Curriculum Vitae
Education
BFA Emphasis in Photography and Art Therapy
School of The Art Institute of Chicago 2015-2019
Burren College of Art, Ireland Independent Study Abroad, Fall 2017
Ox-Bow School of Art Latinx Artist Visibility Award, Summer 2018
Exhibitions
School of The Art Institute of Chicago Senior Expo 2019
School of The Art Institute of Chicago Spring 2019 BFA Exhibition
School of The Art Institute of Chicago Columbus Building Glass Case Feature 2018
Ox-Bow School of Art Open Studio Night 2018
What Do You Want (Gently) @ No Nation Gallery 2018
Mutton Chops @ Free Range Gallery 2018
Soup and a Bagel @ Burren College of Art Studios 2017
SOMOS SUR/ SOMOS NORTE/ SOMOS UNIDXS, School Of The Art Institute of Chicago 2017
Painting in Time Part II, Sullivan Gallery 2016
Art Bash, School Of The Art Institute of Chicago 2016
Bakehouse Art Complex Showcase 2014 + 2015
Publication Features
Girlhood Volume II 2018
SOMOS SUR/ SOMOS NORTE/ SOMOS UNIDXS 2017
SAIC’s First 2016
National YoungArts Publication 2015
Elysium Volumes IX (2013), X (2014), XI (2015)
Awards
Graduating Student Leadership Award, School of The Art Institute of Chicago 2019
Excellence in Leadership, School of The Art Institute of Chicago 2019
Latinx Artist Visibility Award, Ox-Bow School of Art 2018
Distinguished Scholar Scholarship Recipient, School of The Art Institute of Chicago 2015-2019
Competitive Excellence Scholarship Recipient, School of The Art Institute of Chicago 2015-2019
National YoungArts Winner in Visual Arts 2015
Professional Experience
-CPS Lives Non-for-Profit, Artistic Director 2019-present
-Photography Lab Technician, School of The Art Institute of Chicago 2015-2018
-LATINXS UNIDXS, Lead Organizer, School of The Art Insitute of Chicago, 2016-2019
-Rebirth Garments, Art Administrator Intern, Summer 2018
-Pre-College Program Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Photography and Intermediate Photography, School of The Art Insititute of Chicago, Summer 2017
-Preschool Teacher Kendall United Methodist Church Summer 2015 + 2016
Event Experience
-Featured Artist Presentor for The Art Institute Board of Trustees Lunch 2019
-Event Photographer for Poetry Out Loud by The Poetry Center of Chicago 2019 + 2020
-Core Organizer for The Annual Decolonization Dinner, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago 2016 + 2018
-Artist Talk and Discussion with Pearl Marie Salas and LATINXS UNIDXS, 2018
-Art Therapy Student Facilitator, Art Works Open Studio, The Harold Washington Library Spring 2017
Skills and Relevant Coursework
Fibers and Materials Studies
Crochet; Weaving; Embroidery; Hand and Machine Sewing; Synthetic and Natural Dyeing; Resist Dyeing Techniques; Macrame; Embroidery; Pattern Making
-Introduction to Fibers and Materials Studies 2016
-Natural Dyes 2018
Photography, Film/Video, Computer Technician
-Lightroom; Photoshop; Darkroom Techniques and Chemical Mixing; Imacon Film Scanning; Large, Medium, and Small Format Film Cameras and Film Development; Full Frame Digital Cameras; Studio Lighting- Strobes, LEDs; Large Format Printing; Premier Pro; Processing Computer Language; Rhino Computer Language; InDesign
-Exploratory Media 2018
-Embodying Code 2018
-Independent Photographic Projects 2017
-Black and White Photography 2017
-Color Concepts and Post-Production 2016
-Large Format Camera 2016
Art Therapy and Social Engagement
-Working Proficiency in Spanish; Event Organization; Leadership; Conflict Resolution; Communications; Budgeting; Diversity and Inclusion; Multicultural Affairs; Active Listening
-Art and Anthropology 2018
-Black Rage: Interpreting Feeling in Anti-Slavery Imagery 2018
-Colored By The Sea: Arts of The Black Atlantic 2018
-Topics in Photography: Decolonizing the Gaze 2018
-Latin American and Latinx Literature in the Americas 2018
-Explorations in Community-Based Art Practice 2017
-History of Native American Representation in Film 2017
-Creative Process as Art Therapy 2016
-Sociology of Latinas 2016
-Gender and Sexuality in Modern Art 2016
-Topics in Anthropology: Health, Migration, and the Body 2016