Born
Tampico, Mexico
Education
- 2006 M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
- 2004 B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
- 2001 Alliance FranÁaise II Diplome, »cole Brillantmont, Laussane, Switzerland
Professional Experience
- 08/11 Art Professor, San Francisco Art Institute
- 2009 Art Professor, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Ca
- 2008 Art Professor, University of San Francisco, Ca
- 07/08 Art Professor, St Mary’s College, Moraga, Ca
- 2007 Art Teacher, Out of Site, San Francisco, Ca
- 2007 Artist in Residence and Teacher, Richmond Art Center Public Project, Richmond, Ca
- 06/08 Art Teacher, Cooperative Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa, Juarez, Mexico
- 2006 Artist in Residence and Teacher, Fondation Sant D’A Jakmel, Jakmel, Haiti
- 05/06 Bilingual Tour Guide , Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF, Ca
- 05/07 Translator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts , SF, Ca
Awards and Acknowledgments
- Goldies Award, Visual Artist of the Year 2011, San Francisco Bay Area Guardian
- 2011 Creative Work Fund, Assisting Artist, San Francisco, Ca
- 2009 Creative Work Fund, Lead Artist, San Francisco, Ca
- Greatmore Studios Residency, Capetown, South Africa
- 2007 NALAC Fund for the Arts, National Association of Latino Art and Culture, San Antonio, Tx
- Tournesol Award Recipient 2007-2008, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
- SF Arts Commission Cultural Equity,†Individual Artist Grant, San Francisco, CA
- 2006 Neighborhood Public Art Grant Project, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
- Fondation D’Art Jakmel Residency, Jakmel, Haiti
- Mujeres de Juarez Residency, LEF Foundation Grant, Juarez, Mexico
- 3rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, 2nd Place Award, Novato, CA
- Headlands Residency Nominee, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
- 2005 My Country Left or Right, Merit Award, Horton Gallery, Delta College, Stockton, CA
- Murphy and Cadogan Fellowship, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA
- 2004 Jack and Gertrude Murphy Fellowship in the Fine Arts, San Francisco Foundation, CA
- 2001 Merit Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Publications
- 2011 Goldie Award Winner
- RTVE.ES
- Obvious Magazine
- Heidi Isern
- ElleDecor
- Artension
- Barcode Magazine
- Art Practical
- The Huffington Post
- Mission Local Art on Valencia St
- Levis Co
- Stark Silver Creek
- Art Ltd.
- My Modern Met
- Manifest
- International Contemporary Artists
- “Chicanitas” Cheech Marin’s Collection Publishing 2010
- “Sculpture” Magazine December 2009
- “Images of America, San Francisco’s Mission District”, Bernadette C Hooper, Arcadia Pub. 2006
- “New American Paintings 2007” Open Studios Press. Bo, Mass.
- Artweek, 2007 / 2008
Forthcoming Exhibitions
- Centro Nacional de las Artes , Mexico DF
- San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, Ca
- Manifest Painting, 1st Edition, Manifest Press
- Sonoma Film Festival, Sonoma, Ca
- PhotoEspaña, Madrid, EU
2011
- Numina, Mexican Consulate in San Francisco, Ca
- Chicanitas, Snite Museum, Notre Dame University, Indiana
- Extensions, Commissioned Site Specific Installation by Notre Dame University, Indiana
- SEIU, Exhibition of Art and Activism, LA, Ca
- Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, Ca
- ELLE DÉCOR, New York, NY
- Chico and Chang, Intersection for the Arts , San Francisco, Ca
- ArtPadSF, San Francisco International Art Fair, SF, Ca
- The Body Politics, Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF, CA
- Mesa Contemporary Arts, Chicanitas (size doesn’t matter) Cheech Marin’s Collection, Phoenix, Arizona
- La Llorona, Galeria de la Raza, Creative Work Fund Exhibition, SF, Ca
- Bienal de Tijuana, Centro Cultural Museo de Tijuana, Tijuana, Baja California
2010
- Oakland Contemporary Museum of Art , Oakland Ca
- 40th Anniversary Show, Galeria de la Raza, SF,Ca
- The Passport Project, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, SF, Ca
- Off the Record, Edge Zones Art Center, Miami, Florida
- Levis Co Workshop, SF, Ca
- Mission Icons, Artillery Gallery, SF,Ca
- Museo de Artistas Mexicanas, Mexico DF, Mexico
- 2009 Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
- African Time, Cape Town, South Africa
- Miami Bassel, Miami
- Lipstick, Praxis International Gallery, NY
- Rastros y Cronicas, Chicago National Mexican Museum, Chicago, Ill
2008
- Valoarte 08, Galeria Nacional Museo San Jose, Costa Rica
- Tournesol Retrospective, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, Ca
- Ecdisis, San Francisco Arts Commission Equity Grant, Galeria de la Raza, SF
- Equilateral, Electric Works, San Francisco, Ca
- Tournesol Exhibition, Luggage Store, San Francisco, Ca
- Bay Area Now 5, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Ca
- KN Gallery, Chicago, Il
- Chicago’s National Mexican Museum, Chicago, Il
2007
- Mexican Consulate, San Francisco, Ca
- Conduits of Labor, Queens N’Nails Annex, San Francisco, Ca
- Brooklyn Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- Trabajo Mexicano, Sun Valley Arts Center, Sun Valley
- Art Basel Miami Beach, New American Paintings, Miami, Florida
- NADA, New American Paintings, Miami, Florida
- Aqua, New American Paintings, Miami, Florida
- Pulse Miami, New American Paintings, Miami, Florida
- no distance is more awesome, Galeria de la Raza, SF, Ca
- Richmond Art Center, Richmond, Ca
- The Office, Los Angeles, Ca
- Pressing Matters, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006
- Nan Mitan-an, Fondation d’Art Jacmel, Haiti
- Los Ninos Unidos Jamas seran Vencidos, Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa, Juarez, Mexico
- Cream from the Top, Juried Exhibition, Art Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA
- 2nd City Council Gallery Juried Show, Long Beach, CA
- 2006 (RE)Generation, Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA
2005
- My Country Right or Left, Juried Show, Horton Gallery, Delta College Stockton, CA
- Murphy and Cadogan Exhibition, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Bull’s Eye, San Francisco Art Institute in collaboration with Helsinki Academy of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
- 2004 Tijuana, the Third Nation, Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico