I Wanna B a Cowboy (2018-20)

What constitutes an authentic interpretation of the American Southwest? And how do past artistic visions of this expansive and diverse area of the United States create challenges for the inhabitants who dwell there?

I set off in search of a series of holy trinities: the real-life, legendary and fictional personae; the naturalistic, idealized and fictive landscapes; the good, the bad and the ugly.

My art-making process has been guided by previous fine artists, photographers, filmmakers, craftsmen, and designers who documented their perceptions towards the American Southwest. As the title of this series suggests, my imagery is rooted in the concept of “playing cowboy”, and its subsequent impact upon “outsiders” who navigate personal relationships to these historical tropes in order to adjust to the shifting cultural norms of this highly contested space. Inspired by Southwestern avatars directly taken from fine art reproductions, cinematic publicity stills, playing cards, action figurines, animal sculptures, and dolls, I have directly referenced these objects in order to draw attention to the problematic cultural, political and sociological tropes that they have additionally generated.

Compositions within this series are “staged” through the process of layering my original photographic and hand-rendered imagery with stock photography and digital textures; final output includes combinations of mixed media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and assemblage. Print series are a limited run of 3-10 per image.

I Wanna B a Cowboy, (2018)

digital illustration with ink, gouache, chalk pastel and enamel, 20x16”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

MASKulinity, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis MD. April 15–May 31, 2021. Juror: Anthony Shostak, Curator of Education, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME.

Western National Juried Exhibition, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Plano, TX. August 1–29, 2020. Juror: Ann Zembala, Director, Pearce Museum, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX.

Cultura Del Vaquero Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX. January 10–February 23, 2020. Juror: FWCAC staff.

Western Trappings on the Llano, Llano County Historical Museum, Llano, TX. October 19–November 2, 2019. Juror: The Western Trappings on the Llano Committee.

Western Spirit Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY. March 2–April 14, 2019. Jurors: Nicole Crawford, Assistant Director and Chief Curator, University of Wyoming Art Museum; Rose Fredrick, independent curator; & Linda Lilleigraven, artist.

I Am Me, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA. February 2–May 12, 2019. Juror: Santa Paula Art Curatorial Staff.

Present from the Past, Art League Rhode Island / The VETS Gallery, Providence, RI. December 7, 2018–March 2, 2019. Juror: Mary Dondero, Interdisciplinary Artist, Professor of Art, Bridgewater State University.

Artist's Reconfiguration of Castaigne's The Miner's Ball, II (2019)

silkscreen on parchment with ink, gouache and enamel, 12x16”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

The Contemporary Print 2025, Print Austin at The Art Galleries, Austin Community College, Austin, TX. January 21–March 20, 2025. Juror: Laurel Gerber, Park Family Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Queering Democracy: Art, Identity, and Politics in 2024, Image Out Art@Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY. October 4–November 16, 2024. Jurors: Queering Democracy Exhibition Panel.

Nocturne: 2023 National Juried Exhibition, First Street Gallery, NYC, NY. July 28–August 26, 2023. Juror: Susanna Coffey, artist and Visiting Professor of Painting, School of Visual Art, Columbia University, NYC, NY.

Cannibals of Love, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA. April 1–May 20, 2023. Jurors: Ejecta co-founders Anthony Cervino, artist and Shannon Egan, art historian.

The Big Gay Art Show, Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ. December 7-23, 2022. Juror: Sedona Arts Center.

Transcending the West, Artworks Center for Contemporary Art, Loveland, CO. October 14–December 23, 2022. Juror: Rose Frederick, curator, writer, and strategist.

Queer Perspectives: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Life, Upstream Gallery, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY. June 23–July 17, 2022. Jurors: V.L. Cox, artist; Glenn Fischer, artist; Mitchell Visoky, artist and educator.

I’ll Be There: An Exhibition about Love, Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Solomons, MD. June 10–August 28, 2022. Juror: Colleen Morith, Assistant Director, Friends of the Smithsonian, Washington, DC.

Embrace, 4th Street Fine Art, Berkeley, CA. January 14–February 27, 2022. Jurors: Gera Hasse, Founder of 4th Street Fine Art; Meredith A. Brown, PhD, Director of Museum Affairs and Chief Curator, Planting Fields Foundation, New York, NY; Edward Montgomery, owner, Edward Montgomery Gallery Carmel by-the-Sea, CA.

