Curriculum Vitae

Education

Sculpture Practices I & II (2024-2025)
University of Wyoming Visual Arts Program

B.A. Philosophy (2002-2006)
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Michoacán, Mexico

Awards & Recognition

  • 2026 - Professional Development/Career Advancement Grant Recipient
  • 2026 - Creative Aging Project Grant Recipient
  • 2025 - 19th Annual DownEast Sculpture Exhibition, Greenville, NC (2nd Prize) - "A Happy Human"
  • 2024 - Fiber Arts Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1st Prize) - "Cosmic Party"
  • 2021 - Golden Needle Award Winner, "Magnificent Stitch" Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois (2nd Prize) - "Portrait 1"

Artist Residencies

  • 2025 - Kestrel Fields Studio and Art Residency, Fort Collins, Colorado

Collections & Commissions

  • 2025 - Textile Mural: "Colorful Yellowstone" (8x4 ft) - Laramie Recreation Center, Laramie, Wyoming (Public Art)
  • Numerous private collections in the United States and Mexico

Group Exhibitions

  • 2026 - Wyoming Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition, Capitol Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • 2025 - The Space In Between: Exploring Where Contrast Becomes Connection, Gorgon Gallery, Laramie, Wyoming
  • 2025 - Uncommon Threads, Sok Gallery, Laramie, Wyoming
  • 2025 - Día de los Muertos, Laramie County Library, Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • 2025 - Weaving the Fabric of Time, Art 321, Casper, Wyoming
  • 2024 - Wyoming Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition, Capitol Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • 2024 - String Theory Textile Art Exhibition, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
  • 2024 - Mindful: Art Making as Meditation, Gorgon Gallery, Laramie, Wyoming
  • 2024 - Whatever Art Shows, Creativity Center, Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • 2020 - Healing and Reflection, San Francisco School of Needlework and Design, San Francisco, California
  • 2019 - Sensation, Feeling, Texture, Gallery 263, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Two- and Three-Person Exhibitions

  • 2024 - Juntos Florecemos, Gorgon Gallery, Laramie, Wyoming