Education
2011-2013
Laguna College of Art and Design, Masters of Fine Arts, Figurative Painting
2003-2004
California State University Dominguez Hills, Clear and Professional CLAD Teacher Credential in Art and Math
1997-2001
University of California at Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts, Art Practice
Solo Exhibitions
2016
Persona Non Grata, Gallery Azul, San Pedro, CA
2015
Painting Chicano, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
2014
Collections, El Camino College Library Art Gallery, Torrance, CA
21st Century Society, L.A. Weekly Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Identification and Classification: The Journey of a Chicano Artist, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Arena One Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010
Reflections on Pop Culture, Phantom Galleries, Long Beach, CA
Group Exhibitions
2023
Contemplating Boundaries, Launch LA-Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
New Works: Mid-City Tour, Artist Coop Gallery, Long Beach, CA
We Are… Metro Art Rider Portrait Series, Metro Art Bus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Pertenencia: Belongings, New Media Gallery at Ventura College, Ventura, CA
2022
2nd Annual Holiday Art Exhibition, Artist Coop Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Here and Now, Artist Coop Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Studio #2, Long Beach Open Studio Tour, Long Beach, CA
We Are… Portraits of Metro Riders by Local Artists, Passageway Art Gallery at Union Station, Los Angeles, CA
2021
1st Annual Holiday Art Exhibition, Artist Coop Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Art a la Carte: VPAM Auction Fundraiser, Vincent Price Art Museum, Monterey Park, CA
Dia de los Muertos, Plaza de la Raza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Pandemic
2019
More People Than You Know, Digital Exhibition on Metro Blue Line Kiosks, Los Angeles, CA
California Latinos For Bernie Coalition Exhibit, Sevilla Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Art for Art’s Sake, Expo Arts Center, North Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Art Across Borders- A Migrating Exhibit, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
Studio #2, Long Beach Open Studio Tour, Long Beach, CA
Between the Divide: Professional Artist Fellowship Exhibition, Billie Jean King Library Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Black, Brown and Beige, Self Help Graphics & Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018
LA Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Connect The Triangles, C.A.C.t.T.U.S. Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Generation- 2018 UC Berkeley Art Alumni Exhibition, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
STRUCTURE and STRUGGLE, C.A.C.t.T.U.S. Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Sanctuary, South Pasadena Public Library Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
Lucha Urbana, Gallery Azul, San Pedro, CA
Sanctuary ll, dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA
Perfect 10 Group Art Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, CA
Sanctuary lll, Friends of the Fallbrook Library Gallery, Fallbrook, CA
2017
La Cortina de Nopales, Basement Projects, Santa Ana, CA
Dia de los Muertos, Public Gallery, Long Beach, CA
18 x 18 Interpretations of a Table, Made by Millworks Gallery, Long Beach, CA
The 5th Annual Coaster Show, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
El Color Y El Dolor: A Frida Inspired Exhibition, Galleria Puerto Alegre, San Francisco, CA
E Pluribus Unum, Studios on the Park Gallery, Paso Robles, CA Featured Artist
Art as Resistance: Paintings in Protest to a Trump Presidency, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA Curator
La Bulla, Plaza de la Raza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Los Four Meets Los 40 Select, Gregorio Escalante Gallery, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Los Four Meets Los 40, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, CA
2016
6th Chicano Biennial, MACLA Gallery, San Jose, CA
Political Paintings, Pasadena Democratic Headquarters, Pasadena, CA
This Used to Be Mexico, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
Social Justice: It Happens to One, It Happens to All, St. Mary’s College Museum of Art, Moraga, CA
Art of the Cape, Unexpected Gallery, Phoenix, Az
Saints, Sinners and Los Angeles, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
La Bulla, Plaza de la Raza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Laluzapalooza, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
8 x 8 Silent Art Auction, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
L Festival Art Expo, OC Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA
Dia de los Muertos, Gallery H, Hawthorne, CA
Hijos de Pachamama, Gallery Alegre, San Francisco, CA
10th Anniversary Show, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
La Bulla, Plaza de la Raza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Voces/Voices of the People, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
2014
WE Show, WE Labs, Long Beach, CA
8 x 8 Silent Art Auction, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
Crossing Borders: Stories of Migration, CSUDH Art Gallery, Carson, CA Curator
The Bridge Between Us, 11:11 A Creative Collective Gallery, Tarzana, CA Curator: L. Croskey
Open Call 2014, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Masquerade Show, KGB Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition, El Camino College Library Art Gallery, Torrance, CA
POTFM Exhibition, USC Hillel Center Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MFA Graduating Class Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
LCAD MFA '13, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Realist Painting in the 21st Century, Mike Allen Gallery, Venice CA Curator
2012
