EDUCATION
2012 Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, Bachelor of Arts in Art History

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 - present On-Call Gallery Assistant / Art Handler, ArtX Contemporary, Seattle, WA
2019 - present Tacoma Creates Program Coordinator, City of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA
2017 - present Contributing Writer, International Examiner, Seattle, WA
2017-19 Art Docent, Glenridge Elementary School, Kent, WA
2016-19 Exhibitions Manager, ArtXchange Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014-16 Gallery Assistant + Graphic Designer, ArtXchange Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014-15 Frontline Representative + Rights and Reproductions Assistant, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2012-15 School Tour Educator Volunteer, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2012-14 Gallery Assistant, Abmeyer + Wood, Seattle, WA

CURATION + EVENTS
2024 …A Familiar Taste, Postmark Center for the Arts, Auburn, WA
2019 Kain Tayo! Let’s Eat! A Filipinx Fiesta, RAIN Incubator, Tacoma, WA
2018 Kababayan: A Filipino-American History Month Celebration, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2018 SEA, STILL, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2017 Bloodlines, ArtXchange Gallery, Seattle, WA
2017 Works by Laura Castellanos, Spaceworks Tacoma, Tacoma, WA
2015 FEARLESS / FEAR US, ThunderDome, Tacoma, WA
2016 HIGH BLOOD, Spaceworks Gallery, Tacoma, WA

COHORTS, FELLOWSHIPS + TRAININGS
2019 Professional Development for POC Leaders, Office of Arts & Culture, Seattle, WA
2018-19 Advocacy Journalism Fellow, International Examiner, Seattle, WA
2015-16 Spring Cohort, Creative Enterprise Program, Spaceworks Tacoma, Tacoma, WA

AWARDS + HONORS
2023 Postmark Programming Grant, City of Auburn, Auburn, WA
Curator Roster, Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia, WA
2019 Spark Grant, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Tacoma, WA

BOARD SERVICE + AFFILIATIONS
2022-present W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory Foundation, Tacoma, WA
2019-present Kapatid Kollective, Seattle, WA
2020-22 Filipino-American National Historical Society (Greater Puget Sound Chapter), Tacoma, WA
2017-19 The Antipodes Collective, Seattle, WA

PANELS + JURIES
2023 ArtsWA Grants to Organizations - FY24-FY25 General Operating Support: Sustaining Grant panelist, ArtsWA, Olympia, WA
2022 Lake Youngs Elementary School Writing + Visual Art Contest juror, Lake Youngs Elementary, Kent, WA
2017 Tacoma Artist Initiative Program panelist, City of Tacoma’s Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality, Tacoma, WA
2016 Spaceworks Gallery panelist, Spaceworks Tacoma, Tacoma, WA

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2024 International Examiner, Community Voice Awards, Seattle, WA
2019 International Examiner, Community Voice Awards, Seattle, WA

WRITING
2024 Saya Moriyasu befriends onsen creatures in ‘Ozekitachi 尾石達 — Stone Tails’, International Examiner
2023 “Yukie’s Island: My Family’s World War II Story” illustrates the resiliency of imagination, human spirit after war, International Examiner
Saiyare Refaei uplifts AAANHPI community with new artwork at Fred Hutch, International Examiner
2022 Exploring the history of the Aloha Shirt and artist John Liggett “Keoni” Meigs at the Washington State History Museum, International Examiner
2021 Exploring connections between humanity and nature in Jiyoung Chung’s Between & Within exhibit at ArtXchange Gallery, International Examiner
2020 Tacoma-based artist Kenji Hamai Stoll nurtures cultural re-connection through art, International Examiner
2019 Chera Amlag bakes up the perfect recipe for community advocacy through Hood Famous, International Examiner
2019 Jane Wong navigates intergenerational trauma, familial history and more in first solo exhibition at Frye Museum, International Examiner
2019 Prince Tiao Nithakhong Somsanith preserves cultural tradition through contemporary art, International Examiner
2019 Viengthong Restaurant celebrates Lao culture through food, International Examiner
2019 Bahtoh brings fierce floral and hair design to the C-ID, International Examiner
2019 Diwa Film Festival showcases diverse Filipino voices through film, International Examiner
2019 New Lao/Thai restaurant, Sweet Rice, opens in Auburn, International Examiner
2019 Laotian comedian Kulap Vilaysack explores family roots to discover her Origin Story — opening night film at SAAFF 2019, International Examiner
2018 PC Muñoz explores mixed-race identity through sound and text, International Examiner
2018 Hapa Tales and Other Lies – a powerful memoir on unpacking the complexities of being mixed race, International Examiner
2018 Kate Gavino tells a unique coming-of-age story in “Sanpaku”, International Examiner
2018 Julz Ilang-Bulan Takes Us On An Emotional Journey in “Equinox Rising”, Hella Pinay + International Examiner
2018 Angela Garbes explores pregnancy in Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy, International Examiner
2018 Artist Angel ‘Moonyeka’ Alviar-Langley awarded Arc Artist Grant, International Examiner
2018 Silong Chhun brings light to Cambodia’s dark history through creative design and education, International Examiner
2017 Romson Regarde Bustillo creates intricate works in Kingdom of Prophets, International Examiner

SELECT PUBLICATIONS
2022 Clarissa Gines ’12 combines her passions for art and community working for Tacoma Creates, Pacific Lutheran University
2019 Laughter and food build community at Kain Tayo! Filipino Fiesta, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

DESIGN WORK
2022 Logo + branding for Lakapati’s Legacy
2020 Logo + branding for Baso Glass
2019 Exhibition catalog for The Pulse of Water, solo exhibition by June Sekiguchi
2018 Logo + branding for ArtXchange Gallery
2016 Winter catalog for ArtXchange Gallery
2015 Exhibition catalog for Rebels of the Floating World, exhibition by Jonathan Wakuda Fischer + Louie Gong