Experience

PUBLIC MEDIA INSTITUTE

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Mar 2018 - Present



Southern Exposure Gallery

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2018

  Southern Exposure (SoEx) is an artist-centered non-profit organization committed to supporting visual artists. Through our extensive and innovative programming, SoEx strives to experiment, collaborate and further educate while providing an extraordinary resource center and forum for Bay Area and national artists and youth in our Mission District space and off-site, in the public realm.An active presence in the Bay Area since 1974, SoEx is continually evolving in response to the needs of artists and the community while engaging the public in artists' work. Central to our mission is to remain the most accessible space for visual artists to produce and present new work, learn, and connect. SoEx provides visual artists with the tools and resources they need to experiment in an open and supportive environment. We also work to advocate to new, diverse audiences and build an ever-growing community of enthusiasts and supporters of the visual arts.Responsibilities include: Management of Alternative Exposure grant program, grant applications and reporting, bookkeeping, planning and managing all fundraising events & campaigns, equity and justice training, committees and initiatives. payment processing, membership management, database upkeep, engagement in public programming and membership events, strategic planning, etc..



ACRE (Artitsts' Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions)

• Director

  • Jan 2010 - Feb 2015

  The ACRE Project (The Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions Project) is a non-profit based in Chicago devoted to developing new systems of support for emerging artists and to creating a regenerating community of cultural producers. ACRE investigates and institutes models designed to help artists develop, present, and discuss their practices by providing forums for idea exchange, interdisciplinary collaboration, and experimental projects. The ACRE Project (The Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions Project) is a non-profit based in Chicago devoted to developing new systems of support for emerging artists and to creating a regenerating community of cultural producers. ACRE investigates and institutes models designed to help artists develop, present, and discuss their practices by providing forums for idea exchange, interdisciplinary collaboration, and experimental projects.



Mana Contemporary

• United States
• Fine Art
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artistic Director

  • Feb 2013 - Nov 2014

  Mana Contemporary Chicago is a rapidly expanding art center set in an enormous landmark building in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Designed by noted Chicago architect George Nimmons, the building is now home to dozens of artists studios, exhibition spaces, classrooms, a central cafe, a library and more. Mana serves as a nexus for many of the strongest artists and organizations in the city. Artists of diverse disciplines, including painting, sculpture, photography, dance, film, sound, and performance work alongside each other in a novel campus environment which fosters experimentation, collaboration, and mutual inspiration. Very established artists' studios neighbor those that house strong emerging practices, as there is a wide range of studio sizes. A hub of programming and activity for the vital communities of Chicago artists, Mana Contemporary will also serve as a multi-institutional pedagogical platform, and already serves as home to art schools and organizations dedicated to educating and supporting emerging artists. Chicago’s existing art communities have informed this model, which grows organically with the development of each new floor, customizing and adapting to the needs and opportunities that make up Chicago’s creative landscape. Mana Contemporary strives to grow a vital community of Chicago artists, showcasing their practices, processes, and ideas to the public. http://www.manacontemporarychicago.com/



Art Institute of Chicago

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013



Jason Lazarus

• Studio Manager

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013



University of St. Francis

• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2013



Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle

• Studio Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2012



Harold Arts

• Director

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2010