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: The MFA’s of LA, curated by Leslie Fram, Good Mother Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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