It Was All Very Queer National Juried Exhibition, St Louis Art Guild, St. Louis, MO. June 4–July 10, 2021. Juror: Brendan Fernandes, artist.

2020 Pride Exhibition: Eros C’est la Vie, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA. June 4–29, 2020. Juror: Trevor Doak, Director, Gallery 110.

My Queer Valentine, Target Gallery, Torpedo Art Factory, Alexandria, VA. January 25 - March 8, 2020. Juror: Andy Johnson. Director of Gallery 102, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Washington, D.C.

Contested Spaces: Harnett Biennial of American Prints, Harnett Museum of Art, University of Virginia, Richmond, VA. October 22– December 6, 2019. Juror: Carmen Hermo, Associate Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, NY.

CLIP: An International Exhibition of Works on Paper, Charles Adams Studio Project, Lubbock, TX. Sept 6 –30, 2019. Juror: Ghislaine Fremaux, Assistant Professor of Painting, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

Proud+, The Studio Door Gallery, San Diego, CA. July 6 - 27, 2019. Juror: Rakeem Cunningham, TAG Gallery Los Angeles Gallery Director and Visual Artist.

Los Noctámbulos (2019)

3D version: assemblage: digital illustration on wood with plastic and metal figurines, fabric, wax, gouache, ink, and enamel, 12x12”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

Morning Noon Night, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro MA. June 14–July 12, 2024. Juror: Lennon Hernandez Wolcott, Exhibition Coordinator, The New Art Center, Newton, MA.

The West Through a New Lens, PACE Gallery, Parker Art, Parker CO. November 15, 2023–January 1, 2024. Curated by Parker Arts.

Nocturne, Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN. October 27–November 20, 2022. Juror: John Hrehov, artist.

The Thinning of the Veil, Arts Center East, Vernon, CT. October 8-30, 2022. Juror: Steve Wilda, artist.

Dreams & Nightmares National Juried Exhibition, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA. Feb 1– 26, 2021. Juror: Emily Francisco, sculptress.

Metro Montage XX, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA. July 11 – September 6, 2020. Juror: Madeline Beck, Curator, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art.

12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Idaho Falls Arts Council, Idaho Falls, ID. March 19– May 31, 2020. Jurors: Daniel & Kara Hidalgo, Founders/Directors, Idaho Art Lab, St. Anthony, ID.

Memento Mori, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA. September 28– November, 3, 2019. Juror: Laura Roulet, independent curator.

Ex Voto, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ. Aug 2– Sept 1, 2019. Juror: Ruben Urrea Moreno, artist.

2D version: digital illustration on vellum with cut paper, wood, parchment, ink, gouache, chalk pastel and enamel, print 2/6, 12x12”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

Day of the Dead Exhibition, Living Arts and Sciences Center, Lexington, KY. Oct 5- Nov 20, 2020. Juror: Augustin Zarate, artist.

Celebration of Art 2020, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA. August 18–October 14, 2020. Juror: Dennis Kautsky Calabi, Director, Calabi Gallery, Santa Rosa, California.

33rd Annual Dia de los Muertos Exhibition, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, October 12– November 16, 2019. Curator: Enrique Fernández Cervantes, Bath House Cultural Center.

When Darkness Falls, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD. October 11, 2019 – January 26, 2020. Juror: Ms. Robyn Strayer, Senior Program & Exhibit Specialist, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center.

Gateway to Imagination, Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM. September 21 –December 7, 2019. Juror Melanie Yazzie, Professor of Arts Practices and Head of Printmaking, University of Colorado, Boulder. CO.

Night Visions VII, The Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ. April 16 – June 1, 2019. Juror: Debra Edgerton, artist and Senior Lecturer, School of Art,Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ; and Arline Martens, artist.

Sunset, The Marbles (2019)

silkscreen on parchment with ink, chalk pastel and enamel, 12x16”

Part of the group exhibitions:

Layers of Ink, St Louis Artists Guild, Clayton, MO. August 19–September 17, 2022. Juror: Juror, Ruben Castillo, artist and educator.

Under Pressure, Webster Arts, St. Louis, MO. November 16–December 31, 2021. Juror: Marie Oberkirsch, Executive Director, Central Print, St. Louis, MO.

