Artist Statement
Born and raised near the desert hills of Los Cerrillos, NM. I was exposed to an environment that would determine the way I see things forever. The area is rich in history and culture spanning back thousands of years. A geological wonderland, littered with ruins that give evidence to its long history. These surroundings growing up would lead to an extreme interest in the natural world and its relationship with the development of human-kind.
Although I lived in a remote bubble of southwestern desert landscape, I was born in a generation that would see tremendous advances in technology and the rapid switch from an analog world to a digital one. These rapid shifts from tangible technologies to digital replications have inspired my work to say the least, and plays an active role in how I develop and create my projects, utilizing a mixture of digital tools with tactile results.
With fingers and toes dipped in multiple creative pools; my ever-growing portfolio includes work within the realms of Graphic Design, Painting, Print, Film, Wood, Metal, Glass, Stone, Immersive Installation, Fashion Fabrication, Technology Manipulation, and general Artistic Emancipation.
As a multi-media artist with a leaning focus towards Murals and Immersive Installations, I often create environments that revolve around ideas of challenging perceptions, questioning reality, and manifesting change. These environments consist of playful narratives that reveal and reflect upon commonalities within the human experience and how these experiences connect us all at a sacral root.
Currently, I hold an AFA in Sculpture from SFCC and a BFA in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts. On any given day you may find me lurking abandoned ruins throughout New Mexico, collaborating with the many minds of Meow Wolf as part of the Merchandise Team, or creating live and public art at events throughout the Southwest.
CV
EDUCATION
2017-2019 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Graduated with a Bachelors in Fine Arts - Studio Arts, Institute of American Indian Arts.
2013-2017 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Graduated with an Associates in Fine Arts - Sculpture, Santa Fe Community College.
2011-2013 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Graduated with Diploma, Digital Arts & Technology Academy
IMMERSIVE INSTALLATIONS
Large scale installations include building immersive environments in various spaces, often outside in nature with ranging weather conditions. These types of installations include transportation of materials and onsite building, maintenance, and tear-down of materials within a given time frame ranging from over the weekend or over several months.
- Geometropolis II at Taos Vortex Festival in Taos, NM. 2019
- Geometropolis I at Juniper Jam Festival in Flagstaff, AZ. 2019
- Resonance on The Institute of American Indian Arts Campus. Santa Fe, NM. 2019
- Conspiracy at Up Gallery. Albuquerque, NM. 2019
- Paradise at Sandbar, Albuquerque, NM. 2018
- Little Things at SFCC, Santa Fe, NM. 2015
MURALS
Have painted multiple murals and organized muralism projects throughout New Mexico including involvement in the 2020 Paint for Peace ABQ project and a 2011-2013 coalition with PNM (Public Service Company of NM) to continuously paint transformer hubs centered in Downtown Albuquerque, NM.
Other notable works include collaboration with:
Meow Wolf
OT Circus
Institute of American Indian Art
Santa Fe Community College
Zephyr Workspace
The Housing Trust
Ollolo Gathering
SWAAN Park
Sandbar ABQ
Tammy’s Edge
Concrete Jungle Santa Fe
Warehouse 21
Cruces Creatives
Barricade Culture Shop
& Many More
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
NM Love
American Home & Furniture
2020 - Albuquerque New Mexico
Urban Legends (2019) & Low Rez (2018-2020)
Up Gallery
2018-2020 - Albuquerque, NM
Resonance
IAIA Campus
2018-2019 - Santa Fe, NM
The Time Is Now
Shidoni Gallery
2018-2019 - Tesuque, NM
Launch
Red Dot Gallery
2017 - Santa Fe, NM.
Various Exhibitions
SFCC Gallery
2015-2017 - Santa Fe, NM.
Ollolo 11 Year
Ollolo Art Space
2017 - Ocate, NM.
LIVE ART SESSIONS
Live Art Sessions involve performing as a live sculptural artist and painter during various events such as concerts and otherwise.
Taos Vortex Festival 2019
Taos, NM
Juniper Jam Festival 2019
Flagstaff, AZ
Party In The Park 2017-2019
Albuquerque, NM
Illegal? Mural Event 2017-2019
Las Cruces, NM
Taos Vortex Festival 2018
Taos, NM
Concrete Jungle Jam 2017
Santa Fe, NM
A51 Pre-raid party Installation at Eclipse Event Center 2019
Albuquerque, NM
Sub-Assembly w/ TigerPhresh
Albuquerque, NM
Live Art Sessions held at Meow Wolf (Santa Fe, NM) include:
Yheti (2019), G Jones w/ Woolymammoth (2018), Eprom w/ NastyNasty (2018), Freddy Todd w/ KLLSmth (2018), Goopsteppa (2019), Sonic Bloom Pre-Party w/ Truth & Esseks (2018)
PHOTOGRAPHIC PUBLICATIONS
Cracks In the Arroyo, 2016 - Santa Fe Literary Review
Freyja's Party, 2016 - Santa Fe Literary Review