Education

2018-20 University of Texas OnRamps Professional Learning Institute, Austin TX

1997-00 University of Arizona, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Tucson, AZ

1998-99 Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ

1995-97 Palo Alto Community College, San Antonio, TX

1987-88 San Antonio Community College, San Antonio, TX

1982-86 Luther Burbank High School, Diploma with honors, San Antonio, TX

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Professional Experience

2011- present Visual Communications and Fine Arts Teacher, CTE, Akins HS, Austin ISD, Austin, TX

2007-11 Girl Empowerment Network of Austin, Austin TX

2006-07 College Forward, VISTA Nonprofit, Austin, TX

2005-07 Art Teacher, ArtWORKS! Academy, Tucson ISD and Pima Arts Council, AZ

1999-05 Art and Technology Instructor, Aztlan Academy, Tucson, AZ

2000-00 Summer Art Camp Painting Instructor Assistant, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1997-00 Digital Photographer and Editor, Real Property Virtual Reality Tours, Tucson, AZ

1995-97 Metalsmith Apprentice, Gavin Metalsmithing, San Antonio, TX

1997-97 Library Information Specialist, Summer Internship Library of Congress, Washington, DC

 

Exhibitions

2024 Chiquitos (Little Ones), Raices Taller Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Reuse on the Runway: A Night of Fashion, Cosplay & Drag, Austin Creative Reuse, Austin, TX

2023 Spring Reuse Market, Upcycled Art, Austin Creative Reuse, Austin TX

2018 Diagonal, Big Medium Gallery, Austin TX

The People's Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, Austin City Hall, Austin TX

2016 Primavera Photo Show, Akins High School, Austin TX

2014 Open Studio for EAST, Austin, TX

2013 EAST, East Austin Studio Tours, Austin, TX

2012 East Austin Studio Tours, Austin, TX

Blue Star Arts Complex (Blue Bldg. 2nd Floor) San Antonio, TX

2011 East Art, East End Flats, Austin, Texas

Blue Star Arts Complex, Open Studio Tours, San Antonio, TX

2009 Blue Star Arts Complex (Blue Bldg. 2nd Floor) San Antonio, TX

East Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX

2007 ¿Y Que?, Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

CAM'07 Contemporary Art Month, El Sol Gallery, San Antonio, TX

2006 Unexpected Developments, Curated by Tirza Latimer, PlaySpace, San Francisco, CA

Padding, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2005 Arizona Biennial ’05, Curated by Siri Engberg, Tucson Museum of Art, AZ

She Objects! Curated by Simon Donovan, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Contemporary Art Month, 123 Gallery, Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX

2004 Fotoseptembre (two person exhibition), El Sol Gallery, San Antonio, TX

2003 Journal Through Chiapas, Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2002 Mimesis 8: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, 410 Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Green Apples and Day Beds (two-person exhibition), Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2001 Artgasm, Hazmat Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson AZ

Mimesis 7: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Hazmat, Tucson, AZ

Dialogue, Joseph Gross Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Annual Faculty Exhibition, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

2000 Sediment (installation), Showcase Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1999 Justine’s Garden (two person exhibition), Porter Hall, Tucson Botanical Gardens, AZ

Mimesis 6: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Hazmat/MOCA, Tucson AZ

Multiplicity, Rotunda Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Pushing the Envelope: National Postcard Print Exchange, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Community Collective, Datura Gallery, Tucson, AZ

The Edge, juried by Julia Sasse and Jana Minka, Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona

1998 Organic Splendor (solo exhibition), Wingspan Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Journey (two person exhibition), Salon Q, Tucson, AZ

Beastmas, Curated by Diana Yackovitz, Salon Q, Tucson, AZ

OUToberfest, Curated by Rhonda Stone, Wingspan Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Tucson, AZ

Mimesis 5, Central Arts Collective, Tucson, AZ

 

Screenings

2012 East Austin Studio Tours, Austin, TX

2007 ¿Y Que?, Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

2005 Arizona Biennial ’05, Curated by Siri Engberg, Tucson Museum of Art, AZ

Videology, Volgograd Region Philharmonic Society, Volgograd, Russia

European Art Digital Works, Famul Stuart School of Applied Arts, Slovenia Tour

Buenos Aires International Short Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Luksuz Film Festival, Curated by Tom Gomizelj, Krsko, Slovenia

3rd Annual Reel Venus Film Festival, Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, New York, NY

