Photo: William Camargo, MFA

Education

2007 | BA Art History | UCLA

2005 | AA Arts & Human Expression | Rio Hondo College

Training

Art Market Dynamics, Arts Marketing & Communications, Computer Graphics, Anatomy of an Arts Event, Collections Management, Desktop Publishing, Intro to Digital Imaging, Legal Foundations of the Arts, Principals and Practices of Fundraising, Graphic Design

Conexión CDMX, Photo by Mara Garcia

Experience

2022 | Exhibition Manager for an exhibition at Spring/Break Art Show Los Angeles

2020 - Present | Director & Curator at Driveway Presents

2019 - Present | Campaign Manager for DeWayne Sheaffer, CTA Board of Directors, District Q

2018 - Present | Gallery Assistant at Charlie James Gallery

2018 - Present | Social Strategist at CuratorLove

2018 - 2020 | Visitor Services Associate at The Broad

2017 - Present | Campaign Manager for Julius B. Thomas, NEA Director, District 15

2013 - 2015 | Co-Founder & Graphic Designer 562Creatives

2013 - 2014 | Event Specialist at Advantage Sales & Marketing

2012 - 2013 | Studio Manager at Martin Durazo

2012 - 2013 | Intern at Patrick Painter Inc.

Curated Exhibitions

2020 | Maiden LA: I Will Plant My Hands In The Garden: Katayoun Bahrami, Driveway, Whittier, CA.

2020 | Conexion, Los Angeles, CA./CDMX, Mexico.

2020 | Easy to Transport, QiPO Fair, CDMX, Mexico.

2019 | Cuentista, SUR:biennial at Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, CA.

2018 | FORUM 1, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA.

2018 | KAN, Durden + Ray, Los Angeles, CA.

2017 | Postura, SUR:biennial at Whittier Historical Society & Museum, Whittier, CA.

2017 | Yoshio C. Nakamura, 562Creatives, Whittier, CA.

2017 | Quake City ‘87, Whittier Historical Society & Museum, Whittier, CA

2017 | Whittier Through A Child’s Eye, Whittier Historical Society & Museum, Whittier, CA.

I Will Plant My Hands In The Garden, Photo by Aileen Lim

Supported Projects

2022 | Future Ph.D by Brisa Marie

2021 | LEVYdance, End of the Year Campaign

2020 | Artfields

2018 | Robert Soffian: Perfectly Impossible, Castelli Art Space, Los Angeles, CA

2018 | CALAFIA: Manifesting the Terrestrial Paradise, MexiCali Biennial, LACE, Los Angeles, CA.

2015 | SUR: Biennial, Rio Hondo College Art Gallery

2013 | The W Art Exhibit, Parnell Park

2013 | SUR:biennial, Rio Hondo College Art Gallery

2013 | MexiCali Biennial, Vincent Price Museum

2013 | Student Art Show, Rio Hondo College Art Gallery

2013 | Martin Durazo: Points of Entry, Luis de Jesús Gallery

2012 | Charlotta Westergren: SERE:Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape, Patrick Painter, Inc.

2011 | SUR:biennial, Rio Hondo College Art Gallery

Leadership & Volunteer

2020 - Present | Director of Communications at Art Historians of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2011 - Present | Curator/Social Media/Development at SUR:biennial, Los Angeles, CA

2012 - Present | Beauty Buddy at Beauty Bus Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

2018 - 2019 | Social Media Manager at MexiCali Biennial, Los Angeles, CA

2017 - 2018 | Ambassador at Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce, Whittier, CA

2015 - 2018 | Board Member at Whittier Historical Society & Museum, Whittier, CA

2014 - 2015 | Committee Member at 38th Congressional District High School Art Competition, Cerritos, CA.

2013 - 2015 | Communications & Exhibition Chair at Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts, La Habra, CA

2013 - 2015 | Board Member at Whittier Cultural Arts Foundation, Whittier, CA

2012 - 2013 | Assistant to the Director at MexiCali Biennial, Los Angeles, CA

2011 - 2012 | Arts Consultant at LINC Housing, Long Beach, CA

1996 - 2003 | Volunteer at Whittier Public Library, Whittier, CA

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