When I was younger, I felt the need to choose a single, clear career path and deny one part of my identity to fulfill the definition of another. My journey from computer scientist to visual artist has taught me that I can embrace myself fully as multiple things; as Mexican and American, as an engineer and game producer, as a photographer and a ceramicist. Returning to school after spending nearly a decade in the video game industry has been a reintroduction to myself, one that comes with more questions than answers. Between shedding the parts of myself that I adapted for corporate success and asking myself for the first time what truly brings me joy, the creative process serves as a grounding place for contemplation and self-growth.

My object-making and social practice work emerged from my curiosity and desire to experiment with new media and techniques. Most of my work reflects my ongoing contemplations on what it means to be at home in the world—with myself and others, across borders and generations. I am especially inspired to create artwork that challenges our preconceived notions and moves us into a space of vulnerable encounter. As my practice matures I hope to become someone who uses art as a vehicle to exchange nourishment with others and makes the world a more joyful and empathetic place–while remaining open to learning about how the world’s beautiful complexities blend together into what we know as existence.

Social Practice CV

B.S. Computer Science, UC San Diego, 2014

Continuing Education in Visual Arts, San Diego City College, 2022–present