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Education
2021
Humanities BA, Culture Studies Concentration; Minor in Art
University of Houston Downtown
Humanities BA, Culture Studies Concentration; Minor in Art
University of Houston Downtown
Community Projects
2023
Program Manager, Summer Studios Stages
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Program Manager, Summer Studios Stages
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
2021 - Present
Collaborating Artist
Open MFA Collective, Houston, TX
Collaborating Artist
Open MFA Collective, Houston, TX
2018 - Present
Docent Manager & Installation Coordinator
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Docent Manager & Installation Coordinator
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Solo Exhibition
2024
Here All Along
Lawndale Arts Center, Houston, TX
2022
Your Infinite Nature
Houston Community College, Houston, TX
Here All Along
Lawndale Arts Center, Houston, TX
2022
Your Infinite Nature
Houston Community College, Houston, TX
Group Exhibitions
2024
Interwoven
FLATS, Houston, TX
Interwoven
FLATS, Houston, TX
2024
LOVERWORLD
Arts & Culture Lab, Houston, TX
LOVERWORLD
Arts & Culture Lab, Houston, TX
2024
a memes to cope with reality
Salima Bowaniya and Ryan Hollaway, Houston, TX
a memes to cope with reality
Salima Bowaniya and Ryan Hollaway, Houston, TX
2023
Supported | Suspended
Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX
Supported | Suspended
Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX
2022
Roots Week
Alternate Roots, Houston, TX
Roots Week
Alternate Roots, Houston, TX
2022
Roots to the Row
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Roots to the Row
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
2022
Konnect II
Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) & Harambee Gallery, Houston, TX
Konnect II
Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) & Harambee Gallery, Houston, TX
2019
El Chow: Mango Verde
Curated by Moe Penders, Sabine Street Studio, Houston, TX
El Chow: Mango Verde
Curated by Moe Penders, Sabine Street Studio, Houston, TX
2018
Summer Studios
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Summer Studios
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Awards
2024
Masterclass with Yael Martinez
Magnum Photos & Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Masterclass with Yael Martinez
Magnum Photos & Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
2023
Resident Artist
Artist Studio Program, Lawndale Arts Center, Houston, TX
Resident Artist
Artist Studio Program, Lawndale Arts Center, Houston, TX
2022
Resident Artist
Queer Photo Club, Artists’ Literacy Institute, New York, NY
Resident Artist
Queer Photo Club, Artists’ Literacy Institute, New York, NY
2021
Round 14 Grantee
Idea Fund hosted by DiverseWorks, Houston, TX
Round 14 Grantee
Idea Fund hosted by DiverseWorks, Houston, TX
2018
Resident Artist
Summer Studios, Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Resident Artist
Summer Studios, Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Presentations and Publications
2021
lo familiar y lo perdido
Photographs in group publication, Fifth Wheel Press
lo familiar y lo perdido
Photographs in group publication, Fifth Wheel Press
2018
Workshop - Trans 101: Understanding Gender Diversity
Project Row Houses Summer Symposium
Workshop - Trans 101: Understanding Gender Diversity
Project Row Houses Summer Symposium
Performance
2019
Gentefied by Alexander Beraza
Alexander the Salon, Directed by Sol Diaz-Peña
Gentefied by Alexander Beraza
Alexander the Salon, Directed by Sol Diaz-Peña
2019
Collaborative performance piece with Junior Fernandez
Bayou City B’all, DiverseWorks
Collaborative performance piece with Junior Fernandez
Bayou City B’all, DiverseWorks