KEY EXHIBITS IN 25 YEARS
EXHIBITS
I. Exhibitions, Commissions, and Selected Projects
I approach art as a multidisciplinary force, working with eclectic materials chosen for their visual, tactile, symbolic, and relational qualities. I have created and exhibited art in the United States since 2000 and internationally, including in Europe, since 2004. The following represent some of my most relevant exhibitions, commissions, and selected artistic projects.
Working across installation, photography, mural, painting, sculpture, performance, and participatory art, my practice investigates how color, language, sensory perception, and embodied human experience function as active forces that can influence emotional states, human behavior, decision-making, and collective culture.
My projects are not conceived solely as fixed objects. Many operate as living frameworks, activated through observation, participation, context, human interaction, and the environments in which they are experienced. I am interested in what happens not only when a viewer looks at a work of art, but when the work asks the viewer to feel, respond, question, contribute, or act.
My art is social intervention. Drawing from more than 25 years of professional experience in public health, behavioral systems, community engagement, and participatory methodologies, I translate social inquiry and lived experience into art forms that engage the body, senses, emotions, and collective experience simultaneously.
For my practice, art becomes a space for inquiry, one capable of shifting perception, opening dialogue, and creating new possibilities for how we relate to ourselves, to one another, and to the social environments we collectively shape.
2026
● ‘La Diosa Redefinida’ III- Museo Histórico de Coamo, Puerto Rico, Nov. 6, 2026 to Jan. 15, 2027
● ‘Sweet Words’- Photo grid of 49
● ‘Vibrata Alta del Color y Forma’, 2026
● The Color Codex- 100 colors for Higher Neuro Stimulus, 2026
● Mural: ’Las Mujeres de la Aguja’. (Women of the Needle). Private commission, Puerto Rico, 2026
2024
● ‘Sweet Words’- Photo grid, solo show, Garfield County Public Libraries, Colorado- Aug. 2024 to Feb. 2025
● Garfield County Public Library District’s Immigrant Voices- October 2024
● ‘Sweet Words’- Photo grid, group show, Venice International Show, Venice, Italy, May 10 -June 24th, 2024
2022
● ‘Tree of Life’ Piece- Private mural commission - Buda, Texas
● ‘Cacao Divino’- Private mural in Pescadero, Baja California Sur, México, February 17, 2022
2020
● ‘The Uplifting Trio’ – Three sculptures at New Cottage Arts and Music School, Denver Art and Venues, Asian New Year 2020, sculpture designer and painter, Denver, CO, Jan. 2020 to May 2024
● ‘All We Need is Love and Chocolate,’ group exhibit, curator, shop designer, Denver, CO, Feb. 2020
● Art teacher and coach for talented kids and adults, New Cottage Arts, Denver, CO, 2018-2020
2019
● ‘Lady of the Stars’: a Tribute to the Lady of Guadalupe, group show artist, curator, Denver, CO, Dec 2019
● ‘Your True Colors’- Mari Munet at Carol Mier, solo show, curator - Denver, CO, Jun 21-Aug 2, 2019
● ‘Bountiful,’ - Art Piece for Hays County Food Bank, San Marcos, Texas, March 2019
2018
● 'Las Mañanitas’- Mural in Westwood Art District, Denver, CO -solo piece (community participated)
● ‘The Goddess Redefined’ I, II- group show artist, curator Denver and Lafayette, CO, June, July and August 2018
2015-2017
● ‘Mandala of Abundance’- mural with public engagement - Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, March 2017
● ‘Ponce Biennial’- group show artist, Ponce, Puerto Rico, July 2016
● ‘From Women’s Perspective’- group show artist, Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 2016
● ‘Por la Libre,’ Museum of History- group show artist, Ponce, Puerto Rico, March 2016
2013-2014
● International Art Exhibition- group show artist, Venice, Italy, September 2014
● ‘Art takes Miami’- group show artist, Miami, Florida, February 2014
● ‘LuxAnima II’- Art the Inspires, group show artist, curator, The 3 Jewels, New York, NY, Nov 2013-Apr 2014
● ‘Devoured by Flowers’- solo show, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May-Aug 2013
● San Sebastian Festival - group show artist - San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 2013
2011-2012
● boom!- Award-winning theatre production, stage painter, City University of NY, New York, NY, Feb 2011
