SKILLS, ABILITIES & EDUCATION
I am a professional artist who has been teaching high school for 19 years. The main thrust of my various efforts has been to raise the level of cultural understanding, aesthetic inquiry and achievement in our community by combining a solid drawing foundation with traditional mediums, innovative technology and high-level thinking. My goal is to serve God in all my work. UTEP, 1988 - 1990 60 HOURS, 1988 TO 1990, 3.0 GPA, visual art major SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, 1990 - 1992 48 HOURS, 1990 TO 1992, Passing (pass/fail grading), visual art major WESTERN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, EL PASO, TX., 1993 - 1994 Welding Certification NMSU 1996 - 1999 BFA IN DRAWING 1997 TO 1999, 3.85 GPA, 3x Dean’s List UTEP 2003 - 2004 TEACHING CERTIFICATE 2003 TO 2004, 3.9 GPA SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY 2019 - 2023 Enrolled in Masters of Studio Art Program starting January 2019, 4.0 GPA. Will graduate in May 2023. EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS May 2023 - 3rd Annual Printmaking Show, Gallery 925, Las Cruces, NM. May 2023 - 8 x 8 Print Show, Horned Toad Prints, El Paso, TX. March 2023 - Godbold Mill Cycle. Marfa Spirit Company, Marfa TX. Exhibit highlighting the Texas Mill Series in general and the Godbold Mill (which houses Marfa Spirit Co.) in particular. January 2023 - RE: return, reckoning, redemption. Masters of Studio Art exhibition, Sul Ross State University Francois Art Gallery. August 2022 - Printmaker’s Ball group show, TOMA Gallery, El Paso, TX. November 2021 - Alpine Artwalk, Sul Ross Graduate Art Representative July to Sept. 2020 - Inaugural Show, EPISD Stanton Street Gallery April to May 2020 - Participated with my students in Lee Mingwei’s Letter to Oneself. My letter is the first one featured in the video (by Shane) and several of my students’ letters were also read. Pictures documenting the letters in the exhibition feature our work as well. November 2019 - Alpine Artwalk, Sul Ross Graduate Art Representative May 2018 - Outstanding Educator Award, Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission October 2016 - Youth for Christ Invitational Auction, First Baptist Church, El Paso. Feb. to March 2016 - EPISD Faculty Show, International Museum of Art, El Paso. Sept. to Oct 2016 - Postcards – University Art Gallery, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM Aug. to Sept. 2016 - West Elm Local Art Program – West Elm, The Fountains, El Paso. May 2015 - Arte Maestro – El Paso Community College March to April 2015 - EPISD Faculty Show, International Museum of Art, El Paso. June to Sept. 2012 - Inquisitive Eyes: El Paso Museum of Art from 1960 to 2012. My work was featured in a major overview of modern art that included works by Robert Rauschenberg, Sam Reveles, Ray Parish, Robert Carlson and many other artists. Dec. 2010 to Jan. 2011 - Urbanidade – Solo Show, Galeria Colorida, 63 Costa Do Castelo, Lisbon, Portugal. July to Aug. 2008 - Staycation – exhibit with Rudy Royval at Forum Arts and Culture, El Paso. August to Oct. 2006 - Grand Opening and Exhibition 1. Space Available Art Gallery 2419 N. Stanton St. El Paso, TX. July 2006 - ArtLab Exhibition – Kansas City Art Institute, H & R Block Artspace on 41st. April 2004 - Inaugural Show – Shine Gallery 1220 Texas Ave. El Paso, TX. Featuring Ray Parish, Adrian Esparza, Keith Spencer, and Shane Wiggs. March to June 2004 - Borderlands – Group exhibition at the El Paso Museum of Art exhibition of newly acquired works from regional artists. My work was reviewed in ARTL!ES Texas Art Journal here & here. Nov. 2001 to Jan. 2002 - Drawing Machines, Machine Drawings – Exhibition of my large-scale drawings paired with Dave Ford’s kinetic drawing sculptures at the Bridge Center for Contemporary Art, El Paso, TX. Dec. 1999 - BFA Exhibition, University Art Gallery, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM. April to May 1996 - Sacred and the Passionate, Bridge Center for Contemporary Art, El Paso. 1990 – 1992 - Performance art at various Chicago venues including but not limited to the Randolph Street Gallery, Café Voltaire, Lower Links, SAIC Gallery and public spaces. 1988 – 1990 - Art Against AIDS and Student Art Exhibition, Glass Gallery, UTEP. COURSE INSTRUCTION Art 1 Art 1, Art Appreciation Art 2, Drawing 1 Art 2, Digital Art Art 2, Digital Photography Art 2, Painting Art 2, Printmaking Art 3, Drawing 2 Art 3, Digital Art 2 Art 3 Digital Photography 2 Art 3, Painting 2 Art 3, Printmaking 2 Advanced Placement Art 2D Advanced Placement Art Drawing Dual Credit Art Appreciation WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, AND OTHER ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS Memory Project Productions El Paso Holocaust Museum El Paso Independent School District, Professional Development Review of the digital art of PALLA COLLECTIONS City of El Paso, MCAD collection El Paso Museum of Art Private Collections COMMUNITY SERVICE Youth for Christ Panthers for Christ Fellowship of Christian Athletes PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Texas Classroom Teachers Association Christians in the Visual Arts |