EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS, AND MARKETS

2023

Market, Vision 20/30’s Artist Pop Up at Yappy Hour, Gainesville, GA

Market, Latino Fest 2023, Gainesville, GA

Group Exhibition, a new future with you, Hall County Library's x Los Radiantes Artist Collective's Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition

Group Exhibition, santo transexual, NAMI Hall x Quinlan Arts Center "Seeing the Invisible: Perspectives On Faith & Mental Health Art Competition and Exhibition"

Market, Art in the Park, Laurel Park, GA

Market, GVL Art Walk @ Blackstrap Rock Hall, Gainesville, GA

Group Exhibition, santo transexual, THETA NU XI's "My Art is Beautiful", ATL, GA

Group Exhibition, TOGETHER WE CAN…, THETA NU XI's "My Art is Beautiful", ATL, GA

Group Exhibition, bleeding heart, Studio House, Atlanta, GA

Market, Misfit Merchant, Athens, GA

Group Exhibition, Artist Forum, The Vault Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Market, Athens, GA

2022

Group Exhibition, in the morning, Room 203 Hansford Hall, Dahlonega, GA

Group Exhibition, my (holy) lover, Mint Gallery & Nuestra Creacion, Atlanta, GA

Group Exhibition, high schoolers, House Art Show, Gainesville ,GA

Group Exhibition, in the morning, House Art Show, Gainesville, GA

Group Exhibition, self portrait post-op (top surgery), Hall County Library, Gainesville, GA

Group Exhibition, Juntos Creacemos, Hall County Library, Gainesville, GA

Group Exhibition, DREAMERS, Hall County Library, Gainesville, GA

Market, Artist Forum

Festival, Latino Fest with La Alianza

Market, Cinco with La Cholateca

Festival, May Day with ATL Radical Art Collective and Sol Underground

Market, Mimosas and Makers Art Market with Shezmu Cellars

Market, Drawn & Disorderly

2021

Group Exhibition, Juntos Creacemos, Nuestro Creacion, Atlanta, GA

Festival, Latino Fest by Hispanic Alliance, Gainesville, GA

Festival, South East Punk Flea Market, Athens, GA

Festival, Cholo Mercado, Atlanta, GA

2020

Group Exhibition, My Disgusting Papaya, UNG Visual Arts Scholarship Winners, Gainesville, GA

Film Festival, Mislaid & Tartarus, Rome International Film Festival, Rome, GA

Film Festival, Tartarus, 15th Annual Rocket City Short Film Festival: Youth Division, Rocket, AL

Film Festival, Tartarus, Georgia Film Festival, Oakwood, GA

Solo Exhibition, Rise Up! , Gainesville High School, Gainesville, GA

2019

Mural, Diverse Leaders, Gainesville High School, Gainesville, GA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Youth Organizing Intern

GA Equality, GA     September 2023-present

  • Youth organizing intern

Assistant Team Supervisor

CORE Response, GA     March 2023-present

  • Conducting community outreach to find partners for mobile vaccination clinics, including COVID-19, Mpox, and Flu shots.

  • Working alongside community partners and the Public Health Department to serve vulnerable populations in Public Health District 2.

  • Programs used include: Curogram, Canva, and the GRITS system.

Communications Intern

GALEO internship, GA     Jan 2023-present

  • Assist in managing social media using content calendars, post scheduling programs like later.com, and using programs like Canva to create posts.

  • Utilizing design programs like the Adobe suite to create content.

Graphic Design Intern

TurnUp Activism internship, remote online     December 2022–present

  • I help create graphics for internal and external use of the organization including informational slide decks for social media use, banners and infographics for internal meetings and speaker series. I use Slack, Trello, and Canva on a daily basis to interact with other organizers and on several projects.

Freelance Artist

Self-Employed, Gainesville, GA

Sep 2018–Present

  • Create a variety of fine art pieces for exhibition including paintings, charcoal compositions, graphic designs, and sculptures

  • Continually grow a network of clients and connections, resulting in sales of over 200 pieces of art

Returns Clerk

Amazon, Pendergrass, GA     April 2022- December 2023

  • Processing and inspecting customers returns.

Problem Solver

Amazon, Pendergrass, GA     July 2021–Jan 2022

  • Clerk duties alongside solving kicked out packages and working with multiple systems and individuals.

  • Helped train new onboarding employees and keep track of their progress.

  • Trained in large single and small single packaging and slamming.

Media Assistant

Church of Unity, Gainesville, GA     Jan 2021–November 2021

  • Independent contractor

  • Worked with speakers and church members to assist media presentations alongside real time speaker audio and video, and when necessary, Facebook live streaming alongside Zoom services.

  • Worked with camera and other audio equipment such as a mic to do simultaneous live streaming and recording of services.

Film and Media Intern

Gainesville High School internship, Gainesville, GA     Aug 2018–May 2019

  • Worked with Joseph Miller, the school’s Film teacher

  • Worked with community to create commercials, informational videos, and short films

EDUCATION

Georgia State University,

online | Jan 2023- present

Early Childhood Education Associates

University of North Georgia,

Gainesville, GA | Aug 2019 - Aug 2022

Art major

  • Held officer positions in the LGBTQ+ student org, Spectrum Alliance, and was student rep in the Gender Studies Council

AWARDS

2022     3rd place UNG LGBTQ+ History Month Student Art Exhibition

2021     Recipient of the Roy C. Moore UNG Scholarship

RELEVANT SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premier Pro

CPR and AED Trained

Substitute Teacher Certified