Photo by Diana Lake
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration
with a Minor in Native American Cultures
from California State University at Long Beach
SELECTED CLIENTS
Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture
Heyday Books
California Native Plant Society
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Los Angeles Mycological Society
Theodore Payne Foundation
Bishop Museum
I love to draw and explore the biodiversity of the natural world. These passions comingle and inspire my nature-focused paintings, public art, and fiber works colored with natural dyes. I specialize in creating vibrant illustrations of plants and animals and have worked with many wonderful environmental organizations to bring their messages to life. Alongside art making, I facilitate workshops on topics of illustration and natural dye techniques for both children and adults, incorporating education about the local ecology of Southern California.
I was raised in the San Gabriel Valley near Los Angeles, CA and continue to call this area home. It is a landscape I am deeply inspired by and ever curious about. My artwork delves into the often overlooked stories of the ecology and history intertwined within the urban sprawl. I currently live near the San Gabriel Mountains in Ontario, CA with my husband, daughter, and two cats.
I am available for commissions and collaborations
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In my spare time, I host a YouTube channel with art tutorials and
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EXHIBITIONS
2025 Line, Smudge, Shade: Contemporary Drawing in Our Los Angeles, group exhibition, Benton Museum of Art [Claremont, CA]
2023 Collective Memory Installation, digital group exhibition, presented by Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture at
Grand Park [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2020 Memory and Futurity in Yaangna, public program with Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture and Metzli Projects at
Grand Park [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2019 Textile Show, group exhibition, The Little Gallery [ San Bernardino, CA ]
2019 Rakugaki, group exhibition, Giant Robot 2 [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2019 Fast Forward, group exhibition, Giant Robot 2 [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2018 Wind Talk, interactive installation, Desert Daze Music Festival [ Lake Perris, CA ]
2018 Center, duo exhibition with Diego Irigoyen, The Gallery at the Downtown Center [ Pomona, CA ]
2017 Post-It Show 13, group exhibition, Giant Robot 2 [ Los Angeles, CA ]
2017 Imagine II, group exhibition, The Da Center for Arts [ Pomona, CA ]
2017 Of the Earth, group exhibition, Apero Gallery [ Fullerton, CA ]
2016 Closer, duo exhibition with May Ta, Dutzi Gallery [ Long Beach, CA ]
2016 Pangaea: BFA Senior Show, group exhibition, CSULB galleries [ Long Beach, CA ]
2016 Insights, group exhibition, University Art Museum [ Long Beach, CA ]
2015 Insights, group exhibition, University Art Museum [ Long Beach, CA ]
2015 Vessels, group exhibition, The Downtown Gallery [ Pomona, CA ]
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