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Based in San Diego, CA


Education

BA, Studio Art and Cognitive Science, Pomona College; Claremont, CA, 2024

    Pomona College Scholar, First-Generation Low-Income (FLI) Scholar, Questbridge Scholar


Awards and Residencies

2024    Matthew Klopfleisch Memorial Prize in Art, Pomona College; Claremont, CA

2023-2024    Humanities Studio Undergraduate Fellowship, Pomona College; Claremont, CA

2023    La Ceiba Gráfica, Printmaking Residency; La Orduña, Veracruz, Mexico

2023    Perdita Sheirich Junior Art Prize Award, Rembrandt Club

2023    Best Social Media Reporting (Design), California California College Media Association

2022    Library Undergraduate Research Award, Honnold Mudd Library; Claremont, CA


Exhibitions

2024    Pearl Diver, Chan Gallery; Claremont, CA (Senior Exhibition)

2023    Everything, including the kitchen sink, Chan Gallery; Claremont, CA

2023    Appearance of the Body, Sprague Gallery; Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA

2023    I write a message in the sky, Spit Gallery; Claremont, CA

2023    Sun Break, Chan Gallery; Claremont, CA (Junior Exhibition)

2023    Captured Vision: Optics in Early Modern European Art, Student Showcase, Benton Museum of Art; Claremont, CA


Community Work

2023    “The Claremont Issue”, The Student Life Newspaper; Claremont, CA (Creative Direction)

2023    High School Gallery Talk, ArtStART, Claremont, CA

2022    Collaborative Student Mural, Nicolet Middle School; Banning, CA

2022    iPhonetography Club, Oakmont Elementary School; Claremont, CA


Publications

My Siren/My Mermaid, “Intertextuality,” Art Block Zine, DSTL Arts, Fall 2023

“Louis Choris and Scientific Illustration: Visualizing Colonialism in New California,” Scholarship@Claremont Database, April 11, 2022


Bibliography

Andrew Alonzo, “Rembrandt Club recognizes Pomona College student artists,” Claremont Courier, October 5, 2023
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