EDUCATION
M.F.A., University of Texas at Austin, Studio Art in Sculpture
B.F.A. at the University of Texas at El Paso, Painting and Sculpture with a Certification in Curatorial Studies
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Voces De Las Perdidas; Mexic Arte Museum; Austin, TX
2008
Union Gallery Solo Exhibition; El Paso, TX
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
Under the Moon Tower; David Shelton Gallery; Houston, TX
Bellevue Arts Museum; Bellevue, WA; traveling exhibition-ISC Outstanding Student Achievement Awards
Something Lost; N Space Gallery; Austin, TX
People’s Gallery Exhibition; Austin City Hall; Austin, TX
2012
America’s Finest; McNay Art Museum; San Antonio, TX
International Sculpture Center; Hamilton, NJ
A Nation Of Fear Exhibition; Visual Arts Center; University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX
2011
Voces De Las Perdidas; National Museum of Mexican Art; Chicago, IL
2010
Pop Your Trunk Art Exhibition; San Antonio, TX
Neighborhood Watch Art Exhibition; Austin, TX
Nueva Generacion III Art Exhibition; San Antonio, TX
Laura Carrillio Art Exhibition; El Paso, TX
Ripe Art Exhibition; El Paso, TX
2007
Union Fashion Art Exhibit; El Paso, TX
Sonic Boom; Silo Art Exhibition; El Paso, TX
2005
Museum of Pocket Art Exhibition at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Gallery; El Paso, TX
Union Gallery Exhibition; El Paso, TX
Junction Exhibition; El Paso, TX
2004
Dedo Art Exhibition; El Paso, TX
PRIVATE COLLECTION
Voces De LasPerdidas Installation; MexicArte Museum; Austin, TX
CRITIQUES AND LECTURES
2013
Guest Lector for Violence in contemporary Mexican Culture; University of Texas at Austin
Guest Lector for Human Rights Activism and Feminicidios; University of Texas at Austin
Guest speaker at the Rapport Center for Human Right’s and Arts Working Group; University of Texas at Austin
2012
Guest Speaker; University of Texas at Austin
Guest Speaker; San Antonio College; San Antonio, TX
2010
Guest Speaker at Latino Art Now; Los Angeles, CA
2006
Guest Speaker at Eldorado High School; El Paso, TX
2003 – 2008
Art Critic at Franklin High School; El Paso, TX
REVIEWS
2013
Artwork featured at the Impunity and Human Rights Conference; Austin, TX
Featured in Sculpture Magazine with sculpture Installation
2012
Featured in TheRanger.org as guest lector at the San Antonio College
Featured in the University of Texas School of Fine Arts Alumni Newsletter for Exhibition and award at the International Sculpture Center
Featured in the Daily Texan Newspaper for Exhibition A Nation of Fear
Featured in Sculpture Magazine for selected works and honoring me as Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculptur
2011
Artwork advertised in Austin Chronicle for Voces De Las Perdidas Mexic-Arte Museum for Solo Exhibtion
2010
Featured on the cover of Downtown Niche Magazine for sculptural work
2009
Artwork advertised in The El Paso Time newspaper for painting Vikki Carr
2008
Interviewed and featured in The Prospector newspaper 2008
RESIDENCIES
2011
Serie Print Project; Austin, TX
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013
Roy Crane Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in the Visual Arts
2012
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture at the International Sculpture Center 2012
Junco Research Grant
Alcocer Scholarship
2006
Best Sculpture for Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition at Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
Guest Artist Workshop with Isabelle Gonzalez
2004
Best Painting for Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 – present
Assistant Instructor; 3D Design, the University of Texas at Austin; 2012-Present
2012
Teaching Assistant; University of Texas; Learning Tuscany Program; Tuscany, Italy
2011 – 2012
Teaching Assistant; Faculty and Media; University of Texas at Austin
