About

I grew up in the southwestern city of El Paso, Texas. From early childhood, I was drawn to art making and creative expression. It was in my senior year at Colorado State University that I first began experimenting with abstraction in nature and a more free form, subjective style of painting. In 2000, I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Painting. In 2005, I received my Arizona Teaching Certificate.

In the last fourteen years, I have exhibited my artwork in Colorado, Texas, Arizona, and Illinois. For two years I served as the Artist in Residence in Painting & Drawing for the City of Phoenix, Arizona. I went on to instruct K-8 students throughout Arizona in the visual arts.

In 2013, I received my Masters in Art Education from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For my Thesis, I investigated how museums utilize mobile technology in adolescent education. I recently started a web design business which incorporates commissioned artwork.