Dirty Fingernails IV, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO. Jan 31–March 13, 2020. Juror: Paul Breuer, artist.

2020 Western Spirit Juried Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY. March 7 April 19, 2020. Jurors: Jennifer Johnson, Scott Jones, and Carrie Wild, Cheyenne Arts Council.

Joshua Tree National Park Art Exposition 2019, JTNP Council of the Arts @ 29 Palms Art Gallery, Twentynine Palms, CA. September 1– 30, 2019. Jurors: Gary S. Colby, photographer and Professor Emeritus of Photography, University of Laverne; Ed Keesling, ceramic artist and art instructor; Lori Rennie, graphic designer and art collector; Sarah Scheideman, arts administrator and founder, Coachella Valley Art Scene and Scene Creative LLC; Mark Spangenberg, fine artist, contemporary realist, and art instructor.

The Great Outdoors, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA. Aug 31-Oct 20, 2019. Jurors: Jurors: Samantha Buller, artist; Kathy Birdsong, atist; Jean Warren, artist.

Artist's Reconfiguration of Remington's The Parley, I (white horse), (2020)

assemblage: plastic figurines, plaster, wood, paper, ink, gouache, ground coffee, sand and enamel, 13 x 12 x 9".

Part of the group exhibitions:

Used, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA. June 16–July 14, 2023. Juror: Ken Tyburski, Director, LaMontagne Gallery, SOWA, Boston, MA.

The Art of Pride: Moving Forward, San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco, CA. May 30–June 23. 2023. Juror: Marti McKee, artist & activist.

Celebrate LGBTQ, Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. November 7–December 12, 2021. Juror: Kelly Mathews, Gallery Director, Stola Contemporary Art.

Love or Something Like It, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO. Feb 12–28, 2021. Juror: Dana Cain, art collector/event planner.

2020 Pride Exhibition: Eros C’est la Vie, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA. June 4–29, 2020. Juror: Trevor Doak, Director, Gallery 110.

Ex Voto (Our Lady of Shiprock) (2019)

assemblage: digital illustration on wood panel with clay, ink, gouache, oil pastel, gold leaf and enamel, 8x10” or 16x20”

Part of the group exhibitions:

Beyond Words: Exploring The Art of Language, Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA. Feb 16–March 22, 2022. Juror: Gabriel Sosa, artist, educator, linguist and Deputy Director, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA.

Language and Letters, San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco, CA. September 10– October 5, 2019. Juror: Rhiannon MacFadyen, artist.

Ex Voto, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ. Aug 2– Sept 1, 2019. Juror: Ruben Urrea Moreno, artist.

There’s gold in them thar hills, III (Half Dome) (2019)

silkscreen on gold acetate with stencil print, ink, gouache, oil crayon and enamel, 13x16” framed

Part of the group exhibitions:

Trail’s End Western Art Show, Hayden Liberty Center Art Gallery, Sedalia, MO. September 17–October 30, 2021. Juror: Eric Fuson, Executive Director, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO.

Landscape 2021, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA. February 4–27, 2021. Juror: Lori McBride, owner, Las Lagunas Gallery.

Uplift: Celebrating the Sierra Nevada, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA. October 12– November 3, 2019. Juror: Jeanne Lorenz, Professor of Art, Solano Community College.

" Empress" from Tarot del Río de las Ánimas Perdidas, (2018)

Version 1: Fancy Frame (left photo)

assemblage with wood, digital illustration on parchment with ink, gouache, beeswax. 13x9x3”

Part of the group exhibitions:

13th Annual Juried Exhibition, Idaho Arts Council, Idaho Falls, ID. March 18– May 30, 2021. Juror: Christopher Hull, Arts Educator.

Folksy, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Dowell, MD. April 26– September 22, 2019. Juror: Elaine Eff, curator, folklorist and oral historian.

Tarot: The Fool’s Journey Through Life, The Studio Door Gallery,San Diego, CA. August 3 - 26, 2018. Juror: Christopher Butler, author.

Version 2: Bee Mat (right photo)

digital illustration on parchment with ink, gouache, beeswax, 13x11"

Part of the group exhibitions:

Botanical, TAG at 120 ART, Taylor, TX. July 10–August 28, 2021. Jurors: Marcia Beth Goldenstein, artist and Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Liz Hunt, Sustainable Solutions Lead, Syngenta Flowers, LLC.; Lonnie Shan, artist.

