SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Vibrant Horizons: Exploring the Southwestern Landscape, Crowell Public Library, San Marino, CA November 1 - December 15, 2023

Grey & Cash, Monrovia, CA October 2 - November 6, 2021

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023:

Artist Alley Community Gallery, Monrovia Community Center, Monrovia, CA, October 2022- January 2023

2022

Joshua Tree National Park Art Exposition 2022, 29 Palms Gallery, 29 Palms, CA, November 2022

Art in the Park, Monrovia Library Park, Monrovia, CA, October, 2022

Makeshift Muse, Big Bang Theory Alley, Old Town Pasadena, CA, August/November, 2022

Made in the USA, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, July 6-30, 2022

Spring Juried Show at realART, Agoura Hills, CA, May 4 - June 4, 2022

Pasadena Society of Artists 97th Annual Juried Exhibition, Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center Gallery, Burbank, CA, May 2 - 27, 2022

Southwest Landscapes Square Foot Show, May 2022

2021

Pasadena Society of Artists’ 96th Annual Juried Exhibition, Whites Fine Art Gallery, Montrose, CA, October 15-November 13, 2021

Dreamland, Arts to Hearts Project online exhibition, October 18 - November 18, 2021

Joshua Tree National Park Art Exposition, 29 Palms Art Gallery, 29 Palms, CA, November 4-28, 2021.

Inner Power, The Art Queens Society virtual exhibition, June 2021

2021 Los Angeles Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, May 11 - June 5

Made In California, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, April 24 - June 18, 2021

8th Artist’s Choice Exhibition, Pasadena Society of Artists, online exhibition, June 2021

Featured Artist. Crowell Public Library Virtual Art Gallery, San Marino, CA, April - May, 2021

2021 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, April - May, 2021

Flora & Fauna, The Unicorn Factory online exhibition, March 2021

Beauty in the Mundane, Art Mums United online exhibition, Feb - March 2021

2020

Jackalope Virtual Holiday Market, November - December, 2020

Pasadena Society of Artists 95th Annual Juried Exhibition, Whites Fine Art Gallery, Nov - Dec, 2020

California Dreaming: Finding Beauty in My Own Backyard , Danville Village Theatre Art Gallery, Sept - Dec, 2020

Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo 2020, 29 Palms Art Gallery, Nov, 2020

Los Angeles Art Association 2020 Open, Gallery 825, Dec 2020 - Jan 2021

2020 California Open, TAG Gallery, Sept - Oct, 2020

Flora: The Other Endangered Species, Chico Art Center, Sept 2020

COVID-19 Creativity - Virtual Exhibition, Huntington Beach Art Center, Aug - Sept, 2020

Virtual PSA Version 2020.07.20, Pasadena Society of Artists Virtual Exhibition, July - Sept, 2020

Habitat California: Flora & Fauna, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Feb - April, 2020

New Members Showcase, Pasadena Society of Artists, McGintys Gallery, Altadena, CA, Feb, 2020

2019

Pasadena Artwalk, Pasadena, CA, October, 2019

Joshua Tree National Park Art Exposition 2019, 29 Palms Art Gallery, Sept 2019

Artist’s Choice Exhibition, Pasadena Society of Artists, White’s Fine Art Gallery, Sept, 2019

Summer Art Walk, Monrovia Association of Fine Arts, Old Town Monrovia, CA, July/August 2019

PUBLICATIONS

Author and Illustrator of The Healing Journal: Guided Prompts and Affirmations for Life with Illness. Published February 22, 2022.

MEDIA FEATURES

Create! Magazine 29th edition, Healing Through Art: How Painting Helped Me Rise Above My Chronic Illness, April 2022

Pasadena Weekly, Book Helps Find Joy in Life with Chronic Illness, March 9, 2022

Voyage LA Magazine, Conversations with Emily Sunez, March 14, 2022

The Authors Guild, Member Spotlight, February 14, 2022

Artist Feature in CandyFloss Magazine, March 2021 issue

The Purposeful Mayonnaise: A Literary and Art Journal, Volume 1/Issue 1, June/July 2021

AWARDS

The Chantal Giddens Memorial Award for Best Painting, 95th Annual Pasadena Society of Artists’ Juried Exhibition at Whites Fine Art Gallery, November 2020. Juried by Kim Abeles.

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE

District 2 Selection Panelist for The City of Pasadena’s Rotating Public Art Exhibition Program IV - 2023

EDUCATION

MA, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, New York University, 2010

BA, Psychology, The College of William & Mary, 2008

Certified Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher, School of Positive Transformation, 2021