant, New York, NY
2024 Houston Art Alliance "Let Creativity Happen" grant, Houston TX
2024 Department of Culture Affairs, “Language of the Cosmos” Los Angeles CA
2019 Houston Art Alliance "Let Creativity Happen" grant, Houston TX
2018 The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Individual Artist grant, Houston TX
2018 Strategic Art Plan Northern Third Ward Grant, Houston TX
2015 Otis College of Art and Design MFA Scholarship, Los Angeles CA
2014 Otis College of Art and Design MFA Scholarship, Los Angeles CA
Current & Forthcoming Exhibitions:
2025 Sound and Photo Exhibition, Houston TX (forthcoming)
2024 Language of the Cosmos, Collaboration with Jet Propulsion Lab (JLP) and Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles, Taxco Theater, Canoga Park CA
2024 Reno, bike sculpture, Reno NV Pioneer Performance Art Center (unveiling 11/4/2024)
2024 Rizo Print Poster Exhibition, Palazzo Mora, Venice Biannual Italy
2024 Belonging, The City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles CA
Current Public Art Consulting Projects:
2024 Link lab, Phoenix AZ
2024 LA Freewaves, Los Angeles CA
2023 West Hollywood “Laurel House Artist in Residency” Public Art Consultant, Los Angeles CA
2023 La Tierra de la Culebra Park Restoration, Los Angeles CA
Lecture Series:
2021 The History of Graffiti — Art League, Houston TX
2019 Decolonizing the Mural: Understanding Muralism and Community Self-Determination—San Jacinto College North, TX
Selected Solo Shows:
2019 The Work of Others, City Hall, Houston TX
2014 FotoFest 2014, Visitors Center City Hall, Houston TX
Selected Performances:
2023 Dia de Los Muertos; “we are a walking offering,” Conoga Park CA
2022 Dia de Los Muertos; “La Ofrenda,” Conoga Park CA
2019 Cuetlaxochi & Postcommodity Performance, Ben Maltz Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Selected Shows:
2024 The Pioneer Center, public art sculpture in fabrication, Reno NV
2023 CA 101, Redondo Beach CA
2020 The Graffitists' Manifestos, book release, Houston TX
2018 TrePhonos, public sculptures, Third Ward, Houston TX
2018 Ratio Redux–Photography Exhibition, Hardy Studios, Houston TX
2018 On the Run, U-haul exhibition, Harrisburg Art Museum, Houston TX
2015 The Nature of Personal Reality, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2015 I hope the wind doesn’t blow, Cedar MOAH, Lancaster CA
2014 No Face. No Case, CS Gallery, Houston TX
2011 Redefinition, Ensemble Theatre, Houston TX
Curatorial Projects:
2014 “Drawings by Daniel Anguilu” Commerce Street Gallery, Houston TX
2014 “The Legends Mural Project” Lee & Joe Jamail Skate Park, Houston TX
2014 “The Legends” Avis Frank Gallery, Houston TX
2011 “Photolicious” El Rincon Social, Houston TX
Speaking Engagements + Workshops:
2019 Otis College of Art and Design – Social Practice Art, Los Angeles CA
2018 The Kinkaid School – Manifestos and Self-Determination, Houston TX
2017 Project Row Houses – Founding Artist Public Works Bus Tours, Houston TX
2017 San Jacinto College – Decolonizing the Mural: Muralism, Houston TX
2016 Project Row Houses – Play & Spatial Reinvention, Houston TX
2015 Cedar MOAH – Stencil and Silk Screening Critique, Lancaster CA
2014 The Kinkaid School – Guerrilla Tree Art Project, Houston TX
2014 The Kinkaid School – Mural Art & Graffiti Bus Tour, Houston TX
2013 Raul C. Martinez Elementary – Chicano Collage, Houston TX
Education:
2016 Otis College of Art and Design, MFA, Public Practice
2011 University of Houston, Cum Laude, BA Communication Science & Media Theory, Studio Art
2009 Houston Community College, Associates in Art
Work Experience:
Public Art Consultant / Grant Writer
(7/2021 – present) Los Angeles, CA — Houston, TX
• Grant writer for non-profit organizations and individual artists
• Facilitator community meetings with government art-based projects and community
• Yearly calendar and proposal management for clients
• Prepare budgets for proposal
• Prepare and present deliverables for businesses, government agencies, artists, and communities
• Actuating methodologies of working collaboratively with community and government stakeholders, businesses, artists, and the public
Otis College of Art and Design
(2/2019 – 1/2021) Los Angeles, CA
Fine Arts Department Manager
• Assistant to Department Chair, and to Assistant Chair
• Coordinate student-centeredness activities and semester advising
• Prepare presentations and printed materials for committees and meetings, and talking mintues
• Prepare, track, and reconcile department budgets
• Generate, track, and reconcile all purchase requisitions, disbursement requisitions,
payroll authorizations, faculty contracts, advances, petty cash
• Managed 1.5-million-dollar department budget, prepared statements, and budget narratives
• Track all teacher, student workers, and teacher assistant hours and timesheets
• Exhibition coordination, including buildouts, storage, supplies, contractor, etc.
Project Row Houses
(11/2017 – 11/2018) Houston, TX
Public Art Coordinator
• Representative at community meetings
• Led grant and proposal workshops with cultural organizations
• Contributed to the design, planning, and implementation of public art projects
• Public relations with neighbors, patrons, artists, researchers, and media outlets
• Collaborated with area businesses to create public art sculptures, murals, and events
Otis College of Art and Design
(1/2017 – 11/2017) Los Angeles, CA
MFA Program Coordinator
• Responsible for 500k department budget
• Production: public programs, art exhibitions, and department meetings
• Booking and facilitating art conferences: travel, workshops, lectures, exhibitions
• Academic scheduling: curriculum development and course advising
• Managed marketing, social media, and yearly publications
Bolsky Gallery
(6/2016 – 1/2017) Los Angeles, CA
Gallery Prepator
• Evaluated artwork; condition reports for all outgoing/incoming artwork, including photo documentation
• Ensure all exhibitions are properly handled and installed according to specifications
• Estimate time, manpower, and materials for exhibition installation
• Track inventory and condition of gallery equipment and supplies
• Assess and resolve technical issues for exhibitions and installations
• Prepare wall, floors, and ceiling of a 3500 sq. ft. gallery
• Package, crate, and ship all artwork
• Prepare, hang and install artwork for exhibitions
• Facilitate production of wall didactic and labels
Otis College of Art and Design
(08/2014 – 05/2016) Los Angeles CA
Teaching Mentor / Co-Teacher
• Creative Action Integrated Learning Fine Arts Teacher
• Mentored students through collaborative projects, and community engagement projects
• Responsible for grading, managing emails, attendance, budgets
• Classrooms maintenance
• Provided adequate levels of individual attention to students
• Co-created curriculum
The Kinkaid School
(08/2009 – 05/2013) Houston TX
Teacher, Studio Assistant
• Curator for four on-site galleries including student, faculty, and international art exhibits
• Prepare and Installation all 2D and 3D artwork in hallways and galleries
• Studio manager, calibrated and maintained 2 large format photo printer and 24 computers, order supplies for digital photo lab and wet lab, maintained art studios fully stocked with supplies
• Studio assistant, organized classroom before, during, and after semesters
• Researched new equipment purchases, including bids, placed equipment and technology orders
• Photograph student’s artwork for portfolio development, presentations, and social media
• Taught sculpture and graphic design; including curriculum development, lectures, and art outings
• Lead student critiques, and portfolio development sessions