Bio

Master of Fine Arts, Mills College, Oakland, CA, 1994.
Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 1992.

EXHIBITIONS (Solo Shows)
PAINTING and VIDEO

2004
GALLERY | 49, New York, NY
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY, CLAYPOOL-YOUNG ART GALLERY, Morehead, KY.
"Identity Crisis: Searching for a Sense of Self".
MUSEO DE LAS AMERICAS, Denver, CO.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
PAINTING

2003
GALLERY | 49, New York, NY.
WILLIAM WHIPPLE ART GALLERY, Marshall, MN. "International Paper Exhibition". Traveling exhibit in collaboration with MG/CVB Space.
MG GALLERY/CVB SPACE, New York, NY. "Image of Latin America".
MONIQUE GOLDSTROM GALLERY, New York, NY. "Image of Latin America".
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, New York, NY.
Curated by Monique Goldstrom and Betty Levin, Art Directions, NY.
DON O’MELVENY GALLERY, West Hollywood, CA. Annual 2003.
Juried by Peter Frank, Curator and Art Critic, LA Weekly, Art News.

2002
WILLIAM WHIPPLE ART GALLERY, Marshall, MN. "Images of Latin America".
OAKLAND MUSEUM, COLLECTORS GALLERY, Oakland, CA. "Visions Latino-
Works by 9 California Artists."
MONIQUE GOLDSTROM GALLERY, New York, NY. "Image of Latin America",
CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION, Cambridge, MA. National Prize Show 2002.
Juried by Lisa Dennison, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum, NY.
VISUAL ARTS ALLIANCE, Houston, TX. Annual Juried Exhibition. Juried by
Marysol Nieves, Senior Curator, Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY.
MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART, Annapolis, MD. Art on Paper Exhibition.
Juried by Stephen B. Phillips, Associate Curator of the Phillips Collections,
Washington, D.C.
WHITTIER COLLEGE, GREENLEAF GALLERY, Whittier, CA. "Gender, Genealogy,
and Counter Memory: Re-membering Chican@ Cultural Histories."
ELEVEN EAST ASHLAND, Phoenix, AZ. "Exclusively Contemporary".
ENCANTADA GALLERY OF FINE ARTS, San Francisco, CA.
WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY, CAMPBELL HALL GALLERY, Monmouth, OR.
"Cultural Identity". Juried by John Obrantz, Director of Hallie Ford Museum of Art.
PERIOD GALLERY, Omaha, NE. Painting II International Juried Art Exhibition.
Juried by Larry Bradshaw, Director, Period Gallery.

2001
PRO ARTS, Oakland, CA. "Juried Annual". Juried by Gerardo Mosquera,
Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York.
MUSEUM OF NEW ART, Detroit, MI. "DOCUMENTA USA."
ORANGE COUNTY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Santa Ana, CA.
"Beefcake/Cheesecake: Sex, Flesh, Money and Dreams." Juried by Tyler
Stallings, Curator of Exhibitions, Laguna Art Museum.
GREELEY SQUARE GALLERY, New York, NY. National Painting Exhibition.
Juried by Anne Ellegood, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York.
PERIOD GALLERY, Omaha, NE. "Realism III". Juried by Larry Bradshaw,
Director, Period Gallery.
MACLA, San Jose, CA. "Gender, Genealogy, and Counter Memory:
Re-membering Chican@ Cultural Histories." Catalogue.
2000 PRO ARTS, Oakland, CA, "Juried Annual". Juried by Larry Rinder,
Curator of Contemporary Art, Whitney Museum, New York.
MISSION CULTURAL CENTER, San Francisco, CA. "Tenth Annual Queer Latin@
Arts Exhibit."
ENCANTADA GALLERY OF FINE ARTS, San Francisco, CA.
WORKS, San Jose, CA. "Tackling Masculinity", Curator.
SANCHEZ ART CENTER, Pacifica, CA.


1999
CITY ARTS GALLERY, San Francisco City College, "Millennium", San Francisco,
CA. Juried by Renny Pritikin, Chief Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
PRO ARTS, "Introductions ’99," Oakland, CA. Juried by Rupert Garcia.
SANCHEZ ART CENTER, "Arts on Fire", Pacifica, CA. Juried by Marian
Parmenter, Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery,
San Francisco, CA.
VIDEO SCREENINGS – "Buried and Unseen-severance": Budapest Gay/Lesbian
Film and Cultural Festival. Budapest, Hungary.
KINO IM SCHULZ, Schulz Gay/Lesbian Center. Cologne, Germany.
MIX MEXICO ’99, Mexico City, Mexico.
Turin International Gay/Lesbian Film Festival. Turin, Italy.

1998
VIDEO SCREENINGS – "Buried and Unseen-chiaroscuro".
Festival !Cine Latino!. Cine Accion Latino Film Festival. San Francisco, CA.
Budapest Gay/Lesbian Film and Cultural Festival. Budapest, Hungary.
KINO IM SCHULZ, Schulz Gay/Lesbian Center. Cologne, Germany.
San Francisco International Gay/Lesbian Film Festival. San Francisco, CA.
CineFestival, Chicano/Latino Film Festival. San Antonio, TX.
Turin International Gay/Lesbian Film Festival. Turin, Italy.

