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phoenix, az United States

Curator

Photography / Arts

Born in La Paz, Bolivia, I immigrated to New York as a child. Received my BFA from C.W Post/ Long Island University in 1998, my Masters in Education from University of Phoenix in 2006. While completing my undergraduate work in New York, I volunteered to teach classes at a summer program at the Kumayya Indian reservation in San Diego, California. My experience at the reservation is what led me to become an art teacher. Upon completing my degree, I moved to Phoenix in 1998. Taught art at various schools in Phoenix, while continuing to design custom metalwork and sculpture in my free time. During my time teaching I founded after school art programs to extend the arts beyond the classroom...