REPRESENTATION
Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
UPCOMING:
August 2-24, 2024 – Summer Group Show | Vertical Gallery, Chicago, IL
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2024 – Bodywork | 4 Artist Show | La Luz de Jesus Gallery, L.A., CA
2024 – Contemporary Figuration | Group Show | Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2024 - Boss Inside Solo Show | Weinholdt Projects at Desmond Tower | L.A., CA
2023 – EBTKS | Group Show, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, L.A., CA
2023 – 5x5s & Figure Group Shows | Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2023 – Spotlight Showcase | Group Show, Archenemy Arts, PA
2023 – Whimsical Fury | Group Show, Hive Gallery, L.A., CA
2022 – Power in Numbers | Group show, Nucleus Gallery, L.A., CA
2019 – Ruby Roth: 10 Years of Art & Activism | Solo retrospective, Substrate Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2019 – Art Unite | Group Show, Tropic de Nopal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
EDUCATION
Private study, Figure Drawing and Oil Painting – Vadim Zanginian – Los Angeles, CA | 2019-2020
UC Santa Cruz – BA Art and BA American Studies | 2000-2004
Extended Education – Figure Drawing, College of Marin, California; Figure Drawing, Head Painting, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, California; Illustration, Art Center at Night, California; and more | 1998-2010
SELECT PRESS
Today Show, FOX, CNN, NBC, NBCLA, KTLA, Good Morning La La Land, Washington Post, Glamour, Wired, Redbook, Huffington Post, Bitch Magazine, Origins: DesignerCon Podcast, Passport 2 Pleasure Happy Hour, This Might Get Uncomfortable Podcast, Hustle Sold Separately Podcast, Visionary Vegan Woman Podcast, Shifting Perceptions Podcast, Abend Gallery, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, and more.
PUBLISHED BOOKS
Boss Inside: A Reclamation of the Feminine | Self-published | 2023
Bad Day | North Atlantic Books, 2019
The Help Yourself Cookbook for Kids: 60 Easy Plant-Based Recipes Kids Can Make to Stay Healthy and Save the World | Andrews McMeel, 2016
V Is for Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind | North Atlantic Books, 2013
Vegan Is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action | North Atlantic Books, 2012
That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things | North Atlantic Books, 2009
AWARDS
Nautilus Book Award for Bad Day – Nautilus Silver Winner: Better Books for a Better World - 2019
SELECT TEACHING & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Learning to See the Figure: Live Drawing Workshop | Secret Walls, Los Angeles
The Power of Art & Literature | Various conferences: California, Ontario, Washington, and more
The Transformative Power of Veganism Through Art & Literature | Various conferences: Australia, California, Michigan, South Carolina, and more
Basic Figure Drawing, Drawing for Stress Relief, Portfolio Reviews | One-on-one virtual classes, 2020 - present
Learning to See the Figure | Silhouette and Shadow, Chicago, IL | Virtual Session, 2021
Drawing for Stress Relief | Westbrook Entertainment x Will Smith, Los Angeles, California, 2020
Drawing Superheroes | Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA), Travis County, Texas, 2020
AFFILIATIONS
Board of Advisors - Ruckus Roots, sustainable arts education program, Los Angeles, California | 2018 - current