Education:
2011 School of Arts and Culture, Newcastle University, MFA
2005 Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, B.F.A., concentration in Printmaking and papermaking, Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies
Teaching Experience:
Art Lecturer, Master Level, Centre for Applied Human Rights, York University
Visiting Lecturer, Creative and Cultural Industries Management MA, Northumbria University
Performing & Facilitating Artist, National Arts Festival, National Schools Festival, and Fingo Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
Facilitating Artist, Remix 15, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
First Year workshops, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Teaching Artist, Young Audiences of NJ, Princeton, NJ
Teaching Artist, The Institute for Arts and Humanities Education, New Brunswick, NJ
Visiting Teaching Artist, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
Teaching Visual Arts, Artist Mentoring Against Racism, Drugs &Violence (AMAR, D&V) Summer Camp, Center for Latino Arts & Culture, NJ.
Lecturer, Pixel Nation, Young Audiences of NJ, USA
Visiting Teaching/Lecturing Artist, Graduate Printmaking, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, USA
Professional Experience:
2014-Present. Culture Lab Technician, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Uk
2013-Present. Director & Project Manager, Harmabee Pasadia CIC, Newcastle upon Tyne, Uk
2005-Present. Musician & Administrator, Hannabiell & Midnight Blue & Ladies of Midnight Blue
2005-Present Videographer, Graphic/Web Designer
2011-2014. Technician Assistant, Culture Lab, School of Arts and Culture, Newcastle University, UK
2011-2013. Administrator, Visual Arts in Rural Communities, Highgreen, UK
2010. Administrative Assistant, Work Placement, Berwick Upon Tweed Film and Media Arts Festival, Berwick Upon Tweed, UK
2005-2009. Programme Coordinator, Office of the Associate VP for Academic & Public Partnerships in the Arts & Humanities, Rutgers University, NJ, USA
2003-2004 & 2007. Artist Assistant/Office Internship, Brodsky Center for Print & Paper, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2000-2004. Office and Curatorial Assistant, Center for Latino Arts & Culture, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Solo Exhibitions:
2013 Solo Show, System 3 Gallery, Bar loco, Newcastle Upon Tyne, July 2013
2010 Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2008 “Remembrance”, Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark, NJ, USA
2008 “Neutral”, Institute for Women and Art, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2006 Center for Latino Arts & Culture, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Group Exhibitions:
2017 Harambee Pasadia: Through the Years, The Witham, Barnard Castle, March 30-22 April
2014 Standing Outside the Closed Door, ABC No Rio in Exile @292 Gallery, New York, NY
2014 20:20 Print Exchange Project 2014 organized by Hot Bed Press
The Art House in Wakefield, 26th March - 16th May
The Print Shed in Hereford, 23rd May - 28th June
2013 20:20 Print Exchange Project 2013 organized by Hot Bed Press
West Yorkshire Print Workshop, 11th January - 22nd February
Gloucestershire Printmakers Co-op, 26th February - 22nd March
2012 20:20 print exchange project organized by Hot Bed Press in Manchester
Hotbed Press, Manchester, October, 2012.
the neo:gallery in Bolton, Jan-Feb 2013.
Northern Print, Newcastle Upon Tyne, February 6 - 28 2013
The Art House in Wakefield, 25 February 2013 – 12 April 2013
2012 Imprint Art, Bureau Off-site Gallery, Manchester, October 2012
2012 The International Development Conference 2012, Hershel Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2012 Coloured World, Art People International, Langen, Hessen,Germany
2011 Nostalgia, The Factory Kitchen, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2011 Masters of Fine Arts 2011, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University, UK
2011 Heaton Arts Festival: Heaton Perk, Heaton Park Coffee Shop, UK
2010 2010 MFA Show, Identified, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2010 Group Exhibit, Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2009 Group Installation, Disclosure Happens:: The Project, Lower Eastside studio, NY, USA
2005 BFA Thesis Extravaganza, Undergraduate Group Exhibit, Mason Gross School of the Arts Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2002 The Visual Imaginary of Latina/os in New Jersey, Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2001 The Visual Imaginary of Latina/os in New Jersey, Mason Gross School of the Arts Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Collections:
Eileen M. Foti, Master Printmaker, Personal collection
Judith Brodski, Personal Collection
Institute for Women and Art, New Brunswick, NJ
Center For Latino Arts & Culture, New Brunswick, NJ
Awards:
2017 In Print Bursary, Northern Print
Publications/Exhibition Catalogues:
Transcultural NJ: Diverse Artists Shaping Culture and Communities, (2003)
The Visual Imaginary of Latinas/os in New Jersey (2002)
2011 School of Arts and Culture, Newcastle University, MFA
2005 Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, B.F.A., concentration in Printmaking and papermaking, Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies
Teaching Experience:
Art Lecturer, Master Level, Centre for Applied Human Rights, York University
Visiting Lecturer, Creative and Cultural Industries Management MA, Northumbria University
Performing & Facilitating Artist, National Arts Festival, National Schools Festival, and Fingo Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
Facilitating Artist, Remix 15, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
First Year workshops, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Teaching Artist, Young Audiences of NJ, Princeton, NJ
Teaching Artist, The Institute for Arts and Humanities Education, New Brunswick, NJ
Visiting Teaching Artist, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
Teaching Visual Arts, Artist Mentoring Against Racism, Drugs &Violence (AMAR, D&V) Summer Camp, Center for Latino Arts & Culture, NJ.
