EDUCATION
2012    MFA Photography, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2008    BFA Photography, California State University, Fullerton, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012    Embodiment, MFA Thesis, Dutzi Gallery, California State University, Long
Beach, CA
2012    Embody and Echo, DBA 256 Gallery, Pomona, CA
2005    It’s a small world, University of North Carolina, NC
2005    Confession, University of North Carolina, NC

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018     Reframing the Fragments, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2018 Complement, Long Beach City College Visual & Media Arts Gallery, Long Beach
2017     Aliens with Extraordinary Abilities, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
2017     Fresh, South Bay Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2016     Faculty Exhibition, Long Beach City College Visual & Media Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2016     Honoring our Ancestors, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA
2016     South of the Grapevine, Arte Americas, Fresno, CA
2016     Embody, Boston Court Performing Arts Center, (The Golden Dragon), Pasadena, CA
2016     Women in Light, Luxe Gallery, San Diego City College, San Diego, CA
2016     Constructions of Disquiet, Golden West College Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA
2016     SKIN, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015     Shelved Art, Newtown Arts Project, Pasadena, CA
2014     Facts & Figures, Faculty Exhibition, Long Beach City College Visual and Media Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2014     εἶδος: That Which is Seen, Thomas P. Kelly Jr. Student Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
2014     Crossing Borders, Gallery Gong, Seoul, South Korea
2014     Crossing Borders, Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura – IMAC, Tijuana, Mexico
2014     TOHYF, Encino Terrace, Encino, CA
2013     Sacred Memories: Honoring the Dead Across Cultures, Pico House Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013     Wish You Were Here 12, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013     Gettin’ Off the Ground, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
2013     Crossing Borders, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012     Crossing Borders, Emergent Art Space Juried online Exhibition
2012     B Social, Factory, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
2012     Alter/Altar, King Street Gallery, School of Art + Design at Montgomery College, Silver Springs, MD
2012     Consortium, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA
2012     The X-Actobles, Bar Basic, San Diego, CA
2012     Mercy, Not Sacrifice IV, Syrup Loft, Los Angeles, CA
2012     Portraiture, ArtExchange, Long Beach, CA
2012     MFA Advancement, Gatov Gallery, CSU, Long Beach, CA
2012     Ventriloquists, Gatov Gallery West, CSU, Long Beach, CA
2011     MFA Open Studios, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2011     Lived Experience, The Huntington, Los Angeles, CA
2010     Photography & LA, Phantom Galleries, Long Beach, CA
2010     Collaborative, The Mezz, Los Angeles, CA
2010     Third Eye Vision, Bar Basic, San Diego, CA
2010     La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, Emerging Artist recipient, La Jolla, CA
2010     International Mail Art, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
2010     MFA Open Studios, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2010     Object of Friction, Arty LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010     Other, Werby Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2010     Introspect: Urban Art, Onyx Room, San Diego, CA
2010     Life and Dignity, Fernando’s Hideaway, Los Angeles, CA
2008     Family and Fiction, Progressive Gallery, Pomona, CA
2008     Before/After, California State University, Fullerton, CA
2007     Attachment, Art for Health, CSU, Fullerton, CA
2007     Skin Deep, East Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, CA
2006     Cross Process Concepts, Apogee, San Diego, CA

AWARDS / GRANTS 
2015     The Rema Hort Mann Foundation LA Emerging Artist nominee, CA
2012     First Place Winner, Crossing Borders, Emergent Art Space Juried Exhibition
2010     Emerging Artist Award, LJAWF

CURATORIAL
2015     Present Tense, DNJ Gallery at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2015     Characters & Conditions, Nomad Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015     Creative Visions Photography Show, ArtShareLA, Los Angeles, CA

RESIDENCIES 
2015     Creative Aging (Cycle IV), Theatre of Hearts, Los Angeles, CA Jan-Apr
2014     Creative Aging (Cycle III), Theatre of Hearts, Los Angeles, CA Sept-Dec
2014     Creative Aging (Cycle II), Theatre of Hearts, Los Angeles, CA July-Aug
2014     Creative Aging (Cycle I), Theatre of Hearts, Los Angeles, CA Feb-May

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Long Beach Community College, Long Beach, CA / Fall 2014 – Present
Adjunct Photography Instructor (Elements of Photography; Intro to Fine Art Photography – B&W Darkroom)

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Spring 2014 – Present
Adjunct Multi-Media Instructor (Computer Graphics I, Digital Photography)

Art Institute of California, Los Angeles, CA / Summer 2013 – 2016
Adjunct Photography Instructor (Photographic Post Production; Adv. Photographic Post Production; Large Format & View Camera Theory; Portraiture; Portfolio I; Digital Image Management; History of Photography; Portfolio I; Applied Portraiture; Editorial Photography)

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Fall 2009 – Fall 2012
Teaching / Studio Assistant for Michael Brodsky (Computer Graphics I; Digital Photography)

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Spring 2012 – Fall 2012
Teaching / Studio Assistant for Saeri Cho-Dobson (Computer Graphics I; Experimental Typography; & Professional Practice Graphic Design)

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Spring 2012
Teaching / Studio Assistant for Dmitry Kmelnitsky (Computer Graphics I)

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / Fall 2011
Teaching / Studio Assistant for Diane Meyer (Special Studies Bookmaking & Photography; Photography I; & Photography II)

California State University, Long Beach, CA / Spring 2011
Teaching Internship with Rebecca Sittler-Shrock (Color Photography)

WORKSHOPS / LECTURES
KaledioLA: The Speaker Series of the Department of Art and Art History; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA / April 8, 2016
Scanning, Post-Production, & Printing:  Digital Photography Workshop, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / May 2, 2015
Photography & Social Media:Digital Photography Workshop, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / March 14, 2015
AiAfter Dark, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Feb 7, 2015
Portraiture: Digital Photography Workshop, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Dec 6, 2014
Executive & Business Portraiture: Digital Photography Workshop, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Nov 8, 2014
Ai Summer Break Series: Photography & Fashion Styling, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / July 8, 2014
Ai Summer Studio: Digital Photography, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / June 23 – June 26, 2014
AiAfter Dark: Selfies, #AiAfterDark, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / April 27, 2014
Portfolio Success: Digital Photography,Senior Saturday, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Mar 29, 2014
The Business of Photography: Digital Photography, Senior Saturday, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Nov 23, 2013
Lighting Techniques: Digital Photography, Senior Saturday, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Oct 26, 2013
Fundamentals & Foundation: Digital Photography, Senior Saturday, Art Institute of Los Angeles, CA / Sept 14, 2013