Installation and performance artist exploring my Hispanic heritage and Catholic rituals
EDUCATION
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR — Bachelor of science, Bachelor of art
AUGUST 1992 - MAY 1998
Microbiology; Immunology; Graphic Design; Drawing
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY — Master of Fine Art
AUGUST 2000 - MAY 2002
Design & Technology; Installation; Education; Audio
EXPERIENCE
501c3 Design — Founder, CEO
DecEmber 2019 - PreseNT
Lead nonprofit branding and training.
Artist Inc. Northwest Arkansas, Springdale, AR — Facilitator
September 2016 - DecEmber 2019
Assist artists with the business of art by leading lecture and small group discussions on marketing, finance, and technology.
Atelier NDS, Fayetteville, AR — Founder, CEO
APRIL 2006 - JANUARY 2018
Graphic, web, multimedia and installation design focused on environment, education, health, social and community topics.
New Design School, Fayetteville, AR — Founder, COO
APRIL 2006 - August 2018
Oversee operations including admissions, academic programs, public programs, hiring of instructors and curriculum development.
NDS Press, Fayetteville, AR — Founder, CEO
APRIL 2015 - PRESENT
We produce educational publications by local authors on the topics of design, history and culture of Northwest Arkansas.
Monroe College, Bronx, NY; Parsons School of Design, NY, NY; University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Arkansas; Northwest Arkansas Community College; Design Educator
EXHIBITIONS
Artist Inc. NWA — Arts Center of the Ozarks, AR, 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, AR, November 2017
A group show bringing awareness to incarcerated women featuring prints 8 of the series Ribbons
Nasty Women — Stage Eighteen, AR, April 2017
A women’s show where I performed Communion for All.
Artist Inc. NWA — Arts Center of the Ozarks, AR, April 2016
A group exhibition of the artists and facilitators of Artist Inc. NWA
Mantone — Performance Art Festival, AR, 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, Nov. 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, 2009-2012
LANGUAGES
English and Spanish