SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2003

Portaits & Reflections The Center, Long Beach, California
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Angka Dar Qotdam (The Great Angka), Maxine Merlino Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, California

2002

Portraits of Vietnam, Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, California
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2001

Reminiscing Vietnam, Huntington Beach Public Library, Huntington Beach, California
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Photographs of Vietnam, Portfolio Gallery & Cafe, Long Beach, California

2000

Photographs of Vietnam, Center for Prayer, Long Beach, California
Self-Portrait: 1965-2000, Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Student Union Center, California State University, Long Beach, California

1999

Portraits & Reflections, Gallery C, California State University, Long Beach, California.
Photographs of Vietnam, Gallery A, California State University, Long Beach, California.
Photographs of Vietnam, Omelette Inn, Long Beach, California.

1998

Panoramics of Vietnam, in conjunction with FotoFest'98, Kim Son Restaurant, Houston, Texas.

1997

Portraits & Reflections, Greenwich Village Cafe, West Hollywood, California.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2004

2004 Long Beach Pride Festival, Long Beach, California
Graduate Student Juried Exhibition, Max L. Gatov Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, California
Women as National Creators, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
Received Juror's Choice Award
908_ _ Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
Received 3rd Place
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2003

Multi-Media/Multi-Culture, Art Gallery-B112, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, California
Wallworks, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, California
A Celebration of LGBT Artists, Second City Council, Long Beach, California
Red, Ripe and Rockin', Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, California
Received Honorable Mention
2003 Long Beach Pride Festival, Long Beach, California
First Annual Foundation Exhibit, Art Galleries, California State University, Long Beach, California
Open National Exhibit, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
Centered on the Center, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California

2002

Members' Exhibit, Second City Council, Long Beach, California
Art in the Gardens, Villa Escondida, Palm Springs, California
The G.A.S. Station - Graduate Art Show, Max L. Gatov Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, California
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Members' Exhibit, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
Showstoppers, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
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Digital Visions, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, California
2002 Long Beach Pride Festival, Long Beach, California
Centered on the Center, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California

2001

Members' Exhibit, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
Blindsight, Art Office Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, California
Seventh Annual Collector's Print Auction Exhibit, Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
Wallworks, Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, California
Orange Open, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, California
Twist & Shout, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, California
Received Honorable Mention, Professional Division
2001 Long Beach Pride Festival, Long Beach, California
Members' Exhibit & Silent Auction, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California  
Violence, Second City Council, Long Beach, California
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All Everything Open Call Exhibition, Grand Central Art Center, California State University, Fullerton, Santa Ana, California
Centered on the Center, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California 
Facades & Reflections, Coffee Haven, Long Beach, California
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2000

Family & Friends-Mainstream & Alternative, Second City Council, Long Beach, California
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Members Exhibit, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
Digital & Photography Exhibit, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
Graduate Students Open Studio 2000, Art Department, California State University, Long Beach,
Race, Culture & Ethnicity, Second City Council, Long Beach, California
New Photography Exhibition 2000, in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fair, Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, California
Received Honorable Mention
Midwest Photography Invitational XI, Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Wisconsin (A National Touring Exhibition) 2000-2002
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Life Views, Grand Central Art Center, California State University Fullerton, Santa Ana, California 
Graduate Students Juried Summer Show, Fine Art Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, California
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Hot, Hot, Hot! We're Spicin' it Up!, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, California.
Received 2nd Place, Professional Division
Tour Des Artistes, in conjunction with East Village Arts District, Jet Studios, Long Beach, California. 
96th National Open Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California.
Received Honorable Mention.
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2000 Long Beach Pride Festival, Long Beach, California.
Wide Open, Open (Anything Goes), Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California.
Wallworks, Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, California.
In Search of Community, in association with the Odyssey Project 2000, Gallery B, California State University, Long Beach, California.
All Everything Open Call Exhibition, Grand Central Art Center, California State University Fullerton, Santa Ana, California.
Photography Program Exhibition, Gallery B, California State University, Long Beach, California.

1999

MFA Advancement Exhibition, Gallery B, California State University, Long Beach, California.
1999 Long Beach Pride Festival, Long Beach, California.
Insights'99, University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, California.
15x22 and Beyond, Gallery C, California State University, Long Beach, California.
CSULB Annual Graduate Exhibition, Gallery B, California State University, Long Beach, California.

1998

1st Annual Fall Silent Photo Auction, Student Union, California State University, Long Beach, California.
Village Fusion, The Armory, Long Beach, California.
Salon du Petit, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California.
Metamorphosis, The Space Gallery, Long Beach, California.
County Fair Best of Show, 1998 California State Fair, Sacramento, California.
Received Award of Merit.
1998 San Diego Pride Festival, Thomas Paine Gallery & Cafe, San Diego, California.
We're in the Pink!, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, California.
Received 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place Winners Computer Manipulated Prints; Division Winner Open Prints; and Winner Best of Show.
1998 Long Beach Pride Festival, Long Beach, California.

1997  

The 1997 Horace Cardwell Competition, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, Texas.
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1997 San Diego Pride Festival, Thomas Paine Gallery & Cafe, San Diego, California.
1997 Houston Pride Festival, Martin's & Hyde Park Galleries, Houston, Texas.
1997 Long Beach Pride Festival, Long Beach, California.
Ephemeral Truths, San Marcos Fine Arts Center, San Marcos, Texas.
Received Honorable Mention.
Florabella, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas.
Tri-State Plus Exhibition 1997, Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, Texas.
Received Honorable Mention.

1996

Photomart 96, Small Projects Gallery, University of Houston, Texas.
1996 Student Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Texas.
Snapshots, in conjunction with FotoFest '96, Diverse Works, Houston, Texas.
Life in Print, in conjunction with FotoFest '96, Hyde Park Gallery, Houston, Texas.
Microscopophilia: Personal and Cultural Examinations, in conjunction with FotoFest '96, Salon de Refusee, Houston, Texas.

1995

1st Annual Juried Art Show, Hyde Park Gallery, Houston, Texas.
Introductions: A Show of Up and Coming New Artists, Hyde Park Gallery, Houston, Texas.

EDUCATION

California State University, Long Beach, California
M.F.A., Master of Fine Arts
Major: Photography
Degree conferred: December 2000

University of Houston, Houston, Texas
B.F.A., Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Photography; Minor: Art History
Degree conferred: December 1996

B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
Majors: Organizational Behavior Management, Marketing; Minor: Sociology
Degree conferred: August 1992

Pierce College, Tacoma, Washington
A.A.S., Associate of Arts and Sciences
Degree conferred: June 1998

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

California State University, Long Beach, California
Fall 2000, Basic Photography