CV
Education:
2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts- Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, & Planning
GPA: 4.1
Merrill Presidential Scholar
Experience:

January 2022 - current
January 2019 - current
April 2020 - current
April - Sept 2021
May - Dec 2020
January - Dec 2020
January - Apri 2018
January - Apri 2018
June - August 2016
May - August 2015
Mellon Migrations Research Assistant, Art History Department. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
Aid the preparation and facilitation of artist Sandy Rodriguez artist-in-residence, through collaboration with the Cornell Library pipeline, the College of Human Ecology Fibers Lab, and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.
Arts & Architecture IT Assistant, AAP Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
Assisted students and faculty with software and hardware setup, tutorials, and repairs. Facilitated digital formatting, high-end plotting, and documentation.
Arts Representative for the Diversity and Inclusion Council Hiring Committee, AAP Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
Voices of Youth Program Leader. No Mas Lagrimas. Ithaca, NY.
Designed and implemented Latinx/Chicanx youth cultural programming for Ithaca non-profit No Mas Lagrimas.
Summer Nancy Horton Bartels '48 Scholar for Education, The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Ithaca, NY.
Designed virtual learning tools and community outreach programming for the COVID-19 school year. Assisted Academic program workshops through archival and contemporary collections research. Instructed K-12 with adapted museum material.
Studio Technician for Painting & Printing Studios, AAP Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
Aided in the edition of relief prints with master printmakers from PACE and Harlan & Weaver for Joanna Malinowska.
Resident Artist & Program Coordinator, Columbus Hostels. Gran Canaria, Spain.
Completed sculpture installation for the hotel lobby. Participated in the design and production of multimedia campaigns, handling, budgeting, and scheduling.
Arts Assistant Teacher, Kassel Montessori Schule. Kassel, Germany.
Bilingual instruction of art projects in English and German. Formulated arts curriculum to meet the individual needs of students. Observed and evaluated students' performance, behavior, and social development.
Studio Assistant under artist Rosa Tavares. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Microbiome and Disease Analysis, Mount Sinai Labs. New York, NY.
Leadership:
April 2020- current. Arts Representative for the Diversity and Inclusion Council, AAP Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
Established a comprehensive network and policy for AAP's Diversity and Inclusion initiative. Reformed diverse and inclusive hiring practices for staff/ faculty.
Aug 2020- current. President of Art Majors Organization, AAP Cornell University. Ithaca NY
Organized mentorship and programming opportunities for Fine Art Majors. Expanded club membership from 4 to 77 participants.
Aug 2020- 2021. Creative Director & Editor of Art Majors Organization ZINE, AAP Cornell University. Ithaca, NY
Aug 2018- 2021. Illustration Lead, Cornell Diplomat Publication, AAP Cornell University. Ithaca, NY
Aug 2019- May 2020. Design Lead, Sustainable Mobility, Cornell University Sustainable Design. Ithaca, NY.
Used Systems Engineering and Design Thinking tools to propose and implement a new wayfinding system for Ithaca, NY Seneca St. Garage.
Research:
Sept 2020- current. Art, Power, & Decoloniality- Transnational Narratives. Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Supervised by mentors Jaret Vadera and Paul Ramirez Jonas.
April- Sept 2021. Chicanx & Latinx Visibility Within Academia and the Arts. Ithaca, NY.
Evaluated community outreach efforts and decolonial research under Chair of Hispanic Studies and Director of the Cornell Migration Studies minor Debra Castillo.
May- Aug 2015. Microbiome and Disease Analysis, Mount Sinai Labs. New York, NY.
Worked with Dr. Clemente studying the effects of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes microbiome diversity on obesity. Using QIIME, PICRUSt, and BIOM- standardized computational analysis from over 50 participating research papers.
Awards:
2022. Merrill Presidential Scholar, Cornell University
2022. AAP Faculty Metal of Art, Cornell University
2022. Cornell Migrations and the Mellon Just Futures Arts & Creative Writing Award
2018-2022. Cornell University Frank and Rosa Rhodes Scholarship
2020-2022. Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholarship
2020-2021. Cornell Council for the Arts Grant
2020-2021. /Art Micro Grant of Cornell Tech
2021. Adams and Walter King Stone Memorial Prize
2020. National Hispanic Scholarship Award
Exhibitions:
2022. Bound Books Unbound. Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY
2021. Dog Breakfast. Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY
2021. Sabor a Carne. Experimental Gallery, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY
2021. Uncharted Territory. Herbert F. Johnson Museum. Ithaca, NY
2021. Es Lo Que Tenemos. Herbert F. Johnson Museum. Ithaca, NY
2021. Potato Séance, performed under artist Grace Troxell. Herbert F. Johnson Museum. Ithaca, NY
2020. Big Fucking Art Show. Herbert F. Johnson Museum. Ithaca, NY
2019. BFA Experimental Show. Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY
2019. I See You (IC/CU). The Ink Shop Printmaking Center. Ithaca, NY
2019. RAW Expo (5 Senses). Cornell University. Ithaca, NY
2018. Cornell University Alumni Event. New York, NY
Publications:
Issues I - IV, Cornell Diplomat
Issues I & II, AMO ZINE
Volume 11 & 12, The ASSOCIATION AAP