● Marañao Theatre Productions- stage design assistant, NY, New York, Jan 2010 to Sep 2011
2009-2010
● “The Refuge Project II”: Safe Horizon Art Auction- solo show, curator, NY, New York, Jul-Aug 2010
● “African American History Show,” Art Here and The High School of Enterprise, Business, and Technology, - artistic photography, Brooklyn, New York, February 2010
● ‘LuxAnima, Art to Inspire’- group show artist, CURATOR, The 3 Jewels, NY, New York, Sep-Dec 2009
● ‘De Hombre a Hombre’ Theatre Production- artistic photography, New York, New York, July 2009
● Quantum Dialogue- The Power of One - solo show, CURATOR, Washington DC, July to Sep. 2009
● ‘Sustainable Planet Film Festival’- artistic photography, New York, New York, June 2009
● Kevin McHughes Designs- sculpture designer, New York, New York, April to October 2009
● ‘Corográfico’ at New Design High School Rooftop Graffiti Art Show- photography, NY, New York, May 2009
2008 and EARLIER - KEY PROJECTS
● 3-Minute Film Festival- video artist, San Francisco, California, January - August 2008
● ‘Nakedmind, Buddhism Across Cultures’ Film Production – Art Director, videographer, camera b, India, Nepal, Colorado - January 2007-November 2008
● ROOT DIVISION Art Collective- artist, curator, adult art education program manager- 3 group shows, San Francisco, California, February-November 2006
● Bebersee Festival - Classical Music and Theatre- stage designer, Berlin, Germany, April to August 2005
● Prague Art Academie Show- group show artist Prague, Czech Republic, December 2003- January 2004
● Three Shows for The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, January 2003- June 2005- painter (Showcase 2005), performer (2 shows 2004, 2005)- stage designer, group show, performance artist (Leftover, Been Dreaming) and installation (Showcase 2005, Leftover) and curator (Leftover, Been Dreaming).
III. Awards and Grant Recognitions
● Art Scholarships: Prague, Czech Republic (2003); Paris, France (2004); Los Angeles, California (2004); New York, New York (2005); Independent Work in Europe (2005)
● Artistic Merit Award at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004-2005)
● Academic Merit Award at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004-2005)
● The National Endowment for the Arts, for Exhibit ‘Organic Passion’ (2000), Boulder, Colorado
V. Education
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor’s in Fine Arts, Major in Painting
Received a full scholarship for academic and artistic merits.
Awards
National Endowment for the Arts – Organic Passion (2000)
Artistic Merit Award – SAIC
Academic Merit Award – SAIC
International Scholarships – Prague, Paris, Los Angeles, New York
Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, SAIC full scholarship
KEY EXHIBITS IN 25 YEARS
EXHIBITS
PRACTICE
I approach art as a multidisciplinary force, working with eclectic materials chosen for their visual, tactile, symbolic, and relational qualities. I have created and exhibited art in the United States since 2000 and internationally, including in Europe, since 2004. The following represent some of my most relevant exhibitions, commissions, and selected artistic projects.
Working across installation, photography, mural, painting, sculpture, performance, and participatory art, my practice investigates how color, language, sensory perception, and embodied human experience function as active forces that can influence emotional states, human behavior, decision-making, and collective culture.
My projects are not conceived solely as fixed objects. Many operate as living frameworks, activated through observation, participation, context, human interaction, and the environments in which they are experienced. I am interested in what happens not only when a viewer looks at a work of art, but when the work asks the viewer to feel, respond, question, contribute, or act.
My art is social intervention. Drawing from more than 25 years of professional experience in public health, behavioral systems, community engagement, and participatory methodologies, I translate social inquiry and lived experience into art forms that engage the body, senses, emotions, and collective experience simultaneously.
For my practice, art becomes a space for inquiry, one capable of shifting perception, opening dialogue, and creating new possibilities for how we relate to ourselves, to one another, and to the social environments we collectively shape.
