bienvenidxs - welcome!

land acknowledgment

i would like to use this platform to acknowledge the lands i have lived in or visited frequently throughout my life. these lands were already occupied by their original peoples before being subjugated first by the spanish/europeans, next by the mexican empire (applies only to southwestern united states), and finally by the american government.

• the santa clarita valley, california: occupied by the tataviam and chumash peoples
  
• el municipio de tuxpan en el sur de jalisco, méxico: occupied by the p'urhépechas
  
• the san fernando valley, california: occupied by tataviam, chumash, kizh, and tongva peoples
  
• the san joaquin valley, california: occupied by the yokuts
  
• tallahassee, florida: occupied by the mvskoke (muscogee/creek)
  
• the antelope valley, california: occupied by the tataviam and serrano peoples
  
• san diego county, california: occupied by the kumeyaay (kumiais)
  

we are, and will continue to exist, on occupied native lands.

*note: these selected images are to give you an idea of what my aesthetic looks like. not all work is included. for an in depth look at individual sculptures and installations, the ideas and inspiration behind them, please visit my tumblr blog (link down below). thank you.

¿quién soy?

about me + my work

all my life i have been inspired by landscapes and family roadtrips around both southern california and southern méxico (we moved around a bit when my siblings and i were little niñxs). i enjoy collecting stuff (that i can later use in my work) and hanging out in thrift shops, art + nature museums, outdoors in natural landscapes, coffee shops and old libraries! i love the attachments i develop with different lands, places and experiences.

currently, my work continues to revolve around ideas of nostalgia associated with a variety of locations, cultural influences, societal norms, different communities and in the landscapes these individual elements continue to expand. my perspectives continue to transform as the arrow of time pushes forward filling with it the chapters of my story.

for a couple of years now, i have been trying a shift in my work to include more found objects, reused + recycled materials, to promote sustainability + my ability to refrain from purchasing anything just for the purpose of making my art. i'm not always successful but i try.

my work has been shown nationally in places such as the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, California, at Fountain Art Fair in Miami Beach, Florida, at Birdsong Nature Center in Thomasville, Georgia, at Baltimore Clayworks in Baltimore, Maryland, in La Plaza de la Raza in Los Angeles, California, and at Cocina de Humo Gallery in the state of Puebla, México.

educación y experiencia profesional

experience & education

experience

california department of food and agriculture, citrus pest and disease prevention division, ​pest prevention assistant I (PPAI), san diego, california, mid 2022-present.

city of lancaster, lancaster museum of art + history, maintenance and install, art program ​leader, lancaster, california, mid 2021- mid 2022.

**pandemic gap, 2020 to mid 2021**

xiem clay center, studio assistant/sales associate/instructor/studio technician/studio ​manager, pasadena, california, early 2016 to early 2020.

glendale community college, department of art, ceramics studio lab technician, fall 2015 ​to winter 2016.

education

MFA, florida state university, tallahassee, florida, 2015.

MA, california state university, northridge, 2011.

BA, california state university, northridge, 2009.

otras cositas:

projects + opportunities

selected group exhibitions

la flecha del tiempo (the arrow of time), 2023, wayfinding: clay biennial group ​exhibition, Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA, May 28th to Sept. 10th.

entre sombras y relámpagos, 2019, Xiem Instructors of 2019: Xiem-ply the ​BEST!, Xiem Gallery, Pasadena, CA, Nov. 15th to Nov. 30th.

porque tu vida ha vivido en mi, 2018, The Embodiment of Inclusivity: An ​Exhibition, Xiem Gallery, Pasadena, CA, Sept. 1st to Oct. 20th.

no ixtelolo tlapahti (mi ojo curandero), 2017, Rasquache Residency Exhibition, ​Cocina de Humo Gallery, San Francisco Coapa, Cholula, Puebla, México, July 7th.

chíngale, 2017, People of Color, People of Clay Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, ​Baltimore, MD, May 6th to July 1st.

brotes de cuentos, 2015, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida ​State University, Tallahassee, FL, April 10th to May 1st..

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