Holiday Show, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
7th Annual Dia de los Muertos Exhibit, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Realist Perspective, Gallery 533, Los Angeles, CA Curator
The Portrait Show, Art Exchange Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Road to ComicCon, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LCAD Continuing MFA Show, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Face to Face: Five Portraits of Identity, Exhibit [A] Gallery, Long Beach, CA
LCAD MFA '12, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
4th Chicano Biennial, MACLA Gallery, San Jose, CA
2011
PolitiPop Suryp, Toranoko Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
California Open, Tag Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Passages: Immigration Strategies, Mt. San Antonio College Art Gallery, Walnut, CA
Deep, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA Curator: Grace Kook-Anderson
MFA Student and Faculty Show, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2010
Hybridity: American Unity, The Latino Museum, Los Angeles, CA
San Pedro 1st Thursday Art Walk, PASTEE Co. Art Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2009
Member's Exhibition, Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
A Night of Music and Art, Music Junkies Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008
4th Annual Call for Entries, Centre for the Arts, Pico Rivera, CA
Emergence, My Butterfly Art Events, Long Beach, CA Curator: Gregorio Luke
Member's Exhibition, Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2007
This is Long Beach, 2nd City Council Gallery, Long Beach, CA
3rd Annual Call for Entries, Centre for the Arts, Pico Rivera, CA
2001
Senior Art Show, Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA
More than Meets the Eye, Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Awards
2019
Professional Artist Fellowship, Arts Council for Long Beach
2017
LAUSD’s Hero in Education Award, HArts Academy of Los Angeles
2013-2014
Teacher of the Month, West Adams Preparatory High School
2010-2012
LCAD President's Award
2009
Outstanding Educator in Visual Arts, Wilmington Coordinating Council
2005-2008
APLE Award
1999-2001
ArtsBridge Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, CA
1996
Honorable Mention in Visual Arts, Reflections Contest
Collections
2021
Private Collections, Long Beach and San Marino, CA
2019
Private Collections, Long Beach and San Marino, CA
2017
Private Collections, Long Beach and Los Angeles, CA
2016
Private Collections, Long Beach, Los Angeles and San Jose, CA
2015
Private Collections, Palm Springs and Los Angeles, CA
2013
Private Collections, Long Beach, CA
2012
Private Collections, San Jose and Los Angeles, CA
2010
The Latino Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Bibliography
Menendez, Didi, Poets and Artists #57, Goss183 Publishing Group, September 2014, p. 44-47
Potucek, Rachel, North Long Beach Anthology, Lulu Press, October 2009, p. 63
2011-2013
Laguna College of Art and Design, Masters of Fine Arts, Figurative Painting
2003-2004
California State University Dominguez Hills, Clear and Professional CLAD Teacher Credential in Art and Math
1997-2001
University of California at Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts, Art Practice
Solo Exhibitions
2016
Persona Non Grata, Gallery Azul, San Pedro, CA
2015
Painting Chicano, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
2014
Collections, El Camino College Library Art Gallery, Torrance, CA
21st Century Society, L.A. Weekly Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Identification and Classification: The Journey of a Chicano Artist, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Arena One Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010
Reflections on Pop Culture, Phantom Galleries, Long Beach, CA
Group Exhibitions
2023
Contemplating Boundaries, Launch LA-Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
New Works: Mid-City Tour, Artist Coop Gallery, Long Beach, CA
We Are… Metro Art Rider Portrait Series, Metro Art Bus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Pertenencia: Belongings, New Media Gallery at Ventura College, Ventura, CA
2022
2nd Annual Holiday Art Exhibition, Artist Coop Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Here and Now, Artist Coop Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Studio #2, Long Beach Open Studio Tour, Long Beach, CA
We Are… Portraits of Metro Riders by Local Artists, Passageway Art Gallery at Union Station, Los Angeles, CA
2021
1st Annual Holiday Art Exhibition, Artist Coop Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Art a la Carte: VPAM Auction Fundraiser, Vincent Price Art Museum, Monterey Park, CA
Dia de los Muertos, Plaza de la Raza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Pandemic
2019
More People Than You Know, Digital Exhibition on Metro Blue Line Kiosks, Los Angeles, CA
California Latinos For Bernie Coalition Exhibit, Sevilla Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Art for Art’s Sake, Expo Arts Center, North Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Art Across Borders- A Migrating Exhibit, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
Studio #2, Long Beach Open Studio Tour, Long Beach, CA
Between the Divide: Professional Artist Fellowship Exhibition, Billie Jean King Library Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Black, Brown and Beige, Self Help Graphics & Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018
LA Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Connect The Triangles, C.A.C.t.T.U.S. Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Generation- 2018 UC Berkeley Art Alumni Exhibition, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
STRUCTURE and STRUGGLE, C.A.C.t.T.U.S. Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Sanctuary, South Pasadena Public Library Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
