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Education

2022- 2024 BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

2019- 2021 AFA, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS

Awards

2024 International Sculpture Center's 2024 Outstanding Student Achievement in

Contemporary Sculpture Award nomination

2023 Kansas City Zoo- Sobela Ocean Aquarium public art proposal

2022 League for Innovation Student Art Competition- third place international

award at Johnson County Community College

2021 Leadership Scholarship- for educational, political and professional

environment as well as volunteer involvement

2021 Fine Arts Sculpture scholarship- Johnson County Community College

2021 League for Innovation Student Art Competition- Jury's choice award at

Johnson County Community College

2020 Fine Arts Sculpture scholarship- Johnson County Community College

Exhibition History

2024 “Reflecting the City”- Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO

2023 “Inspired by Maya Indigenous & Latino Art Experience” Bank of America

Exhibition Gallery- Union Station, Kansas City, MO

Mattie Rhodes Cultural Center- Kansas City, MO

2022 MDW Fair, Mana Contemporary- Chicago, IL

“Ejercicio” Instituto Allende Spanish and Art School- San Miguel de

Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

League for Innovation Student Art Competition- Johnson County Community

College Gallery

2021 KCAC 26th Annual Undergraduate Student Exhibition, Kansas City, MO

“La Onda” - This exhibition is intended to be a wide showcase of the Latino

Experience in the following different locations:

Beco Gallery- Fine Art Gallery Kansas City, MO

Garcia Squared- Contemporary Art Gallery Kansas City, MO

Holsum- Artist Run Space Kansas City, MO

InterUrban Arthouse- Fine Art Gallery Overland Park, KS

Commissions

2022 Commission request through Instagram to make a model scale cast

aluminum sculpture of a client's Ducati motorcycle.

Publications

2023 Chico Sierra curates work by local Latinx artists for “Inspired by MAYA”

exhibit at Union Station- The Pitch KC

2022 Latinx Art Rising in KC: ‘La Onda’ Exhibition Series Showcases Emerging

Artists

Curatorial Projects

2023 “Low Hanging Fruit”- Agnes Arts Studio, Kansas City, MO

2021 “Salt & Sugar”- United Colors shipping container gallery Kansas

City, KS

Professional Experience

2022- Present KCAI Gallery Kansas City, MO- Gallery Assistant

2023- Present Durwood Internship Program- Durwood Foundation and the Nelson-Atkins

Museum of Art