Education:

2023-Present: MFA in Painting, Laguna College of Art+Design, Laguna Beach, CA

2011-2015: BFA in Illustration - Design with Distinction, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2024: More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA

2024: Big Canyon Art Exhibition, Big Canyon Country Club, Newport Beach, CA

2023: Emerging Masters 2023, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2019: Post-it Show 15, Giant Robot Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2018: My Dream of the American Dream, Curated by Sicong Sui, Leimin Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2018: Post-it Show 14, Giant Robot Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2017: Post-it Show 13, Giant Robot Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2016: Post-it Show 12, Giant Robot Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2015: Post-it Show 11, Giant Robot Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Recognitions:

2024: Featured Artist with Voyage’s Bold Journey Series

2024: Chosen Artist as a part of The Archive for American Illustration 43

2024: Awarded 2nd Place for the Pacific Art Club Foundation Scholarship

2024: Illustration Annual 65, May/June Issue of Communication Arts

2021: Chosen Artist as a part of The Archive for American Illustration 40

2020: CNPA’s 2019 California Journalism Awards Print Contest, 2nd place in Photo Illustration category

2019: Chosen Artist as a part of The Archive for American Illustration 38

2018: Featured Artist with VoyageLA, Thought-Provoker’s Series

2015: ArtCenter College of Design Student Gallery, Op-Ed Wall Illustrations

2011-2015: ArtCenter College of Design Provost’s List

Employment:

2020-Present: Adjunct Instructor for the Illustration department, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA

Courses: Composition & Drawing, Illustrative Storytelling

2015-Present: Freelance Artist

Clients: Los Angeles Times, Dallas Observer

2016-2021: Figure and Painting Workshop Instructor, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA

2018-2020: Art Instructor, US Arts for All, Arcadia, CA

2019: Art Instructor, DeCore Art & Design Academy, Pasadena, CA

Additional Experience:

2019: Live Painting Artist, Brushstrokes: Beyond the Gallery, The Huntington, San Marino, CA