Art Studies

Masters of Fine Arts Degree
University of Delaware
1990-1992

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1987-1990

Exchange Program
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
1989

Exhibition History

2007

Living Legacies (Solo Show)
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Body of Water
Side Space Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2006

Digital Event(o): Toronto Latin American New Media Exhibition
Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2005

Aquelarre – 7 Latin American Women Artists
Co-curator and exhibiting artist (Organized through el borde art council)
Shift Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

XXX – Visual Arts Ontario 30th Anniversary Exhibition
Lieutenant Governor’s Office, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: April – August 2005
Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: November 15-30, 2005
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada: January 2006
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada: March - April 2006

Salvador Allende Arts Festival for Peace 2005 – Art Exhibition
Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2004

Salvador Allende Arts Festival for Peace – Art Exhibition
De Leon White Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ebb & Flow
Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Latinoamerica
Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

2003

Vaivén / Sway (Solo Show)
A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hysteria: Festival of Women
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Salvador Allende Arts Festival for Peace
The Great Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2001

Femme noire, femme nue
Cité collégiale, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Art Smart Event
Toronto Metro Hall Rotunda, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1999

Mestizas II (Solo Show)
Gesu Theatre’s Creativity Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1998

Mestizas (Solo Show)
De Tierra del Fuego Gallery, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Images des Femmes

Mile End Library, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1997

Isostasie
Art Weeks at the Centre des femmes d’ici et d’ailleurs, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1996

Mujeres de Pelo en Pecho
Evanston Hall Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

N’sasa
Art Weeks at the Centre des femmes d’ici et d’ailleurs, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1995

Huellas/Footprints
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

1994

Danza (Solo Show)  
Independent production at OBORO, Montréal, Québec, Canada

The Quilt Project
(Collective project by Women’s Art Resource Centre)
The Koffler Gallery, Koffler Centre of the Arts, North York, Ontario, Canada

1993

Entredos (Collaborative project)
‍Galeria de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

1992

En-Suite (Solo Show)  
Galerie Bahia,Montréal, Québec, Canada

Embedded-Suspended-Inspired (Solo Show)  
Hollingsworth Sculpture Gallery, Newark, Delaware, U.S.

1991

Annual Department of Art Graduate Student Exhibition
University of Delaware Art Gallery, Newark, Delaware, U.S.

1990

Bachelors of Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Aesthetics and Ethnicity
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

1989

Object-ions/Printed Matter
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

NSCAD Exchange Student Exhibition
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

A Part of the Whole
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Lasting Impressions
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

1988

Say It
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Hispanic Festival
Museum of Science and Industry of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Teaching Experience

Centennial College (Toronto, ON, Canada)
‍Guest Instructor – Graphic Design Media Program (Fall 2007)
- Taught the course 'Integrated Digital Applications 3'
- Planned and taught the workshop 'Introduction to Character Animation in Flash'

University of Delaware: Art Department
(Newark, DE, U.S.)
‍Art Instructor (Graduate T.A.) (1990-1991)
- Planned and taught 2 undergraduate-level courses: 'Foundation Design' & 'Introduction to Printmaking'

Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum 
(Chicago, IL, U.S.)
‍Visual Arts Instructor (1990)
- Taught 'Printmaking' and 'Mixed Media' summer art classes for children aged 4-12

Christina Cultural Arts Center
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.)
‍Visual Arts Instructor / Project Co-coordinator (1991)
- Coordinated the 'Arts Van-Go' project, a mobile art unit offering art activities for inner city children

Experience in Art Organizations

Art Starts (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Project Coordinator (2006)
-Coordinated an African Drumming workshop and the monthly Youth Open Mic.

el borde (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Director (2004 – 2005)
- Co-curated ‘Aquelarre - 7 Latin American Women Artists' (October 6 to 23, 2005 at Shift Gallery)
- Co-coordinated ‘4 Photographers from Xalapa’ (July 14 to August 1, 2004 at Shift Gallery)

Artexte Contemporary Art Information Centre (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Art Catalogue Distribution Assistant (1993 – 1994)

Oboro Artist-Run Centre and Gallery (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Administrative Assistant (1993)

Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum (Chicago, IL, U.S.)
Assistant to the Educational Program's Coordinator / Exhibition Tour Guide (1990)

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL, U.S.)
School Tour Guide / Administrative Assistant (1987 – 1990)

Press / Reviews

Mosaico 21 Online Magazine - Toronto, ON - Interview and online gallery (Spring 2005)

NOW Magazine
- Toronto, ON - Art review of Hysteria Festival, by Thomas Hirschmann (10/23/2003)

EYE Magazine - Toronto, ON - Art review of solo show Vaivén / Sway, by David Balzer (09/11/2003)

CKLN -Toronto, ON - Radio Interview (11/02/2003)

Correo Canadiense
- Toronto, ON - Newspaper Article (10/02/2003)

Primera Hora
- San Juan, PR - Newspaper Article (09/02/2003)

Musique Plus
- Montreal, QC - TV Interview (11/1998)

La Voz
 - Montreal, QC - Newspaper Article (11/17/1998)

Place Publique
- Montreal, QC - Newspaper Article (10/29/1998)