Lecturer, Pixel Nation, Young Audiences of NJ, USA
Visiting Teaching/Lecturing Artist, Graduate Printmaking, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, USA
Professional Experience:
2014-Present. Culture Lab Technician, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Uk
2013-Present. Director & Project Manager, Harmabee Pasadia CIC, Newcastle upon Tyne, Uk
2005-Present. Musician & Administrator, Hannabiell & Midnight Blue & Ladies of Midnight Blue
2005-Present Videographer, Graphic/Web Designer
2011-2014. Technician Assistant, Culture Lab, School of Arts and Culture, Newcastle University, UK
2011-2013. Administrator, Visual Arts in Rural Communities, Highgreen, UK
2010. Administrative Assistant, Work Placement, Berwick Upon Tweed Film and Media Arts Festival, Berwick Upon Tweed, UK
2005-2009. Programme Coordinator, Office of the Associate VP for Academic & Public Partnerships in the Arts & Humanities, Rutgers University, NJ, USA
2003-2004 & 2007. Artist Assistant/Office Internship, Brodsky Center for Print & Paper, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2000-2004. Office and Curatorial Assistant, Center for Latino Arts & Culture, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Solo Exhibitions:
2013 Solo Show, System 3 Gallery, Bar loco, Newcastle Upon Tyne, July 2013
2010 Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2008 “Remembrance”, Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark, NJ, USA
2008 “Neutral”, Institute for Women and Art, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2006 Center for Latino Arts & Culture, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Group Exhibitions:
2017 Harambee Pasadia: Through the Years, The Witham, Barnard Castle, March 30-22 April
2014 Standing Outside the Closed Door, ABC No Rio in Exile @292 Gallery, New York, NY
2014 20:20 Print Exchange Project 2014 organized by Hot Bed Press
The Art House in Wakefield, 26th March - 16th May
The Print Shed in Hereford, 23rd May - 28th June
2013 20:20 Print Exchange Project 2013 organized by Hot Bed Press
West Yorkshire Print Workshop, 11th January - 22nd February
Gloucestershire Printmakers Co-op, 26th February - 22nd March
2012 20:20 print exchange project organized by Hot Bed Press in Manchester
Hotbed Press, Manchester, October, 2012.
the neo:gallery in Bolton, Jan-Feb 2013.
Northern Print, Newcastle Upon Tyne, February 6 - 28 2013
The Art House in Wakefield, 25 February 2013 – 12 April 2013
2012 Imprint Art, Bureau Off-site Gallery, Manchester, October 2012
2012 The International Development Conference 2012, Hershel Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2012 Coloured World, Art People International, Langen, Hessen,Germany
2011 Nostalgia, The Factory Kitchen, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2011 Masters of Fine Arts 2011, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University, UK
2011 Heaton Arts Festival: Heaton Perk, Heaton Park Coffee Shop, UK
2010 2010 MFA Show, Identified, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2010 Group Exhibit, Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2009 Group Installation, Disclosure Happens:: The Project, Lower Eastside studio, NY, USA
2005 BFA Thesis Extravaganza, Undergraduate Group Exhibit, Mason Gross School of the Arts Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2002 The Visual Imaginary of Latina/os in New Jersey, Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2001 The Visual Imaginary of Latina/os in New Jersey, Mason Gross School of the Arts Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Collections:
Eileen M. Foti, Master Printmaker, Personal collection
Judith Brodski, Personal Collection
Institute for Women and Art, New Brunswick, NJ
Center For Latino Arts & Culture, New Brunswick, NJ
Awards:
2017 In Print Bursary, Northern Print
Publications/Exhibition Catalogues:
Transcultural NJ: Diverse Artists Shaping Culture and Communities, (2003)
The Visual Imaginary of Latinas/os in New Jersey (2002)