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education
industrial design bachelor of science, minor in sexualities, minor in studio art, summa cum laude, metropolitan state university of denver, co, usa


selected group exhibitions, festivals, & screenings
2024 [queerphoria] vol 4, connection, new york city jewelry week x urban glass, nyc 
art takeover iii: jewelry and metalsmithing showcase, metropolitan state university of denver
artnails gomalaca, color nails nail salon, san antonio, palma, spain
in flux, the jewelry collective x platteforum, denver
transforming the prototype 2, baltimore jewelry center, maryland
in focus exhibition, queer metalsmiths, snag x san diego conference
art takeover ii: jewelry and metalsmithing showcase, metropolitan state university of denver
how do you like me now, casa bonita art show, next gallery, denver
tasty: a collaborative student exhibition, juried by the jv collective. munich jewelry week 2024


2023 reproductive justice mini golf, middlebury college, vermont, usa, sponsored by the center for public feminism
silent screen takeover, denver, curated by teague mcdaniels of creative integration institute
creators studio program, musuem of contemporary art, denver, mentored by designer mona lucero
art takeover i: jewelry and metalsmithing showcase, metropolitan state university of denver
fellow for reproductive justice art activism lab, gender institute for teaching and advocacy, denver
community cultural runway, denver foundation for the arts, mcnichols building, denver

2022 silent screen takeover, denver, curated by teague mcdaniels of creative integration institute
2019 student showcase, art students league of denver


publications
2023 society of north american goldsmiths, metalsmith magazine, vol 43 ed 3

conferences & presentations2024hidden in straight sight: public forum, industrial design thesis symposium, metropolitan state university of denver
convergences: interactions of queer bodies, substances, and objects, 13th annual undergraduate research conference: a symposium of scholarly works & creative projects, metropolitan state university of denver
death & grief queer gathering space: zines as process, tattered cover, denver

2023 making zines for change: art as activism, college assistance migrant program & high school equivalency program student leadership conference, sante fe, new mexico, usa

2022 community & self care: practices, process, and approaches, college assistance migrant program & high school equivalency program student leadership conference, sante fe, new mexico, usa 

curatorial work2025 forthcoming exhibition, union hall denver
2024 in flux, the jewelry collective x platteforum, denver  
2023 art takeover: jewelry and metalsmithing showcase, metropolitan state university of denver
2021 reproductive justice now: feminist activism art lab & reproductive justice exhibition, gender institute for teaching and advocacy

selected grants & awards president’s honor roll, 2020-2024 sear award, community engagement & student activism, 2023
robert o’dell award, industrial design portfolio excellence, 2022 
animation award, silent screen takeover, denver digerati, 2022
roadrunner shoutout, excellence as a student employee, 2021
college assistance migrant program scholar, 2019-2020
most creative in show, art students league of denver, 2019


selected events
2023 denver zinefest, denver zine library, co, usa 
pikes peak zinefest, colorado springs, usa 
zines and cereal, denver zine library, co, usa


additional experience
production assistant, various photo shoots (brands including syc by amayas, corazon azteca, maryv, bar standard, outfront magazine)
training and development coordinator, college assistance migrant program, metropolitan state university of denver, august 2020-may 2023
facilitator of the jewelry collective, jewelry and metalsmithing at metropolitan state university of denver, spring 2023-summer 2024



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