Bio:

I am currently a Principal Lecturer III in Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico – Valencia Campus. Since 2008, I have been a variety of program coordinators on the campus: Distance Learning Coordinator, Program Coordinator of Film & Digital Media, Fine Arts Coordinator, as well as Chair of the Division including Fine Arts. I have dedicated my career to teaching art and being an artist. I moved to New Mexico 25 years ago now to study lithography at The Tamarind Institute, where I earned my Master Printer Certificate. Before that, I was in Brooklyn where I earned my Bachelor of Fine Art with Highest Honors from Pratt Institute in Studio Art, focus on Printmaking. After finishing at Tamarind, I worked as the Master Printer at Pyramid Atlantic Press out in Maryland for a bit before moving back to New Mexico to earn my Master of Fine Art with Highest Distinction at the University of New Mexico, focus in Electronic Art. After earning my MFA, I earned a Multi-Media Certificate at the University of New Mexico Community Education program focusing on film, graphic design and commercial art, earning software certificates in multiple Adobe programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design…) and in Apple Final Cut Pro. I have had the privilege of working as a collaborative printer with many amazing artist human beings, as well as being part of the learning process with hundreds of beautiful people in my classes over the years.