33rd September Competition Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA. July 7-Oct 24, 2020. Juror: Kristen Miller Zohn, Executive Director of the Costume Society of America & the Curator of Collections & Exhibitions of the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art.

New Currencies, JPG at the Bank (Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery), Lafayette, CA. March 23 – April 20, 2019. Juror: Jennifer Perlmutter, owner and curator.

Use Other Door, Core Contemporary Gallery of Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV. Jan 11–March 16, 2019. Juror: Nancy Good, Gallerist/Artist; Kim Johnson, artist.

Inspiration, Webster Arts, Webster Groves, MO. November 12– December 21, 2018. Juror: Jeane Vogel, Executive Director (Webster Arts).

Bees and Wax, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ. September 14 – October 21, 2018. Juror: Sherrie Posternak, artist.

A Parable on Migration (in the style of Awa Tsireh), (2018)

digital illustration on paper with ink, gouache, chalk pastel and enamel, 12x12”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

Dump Trump, Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. January 10–Feb 3, 2020. Juror: Kelly Mathews, Gallery Director, Stola Contemporary Art.

Gateway to Imagination, Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM. September 21–December 7, 2019. Juror Melanie Yazzie, Professor of Arts Practices and Head of Printmaking, University of Colorado, Boulder. CO.

34th Annual International Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, The University of Texas, Tyler, TX. January 21–March 8, 2019. Juror: Christina Rees, Editor in Chief, Glasstire.com, Dallas/Houston, TX.

Playable: Build a Wall (2018)

assemblage: digital illustration on coated paper with plastic figurines, wood, metal, plaster, cut paper, ink, gouache, acrylic and enamel, 13X16”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

Land, Race and Activism, Myers Gallery of Art, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. October 2–26, 2023. Juror: Mariela Acuna, Exhibitions and Residency Manager, Hype Park Art Center, Chicago, IL.

Sanctuary, Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA. August 7–September 5, 2020. Juror: René de Guzman, Director of Exhibition Strategy & Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California.

Margins National Juried Exhibition, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY. May 16–June 21, 2020. Juror: Anthony Elms, Daniel and Brett Sundheim Chief Curator, ICA Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania.

Dump Trump, Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. January 10–Feb 3, 2020. Juror: Kelly Mathews, Gallery Director, Stola Contemporary Art.

Crossing the Line, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA. November 1–December 22, 2019. Juror: Gabriel Sosa, artist, linguist, and educator.

Ex Voto (Our Lady of the Scorpions) (2019)

digital illustration on metal with metal figurines, ink, gouache, oil pastel, silver leaf and enamel, v8x10” or v16x20”

Part of the group exhibitions:

The West Through a New Lens, PACE Gallery, Parker Art, Parker CO. November 15, 2023–January 1, 2024. Curated by Parker Arts.

Oh Mother!, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI .May 13–June 17, 2023. Juror: Nadiah Rivera Fellah, Associate Curator, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH.

Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo 2020, JTNP Council for the Arts, Twentynine Palms, CA. November 1–29, 2020. Jurors: Jim Bagley, photographer and board member, JTNP Council for the Arts; Susan Greer, mixed media artist; Casey Kiernan, photographer/filmmaker and owner, Joshua Tree Workshops; Terry Lee Stone, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA.

Ex Voto, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ. Aug 2– Sept 1, 2019. Juror: Ruben Urrea Moreno, artist.

The Americans, (2018)

digital illustration on paper with ink, pastel and enamel, 12x16”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

Eco-Centric, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA. May 21–July 10, 2021. Juror: Blue Line Arts.

Our Changing Climate, Huron Valley Council for the Arts, Highland, MI. April 3–23, 2020. Jurors: Huron Valley Council for the Arts

Hope and Urgency, Sunrise Bay Area Hub @Smoking Nun Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Sept 6–8, 2019. Jurors: Sunrise Bay Area Hub Committee.

Climate, (SCENE) Metrospace, East Lansing, MI. July 12–August 30, 2019. Juror: Jacquelynn Sullivan, Director of Galleries, MSU Department of Art, Art History, and Design.

Representing the West: A New Frontier, Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, Pueblo, CO. Feb 1–May 2, 2019. Juror: Tony Ortega, Artist/Professor, Regis University.

