Work Experience
2021-Present Artist/Illustrator for the Decolonized Tarot Card Project
2022 Artwork for “A Thief In the Hole” comic from the Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: Battle Royale anthology
2022 Artwork for The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Illustrated Anniversary Edition UK)
2021 Key Artwork for Visual Communications and the 2021 Los Angeles Pan Pacific Film Festival
2020 Concept scene sketches and character designs for Sci-Fi TV and Graphic Novel Pitch Packet
2020. Comic Book Artist for Afterworld (YA fantasy graphic novel)
2020 Book Cover art for fantasy novel
2020-2021 Sketch Artist for The Upper Deck Company licensed Marvel trading cards
2019-2020 Costume Fabricator, Custom Characters, Inc.
2019-2020 Comic Book Artist for Herowood Boulevard
2018-Present Visual Development Artist / Concept Artist for What We’re Meant For (animated short film)
2019 What the Film?! Party Game Card Illustrations (Lethal Chicken Games)
2019 Comic Book Artist / Illustrator for Adams Davy Agency
2018-2019 Character Designs for Apparel Company
2014-2019 Drawing/Sculpting Instructor, Oh Rio! Productions Watch Me Draw/ Sculpt Art Program
2016-2019 Comic Book Illustrator for Magdalene
2017-2018 What the Film?! Party Game Card Illustrations
2017 Old Pasadena Holly Jolly Holiday Marketing Campaign— Holiday-themed illustrations
2017 Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times Holiday Picnic- Artist Volunteer
2017 Christmas Card Commission, Digital Print
2017 Art Commission, Diamond Head, Digital Print
2017 Portrait Commission, Harper, Digital
2015-2017 Children’s Book Illustrator for It’s Sandcastle Building Day.
2017 Lit For Life Issue 5 Short Story Illustration for "A Walk Through Memories"
2017 City of Hope Pediatric Picnic Artist Volunteer
2017 Private Art Commission, Nurse Lilo and Nurse Stitch, Digital Print
2016-2017 Social Media Manager, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, CA
2016 Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times Holiday Picnic- Artist Volunteer
2016 Art Commission, Wedding Portrait- Evelyn and Sam, Watercolor, Acrylic, and Ink on Watercolor Paper
2016 Lit For Life Issue 4 Short Story Illustration for "Jumping"
2016 City of Hope Pediatric Picnic- Artist Volunteer
2016 Illustrations for NIKKI+ROSE Fashion Book (background designs)
2015 Website illustration for The Pelican Family Series Blog
2015 Public Art Commission for Something Healthy Cafe- Healthy Living (Acrylic on Wooden Door)
2015 Public Art Commission for Something Healthy Cafe- LA Living (Chalk on 5 Wooden Panels)
2015 Studio Assistant for Being Ernest Shakleton- El Sereno (in Two Phases) exhibition, AWOL Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Illustrations for the CINBTS Film Production Fundraiser, Hollywood, CA
2014 Painting Commission, Waiting, Pen, Ink, and Watercolor on Drawing Paper
2014 Painting Commission, You Only Live Twice, Pen, Ink, and Watercolor on Wood
2013 Illustrations and Paintings for a Poetry Book
2012-2013 Private Drawing Instructor, Long Beach, CA
Professional activities- Panels / Lectures / interviews
2023 Panel, Fil-Am Diaspora in Pop Culture, San Diego Comic Con International, San Diego, CA
2023 Artist Interview, Question Crunch Podcast, San Diego Comic Con International, San Diego, CA
2022 Panel, Filipinx Voices in Pop Culture, San Diego Comic Con International, San Diego, CA
2020 Artist Discussion, The Grand Geek Gathering Podcast, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Artist Interview, Question Crunch Podcast, Los Angeles, CA
2020 30th Anniversary of the Dick Tracy Movie Panel Discussion (podcast), Fanbase Press, North Hollywood, CA
2019 Artist Interview, Convention Crossing Podcast, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Artist Interview (during San Diego Comic Con International), ABC 10 News, San Diego, CA
2019 Artist Spotlight for The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, San Diego Comic Con International, San Diego, CA
2019 Artist Spotlight for The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, WonderCon, Anaheim, CA
2019 Interview for the animated film What We’re Meant For, North Hollywood, CA
2019 Panel, Tools, Trends, & Technology, SXSW, Austin, TX March 12
2018 Panel, Exhibiting at Conventions, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, CA June 13
2018 Panel, How To Make A Profit At Conventions, Comic Con Revolution, Ontario, CA May 19
2018 Artist Interview for CTN Road Trip, CTN Road Trip, Burbank, CA
2017 Lecture, Undergraduate Critiques, Visual and Media Arts Department, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
2015 Lecture, Undergraduate Critiques, Visual and Media Arts Department, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA April 15
2015 Lecture, Undergraduate Critiques, Visual and Media Arts Department, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA May 22
Trade Shows / Conventions
CALIFORNIA San Diego Comic Con International (2016-2023), WonderCon (2016-2023), Long Beach Comic Con (2016-2019), Long Beach Comic Expo (2017-2018), Bakersfield Comic Con / Bak-Anime (2015-2018), Anime Impulse (2019, 2022), Silicon Valley Comic Con (2018-2019), CTN-X (2016-2017), CTN Road Trip (2017-2018), DesignerCon (2018), Jackalope Art Festival (2018-2022), Comic Con Revolution (2017-2022), San Diego Comic Fest (2019), Identity LA (2018), Palm Springs Comic Con (2017), Comic Con Palm Springs (2017), Santa Clarita Comic and Toy Festival (2017, 2019), Riverside Regional Comic Con (2018), Fan Alley (2017)
