EDUCATION:
Art Education Credential , California State University Long Beach, Long Beach. May 2008.
B.F.A., Drawing and Painting, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach. 2005
A.A., Art, with emphasis in Fine Art, Long Beach City College, Long Beach. 2002
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
"Operacion Si, Se Puede! 2008." Alex Haleigh Gallery, Gardena, Ca. March-April 2008.
"Learning Rights Open House," Learning Rights Law Center in Association with Alex Haleigh Gallery, Los Angeles Ca. October 2007.
"Art Practicum Show," Dutzi Gallery, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, Ca. September 2007.
"Facades," Alex Haleigh Gallery, Gardena, Ca. May-July 2007.
"Opercacion Si Se Puede! 2007," Alex Haleigh Gallery, Gardena, Ca. March-April 2007.
"Chromaniacs 2006," L.A. Art Space, Culver City, Ca. May 2006.
"B.F.A. Annual Drawing and Painting Senior Show," California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, Ca. April 2005.
"Space Lottery" Intermedia Annual Show, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, Ca. 2004.
"B.F.A Show," California State Univeristy Long Beach, Long Beach, Ca. 2004.
"The Ascension of Seven," Gallery Eleven Seven, Long Beach, Ca. 2002.
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
"Based on Experience," Werby Gallery, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, Ca. September 2007.
"National SCURR Abstract Conference," Whittier City College, Whittier Ca. 2005.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My abstract paintings are concieved of memories and detailed figments of my past which fit like puzzle pieces into my artistic path toward tomorrow. My love for the ocean and its aesthetic beauty further drive my visions. My primary medium is watercolor, which through layering and controlled brush work, allows for transparency. The use of color is significant because I choose colors that may or may not necessarily relate to seascapes in order to establish an unconventional yet engaging vision. I also incorporate chance within my work through dripping and or splattering of paint combined with drawing. My intention is to create a diversion from the inherent romanticism of the traditional seascape and introduce an ethereal and surreal vision.