Jumbo Rocks (2020)

digital illustration, silkscreen and relief print on parchment with gouache, ink, chalk pastel and enamel, 16x19”.

Part of the group exhibition:

41st Annual Western Spirit Juried Art Show, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY. March 5–April 17, 2021. Jurors: Bill Leigh Brewer, landscape photographer; Chuck Caplinger, artist and owner, Desert Art Studio & Gallery, Twentynine Palms; Francesca “Cesca” Spoonhower, fine artist and art instructor.

Sedona, Yellow Pass (2019)

silkscreen on gold acetate with hand application of acrylic, oil pastel and enamel, 12x16”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

42nd Annual Western Spirit, Cheyenne Frontier Days™ Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY. March 11–April 23, 2023. Jurors: Chrystal DeCoster, owner, Western Stars Gallery, Lyons, CO; Michelle Sunset, curator, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY: Guadalupe Barajas, artist, educator, and owner, Grey Wolf Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.

Shock of the New West, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ. Jan 10 – Feb 16, 2020. Juror: Cody DeLong. Artist.

Where Can I Find the Phantom Oasis in Desert Sands? (Bosch), (2018)

digital illustration and screen print on parchment, 12x16”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

Primal Disposition, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. October 15–November 14, 2021. Juror: Vestige Concept Gallery.

Anthropocene Epiphany, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA. July 3–Aug 21, 2021. Juror: Erika Hirugami, Founder/CEO of CuratorLove, Los Angeles and Executive Director of Art Historians of Southern California (AHSC).

Eco-Centric, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA. May 21–July 10, 2021. Juror: Blue Line Arts.

11th Annual Art and Earth Exhibit, Berkeley Art Works, Martinsburg, WV. April 22–May 29, 2021. Juror: Paula Phillips, Faculty & Residency Coordinator for the MFA in Community Arts Program, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).

Western Spirit Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY. March 2 - April 14, 2019. Jurors: Nicole Crawford, Assistant Director and Chief Curator, University of Wyoming Art Museum; Rose Fredrick, independent curator; & Linda Lilleigraven, artist.

Joshua Tree, III (2020)

silkscreen on parchment with ink, watercolor, gouache and enamel, 16x19”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

40th Annual Western Spirit Juried Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY. March 6–April 18, 2021. Jurors: Anne Brown, Associate Publisher, Fine Art Connoisseur; Jason Williams, co-owner of Gallery Wild, Jackson, WY and owner of Yellowstone Safari, Bozeman, MT.

I Wanna B a Cowboy (Nat, Mustachioed) (2020)

digital illustration and screen print with ink, gouache, chalk pastel and enamel, 19x16”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

Shock of the New West, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ. February 25–April 3, 2022. Juror: William Martin, artist.

Let’s Face It!, Arts Alpharetta, Alpharetta, GA. July 26–October 8, 2021. Juror: Arts Alpharetta.

Proud+2021, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA. July 3–30, 2021. Juror: Alexis Bard Johnson, PhD • Curator, ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.

13th Annual Juried Exhibition, Idaho Arts Council, Idaho Falls, ID. March 18–May 30, 2021. Juror: Christopher Hull, Arts Educator.

Wanted: Shoplifter, (2018)

silkscreen on cotton paper with digital overlay and hand application of gouache, ink, and enamel, 17x21”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

A Printmaker’s Hand, Best Gallery, Northwind Art Center, Port Townsend, WA. September 2–October 31, 2021. Juror: Marit Berg, artist and Professor and Chair, Visual Arts, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA.

Re-Emergence! Explorations in Photography and Printmaking, Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM. July 9–Aug 28, 2021. Jurors: Remarque/New Grounds.

Stand Up Prints, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN. Oct 23–Nov 21, 2020. Jurors: Esther Callahan, Community Guest Curator; and Ellen Y. Tani, 2020-2022 A.W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, Washington, D.C.

2D National Juried Exhibition, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Plano, TX. June 1–27, 2020. Juror: Julie Shipp, Director of Galleries at Collin College, Professor of Art, and President of Frisco Arts; Jerry Smith, Studio/Gallery Director, DMA Contemporary.

Dirty Fingernails IV, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO. Jan 31– March 13, 2020. Juror: Paul Breuer, artist.