NEVADA LVL UP Expo (2022), Amazing Vegas Comic Con (2019, 2022)
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Comic Con (2018)
NEW YORK New York Comic Con (2021), New York Comic Con X MCM Comic Con (2020)
ARIZONA Phoenix Comic Con / Phoenix Fan Fest / Phoenix Fan Fusion (2017-2022)
UTAH FAN-X (2018-2019)
ILLINOIS C2E2 (2020)
COLORADO Denver Comic Con (2020, 2022)
Gallery and museum shows
2019 Naked Nudes (Kamikaze July 2), PØST Gallery / MiM Gallery, Culver City, CA
Mermay Art Show, The Perky Nerd, Burbank, CA
2018 Leia Day Art Show, The Perky Nerd, Burbank, CA
Dog Days of Summer Art Show, The Perky Nerd, Burbank, CA
Infinite Rick: The Unofficial Rick and Morty Tribute Art Show, Popzilla Gallery, Anaheim, CA
Orange County Fair Visual Arts Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
2017 Foolish Mortals, Popzilla Gallery, Anaheim, CA
Afternoon Delight- An Unofficial Disney Afternoon Tribute Show, Popzilla Gallery, Anaheim, CA
Stop the Artists Eviction Art Show, 800 Traction, Los Angeles, CA
Ohana: Tribute to Chris Sanders and All Things Tiki Show, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA (curated by Dean Rullan)
Muggle Art: 20 Years at Hogwarts, The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA (co-curated with Maddie Saunders, Peter Paul, and Tony Wong)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Art Show, The Artist Lodge, Anaheim, CA (curated by Paola Olivares)
2016 Star Wars Pilots, Pop Secret Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA (curated by Scott Gandell)
MAS (Mutual Appreciation Society) Attack, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, (curated by Max Presneill)
The Art of Ice and Fire, Pop Secret Gallery (co-curated with Tony Wong, Siu Leung, Maddie Saunders, and Peter Paul)
MAS (Mutual Appreciation Society) Attack, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA (curated by Max Presneill)
12 Days of Star Wars, Pop Secret Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA (curated by Tony Wong)
2015 12 Days of Star Wars, Pop Secret Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA (curated by Tony Wong)
Grinch the Art Show, Nelson Creative Spaces, North Hollywood, CA
AWOL Sound Series #2, AWOL Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
110 Years in Slumberland, Pop Secret Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA (curated by Tony Wong)
Orange County Fair Visual Arts Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
Jedi July, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group exhibition, 2nd Street Cigar Lounge and Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Kendra Cryan)
Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli Tribute Show Pt. 2, Cookies & Cream, South Pasadena, CA (curated by Cheng Liu)
2014 Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli Tribute Art Show, Cookies & Cream, South Pasadena, CA (curated by Steve Minty and Cheng Liu)
Bixby Knolls First Friday ArtWalk, Bixby Knolls, CA
Illustration exhibition, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA (curated by Bill Jaynes)
A group art exhibition: About Dogs and Cats, Gallery Azul, San Pedro, CA
Art Model + Artist = Artifact, Gallery 57 Underground, Pomona, CA
Long Summer, Dark Knight, South Pasadena Mercantile Company, South Pasadena, CA (curated by Tony Wong)
Little Marks, Room+Border Gallery, The ArtExchange, Long Beach, CA (curated by Noel Madrid)
May the 4th Be With You, South Pasadena Mercantile Company, South Pasadena, CA (curated by Tony Wong)
Versus: The Fighting Game Art Show, Cookies & Cream, South Pasadena, CA (curated by Steve Minty and Cheng Liu)
More Than a Side-Kick Show, Cookies & Cream, South Pasadena, CA (curated by Steve Minty and Cheng Liu,)
The Big Draw Big Bash Exhibition, The Copper Door, Santa Ana, CA
2013 Big Monsters and Robots Show, Cookies & Cream, South Pasadena, CA (curated by Steve Minty, Cheng Liu, and Tony Wong)
The Big Draw, The Copper Door, Santa Ana, CA
Published works
Nohelty, Russell. Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: Battle Royale. Wannabe Press 2022.
Schwab, V. E. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - Illustrated Edition. Titan Books LTD 2022.
OC Fair, 2017 OC Fair Fine Arts Competition Awards. Self-Published 2017.
Castro, Shirley, It’s Sandcastle Building Day. Self-Published 2017.
Salas, Ximena: “A Walk Through Memories”, Lit For life, Issue 5, 2017.
Ugwueze, Kosiso: “Jumping”, Lit For Life, Issue 4, 2016.
Organizations
2016-Present Women in Animation
2018- 2019 Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Board of Directors, Second Vice President- Programs Chair
2015-2017 Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Board of Directors, Secretary
Education
2017 Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Digital Painting- Backgrounds
2016 Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Storyboarding
2009 California State University of Long Beach, Bachelor of Art in Studio Art (Illustration)
2003-2006 Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA (Drawing and Painting)
2002-2003 Art Institute of Orange County, Costa Mesa, CA (Media Arts and Animation)