EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Roski School of Art and Design
2023-2025:
MA candidate, Curatorial Practices and the Public Sphere
MA Practicum Group Exhibition, Co-Curator: Steep, Alter, Ritual
Thesis Committee: Andy Campbell (Advisor), Amelia Jones, Nao Bustamante
California State University-Los Angeles
2020-2022:
BA, Art History
Advisor: Julian Nykolak
Capstone: Erasure & Exclusion: Trans Identity in Andy Warhol’s Ladies and Gentlemen (1975) Series
Los Angeles City College
2020:
AA, Art History & Liberal Arts Studies
AWARDS
2024: Certificate of Recognition from California State Assemblymember, Rick Chavez Zbur, recognizing me as a co-curator of the Circa: Queer Histories Festival featured exhibition, Our Patch: LGBTQ+ Life from Cradle to Grave exhibited at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, for featuring intertwined histories of LGBTQ+ community care, organizing, and movement building throughout the Greater Los Angeles region
2023-2025: Friends of Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship, University of Southern California, Roski School of Art and Design
2022: Summa Cum Laude Honors, California State University-Los Angeles
2021: Certificate of Achievement in Recognition of Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, Día de Los Muertos, Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
November 1-26, 2024: Co-Curator, Steep, Alter, Ritual, MA Group Practicum Exhibition, USC Roski Graduate Gallery, Arts District, Los Angeles, CA
October 1-31, 2024: Co-Curator, Our Patch: LGBTQ+ Life from Cradle to Grave, ONE Institute Circa Festival, Los Angeles LGBT Center Advocate & Gochis Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
MUSEUM & ARCHIVAL EXPERIENCE
2022-2023: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, CA, Visitor Experience Associate
2022: John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California State University, Los Angeles, Special Collections and Archives Assistant
2019-2020: The Broad Museum, Los Angeles, CA, Retail Associate
INTERNSHIPS
2024: Gagosian, Beverly Hills, CA, Gallery Intern (Social Abstraction; Art for a Safe and Healthy California in Partnership with Jane Fonda)
2022: Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., Katzenberger Art History Intern (Interned for Carolyn Russo, Curator of the Art Collection and Trophy Collection)
SYMPOSIA CO-ORGANIZED
2022: Art History Society at California State University-Los Angeles Art & Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles - “Códice Maya de México: Discovery and Authenticity of the Oldest Maya Codex.”
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2022: Vice President of the Art History Society, California State University, Los Angeles
2021: Secretary of the Art History Society, California State University, Los Angeles
COMMUNITY
2016, 2018: Fundraiser and Participant Walker, AIDS Walk, Los Angeles
SKILLS
Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Suite, Canvas, Drop Box, The Museum System (TMS), Digital Asset Management System (DAMS), research, writing, organization, and detail-oriented tasks. Exceptional communication, time management, and customer service skills.