EDUCATION
2022 (Current), Art History, Theory and Criticism Phd, University of California San Diego, CA

2019 MA, Critical Theory and the Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York City, NY

2013 BFA, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

2007 Pre-college, Parsons School of Design, New York City, NY

AWARDS/GRANTS

2024 The Everett Helm Visiting Fellowship, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

2021 Monira Foundation Cultural Event Sponsorship, Liwayway:Balik Tanaw, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2019 Paula Rhodes Memorial Award, Critical Theory and the Arts, School of Visual Arts, NY

2018 Critical Theory and the Arts Departmental Graduate Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, NY

2017 XI Florence Biennale, Creativity & Sustainability, 5th Prize in Textile & Fiber Arts, Florence, IT

2017 Travel Grant, Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2017 Teaching Artist Residency, Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY

2016 Emerging Artist Residency, ESKFF at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2007 Pre-college Scholarship, Parsons School of Design, New York City, NY

CONFERENCES

2023 Mediating Myth: Image and Objects as Critical Intercessor, Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Tufts University

“Museums as Mythmakers or Storytellers”

SEMINARS

2024  Getty Consortium Seminar: Meredith Cohen, Los Angeles, CA

2018  New York Crit Club: Catherine Haggarty, New York, NY

2017  Mana Professional: Sara Raza, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2016  Bruce High Quality Foundation University: Jessa Chun, New York, NY

TEACHING/WORK EXPERIENCE

2022-2024 Teaching Assistant, UCSD Visual Arts Department, San Diego, CA

2022 Substitute Teacher K-12, Jersey City Public Schools, Jersey City, NJ

2020 Implied Scale, Natural Dyes Workshop, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2019-2021 VIPKID - Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Remote

2019 NYU Food + Culture, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2018 Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Honors Philosophy, Visual & Critical Studies, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2018 Natural Dyes Workshop, The Ethical Community Charter School, Mana Contemporary & The Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Jersey City, NJ

2018 Teaching Artist Resident, The Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art, Peekskill High School, Peekskill, New York, NY

2016 Artist Assistant, Gary Lichtenstein Editions, LLC

2015-2019 Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Sol Studio Collaborative Artist & Lead Mentor, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2016-2020 Directors Assistant, Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2013 Rutgers University Extended Division, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

2010-2012 Sharon Art Center, Piscataway, NJ

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2021 Liwayway: Balik Tanaw, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018 I Am Both, I Am Neither: District Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines

2013 Thread: Project Space, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 A Message from the Underground, Curated by Maria De Los Angeles Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2020 Implied Scale: Confronting the Enormity of Climate Change curated by Kele McComsey, Mana Contemporary Jersey City, NJ 

2019 Crop, Curated by Z Behl, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2019 The First Picture of You, 1990, Dog Eaters Collective, Philippine Consulate General, New York, NY

2019 Monomyth, Art Fair Philippines, District Gallery, The Link Ayala Center, Makati, Philippines

2018 Bojagi Textile Forum, Seoul, Korea

2018 Morir Sonandor, Curated by Alex Santana, Knockdown Center, Queens NY

2018 Please Touch: Body Boundaries, Curated by Ysabel Pinyol, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2018 Temporary Allegiance, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY

2017 Fabricating Truth, Curated by Ysabel Pinyol & Alexandra Fowle, Como Metropolitan, Miami, FL

2017 American Dotard, Curated by Dan Alvazado, World Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2017 XI Florence Biennale: Creativity & Sustainability, Fortezza De Basso, Florence, Italy

2017 Philippine-American Artist Collective, City Hall, Jersey City, NJ

2017 Temporary Allegiance, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY

2017 Collect Hudson Curated by Fred Fleisher, Dineen Hull Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

2017 Illegal Fashion, Curated by Maria De Los Angeles & Juan Puentes, WhiteBox, New York, NY

2017 Between I and Thou, Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY

2017 Nasty Women Exhibition, Knockdown Center: Queens, NY

2016 Make A Splash 17, Air Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2016 Chilltown Collective Public Art Mural, Jersey City, NJ

2016 Vanity Curated by Lucy Rovetto, Merseles Studios, Jersey City, NJ

2015 Sol, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

2013 But, No Yeah, Curated by Jim Brittingham, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ

2012 Systems, Curator Jim Brittingham, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ

2011 Chance, Curator Jim Brittingham, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ

2010 Water, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ

2009 Culture of Art and Dance, Montclair State Galleries, Montclair, NJ

2008 Fidelity, Majestic Theatre, Jersey City, NJ

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art

The Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation

Private Collections

AFFILIATIONS

Bruce High Quality Foundation (BHQF)

Textile Study Group of New York

Gabriela NJ

NJ4PHRA

Malaya SD

PRESS

UNTV

ABS-CBN

Florence Biennale

Patch

Daily Voice

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