EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS, AND MARKETS
2024
Group Exhibition, Mis Hermanas, Nuestra Creacion, Echo Contemporary Gallery
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
Court Department Paralegal
David Kennedy and Associates, GA February 2024-present
I help manage legal cases including defensive and affirmative asylum, SIJS(Special Immigrant Juvenile Status), and getting folks out of immigration court proceedings.
Trained in using the ECAS/ EOIR court system, and a legal client database. Trained in drafting pleadings and motions, putting together asylum, work permits, and SIJS applications.
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
Art 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
Mental Health First Aid Certified