The practice of art-making can be as much personal as it is social. Through thoughtfully tailored activities and inquiries, I am able to work with communities to uncover broader issues that affect their everyday lives, and begin dialogues on ways we can all move forward together. 

My services includes:

  • Creating and Installing Public Art

  • Documentation of Community or Place for Social Initiatives

  • Designing Programs for Public Dialogue & Engagement

  • Community Led and Organized Exhibition and Publication Projects

Stories from Home Event Series

Working with Lift To Rise along with local community groups throughout the Coachella Valley, I organized a series of events in which we supported the community’s effort to right a historic wrong (Palm Springs). We recognized and celebrated a long and important history of organizing and community work (Coachella), and created a space for a group of concerned residents to share their stories, concerns, and hopes for their city (Cathedral City).

Cuyama Sun Cuyama Moon

In collaboration with Blue Sky Center and local residents, I developed, helped design and published a newspaper that featured stories from the local residents about the place in which they live. The project culminated in a celebration and parade through the town of New Cuyama where residents received copies of their new community paper.

Palm Springs Art Museum Residency

I invited five young photographers from the Coachella Valley and guided them as they created work about their families and communities. The final pieces were then exhibited in the Museum alongside my work. As part of the project, I also facilitated a number of photography workshops for local schools and the general public.

Link to an article that one of the participants wrote: A Look At My Community Through My Eyes

Paradise

I designed, created and installed a permanent public artwork at the California Air Resources Board’s Southern California headquarters campus located in Riverside. Based on extensive interviews with local residents, the design of the mural incorporates a balance of race, age, and gender as a visual metaphor for how we will succeed in achieving harmony between our needs as a society and the health of our planet. The mural stands approximately 12 feet high by 84 feet long and features portraits of local resident and natural elements from the Inland Empire.