ARTIST STATEMENT

Having grown up in the Southwest, this region has had a profound influence on my art. Southwestern and Mexican culture, history and traditions have shaped me as a person and what I do as an artist. The colors of Mexico and its pop culture have made their way into my paintings. I love the graphic images of Posada and the hope of an afterlife filled with people doing what they loved most in life. US pop culture also has made its way into my art with its over-the-top portrayals of rockabilly hoodlums and wrestling roustabouts. My paintings are in essence a celebration of life and living. No mater what the themes I choose to paint, color is my main focus. Using bright colors energize me and hopefully the viewer.

SHOWS AND EXHIBITS

2011 Tohono Chul Park Gallery, Tucson AZ - Dia de los Muertos Group Show
2011 Bohemia Gallery, Tucson AZ - Peepshow Invitational Group Show
2011 Airport Authority Gallery, Tucson AZ - Solo Show
2009 Bohemia Gallery, Tucson AZ - Solo Show
2009 Tohono Chul Park Gallery, Tucson AZ - Dia de los Muertos Group Show
2008 Dada Contemporary Gallery, Tucson AZ - Bi Joux Invitational Group Show
2008 Studio 455, Tucson AZ - reFORM Invitational Group Show
2008 Rocket Gallery, Tucson AZ - Arriving TAG Group Show
2007 TAG Holiday Artist Show Tucson AZ
2007 Tohono Chul Park Gallery, Tucson AZ - Music to My Eyes Group Show
2007 Tohono Chul Park Gallery, Tucson AZ - Dia de los Muertos Group Show
2007 Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson AZ - Salon de Refuses Invitational Group Show
2006 Graficas Gallery, Tucson AZ - Group Show
2006 The Drawing Studio Gallery, Tucson AZ - Bridges Group Exchange Show
2006 The Orange Cat Studio, Tucson AZ - Invitational Group Show
2005 Gallery 58, Northampton UK - Bridges Group Exchange Show
2005 Bohemia Gallery, Tucson AZ - Group Show
2005 Airport Authority Gallery, Tucson AZ - Clouds Invitational Group Show
2003 Hotshoe Salon Tucson AZ Annual Winter Invitational Group Show
2002 Hotshoe Salon Tucson AZ Annual Winter Invitational Group Show
2001 Hotshoe Salon Tucson AZ Annual Winter Invitational Group Show
2000 Hotshoe SalonTucson AZ Annual Winter Invitational Group Show
1999 City Home Gallery,Tucson AZ - Two Person Show
1997 Barksdale Gallery, Tucson AZ - Group Show
1996 Shane House Gallery, Tucson AZ - Group Show
1995 Eclectic Gallery, Tucson AZ - Group Show
1995 Manley Gallery, Tucson AZ - Group Show
1994 Eclectic Gallery, Tucson AZ - Group Show
1992 Cartier Gallery Pima College, Tucson AZ - Solo Show
1991 Lewis Bernal Gallery Pima College, Tucson AZ - Student Group Show

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Education in Fine Art Photography Pima College Tucson AZ
Independent Art Studies Pima College Tucson AZ
Fine Art Custom Framing for The Center for Creative Photography and
The Arizona University Museum of Art Tucson AZ
Art Installation The Arizona University Museum of ArtTucson AZ
Art Installation Barksdale Gallery, Luis Bernal Gallery, and Private Residence

GROUPS AND REPRESENTATION
MemberThe Light Collective Fine Art Photography Group
MemberTucson Artist Group (TAG)
Represented by Bohemia GalleryTucson AZ