2026
● ‘La Diosa Redefinida’ III- Museo Histórico de Coamo, Puerto Rico, Nov. 6, 2026 to Jan. 15, 2027
● ‘Sweet Words’- Photo grid of 49
● ‘Vibrata Alta del Color y Forma’, 2026
● The Color Codex- 100 colors for Higher Neuro Stimulus, 2026
● Mural: ’Las Mujeres de la Aguja’. (Women of the Needle). Private commission, Puerto Rico, 2026
2024
● ‘Sweet Words’- Photo grid, solo show, Garfield County Public Libraries, Colorado- Aug. 2024 to Feb. 2025
● Garfield County Public Library District’s Immigrant Voices- October 2024
● ‘Sweet Words’- Photo grid, group show, Venice International Show, Venice, Italy, May 10 -June 24th, 2024
2022
● ‘Tree of Life’ Piece- Private mural commission - Buda, Texas
● ‘Cacao Divino’- Private mural in Pescadero, Baja California Sur, México, February 17, 2022
2020
● ‘The Uplifting Trio’ – Three sculptures at New Cottage Arts and Music School, Denver Art and Venues, Asian New Year 2020, sculpture designer and painter, Denver, CO, Jan. 2020 to May 2024
● ‘All We Need is Love and Chocolate,’ group exhibit, curator, shop designer, Denver, CO, Feb. 2020
● Art teacher and coach for talented kids and adults, New Cottage Arts, Denver, CO, 2018-2020
2019
● ‘Lady of the Stars’: a Tribute to the Lady of Guadalupe, group show artist, curator, Denver, CO, Dec 2019
● ‘Your True Colors’- Mari Munet at Carol Mier, solo show, curator - Denver, CO, Jun 21-Aug 2, 2019
● ‘Bountiful,’ - Art Piece for Hays County Food Bank, San Marcos, Texas, March 2019
2018
● 'Las Mañanitas’- Mural in Westwood Art District, Denver, CO -solo piece (community participated)
● ‘The Goddess Redefined’ I, II- group show artist, curator Denver and Lafayette, CO, June, July and August 2018
2015-2017
● ‘Mandala of Abundance’- mural with public engagement - Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, March 2017
● ‘Ponce Biennial’- group show artist, Ponce, Puerto Rico, July 2016
● ‘From Women’s Perspective’- group show artist, Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 2016
● ‘Por la Libre,’ Museum of History- group show artist, Ponce, Puerto Rico, March 2016
2013-2014
● International Art Exhibition- group show artist, Venice, Italy, September 2014
● ‘Art takes Miami’- group show artist, Miami, Florida, February 2014
● ‘LuxAnima II’- Art the Inspires, group show artist, curator, The 3 Jewels, New York, NY, Nov 2013-Apr 2014
● ‘Devoured by Flowers’- solo show, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May-Aug 2013
● San Sebastian Festival - group show artist - San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 2013
2011-2012
● boom!- Award-winning theatre production, stage painter, City University of NY, New York, NY, Feb 2011
● Marañao Theatre Productions- stage design assistant, NY, New York, Jan 2010 to Sep 2011
2009-2010
● “The Refuge Project II”: Safe Horizon Art Auction- solo show, curator, NY, New York, Jul-Aug 2010
● “African American History Show,” Art Here and The High School of Enterprise, Business, and Technology, - artistic photography, Brooklyn, New York, February 2010
● ‘LuxAnima, Art to Inspire’- group show artist, CURATOR, The 3 Jewels, NY, New York, Sep-Dec 2009
● ‘De Hombre a Hombre’ Theatre Production- artistic photography, New York, New York, July 2009
● Quantum Dialogue- The Power of One - solo show, CURATOR, Washington DC, July to Sep. 2009
● ‘Sustainable Planet Film Festival’- artistic photography, New York, New York, June 2009
● Kevin McHughes Designs- sculpture designer, New York, New York, April to October 2009
● ‘Corográfico’ at New Design High School Rooftop Graffiti Art Show- photography, NY, New York, May 2009
2008 and EARLIER - KEY PROJECTS
● 3-Minute Film Festival- video artist, San Francisco, California, January - August 2008
● ‘Nakedmind, Buddhism Across Cultures’ Film Production – Art Director, videographer, camera b, India, Nepal, Colorado - January 2007-November 2008
● ROOT DIVISION Art Collective- artist, curator, adult art education program manager- 3 group shows, San Francisco, California, February-November 2006
● Bebersee Festival - Classical Music and Theatre- stage designer, Berlin, Germany, April to August 2005
● Prague Art Academie Show- group show artist Prague, Czech Republic, December 2003- January 2004
● Three Shows for The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, January 2003- June 2005- painter (Showcase 2005), performer (2 shows 2004, 2005)- stage designer, group show, performance artist (Leftover, Been Dreaming) and installation (Showcase 2005, Leftover) and curator (Leftover, Been Dreaming).
Awards and Grant Recognitions
● Art Scholarships: Prague, Czech Republic (2003); Paris, France (2004); Los Angeles, California (2004); New York, New York (2005); Independent Work in Europe (2005)
● Artistic Merit Award at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004-2005)
● Academic Merit Award at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004-2005)
● The National Endowment for the Arts, for Exhibit ‘Organic Passion’ (2000), Boulder, Colorado
Education
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor’s in Fine Arts, Major in Painting
Received a full scholarship for academic and artistic merits.