CURRICULUM VITAE
Installation and performance artist exploring my Hispanic heritage and Catholic rituals seeking to bring experiences to unexpected places.
EDUCATION
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas — Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Art
Emphasis: Microbiology, Immunology; Graphic Design, Drawing
AUGUST 1992 TO MAY 1998
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY — Master of Fine Art
Emphasis: Design & Technology, Higher Education, Installation, Audio
AUGUST 2000 TO MAY 2002
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
501c3 Design, Springdale, Arkansas — Principal, Founder, CEO, Brand Maker
Lead nonprofit branding and training
DECEMBER 2019 TO PRESENT
Artist Inc. Northwest Arkansas, Springdale, Arkansas — Facilitator
Assisted artists with the business of art by leading lecture and small group discussions on marketing, finance, and technology.
SEPTEMBER 2016 TO DECEMBER 2019
Atelier NDS, Fayetteville, Arkansas — Founder, CEO
Provided graphic, web, multimedia and installation design focused on environment, education, health, social, and community topics.
APRIL 2006 TO JANUARY 2018
New Design School, Fayetteville, Arkansas — Founder, COO
Oversaw operations including admissions, academic programs, public programs, hiring of instructors, and curriculum development.
APRIL 2006 TO AUGUST 2018
NDS Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas — Founder, CEO
We produce educational publications by local authors on the topics of design, history and culture of Northwest Arkansas.
APRIL 2015 TO PRESENT
HIGHER EDUCATION DESIGN TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Monroe College, Bronx, New York, 200
Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, Arkansas
EXHIBITIONS
Artist Inc. NWA — Arts Center of the Ozarks, Arkansas, Nov. 2016
A group exhibition of the artists and facilitators of Artist Inc. NWA featuring the video Ribbons and tape mural Scourge at the Pillar.
Women in Jail — Springdale, Arkansas, November 2017
A group show bringing awareness to incarcerated women featuring prints 8 of the series Ribbons
Nasty Women — Stage Eighteen, Arkansas, April 2017
A women’s show where I performed Communion for All.
Artist Inc. NWA — Arts Center of the Ozarks, Arkansas, April 2016
A group exhibition of the artists and facilitators of Artist Inc. NWA
Mantone — Performance Art Festival, Arkansas, April 2016
A performance exploring gender, race and entrepreneurship
Daily Bread — Arts Center of the Ozarks, AR, May 2014
An installation exploring dreams, Mexican heritage and Catholicism
Under Pressure — Fayetteville Underground, AR, November 2008
An installation exploring anxiety, gender and familial expectation
Defrag — Fayetteville Art Festival, AR, September 2007
An installation exploring dreams, Mexican heritage and Catholicism
Practice — Arnold & Sheila Aronson Galleries, NY, May 2002
An audio installation of teens practicing scenarios for HIV prevention
Rock — Arnold & Sheila Aronson Galleries, NY, May 2001
An interactive audio sculpture-furniture about the Kyoto Treaty
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Squarespace, WordPress
HTML/CSS
Social Media
COMMUNITY
Fayetteville City Council Member, Ward 1, 2019 to 2023
Border Cantos Advisory Committee Member at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 2017
Creative Exchange Conference Co-Organizer to bring business resources to creatives in the region, 2016
Creative Economy Action Group Founding Leader in Fayetteville to create economic opportunities for creatives, 2009 to 2012
LANGUAGES
English and Spanish