After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in Psychology, I moved to Oakland, California, where I studied documentary photography and studio lighting at local community colleges. My early professional work ranged from television production to weddings and commercial photography. Meanwhile, I followed a number of political protests that roiled Oakland and the rest of the country in my spare time, leading me to work with The Oakland Post (2012-2016), the largest African-American weekly newspaper in Northern California. These assignments brought me to many corners of the Bay Area, where I ventured across police lines at political protests, into the homes of well-heeled entrepreneurs, ringside at sold-out arenas of future boxing Hall of Famers, and spaces in-between.
Today, I am a resident of Oakland pursuing longer term photo projects. These include a Cuban boxing gym constrained by political realities, diverse subcultures in the Bay Area, and the rapid urbanization of Morocco, driven by the urgent realities of climate change.
2024
Momentum, curated by Malcolm Wallace
Oakland Photo Workshop, Oakland, CA (Group)
Return, APAture Festival, curated by Tanza Solis and Ngân Vũ
Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA (Group)
Seize The Gaze, curated by Susan Almazol with Eric Murphy
Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA (Group)
2023
The Stories We Tell, curated by Jessica Chen
Oakland Photo Workshop Gallery, Oakland, CA (Group)
2017
Shifting Movements, curated by Michelle A. Lee
SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Group)
2016
TOUGH
The Wall at 1920C, San Francisco, CA (Group)
Aesthetic Blitz, curated by Kelsay Myers
The Sequoias Rotunda, San Francisco, CA (Group)
2015
A Place of Her Own, curated by Cynthia Tom
SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
En La Luchita: Scenes From a Cuban Boxing Gym, curated by Black Moon
William High Gallery at Laney College, Oakland, CA (Solo)
Knockout: Boxing Art, curated by Lena Verderano Reynoso
The Compound Gallery, Oakland, CA (Group)
2013
underCurrents and the Quest for Space, curated by Linda Inson Choy
SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Group)
2024
CatchLight Scholarship, NDA Workshop
New Orleans, LA
2016
2nd Place in Pro Category: Sports - Other
International Photography Awards
2015
Artist Residency, A Place of Her Own
San Francisco, CA
Panels and Presentations
2024
Artist Panel, APAture Festival Visual Arts
Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA
Artist Panel, Seize the Gaze
Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
2023
Artist Panel, The Stories We Tell
Oakland Photo Workshop Gallery, Oakland, CA
2017
Guest Speaker, First Exposures
San Francisco, CA
2016
Guest Speaker, Photojournalism
Laney College, Oakland, CA
2015
Artist Panel, A Place of Her Own
SoMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Guest Speaker, Photojournalism
Laney College, Oakland, CA
2014
Panelist, A Day in the Life of Asian America
Chinese Historical Society, San Francisco, CA