1996
GALERIA DE LA RAZA, San Francisco, CA. "go unnoticed, Images of
(Re)Generation", Co-Curator.
RE:SOLUTION GALLERY, Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies, Los
Angeles, CA. Video Arts Annual, "Straight, No Chaser".

1995
GALERIA DE LA RAZA, San Francisco, CA. "El Corazon Me Dio Un Salto
(My Heart skipped a Beat), A Queer Raza Exhibition, Co-Curator.
UC IRVINE FINE ARTS GALLERY, Irvine, CA. "Pervert", Video Installation, "Straight, No Chaser". Curated by Catherine Lord. Catalogue.
OLIVER ARTS CENTER, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA. Cultural Identities and Immigration: Changing Images of America in the 90’s. Video Installation. "La Mascara, A Tale of Sheep, Shopping, & Servitude", Invitational.

1994
MACLA, SAN JOSE CENTER FOR LATINO ARTS, San Jose, CA.
GENERATIONS / RELATIONS, Emerging Artists Show. Video Installation. "La Mascara, A Tale of Sheep, Shopping, & Servitude". Invitational. *FRANKLIN FURNACE, New York, NY. "Doubting the House of Fiction", Solo Multi-Media Installation. Juried by Guillermo Gomez-Pena.

1992
ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS, San Francisco, CA. "What Time It Is".Bibliography (*Reviews)
GLBTQ.com, Website for the encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture. "American Art Since Stonewall", 2003.
Richard T. Rodriguez, "Serial Kinship: Representing La Familia in Early Chicano Publications", AZTLAN: A Journal of Chicano Studies, Spring 2002.
Erin Clark, "Reconstructive Surgery", Quaker Campus , March 14, 2002.
Tracy Vogel, "Revolution in a Paint Can", San Jose Metro, March 7, 2002.
*Barbara Morris, "Gender, Genealogy & Counter-Memory", Artweek, March, 2001.
Shifra Goldman, Tomas Ybarra-Frausto, Tere Romo, and Maribel Alvarez, Poetic
Paradox: Ten Years of Innovation in Latino Arts. Anniversary Catalogue, MACLA,
San Jose, 2001.
Rudi C. Bleys, Images of Ambiente: Homotextuality and Latin American Art, 1810-
today, Continuum Press, London, 2000.
Richard T. Rodriguez, "Reimagined Communities: Family, Masculinity, and
Nationalism in Chicano Cultural Production." Ph.D. dissertation, University of
California, Santa Cruz, 2000.
Chon Noriega, Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano
Cinema, University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
Chon Noriega, AFI (Aztlan Film Institute) Top 100 Chicano Films, "Straight, No Chaser," JUMP CUT Magazine, #42, 1999.
Chon Noriega, AFI (Aztlan Film Institute) Top 100 Chicano Films, "Straight, No
Chaser," AZTLAN: A Journal of Chicano Studies, Fall 1998.
Catherine Lord, "Pervert" Exhibition Catalogue, 1995.
*Ann Elliot Sherman, "Latino Visions," San Jose Metro, June 23, 1994.
*Kim Levin, "Voice Choice," Village Voice, July 12,1994.Awards and Honors
Third Prize. Annual Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX. Juried by
Marysol Nieves, Senior Curator, Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY, 2002.Award of Excellence. The Painting II International Juried Art Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE. Juried by Larry Bradshaw, Director, Period Gallery, 2002.
Chicanovista.com, Website of artist Harry Gamboa, Jr., 2001.
Special Recognition. The Realism III International Juried Art Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE. Juried by Larry Bradshaw, Director, Period Gallery, 2001.
Cover Art and Artist’s Communique. AZTLAN: A Journal of Chicano Studies, Volume 25, Number Two, Fall 2000.
First Prize. Arts on Fire, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA. Juried by Marian Parmenter, Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artist’s Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 1999.
Fellowship Winner, The San Francisco Foundation, Jack and Gertrude Murphy Fellowship, San Francisco, CA. 1993.Lectures/Public-Speaking Engagements
Graduate Seminar Lecture , San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 2003.
Panel Presenter, National Association for Chican@ Studies, "History of the Sexual Imagination", Los Angeles, CA, 2003.
Panel Presenter, "Me/Us: Personal Memoir and Collective History", School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 2002.
Panel Presenter, "Towards a Wider Landscape: Multicultural Curriculum Transformation", National Conference on Race and Ethnicity, New Orleans, LA, 2002.
Artist Talk, "Cultural Identity", Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR, 2002.
Panel Participant, "Resistance through Representation: Chicano/a Art, Activism,
and Affirmation", California State University at Los Angeles, CA, 2001.
Panel Participant, "atlas(t)" Exhibition, Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA, 2001.
Panel Presenter, National Association for Chican@ Studies, "Gender, Genealogy, and
Counter-Memory: Re-membering Chican@ Cultural Histories", Portland, OR, 2000.
Lecture, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, 1998.Education