Group exhibition a The Kreeger Museum, Water in the Gas featured the work of  myself and three other Hamiltonian Artists residency alumni. The exhibition’s title is borrowed from a 1961 Jean Dubuffet painting and references a French idiom for rising tension or an impending argument. This exhibition created a cross-generational dialogue with contemporary works  and pieces from The Kreeger’s permanent collection. The show examined how socio-political pressures shape our world. We specifically addressed the rising temperatures of today’s climate and reflecting on the legacy left for younger generations.

Water in the Gas
Group show at The Kreeger Museum
June 7 - August 23, 2025
 

This ongoing series of cyanotype prints explore my research and travel along the Southwest, Mexico, and Guatemala in conversation with living in Baltimore. The work critiques the historical and contemporary policing of belonging and the systemic targeting of immigrants.

This alternative photography process was traditionally used for architectural blueprints. I have come to view borders as tools and deliberate designs for surveillance. The blue tones of these prints bring a feeling of longing and it captures a sense of movement. 

Through these images I explore the ways spaces are guarded, who can belong and who is labeled an outsider. Highlighting the friction between the freedom to do research and the reality of who is being watched. 

Inspired by my experience growing up undocumented in the Washington, DC-area (locally referred to as the DMV) amid the sensationalization of organized crime in the early 2000s, this work teases at the blurred lines between Chicano masculinity, criminality, and cultural identity.

Abstracting images from my family archive and layering them with found Chicano relics, I invite viewers into a geometric, pixelated dreamscape reminiscent of my childhood. Through sculpture, installation, and prints on fabric, I render the complicated beauty of Mexican American identity and ideals, interrogating the conditions that have come to define them.

Situated in the haze of memory and media, It Was Only a Dream reflects the ways in which projection can warp perceptions and how nostalgia can distort the past.

It Was Only a Dream
Solo show at Hamiltonian Artists
May 18 - June 22, 2024

This work is a reflection of my  family’s history and the distinct places they have called home, documenting our stories, and collecting photos from our archives and Mexican street markets. My interest lies in the mementos people cherish and the layers of loss endured from migration and the passing of loved ones. I believe that the most precious memories play a vital role in helping us cope with loss and displacement. Many of the pieces I created for this solo show are filled with visual layers that represent the hope and pain we have, and continue to endure, as many of us seek refuge. The imagery alludes to my ancestral past and my family’s spiritual connection with plants.

Unravel  
Solo show at VisArts 
January 19 - March 6, 2022

In this solo show I was reflecting on my family’s history and the mementos that we cherish. For the past couple years, I have been gathering images and stories from loved ones. Being able to document and share our experiences was both inspiring and somber, as it echoed some of the hardships many of us endured during the pandemic and continue to face being target by immigration and customs enforcement. 

Our most precious memory’s play such a vital role in helping us deal with loss and displacement. The trauma of being separated from loved ones has a lasting impact, especially for those of us that as children have been separated from our parents for an indefinite amount of time.The artwork I have created is filled with visual layers that represent the hope and pain we have and continue to endure from seeking refuge. The imagery hints towards our ancestral past and my family’s spiritual connection with plants. The show depicts three distinct generations who like trees in a forest are each unique, but their roots are interconnected.

Fragments 
Solo show at VisArts
January 13 - February 28, 2021

Sueños was created as part of Light City an international light festival in Baltimore, Maryland. The piece has two large components a four sided light box and seven banners.  

The work was developed in collaboration with Latinx youth from Baltimore City and Langley Park. Sueños acknowledges our community’s struggle for social justice and complex racial make-up that is shaped by Native, African, and European lineages.

The distinct pieces highlight our desire to live free of discrimination and our dreams for a better tomorrow.  While also celebrating the lives of those who have died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, La Frontera, in particular the hundreds of women who are raped, kidnapped and/or murdered each year trying to achieve their sueño (dream).

Light City International Light Festival 
March 31  - April 8, 2017

This mural was installed at the Walters Art Museum and was showcased during their 2019 Día de los Muertos community celebration. I designed the piece as a reflection to the hybrid of this indigenous tradition and also to pay tribute to the children who continue to be detained in unjust conditions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Developed during my 2015 Denbo Fellowship at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. This series of screen prints explore my Mexican roots through layered vibrant colors, traditional motifs, and family photos. I see each print as a bridge between our past and our present, a way of honoring the people and the places that shaped who I am.

Tortillas date back as far as 10,000 years BCE . It was a staple food of the Aztecs and other civilizations that populated Mesoamerica. Even to this day the ancient method of making tortillas is practiced.

These tortillas are screen printed with my own homemade edible ink. The work is a reflection of the conquest of Native Americans and current prejudice views towards Latino immigrants.

People are invited to eat the art at no cost during performances held in the street. Since 2015 with the assistant of local Baltimore youth we engage the public in conversations regarding community solidarity, immigration, and the oppression of native people that occurs through out the Americas. 

In 2014 I held multiple workshops through the use of El Art Cart. I worked with youth from various after school programs in East Baltimore to help develop these art making sessions (screen printing posters and t-shirts) and initiate conversations regarding race, culture, respect, and unity. With my direct guidance the youth worked together to build a sense of understanding and respect among the current African American population and the influx of new Latino community members in East Baltimore.