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RÉSUMÉ
EDUCATION
    1991 MFA (painting), Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA  
    1988 BA (fine arts), California State University, Los Angeles, CA  
    1984-5 Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA
    SOLO EXHIBITIONS
    2004 HAUS, Pasadena, CA
    1999 "truth", YYZ Gallery, Toronto, Canada
    GROUP EXHIBITIONS
    2003

"Open Haus", HAUS, Pasadena, CA
    2002 "Drawing Room" (curated), I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
      "Scapular Gallery Nomad", Manila, Philippines
      "Two Views", Glendale College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
    2001 "line Dance", Flor de Luna Studio, Highland Park, CA
    2000 "Visual Language at Play", Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
      "Swap & Shop", Pasadena, CA
      "Taboo", Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
    1999 "kaka", Third Space, Manilla, Philippines
      "Memories of Overdevelopment" (traveling exhibition), PlugIn Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada & University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
1998 "Far Safari", Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA
  "Coming Together", Puro Arte Gallery & Performance Space, Los Angeles, CA
  "Notions", SRW Gallery, Sierra Madre, CA
  "1-2-1" (2-person show), Whittier College, Whittier, CA
1996 "Kayumanggi Presence '96", East-West Gallery, Honolulu, HI
  "Some of my Best Friends are Artists", Spanish Kitchen Studio, Los Angeles, CA
  "Memories of Overdevelopment" (traveling exhibition), University of California - Irvine & Riverside
  "littlebigart", Whittier College Gallery, Whittier, CA
1995

"Gathering Place: Art-making of Asian-Pacific Women Artists" (curated by Candace Lee), Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
  "Tastes Like Chicken", California State University - Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA
  "Altered Natives", Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art, Los Angeles, CA
  "The Flip Show", Fine Arts Gallery, University of California - Irvine, Irvine, CA
1994 "The Rite to Eat" (curated by Barbara Smith), The New Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
  "Foreign Objects" (curated by Phyllis Green), Art Store Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  "Playfield" (curated by Randy Sommer), Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA
  "Cinctured World", The DA Gallery, Pomona, CA
1993 "United States/Nicaragua Exchange", Movimiento Comunal, Nicaragua
1992 "FAR Bazaar", Old Fedral Reserve Building, Los Angeles, CA
  "From Real to Surreal", Brea Civic & Cultural Center Gallery, Brea, CA
1991 "Bag of Tricks for the Millenium...", Southern California Women's Caucus for Art - Annual Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
1990 "Exhibition", UMC Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  "More Diverse Works", Century Gallery, Sylmar, CA
1989 "Observers, Voyeurs, Spectators", Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
1984 "Foundation Show", Otis / Parsons, Los Angeles, CA
  "57th National High School Exhibition", Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
  "ARTS Showcase", Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL
  "Art from the Heart", Otis / Parsons, Los Angelels, CA
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2003 Yaddo Artist Residency, Saratoga Springs, NY
1999 Honorarium, YYZ Artist's Outlet, Toronto, Canada
1998 Internship, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
1997 Honorarium, PlugIn Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
1995 Fellowship, Art Matters, Inc., NY, NY
1994 Honorarium, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
1991 Research Grant, Graduate Student Council, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA  
  Membership Scholarship, Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, Los Angeles, CA  
1990-91 Tuition Fellowship, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
  Research Assistantship, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
1989-90 Tuition Fellowship, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
1984-85 Tuition Scholarship, Otis / Parsons, Los Angeles, CA
1984 Semi-Finalist, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Miami, FL
  Scholastic Art Awards Hallmark Honor Prize for Mixed Media, Otis / Parsons, Los Angeles, CA  
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