CV
About
I grew up in the Four Corners area of New Mexico and received my BFA in printmaking from the University of New Mexico. I am now based in Westminster, Colorado, where I continue my work as a founding member of the Creative Nations Arts Collective for Indigenous Artists based at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder. In addition to co-curating exhibitions, producing events including an annual Indigenous Arts Fair, I frequently travel to collaborate with fellow artists and commissioning organizations throughout the Southwest on murals and other projects.
My connection to my aboriginal culture is grounded in my artistic practice. My personal identity, background and pride in who I am and where I come from have always been at the heart of my work.
My career as an artist began with my discovery of street art and graffiti. Using a combination of spray paints and acrylics, I celebrate the fusion of technology with Indigenous culture, primarily in paintings and murals. My work is deeply influenced by music, while the combination of traditional Indigenous ideologies with my Buddhist practice is equally important to my artmaking, through which I strive to illuminate core concepts and convictions: the Laws of Movement, Unity and Impermanence.
Photographs of the mural at The Everett in Denver, Colorado, completed in October 2022.
Murals
The Everett, Denver CO October 2022
Niwot CO June 2022
Twitter, Boulder CO May 2022
Central Market, River North Art District, Denver CO 2021
Street Wise Boulder Mural Festival, Boulder CO 2021
Dairy Arts Center, Boulder 2021
Unite Fitness, Golden CO 2021
Woodlawn Floral Shop, Littleton CO 2021
Marine Layer, River North Art District, Denver CO 2021
32nd Street and Walnut, River North Art District, Denver CO 2021
11th Avenue and Lipan, Denver CO 2020
Young Women United, with Nani Chacon and Rose Simpson, Pojoaque/Grants/Las Cruces NM 2019
Pictograff: The Art of War Prayer, With Nani Chacon, Las Cruces NM 2015
Central and High Street, with Nani Chacon, Albuquerque NM 2013
Solo Exhibitions
“Aether,” Duhesa Gallery, CSU Native American Culture Center, Fort Collins CO 2021
“Augment Accent”, The Modbo, Colorado Springs CO 2016
Live Events
Diné ‘Tah Navajo Dancers, Creative Nations Indigenous Arts Market, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder CO 2021
Live painting, Grandoozy, Overland Park, Denver CO 2018
Live painting, Reziliance Indigenous Arts Experience, Albuquerque NM 2016
Group Exhibitions
Manitou Springs Art Center, Manitou Springs CO 2022
“Modern Storyteller,” with Gregg Deal, The Modbo, Colorado Springs CO 2020
"Culture," with Michelle Lowden, The Modbo, Colorado Springs CO 2017
“Saturated Stories,” with Nani Chacon, Duhesa Gallery, CSU Native American Culture Center, Fort Collins CO 2020
“Civilized Savage,” FaraHNHeight Fine Arts Gallery, Taos 2016
“We Honor: The Art of Activism,” Warehouse 508, Albuquerque NM 2015
Collaborations
Graphics for digital kiosks commissioned by Orange Barrel Media/Ike Smart City, 16th Street Mall, Denver CO 2022
Amplifier banner, Patagonia, River North Art District, Denver CO 2022
“Modern Indigenous Living,” Gregg Deal, Art Students League, Denver CO 2020
Co-Curator
“Sing Our Rivers Red”, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder CO 2021
Producer
“Bear Grease” (musical), presented by Creative Nations, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder CO 2022
Creative Nations Indigenous Art Market, Dairy Arts Center, 2022
Teaching/Workshops
Silk Screen Printing Workshops for Youth, Navajo Nation 2010
Other
Graphic Designer, NDN Collective 2022-present
Online Store Manager, NDN Collective 2021-2022
Founding Member, Creative Nations 2021-present
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking, University of New Mexico 2008