EDUCATION:
-MFA, Furniture Design, with Honors. Rhode Island School of Design, RI. June, 2005.
-BA, Applied Design with an Emphasis in Furniture, Suma Cum Laude. San Diego State University, CA. May, 2003
AWARDS:
-United States Artists, USA Target Fellow, December 2006
-Charlotte Perriand Award, Rhode Island School of Design, June 2005
-Rhode Island School of Design, Graduate Award of Excellence II, March 2005
-Rhode Island School of Design, Graduate Award of Excellence I, May 2004
-Elena Prentice Rulon-Miller Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, April 2004
-NEA Challenge Grant, RISD January 2004
-Alfreda Maloof Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, August 2003
-Fine Arts Scholarship, San Diego City College Foundation, April 2000
-Certificate of National Merit, League for Innovation, 1999-2000
-Grand Prize, San Diego City College Annual Art Show, Dec 1999
-Two Honorable Mentions in Sculpture, San Diego City College Annual Art Show, Dec 1999
EXHIBITIONS:
-“Local Forms that Function,” Design Within Reach, San Diego. November 17-26, 2006
-“Strange New World: Art and Design from Tijuana,” Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. May 20-Sept 3, 2006
-“Faculty Selects,” Furniture Society Conference, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN. June 7-10, 2006
-“Input/Output : Experimental Design form the Rhode Island School of Design,” International Contemporary Furniture
Fair Exhibition, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia site, New York, NY. May 20-22, 2006
-“The Maruyama School,” SDSU Alumni and Student Show. San Diego State University, June 8-12, 2005
-Annual Graduate Student Exhibition, The RISD Museum, Providence, RI. May-June 2005
-“5IVE,” RISD Furniture Design MFA Thesis Show, Providence, RI. May-June 2005
-“Selected MFA Works,” Sol Koffler Graduate Student Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI. May-June 2005
-“Living Spaces,” Curated ICFF exhibition. Brooklyn, NY May13-25, 2005
-“Joined and Woven,” Providence Art Club, Providence, RI. March 13-26, 2005
-Design Within Reach, Inauguration Exhibition, Providence, RI. March 3-10 2005
-“Emerging Perspectives,” Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland. Feb-Mar. 2005
-“Providence Fine Furnishings Show,” Providence, RI. November 5-7, 2004
-Furniture Department Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, RI. Oct. 7-15, 2004

EXHIBITIONS (continued):
-Milan Furniture Fair, RISD “Traces” clothing design, Salon Satellite. Milan, Italy. April 14-19, 2004
-“Interior Active,” Solo show, San Diego State- Everett Gee Jackson Gallery. San Diego, CA. May 12-16th 2003
-California Gift Show, Los Angeles, CA. January 18 -21, 2003
-“Art Defends: Border Realities XIII,” BAW/TAF Show, Southwestern College, San Diego, CA .October 10 –21, 2002
-Group Show at the Farm. San Diego, CA. September 26 – October 5, 2002
-“Sola Show,” Solo Furniture Show at the Farm. San Diego, CA. August 16 –22, 2002
-"Aria" Group show, San Diego, CA. February 2002
-“Body per Mile,” Migrant Rights art installation in Otay, US/Mexico Border. January 2002
-"Dia del Migrante" Art installation in Otay, US/Mexico Border. December 2001
-“Chalk La Strada” Italian Street Painting Festival, San Diego, CA. October, 2001
-Mesa College Student Show, Furniture Department, San Diego, CA. May 2001
-"Sweetness" design and photography for 7 inch record sleeve. May 2001
-“Death Toll,” Installation and public art performance, Senate Building Mexico City, MX; Federal Cultural Center, Tijuana, MX; National Council de la Raza, San Diego, CA; Federal Courthouse, San Diego, CA; National MECHA Conference, San Diego, CA. 2000
-"Alto a Guardian" mural installation at the Tijuana Cultural Center, CECUT, Mexico. October, 2000
-"Two Schools of Thought," furniture show, Devon Gallery. La Jolla, CA. July-August, 2000
-City College art show. San Diego, CA. May 2000
-"Modest Behavior" group show organized by BLK MKT, San Diego, CA. May 2000
-UNUN Group show, "Six Artists," San Diego, CA. April 2000
-Women's History art show at Southwestern College, San Diego. March, 2000
- National Community Colleges Art Competition, San Diego Community College District, CA. 2000
-City College Student Show, San Diego, CA. December, 1999.
-Mesa College Student Show, San Diego, CA. November 1999
-Mural for Cross Project in Tijuana, Mexico. October 1999
-Mural for Cross project in Tijuana, Mexico. October, 1998
-Murals, sculptures and installations in Maclovio Rojas. 1998- Present
-Faculty and staff art exhibit at Southwestern College. March, 1999
-Cross installation in Mexico City, Zocalo. February, 1999
-Cross installation in Chicano Park, San Diego, CA. December,1998
-“Cuantos Mas?,” installation in Tijuana. Mexico. November 1998
-"Cuantos Mas?" Chicano Park, San Diego,CA. 1998-2001