Lucha Urbana, Gallery Azul, San Pedro, CA
Sanctuary ll, dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA
Perfect 10 Group Art Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, CA
Sanctuary lll, Friends of the Fallbrook Library Gallery, Fallbrook, CA
2017
La Cortina de Nopales, Basement Projects, Santa Ana, CA
Dia de los Muertos, Public Gallery, Long Beach, CA
18 x 18 Interpretations of a Table, Made by Millworks Gallery, Long Beach, CA
The 5th Annual Coaster Show, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
El Color Y El Dolor: A Frida Inspired Exhibition, Galleria Puerto Alegre, San Francisco, CA
E Pluribus Unum, Studios on the Park Gallery, Paso Robles, CA Featured Artist
Art as Resistance: Paintings in Protest to a Trump Presidency, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA Curator
La Bulla, Plaza de la Raza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Los Four Meets Los 40 Select, Gregorio Escalante Gallery, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Los Four Meets Los 40, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, CA
2016
6th Chicano Biennial, MACLA Gallery, San Jose, CA
Political Paintings, Pasadena Democratic Headquarters, Pasadena, CA
This Used to Be Mexico, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
Social Justice: It Happens to One, It Happens to All, St. Mary’s College Museum of Art, Moraga, CA
Art of the Cape, Unexpected Gallery, Phoenix, Az
Saints, Sinners and Los Angeles, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
La Bulla, Plaza de la Raza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Laluzapalooza, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
8 x 8 Silent Art Auction, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
L Festival Art Expo, OC Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA
Dia de los Muertos, Gallery H, Hawthorne, CA
Hijos de Pachamama, Gallery Alegre, San Francisco, CA
10th Anniversary Show, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
La Bulla, Plaza de la Raza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Voces/Voices of the People, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
2014
WE Show, WE Labs, Long Beach, CA
8 x 8 Silent Art Auction, Avenue 50 Studios, Highland Park, CA
Crossing Borders: Stories of Migration, CSUDH Art Gallery, Carson, CA Curator
The Bridge Between Us, 11:11 A Creative Collective Gallery, Tarzana, CA Curator: L. Croskey
Open Call 2014, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Masquerade Show, KGB Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition, El Camino College Library Art Gallery, Torrance, CA
POTFM Exhibition, USC Hillel Center Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MFA Graduating Class Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
LCAD MFA '13, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Realist Painting in the 21st Century, Mike Allen Gallery, Venice CA Curator
2012
Holiday Show, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
7th Annual Dia de los Muertos Exhibit, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Realist Perspective, Gallery 533, Los Angeles, CA Curator
The Portrait Show, Art Exchange Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Road to ComicCon, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LCAD Continuing MFA Show, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Face to Face: Five Portraits of Identity, Exhibit [A] Gallery, Long Beach, CA
LCAD MFA '12, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
4th Chicano Biennial, MACLA Gallery, San Jose, CA
2011
PolitiPop Suryp, Toranoko Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
California Open, Tag Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Passages: Immigration Strategies, Mt. San Antonio College Art Gallery, Walnut, CA
Deep, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA Curator: Grace Kook-Anderson
MFA Student and Faculty Show, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2010
Hybridity: American Unity, The Latino Museum, Los Angeles, CA
San Pedro 1st Thursday Art Walk, PASTEE Co. Art Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2009
Member's Exhibition, Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
A Night of Music and Art, Music Junkies Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008
4th Annual Call for Entries, Centre for the Arts, Pico Rivera, CA
Emergence, My Butterfly Art Events, Long Beach, CA Curator: Gregorio Luke
Member's Exhibition, Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2007
This is Long Beach, 2nd City Council Gallery, Long Beach, CA
3rd Annual Call for Entries, Centre for the Arts, Pico Rivera, CA
2001
Senior Art Show, Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA
More than Meets the Eye, Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Awards
2019
Professional Artist Fellowship, Arts Council for Long Beach
2017
LAUSD’s Hero in Education Award, HArts Academy of Los Angeles
2013-2014
Teacher of the Month, West Adams Preparatory High School
2010-2012
LCAD President's Award
2009
Outstanding Educator in Visual Arts, Wilmington Coordinating Council
2005-2008
APLE Award
1999-2001
ArtsBridge Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, CA
1996
Honorable Mention in Visual Arts, Reflections Contest
Collections
2021
Private Collections, Long Beach and San Marino, CA
2019
Private Collections, Long Beach and San Marino, CA
2017
Private Collections, Long Beach and Los Angeles, CA
2016
Private Collections, Long Beach, Los Angeles and San Jose, CA
2015
Private Collections, Palm Springs and Los Angeles, CA
2013
Private Collections, Long Beach, CA
2012
Private Collections, San Jose and Los Angeles, CA
2010
The Latino Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Bibliography
Menendez, Didi, Poets and Artists #57, Goss183 Publishing Group, September 2014, p. 44-47
Potucek, Rachel, North Long Beach Anthology, Lulu Press, October 2009, p. 63