Ink & Clay 44: National Juried Competition, Kellogg University Art Gallery, California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA. August 22–November 21, 2019. Jurors: Kimiko Miyoshi, printmaker; Susan Elizalde-Henson, ceramicist; Juri Koll, Founder and Director of the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art (ViCA); Michele Cairella Fillmore, Curator, Kellogg and Huntley University Art Galleries.

Ink + Print: West Coast Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR. December, 14, 2018 – February 9, 2019. Juror: Professor Nicole Pietrantoni, Whitman College.

Death from Tarot del Río de las Ánimas Perdidas, (2018)

digital illustration on parchment with ink, gouache, & enamel, 9x12”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

Day of the Dead Exhibition, Living Arts and Sciences Center, Lexington, KY. Oct 5- Nov 20, 2020. Juror: Augustin Zarate, artist.

Western Rendezvous, Spanish Peaks Arts Council, La Veta, CO. June 18 – July 20, 2019. Juror: Doug Candelaria, artist.

Día de los Muertos, K Space Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX. October 24 – November 24, 2018. Juror: Ricardo Ruiz, artist.

Tarot: The Fool’s Journey Through Life, The Studio Door Gallery,San Diego, CA. August 3 - 26, 2018. Juror: Christopher Butler, author.

Impromptu Anthem (2019)

digital illustration on cotton paper, with hand-applied ink, pastel and enamel, 12x16”

Part of the group exhibitions:

Stars and Stripes: Artistic Dialogues on the American Flag, Hickman Gallery, Adrian College, Adrian, MI. May 10–July 26, 2024. Curated by Hickman Gallery.

Our American Soul, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA. February 27-March 29, 2024. Juror: Robert (Bobby) Yi, artist; Curators Jessica Mickey and Anna Nazaretz.

Access and Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion, Pollak Gallery, Monmouth University Center for the Arts, West Long Branch, NJ. January 21 – March 13, 2020. Juror: MUCA Gallery Exhibition Committee.

The Art of Hope National Juried Exhibition, Mississippi State University Department of Art Galleries, Mississippi State, MI. Jan 20 –Feb 28, 2020. Juror: John Sabraw, Artist.

The Magician from Tarot del Río de las Ánimas Perdidas (2020)

digital illustration on parchment with ink, gouache, chalk pastel, mica and enamel, 15" x 9" x 3".”

Part of the group exhibition:

Beyond, Behind, Beneath: The Self-Portrait National Juried Exhibition, South Haven Center for the Arts, South Haven, MI. May 22-July 18, 2020.

Memento Mori, Bisbee Bawdy House, (2018)

dollhouse in balsa wood, metal, fabric, doll furniture, plastic figurines painted with acrylic, gouache, ink and enamel, 13x13x4”.

Part of the group exhibition:

11th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Willard Arts Center, Idaho Falls, ID. March 14– June 2, 2019. Juror: Joanna Barnum, artist.

Día de los Muertos, K Space Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX. October 24 – November 24, 2018. Juror: Ricardo Ruiz, artist.

Three Card Spread Towards Monumental Transition, (2018)

digital illustration on parchment with ink, gouache & enamel, 16x20”.

Part of the group exhibition:

Tarot: The Fool’s Journey Through Life, The Studio Door Gallery, San Diego, CA. August 3 - 26, 2018. Juror: Christopher Butler, author.

Union Pacific: Diridon, (2018)

digital illustration on silver paper with gouache, ink, and enamel, 17x13” framed.

Part of the group exhibition:

The Great American West, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA. July 6 – 26, 2018. Juror,Halcyon Teed, artist.

Resurrection in the Desert, (2018)

digital illustration on vellum with mixed media, 12x16”.

Part of the group exhibitions:

Sea to Shining Sea, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA. September 12- October 5, 2019. Juror: Susan Synder, owner, Caldwell Snyder Gallery.

Western Spirit Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY. March 2 - April 14, 2019. Jurors: Nicole Crawford, Assistant Director and Chief Curator, University of Wyoming Art Museum; Rose Fredrick, independent curator; & Linda Lilleigraven, artist.

Saguaro Sale, (2018)

digital illustration on cotton paper with ink, gouache, and enamel, 12x16”.

Part of the group exhibition:

Representing the West: A New Frontier, Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, Pueblo, CO. Feb 1– May 2, 2019. Juror: Tony Ortega, Artist and Professor, Regis University.