BORN —  Los Angeles, CA

BA, STUDIO ART — UC Santa Barbara

MFA, STUDIO ART — UC Irvine

TEACHING CREDENTIAL — UC Irvine

ARTISTS-IN-THE-SCHOOLS — Santa Ana Unified School District (29 years)

SPECIAL STUDIO — Intensive program for SAUSD elementary students (25 years)

MAJOR ART/MINOR ARTISTS — Exhibit with work by SPECIAL STUDIO students at Orange County Museum of Art, CSUF Grand Central Arts Center, Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University, Orange County Community College

ART TEACHER — Godinez Fundamental High School (SAUSD), Drawing and Painting, AP Studio Art (14 years, retired June 2021)

ART CLASSES — Classes for children and adults, Orange County Museum of Art, Laguna Art Museum, Bowers Museum, Irvine Fine Arts Center. 

COMMUNITY TEACHING — Pacific Symphony Orchestra’s artsXpress program at UC Irvine. Summer Art classes at Anneliese’s School, Laguna Beach

GALLERY CURATOR — Irvine Fine Arts Center (3 years)

SURVEY OF PAINTING IN ORANGE COUNTY — Irvine Fine Arts Center, curated in conjunction with county-wide exhibitions at the time of the 1984 Olympics

DRAWING AND WATERCOLOR CLASSES — Saddleback College (20 years)

SELECTED EXHIBITS

UCI Art Gallery, Bowers Museum, Laguna Art Museum, Visual Arts Gallery at Cal State Fullerton, Fine Arts Gallery at Saddleback College, Fine Arts Gallery at Claremont College, L.A.C.E. (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), Santa Barbara City College, Women’s Center at UCSB, Santa Barbara Natural History Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana College Santora Gallery

SHIFT IN FOCUS (SOLO SHOW, 2022)

Street Space Gallery, Santa Ana. Exhibit, 200 works (drawings, paintings, tapestries, stuffies, felties)

ONGOING WORK

Work continues with a variety of media, exploring symbolic narrative tales. Since the 2022 exhibit, I’ve added basketry, sometimes combined with tapestry. I’ve been upcycling various clothing items (socks, leggings, bras, and shirts) into experimental fiber hoop works, often using  materials from my Artist Residency at The Art Resource Center (Tempe, Arizona) and Japan.

ARTIST RESIDENCY

The Art Resource Center, Tempe, Arizona, 2023