Laguna College of Art + Design

Am I the only one in the throes of imposter syndrome in a room brimming with faith and heavenly adoration? I went to mega churches with my family when I was younger and witnessed the live performative baptisms, aerial Christmas eve dancers’ ex…

The scenes in my surrealist paintings are derived from literature, movies, past experiences, and places that I visited, dreamt of, and imagined. I seek to paint interiors and landscapes that will evoke a sense of déjà vu in my audience…

The process of creating the work that makes up Bareable was unexpected for me. It was an opening to self-healing that I was unaware that I needed so badly. With each painting that I created during this process, I made a new discovery about myself th…

My work defines and explores the concept of floral life-cycles as a metaphor for human existence. I draw inspiration from my personal garden, which I cultivate for research purposes, as well as other natural spaces. This closeness to floral life-cyc…

My current body of work explores notions of mortality, vulnerability, loss, and survival. Over the last decades, these ideas have shaped my emotional landscape and have led to an investigation of the psychological and physiological circumstances tha…