EDUCATION

2019
Painting and Drawing BFA  /  California College of the Arts  /  San Francisco, CA



SOLO  EXHIBITIONS

2019

secret library  /  Hubbell Street Galleries /  San Francisco, CA



GROUP  EXHIBITIONS

2020
Black & White Exhibition  /  2nd Place  /  Auburn Art Gallery  /  Los Angeles, CA

2020
Photo Shoot: 2020  /  Black Box Gallery  /  Portland, OR

2020
107th Juried Exhibition  / Allied Artists of America  /  Associate 2020 Online Show  

2020
Isolated. Living Yourself International Exhibition  /  Loosen Art  /  Millipiani Rome  /  Rome, Italy

2019
All-College Honors & Scholarship Awards Exhibition  /  Oliver Art Center  /  Oakland, CA

2019
EMBODIMENT  /  CCA Hubbell St. Galleries  /  San Francisco, CA

2019
The Future is Female.  /  Students & Painters in Solidarity  /  CCA Nave  /  San Francisco, CA

2018
MFA Curated Fine Arts Group Show  /  CCA Nave  /  San Francisco, CA

2017
Spring Junior Review  /  Oliver Art Center  /  Oakland, CA

2013
Congressional Arts Competition Juried Exhibition  /  Cannon Tunnel  /  Washington, DC 



CURATION

2019
EMBODIMENT Group Show  /  CCA Hubbell St. Galleries  /  San Francisco, CA



AWARDS / HONORS

2019
All College Honors Mikae Hara Scholarship for Painting and Printmaking

2013
Congressional Arts Competition, Rep. Congresswoman Jackie Speier  /  D-CA 14th District

2013
Award for Outstanding Work in Design  /  CCA
Pre-College Scholarship



BIBLIOGRAPHY

2020

”Session 039”  /  NÜFLY Magazine  /  October 24, 2020  /  Livestream Interview

2020

“Color and Culture,” F.O.A.M. Zine  /  Chris Marin  /  December 2018  /  Page 8

2018
“Questions of Identity III.”  /  Mariella Poli  /  Questions of Identity  /  December 2018  /  Pages 33-38

2018
“Beauty Undone”  /  Elegant
Magazine /  June 2018 Issue  / 
Photography Assistant

2017
“Powerhouse Female Artists”  /  Davis Women in Business

2012
“Congressional Arts Competition”  Peninsula Arts Council



PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE

2019
Gallery Intern  /  Part 2 Gallery  /  Oakland, CA

2015 – 2017
Graphic Designer, Photographer  /  University of California, Davis  /  Davis, CA



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