CV
Education
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2010-2012 MFA Studio Practice
California College of the Arts (CCA)
San Francisco, CA
2004-2007 BFA Painting and Drawing.
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (RMCAD)
Lakewood, CO
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Select Solo Exhibitions
2022 Fabuloso. Accion Latina. SanFrancisco, CA
Soft Power. Thatcher Gallery SFU. San Francisco, CA
Retazos. New Museum Los Gatos. Los Gatos, CA
2021 Stayin’ Positive. Flxt Contemporary. Chicago, IL
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Selected Exhibitions
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2022: Deconstructing to Rebuild. MACLA. San Jose, CA
The 80’s Matter in the Mission. Koret Education Center. SFMOMA. San Francisco, CA
(EM)power (EM)brace (EM)body. Surface Design. (online exhibition)
Salud y Justicia. Museo de las Américas. Denver, CO
Amplify. Arvada Center of the Arts. Arvada, CO
Creative Attention. Palo Alto Art Center. Palo Alto, CA
2021: Manifesto. PRPGMX gallery. Mexico City, MX
Pride. Vermont Studio Center. Johnson, VT
Voices. Brick gallery. San Antonio, TX
De Aqui y de Alla (Of Here and There). VAE. Raleigh, NC
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Stayin’ Positive. FLXT Contemporary. Chicago, IL
Images of the Interior. Sin Titulo Gellery. San Francisco, CA
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2020: Mandatory Color. Museum of Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX
Material Intentions. FLXST Contemporary. Chicago, IL
Bay Area Visual Artist Exhibition. Ever Gold [Projects]. San Francisco, CA
De Aqui y de Alla (Of Here and There). VAE. Raleigh, NC
Reflections on Exile. Root Division. San Francisco, CA
Borders-Whats up with that. Civil Disobedience Festival. Athens, Greece
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2019: Beyond the Surface. St. Louis Artist Guild. Clayton, MO
Cuerpos Unidos. Clamp Light Artists Studios and Gallery. San Antonio, TX
Museum of Human Achievement. Austin, TX
Latino Art Now. MACLA. San Jose, CA
Gallery for Broken Hearts. Code and Canvas, San Francisco, CA
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2018: 5th International Textile Symposium. Mark Rothko Center. Daugavpils, Latvia.
Green Book. Southern Exposure. San Francisco, CA
/Ker/. 1337 Gallery. San Rafael, CA
J-Pegs. Strut. San Francisco, CA
Craftivism HQ. Kings Artist-Run Gallery. Melbourne, Australia
#UndocuJoy. Galeria de la Raza. San Francisco, CA
15 Year Anniversary exhibition. Root Division. San Francisco, CA
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2017: Renegade Fibers. Marin MOCA. Novato, CA
Collection. Elsewhere Museum. Greensboro, NC
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I see You. Comalito Collective. Vallejo, CA
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2016: Me and You . Living Arts Center. Mississauga, ON Canada
World Of Threads Festival. Oakville, ON Canada
AiOP Orlando PLAY! Dr Phillips Performing Art Center. Orlando, FL
48th Annual Textile Exhibit. Fremont, CA
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Worlds of Thread Festival. Living Arts Centre. Oakville, Ontario. Canada
1er Capitulo. Mextasis. Brooklyn, NY
Sweet 16. Coagula Curatorial. Los Angeles, CA
Blend 2016. LexArts. Lexington, KY
Fathers, Brothers, Sons. Maryland Institute College of Art. Baltimore, MD
Woven Worlds. Alto Gallery. Denver, CO
Open Engagement Alternative Exposure Open House. San Francisco, CA
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2015: Macho Menos. The LGBT Center, San Francisco, CA
Crank. Southern Exposure. San Francisco, CA
2014: Lexibition. Lexington Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2013-2014: Strange Bedfellows. Root Division. San Francisco, CA
Miami Beach Urban Studios. Miami, FL
Hanwerker Gallery. Ithaca, NY
A+D Gallery. Chicago, IL
Samek Art Gallery. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
2012: Searching for Queertopia. Galeria de la Raza. San Francisco, CA
2011: Home After Dark. Galeria de la Raza. San Francisco, CA
2010 : Art is for Queers. California State University. Sacramento, CA
Domesticity Unhinged. Playspace Gallery. San Francisco, CA
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2009 : Windowstratus. Other Side Gallery. Denver, CO
The Power of Then. Museo De Las Americas. Denver, CO
2008: Space Invaders. Museo De Las Americas. Denver, CO
2007: Mouth Amusements. Sliding Door Gallery. Denver, CO
2007: Fabrications. Institute of Experimental Studies. Lakewood, CO
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Grants, Awards
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2020 2020 Art For Essential Workers funding. 100 Days Action and FB AIR. San Francisco, CA
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2020 Bay Area Emerging Visual Artist Exhibition Production Relief Grant. Ever Gold [Projects] & The Internet Archive
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2019-2020 Individual Artist Grant. San Francisco Arts Commission. San Francisco, CA
2016 Art in Odd Places Grant. Orlando, FL
2015 Marigold Project Grant. Counter Pulse. San Francisco, CA
2014 Creating Community Grant. Queer Cultural Center. San Francisco, CA
2013 Alternative Exposure Grant (collaboration with Queens of the Castro)
Southern Exposure. San Francisco, CA
2012 Latino Fellowship at Mission Education Center. San Francisco, CA
2011 CCA Travel Grant. Oakland, CA
2007 RMCAD Portfolio Scholarship. Lakewood, CO
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Residencies
2021 ACRE. Steuben, WI. Chicago, IL. (UPCOMING)
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2019 Artist in Residence. Vermont Studio Center. Johnson, VT (fall 2019)
2019 Artist in Residence. Museum of Quilts and Textiles. San Jose, CA
2018 Textile art residency. Mark Rothko Center. Daugavpils, Latvia.
2018 Artist in Residence. Studios At Mass Moca. North Adams, MA
2017 Elsewhere residency. Elsewhere Museum. Greensboro, NC
2012-2013 Artist in Residence. Root Division. San Francisco, CA
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Publications and Lectures
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2020: Art as Social Function: Chicanismo, Latinismo y California. Guest Lecturer . SF State University. Textiles / New Practices
2018: “Craft and Identity”. San Francisco School of Needlework and Design. Artist talk
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2017: “Museum of Broken Relationships”. Grand Central Publishing
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6-17-2017 https://www.instagram.com/p/BVc3d00Dn5C/?taken-by=instagram
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5-15-2016 “Masculinity and Changing Cultural Perspectives”. Maryland Institute College of Art.(MICA) Baltimore, MD. Panel Discussion
06-05-2012.”In Mexico, Mixed Genders and Muxes”, The Picture Show: photo stories from NPR
11-19-2012” La Bamba 2 :queer Chicano/as in cinema”, Women & Gender Studies, LGBT Resource center, Cross Cultural Center (CCC) Panel discussion moderated by WGS Professor Tania Hammidi
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Art Teaching Experience
Larking Street Youth Services
San Francisco, California
Residential Counselor
February 2014-Present
Queens of the Castro
San Francisco, California
Art Facilitator
2013-2015
Mission Education Center
San Francisco, California
Art teacher
September 2012-2013
Root Division
San Francisco, California
Adult Class Sewing Instructor
October 2012-2014
Museo De Las Americas
Denver, Colorado
Art instructor
June 2007-September 2010