EDUCATION:

• 2008 Master Fine Arts in Art & Technology from University of Texas at Dallas
• 2005 Bachelor Fine Arts Art & Art History with concentration in photography at University of Texas at Arlington

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

• 2023    Deidades, Dallas Central Library, Dallas, Texas
• 2022    Deidades, Mighty Fine Art, Dallas, Texas
• 2018     Texture, Mighty Fine Art, Dallas, Texas
• 2011      Dallas Portfolio Exchange (DPE), Studio b, Seaside, Florida
• 2008    The Arena, Visual Art Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
• 2006    Second Annual Erotic Art Show, Canvas-Gallery, Dallas, Texas

group EXHIBITIONS:

• 2021     Deidades, Kente Royal Gallery, New York, New York
• 2021     Pandemic Correspondence, Mighty Fine Art, Dallas, Texas
• 2020    Shit Show, Mighty Fine Art, Dallas, Texas
• 2017     Kenda North & Exchange, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas
• 2014     Observations of the Moon, Kessler Theater, Oak Cliff, Texas
• 2013     Collaging Art Exhibition, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
• 2010     Dallas Portfolio Exchange (DPE), Magnolia Gallery, Dallas, Texas
• 2010     DADA 25 Anniversary, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
• 2010     Digital Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, California
• 2010     Times Twenty Plus (X20+), The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
• 2010     Fort Worth Avenue Time Capsule Project, Haley Henman Gallery, Dallas, Texas
• 2009    Digital Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, California
• 2008    Pocket Film Festival, Pompidou Centre, Paris, France
• 2008    Intersected, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas 
• 2008    Real Time, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
• 2007     Intersected, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas 
• 2007     Annual members show, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
• 2006    UTD/Texas Tech Exchange Exhibition, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 
• 2006    Annual members show, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
• 2006    Sur de Trinidad, Ice House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
• 2005    Annual members show, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
• 2005    Gallery 171, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 
• 2005    Gallery West Annex Dedication, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
• 2005    1308, Experimental Art Space, Dallas, Texas 
• 2004    Salon de Photography, UTA gallery 171, Arlington, Texas
• 2003    The 39-hour show, Fort Worth Community Art Center, Fort Worth, Texas
• 2003    ELEMENTS, at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas

JUROR/CURATOR:

• 2017      Fort Worth Central Library and Shamblee branch library.. – 2015 Curator at The Ant Colony Gallery.
• 2005     DREAMS: mixed media event organized by the University of Texas at Arlington, displayed at the public library DeSoto Texas

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• Society for Photographic Education
• American Society of Media Photographers

PUBLICATIONS:

• Dallas Morning News. Sunday One February 2015, Photo credit, Author Sophia Dembling “Introverts in Love”.
• SPE South Central Regional Newsletter. Spring 2009, Letter from the Chair, page 1 http://www.spesouthcentral.org
• BB (Harder Beat): a magazine about everything that rocks. September 2005, Vol. 13, Issue 141, page 7 http://harderbeat.com/archive/sept05/html/feature004.html.

PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES:

• Adjunct professor of Art Appreciation and Digital Arts Photography at Tarrant County College NW & Trinity River Campuses.
• SPJ freelancing Seminar Panel on the photo side of freelancing, including negotiating prices, and copyright at The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.
• Lectures on professional photography and fine art topics presented at The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PHOTOGRAPHY AND LIGHTING: Experience with the usage of conventional photographic equipment from 35mm, medium and large format film cameras. film loading, and film development. Photo lab technician responsible for chemical mixture of color, black and white for film processing, as well as, enlarger and printer maintenance in a high use environment with budget limits.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE ANT COLONY GALLERY SPACE

Founder/Independent Curator: A small intimate gallery space — showcasing professional, underserved, emerging artist connected to encourage and inspire. To display original visual images and short narrative videos from artists that work in their discipline. Provide active creators an opportunity for collaboration and discussion. A sounding board for ideas, or just a group of like-minded people gathering to speak about their processes of art.

TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE January 2011-December 2016

Adjunct Communication & Fine Arts: Adjunct professor of Art Appreciation and Digital Arts Photography, responsible for the design of material and exercises used for presentation and assessment of skills learned for the following community colleges DCCCD Mountain View Campus, TCC NW Campus, and Trinity River Campus .

GONZO PHOTOGRAPHY Photographer

Conventional and digital photography — portfolio contains aircraft interiors, catalog photography with J.C. Penny, and artist copy work.