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  • Exhibition Trailer // “HAUNTED”

    This exhibition was a challenge to film–to capture the light and glow in the darkness of the gallery. But I was excited to pair the footage with the animated exhibition title graphic I’d created as well as the vhs-glitched list of artists I created for display as part of the exhibition design. What an incredible exhibition! Curated by Ellen Ito at Tacoma Art Museum, HAUNTED “explores cinema as spectral memory, temporal disruption, and the protean meaning of being haunted. Sited at the intersection between cultural memory and lost futures, Haunted crosses sensory and disciplinary thresholds, examining the ways in which the past —both real and imagined —inform our present and future. Haunted contains moving image, installation, sculptural, and photographic works conjured from architecture, technology, pop culture, heritage, and nature. These works dissolve the separation between now and then, visitations to that which is present yet not real.”

  • Exhibition Trailer // “Gossip: Between Us”

    Here’s an exhibition trailer I created for the new extended view exhibition at Tacoma Art Museum—Gossip: Between Us, curated by Victoria Miles.

    “Long dismissed as mere ‘idle talk,’ gossip has historically been trivialized—particularly when associated with women and feminized voices. Yet, this practice holds profound cultural and political significance. Across generations and geographies, gossip has functioned as a vital conduit for knowledge transmission, memory-making, and community-building. It has served as a discreet but powerful tool through which women and queer individuals have shared oral histories, preserved ancestral wisdom, and cultivated collective identities.

    “Gossip: Between Us draws from the Museum’s permanent collection to spotlight women and queer artists—particularly those whose work embodies this tradition. Featuring works by Barbara Kruger, Joyce J. Scott, Carrie Mae Weems, and more, these artists engage in gossip not only as subject matter but as methodology, embedding within their work the textures of lived experience, cultural memory, and communal care.”

  • Sizzle Reel // Dí­a de los Muertos at Tacoma Art Museum

    Here’s a look back at this year’s Dí­a de los Muertos Festival at the Tacoma Art Museum. Known in English as Day of the Dead, this life-affirming celebration of the eternal cycle of life has been observed for centuries. Day of the Dead combines ancient and colonial traditions, folk customs, and spiritual beliefs. Celebrated in Mexican and Latin American communities on November 1 and 2, Día de los Muertos is a powerful, symbolic way to honor relatives and friends who have died.

  • Teaser Video // “HAUNTED” at Tacoma Art Museum

    I created a teaser video for upcoming exhibition Gossip: Between Us, curated by Victoria Miles at Tacoma Art Museum. I created this video to match the poster and title design I also created for the exhibition, using an element of the exhibition itself–the kitchen table, where all the best gossip happens.

  • Promo Video // Exhibition Opening Party for “The Current: To Make Sense of it All” at TAM

    A short promo video for Tacoma Art Museum’s upcoming The Current: To Make Sense of it All exhibition opening party–using original footage, the exhibition poster motion graphic I designed, as well as music I created!

  • Exhibition Trailer // “Echoes of the Floating World” at Tacoma Art Museum

    Here’s an exhibition trailer I created for Tacoma Art Museum’s Echoes of the Floating World guest curated by artist Kenji Stoll. Kenji talks about the connections between the Edo era artists of Japan and contemporary artists from Tacoma featured in the upcoming exhibition. I paired a motion version of the poster design I created for graphic elements and added original background music I created.

    Echoes of the Floating World highlights the continuing influence of Japan’s ukiyo-e woodblock prints on contemporary art in the Pacific Northwest. The exhibition features a striking collection of 18th-, 19th- and early 20th-century Japanese woodblock prints from the Tacoma Art Museum and others, displayed alongside works by contemporary Northwest artists. This exhibition honors the rich legacy of ukiyo-e while exploring its cultural impact on today’s artistic expressions. “What’s really cool about this show is that you’ll see these [woodblock prints] in person, and you’ll also see the ways in which they influence artists who live and work right in our community…It’s a full circle moment.” –Kenji Stoll. The exhibition will also showcase the works of several regional contemporary artists, including a mural by Stoll.