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ls for Gender Equitys Urban Leaders Academy 9/12-C

-facilitating the Inheritance Process with youth at middle schools in Brooklyn.

ung Women Speak Out! with DCTV and Parsons Scholars 1/12-C

ff Director and Lead instructor from Parsons on a collaboration between young, female documentarians and designers on the

young women and representation in the digital age.

urrent Projects

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aile con Xiuhcoatl: September 2012. Mural at Chicano Park in San Diego, CA

arez! Somos Tus Jovenes...: June 2012. Collaboration with 656 Comics and Colectivo Fundamental in Ciudad Juarez, Met of Clinicas de Hip Hop. Funded by US Consulate. Weeklong multi-generational workshops held at CASA community cen

REF (Museum of the Revolution at the Borderland) followed by execution of high-profile, large scale collaborative mural at

ves. wwww.juarezhiphop.com

sh out of Water: December 2011. Anti-Gentrification mural in Miami.

aiding: June 2011. Independent aerosal mural at Welling Court in Astoria, Queens.

ected Projects:

odays Yard, 2012: Lead Artist. 7 Panel mural depicting contemporary workforce at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

ere Goes Something, 2012: Lead Artist. 3,074 square foot exterior acrylic mural on stone wall located at the Brookly

rd. The theme of the mural is an imaginative archive-based historical narrative that illustrates 300 years of symbiotic

itical exchange between the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural workers in its surrounding comm

uth participants were trained and acted as oral historians to interview contemporary people of interests with diverse re

ps to the yard. Worked with approximately 19 4th and 5th graders and 14 15-19 year olds over the course of 5 mon

l as assistant artists Esteban del Valle, Joel Bergner, archivist Meredith Wisner, the Brooklyn Historical Society, Urba

s Tours and oral historian Emilie Evans.

ducation is Our Right, 2012: Lead Artist. 600 square foot interior acrylic mural located at Park Slope Collegiate High

the theme of access to higher education, based on youth-led peer-to-peer interviews. Worked with 15 middle an

hool aged youth and assistant artist Jules Joseph.

ove Should Always Be Safe, 2011: Assistant Artist for poster campaign and Lead for new media campaign via bloggi

uth self-documentation. Partnered with community organization Day One to create a print poster series on abusive in

tner relationships amongst teens. Taught DIY screenprinting, Photoshop, Illustrator, digital photography, DIY f

grrl zine history and facilitated public workshops. Worked with 15 high school age women and lead artist Nicole Sc

ommunidad Global, Global Community, 2011: Assistant artist for exterior acrylic mural at PS24 working with 12 elem

ool age youth and lead artist Katie Yamasaki.

ansforming your Transit to Tranquility, 2011: Co-Lead Artist for 1,200 square foot parachute cloth installation on a

rier near the Brooklyn Bridge. Partnered with the Department of Transportation. Worked with 15 high-school age you

lead artist Chris Beck.

onnectivity, Continued, 2010: assistant artist on 1,600 square foot exterior acrylic mural at PS 506 on the subject o

d technology. Worked with 15 young women and lead artist Crystal Clarity.

cent Mural Projects of Note

OUNDSWELL COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT: BROOKLYN, NY 6/10-CURRENT

ad Muralist, Assistant Artist, Program Associate (2011)

nce 2003,my work as a muralist, live-painter, illustrator and fine artist has been created or shown in

rk, Philadelphia, Portland, Oregon, Washington DC, San Francisco, Seattle, Mexico and Spain.

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