Project 59, 59 Second Video Festival, New York, NY

TURNOFF, Acorn Gallery, Arroyo Arts Collective, Los Angeles, CA

Adults Only Show, Icon Gallery & Studio, Phoenix, AZ

Island Art Film & Video Festival ‘05, Prenelle Gallery, London, England, EU

Creative City 2nd Annual Warehouse Arts Festival, Franklin Docs, Tucson, AZ

2004 Fotoseptembre, El Sol Gallery, San Antonio, TX

Plugged , Platform Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2002 Casa Historia, San Cristóbal de la Casas, Chiapas, México MX

 

Exhibitions Curated

2005 Plugged Video Art Collective, Tucson, AZ

2003 ¡Si Se Puede! Youth Art Exhibit, Tucson, AZ

Pima College Desert Vista Community College, Tucson, AZ

Day of the Dead Altar Youth Project, Tucson Children’s Museum, Tucson, AZ

2000 Pushing the Envelope: National Postcard Print Exchange, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1998 Mimesis 5: University of Arizona Printmakers Invitational, Tucson, AZ

 

Certifications

2022 Lumenbrite Adobe InDesign: Essential Skills

2020 Lumenbrite Adobe Illustrator: Essential Skills

2019 University of Arizona OnRamps Arts and Entertainment Technologies

2019 Lumenbrite Adobe Photoshop: Advanced Skills

2018 University of Arizona OnRamps Arts and Entertainment Technologies

2014 Texas Advanced Technical Training Statewide Certification

2014 Austin Community College Early College Dual Credit Certified Adjunct 

2011 Adobe Creative Cloud Certified Associate

2012 North American Child and Youth Care Professional Certification

2011 Texas Education Certification Technology Applications EC-12

2010 Leader Training: Personal Power and Presence, Skills to Success, Inc.

2009 Train the Trainer: Power Only With Equal Respect, Skills to Success, Inc.

2008 Girls Circle Certified Trainer and Facilitator

2008 Texas Education Certification ART EC-12

1998 Adobe Photoshop Certified Expert

 

Memberships

Association of Texas Photography Instructors

Texas Association of Journalism Educators

Texas Art Educators Association

Education Austin Teachers Union

First Unitarian Universalist of Austin

AmeriCorp VISTA Alumni

University of Arizona Alumni Association

College Art Association

Plugged Video Art Collective, founding member

Experimenta, St. Kilda, Melbourne

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Library Media Collections

Prenelle Gallery, London, England

 

Bibliography

Akins School Culture: Designing School Culture, PBL in Action video series Region 13, Austin, TX 2012

Margaret Regan, “Forms by Females,” Tucson Weekly, Arizona, December 22, 2005.

Sandra Pianin, “The Whole World in Her Hands,” Lazy Limabean Film Magazine, Brooklyn, NY, July 25,

Dia de los Muertos, Univision Television, Tucson, AZ, 2003.

Theresa Redinger, Artgasm: Essays and Art, exhibition catalogue, 2001.

Mary Bustamante, “Inside our School” photo credit, Tucson Citizen, November 13, 2000, 6b.

Persona: Literature and Art Magazine Arizona: University of Arizona 1999.

Tucson Weekly, exhibition announcement with photograph, July 16, 1998.

Rubyfruit Journal, exhibition announcement with photograph, October, 1998 v.6:9.

Wingspan Monthly, exhibition announcement with photograph, October, 1998.

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Publications

Cuentos de la Alma, Stories of the Soul: The South Tucson Oral History Project, 2002-2004.

Mexico City: Recording My Journey, coauthor Patricia Acerbi, 2001.

 

Conference and Symposia

University of Arizona Summer Research Institute Conference, 1999, Tucson, AZ,

Academic Presentation of Research: “Alternative Etching Solutions for Printmaking.”

Texas Conference for Women in the Arts, 1995,   San Antonio, Texas

symposium: “Women Artists of Color and Culture.”

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Awards and Grants

2023 Shannon Robb Park Educator of the Year, e4youth Creative Club, Austin, TX

​2023 Superior for Self Portrait, ATPI Winter Photography Contest, Austin, TX

2005 Tucson Pima Arts Council Mini Project Grant, Tucson, AZ

2002 Educator Travel Award, Aztlán Academy, Tucson, AZ

2000 Outstanding Studio Arts Senior Award, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1999 Fine Arts Academic Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Cultural Diversity Award, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Summer Research Institute Fellow, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1996 Academic Scholarship, Ellas, Latina Organization, San Antonio, TX

1997 Scholarship, Ellas, Latina Organization, San Antonio, TX

1998 Non-resident Transfer Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Academic Scholarship, Ellas, Latina Organization, San Antonio, TX

1997 Internship Award, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC

1996 Student Fellowship, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX