Education

2023 - BFA in Honors Art Studio, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,  NM, Summa Cum Laude

2023 - Minor in Honors Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Summa Cum Laude


Solo/Two-Person Exhibitions

2023 - morning stars, Solo Exhibition, Masley Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2023 - dandelion, Two-Person Exhibition, Spectra Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2022 - proximity to divinity, Solo Exhibition, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2022 - Nothing About Us Without Us, Two-Person Exhibition, University of New Mexico Student Union Building, Albuquerque, New Mexico


Group Exhibitions

2023 - Covington-Rhode Senior Exhibition, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2023 - Fragments, Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2023 - Concrete Tenderness; Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2023 - late > never, University of New Mexico Photography Department, Albuquerque, NM

2023 - Alumni Art Show, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM

2022 - Against the White Cube, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2022 - F(ucking)-Stop!, The Mothership, Albuquerque, NM

2022 - Humans will be Humans, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2021 - New Visions, Spectra Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2021 - Midterm Exhibition, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2018 - Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Showcase, Albuquerque, NM

2017-2019 - Juried Spring Art Exhibition, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM

2016-2018 - Juried Fall Art Exhibition, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM

2015 - Juried Student Showcase, Sandia High School, Albuquerque, NM


Publications

2023 - The New York Times, Opinion; College Looks Like This: 7 Student Photographers, 7 Campuses

2023 - The New York Times, Why Watch Hot Air Balloons When You Can Chase Them?

2023 - Collective Constructs, Afterlives; Photography, Memory, Archive

2023 - Scribendi, Volume 37

2023 - Beyond the Veil Press, We Apologize For The Inconvenience: Queer and Trans Voices 

2023 - Querencia Press, Not Ghosts, But Spirits Volume 3

2023 - The Outland Magazine, Issue 1 - Origins

2022 - Roy, Zara, UNM student captures queer identity with picture-perfect poeticism, Daily Lobo, Albuquerque, NM, October 17th, 2022

2022 - Conceptions Southwest, Volume 45

2022 - Marías at Sampaguitas, Camp: Glitter in Our Eyes, Spring/Summer 2022


Grants/Awards

2023 - Winner, Western Regional Honors Conference Award in Photography

2023 - Winner, Covington-Rhode Senior Prize

2023 - Honorable Mention, Concrete Tenderness; Undergraduate Juried Exhibition,  juried by Viola Arduini

2022-2023 - Modesta E. Comeford Endowment

2022-2023 - Jane Sorenson Redd Art Studio Scholarship

2022 - Kirtland AFB Asian American Pacific Islander Merit Scholarship

2020-2023 - Ada Wester Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship

2019-2023 - UNM College of Fine Arts Dean’s List

2019-2023 - Woodward Scholar

2018 - Gold Key Winner, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Photography

2018 - Honorable Mention, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Portfolio

2017 - Honorable Mention, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Painting


Related Experience

2023 - Production Assistant, Santa Fe Workshops, Santa Fe, NM

2023 - Course Coordinator - The New Mexico Landscape & Lightroom with Jean Miele, Santa Fe Workshops, Santa Fe, NM

2023 - Course Coordinator - Introduction to Fine-Art Digital Printmaking with Christine Alexander

2023 - Society for Photographic Education Pride Caucus Leadership Team

2023 - Photography Area Lab Monitor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2015-Present - Professional Portrait Photographer, Self-employed, Albuquerque, NM

2021-2023 - Pathmakers Mentor, University of New Mexico Honors College, Albuquerque, NM

2020-2023 - Official Event Photographer, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM

2020-2023 - Head of Art Inventory, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM

2020-2023 - History Office Senior Intern, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM

2017-2018 - Art History Student Teaching Assistant, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, New Mexico


Using Format