EDUCATION

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, MFA, PAINTING 2003

SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, BFA, PAINTING 1997

EXHIBITIONS

LEA COUNTY MUSEUM, LOVINGTON, NM AUGUST 2016

SMALL WORKS, LULU, LA MESILLA, NM JUNE 2015

STUDIO VAN DER AA, LAS CRUCES, NM APRIL 2014

BORDER ARTISTS & FRIENDS, UNSETTLED GALLERY, LAS CRUCES, NM 2013

SWEETIE PIES, LOVINGTON, NM JANUARY 2012

AMARO WINERY, LAS CRUCES, NM OCTOBER 2011

MVS STUDIOS, LAS CRUCES, NM OCTOBER 2010

CENTER FOR THE ARTS, HOBBS, NM FALL 2009

BORDER ARTISTS & FRIENDS, UNSETTLED GALLERY, LAS CRUCES, NM 2009

CENTER FOR THE ARTS, HOBBS, NM FALL 2008

LULU, LA MESILLA, NM SEPT 2008

TOUCAN GALLERY, BILLINGS, MT APRIL  2008

LEA COUNTY MUSEUM, LOVINGTON, NM JUNE 2007

TOUCAN GALLERY, BILLINGS, MT APRIL 2007

TOUCAN GALLERY, BILLINGS, MT OCTOBER 2006

WHITE RAVEN GALLERY, LAS CRUCES, NM APRIL 2006

BLUE TEAL WINERY, MESILLA, NM FEBRUARY 2006

THE BEAN CAFÉ, MESILLA, NM DECEMBER 2005

LAUGHING AT THE SUN, MESILLA, NM AUGUST 2005

THE BEAN CAFÉ, MESILLA, NM APRIL 2005

LAUGHING AT THE SUN, MESILLA, NM FEBRUARY 2005

LAUGHING AT THE SUN, MESILLA, NM NOVEMBER 2004

MFA THESIS EXHIBITION, NMSU ART GALLERY, APRIL 2003

NMSU ART GALLERY (JUROR, B. LUCERO-SANDS, DIRECTOR, AIAI, SANTA FE, NM) 2003

NMSU ART GALLERY (JUROR, WILLIAM GILBERT, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, ALBU.) 2002

CORBETT CENTER ART GALLERY, NMSU STUDENT UNION, 2001

LAS CRUCES CITY MANAGERS COMPLEX, GRADUATE STUDENT EXHIBITION, 2001

NMSU ART GALLERY (JUROR, WILLIAM THOMPSON, CURATOR, EL PASO MOA) 2001

RUSH CAFÉ, LAS CRUCES, NM 2000-2002

AXIS MUNDI, SANTA MONICA COLLEGE, CA 1999

BORDERS BOOKSTORE CAFE, SANTA MONICA, CA 1998

MICROSOFT CORPORATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 1997

DIEGO RIVERA GALLERY, SFAI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 1997

SANTA MONICA COLLEGE GALLERY (JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION), CA 1996

SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY, CA 1995

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/SERVICE

JUROR, NMJC FOUNDATION ART SHOW, PANNELL LIBRARY, NMJC HOBBS, NM APRIL 2012

JUDGE, LEA COUNTY FAIR, FINE ARTS DIVISION 2009-2011, 2013

JUDGE, YOAKUM COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION SHOW, 2009

JUDGE, LEA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW, 2009

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CAPITOL ARTS FOUNDATION, SANTA FE, NM 2008 - 2015

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, NMJC HOBBS, NM 2007- 2014

-DRAWING I & II, PAINTING I & II, ART APPRECIATION

AWARDS

CENTER FOR THE ARTS, HOBBS, NM FIRST PLACE PAINTING, FALL SHOW 2009

AWARD OF MERIT, NMSU STUDENT SHOW, 2001 &2002

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP, NMSU, 2000 - 2003

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, 1997

MCPHERSON AWARD, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, 1997

COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP, SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, 1995-7

LOIS STOLAROFF AWARD SCHOLARSHIP, 1995

CALIFORNIA RETIRED TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP, 1995

COLLECTIONS/COMMISSIONS

LEA COUNTY MUSEUM, LOVINGTON, NM 2017

JOAN MCMAHON, LOVINGTON, NM 2017

MARCUS MINER, LAS CRUCES, NM 2016

CAMERON & VANESSA MATHISON, NEW YORK, NY 2009

ANDY HUTTO, CIBOLO, TX 2008

JUDY GROVES, LAS CRUCES, NM 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011

SHERRI CARTER, LAS CRUCES, NM 2006

RON LUCERO, ANTHONY, NM 2006

BRUCE & HEATHER HENSHAW, MESILLA, NM 2004

DR. MARTY IVEY, GALVESTON, TX 2003

CHRISTINE VILORIA, KONA, HI 2003

JOHN AND ELLEN KEELER, SANTA MONICA, CA 2001, 2004, 2017

MOLLY BALDRIDGE, BOULDER, CO 1999 & 2004

AMY ALDERMAN, WINDOW ROCK, AZ 1999

THE LUXURY COLLECTION HOTEL, HOUSTON, TX 1999

THE WILSHIRE GRAND HOTEL, LOS ANGELES, CA 1998

ROBAIRE VILORIA, LOS ANGELES, CA 1997

CATHERINE TALPEY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 1997

DEE MICHAELIS AND GREG WARE, HOLLYWOOD, CA 1996 & 1997