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Education 

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2017 MFA in Fine Art: Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA 

2015 BFA in Oil Painting: The American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 

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Exhibitions 

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2019 Experimental Nite: The [Paradox], Old Oak Cellars, Pasadena, CA 

2019 [Me] Candy, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 

2018 Connections and Reflections, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA 

2018 Friendship Camp, 1601 W. 47th St., Los Angeles, CA 

2017 A Veces Se Me Olvida Que Soy Un Monstruo, Fundación Sebastian, Mexico City 

2017 O-Space, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

2016 House of..., North Gallery, Culver City, CA 

2016 The Ben Show, O.R. Gallery, Culver City, CA 

2016 Humiliation, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

2015 The Vibe Collective, Chicago, IL 

2013 Foundations, The American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 

2012 Fullerton College Juried Exhibition, Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA 

2012 Orange County Fair Juried Show, Costa Mesa, CA 

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Related Experience 

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Teaching Artist: Brentwood Art Center, Brentwood, CA — January 2019-Present 

Teaching Artist: Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA — May 2017-Present 

Artist Residency: Fundación Sebastian, Mexico — July 1-31, 2017 

Performance Art Assistant: Los Angeles County Museum of Art — June 2016-June 2019 

Teaching Assistant: Otis College of Art and Design — January 2016-May 2017 

Work Study: Otis College of Art and Design — August 2015-May 2017 

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Publications 

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VoyageLA Magazine: Art & Life with Austyn de Lugo (Interview), 2019 

City of Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs: Hispanic Heritage Cultural Guide, 2017 

City of Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs: LGBT Heritage Cultural Guide, 2017 

Interviews, 2016 

Chicago Fire, 2015