EDUCATION

2016 San Francisco Art Institute, MFA in Studio Art - San Francisco, CA

2011 Texas Wesleyan University, Bachelors of Science, emphasis in Education- Fort Worth, TX

TEACHING

2016-Present 

Teacher, Mission High School, San Francisco, CA

1. Created the first photography department in over 20 years at Mission High School.

2. Created and implemented daily lesson plans and socially justice based and student-driven projects.

3.Taught students basics of composition, history of photography, camera functions, street photography, portrait photography, food photography 

4. Taught students how to articulate feedback to other students during small group critique.

5. Received Spark Grant to buy camera equipment.

6. Received Spark Grant to create mural in the classroom with students. 

2015-2016

Student Teacher in Dark Room Photography San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

1. Assisted senior professor in helping students navigate in the dark room.

2. Mentored students and encouraged them to explore the medium. 

3. Actively updated teaching website of daily lesson plans.

2012-2014

Teacher, Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, TX

1. Wrote and implemented daily lesson plans.

2. Attended CHAMPS training on classroom management.

3. Monthly professional development to further teacher training.

2011

Student Teacher, Versia Williams Elementary School, Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, TX 

1. Student teacher 3rd grade and kindergarten.

2. Co-teacher in classroom.

3. Learn from master teacher how to create rigours age appropriate lesson plans.

4. Participated in parent teacher conferences.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 The Ramp Gallery, SomArts, Currency- San Francisco, CA

2014 The Mercury Room, Space and Time- Fort Worth, TX

2014 Avoca, In The Grey, San Francisco, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017 Art Span Open Studios, San Francisco, CA

2017 The World Body Painting Festival, We Were, We Will Be, We Are -Klagenfurt, Austria

2017 BUBEC Open Studios, Prague, Czeck Republic 

2017 Open Studios, Residency Fellowship, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 

2016 SomArts, Night Lights, San Francisco, CA

2016 San Francisco Art Institute ,MFA Exhibition, San Francisco, CA

2016 Swell Gallery, The Lone Star, San Francisco, CA

2015 SomArts, Murphy and Cadogan Awards Ceremony, San Francisco, CA

2015 SomArts, Today is the Shadow of Tomorrow, San Francisco, CA

2014 West Wall Gallery, Dia De Los Muertos, San Francisco, CA

2013 Fort Worth City Hall, Hispanic Heritage Month, Fort Worth, TX

2013 Arts Goggle, Fort Worth, TX

2011 Rose Marine Theatre, Cuerpo; Body of the Art, San Francisco, CA

2006 Arts Goggle, Quarles Windows,Fort Worth, TX 

2006 Four Star, Debut, Fort Worth, TX

AWARDS

2017 World Body Painting Festival, Second Place

2016 San Francisco Art Institute, Studio Fellowship Recipient

2016 Murphy and Cadogan, Award Recipient

2014 San Francisco Art Institue, Merit Scholarship Recipient

2011 Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Featured Artist

RESIDENCIES

2017 BUBEC, Prague, Czech Republic 

2016 San Francisco Art Institute, Studio Fellowship Recipient