EDUCATION
MFA - Maryland Institute College of Art LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting Baltimore, MD, 2023.
BFA - Texas State University School of Art and Design, Studio Art in Painting, San Marcos, TX, 2021.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lecturer
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
September 2023 - Present
Core I: Introduced practical and theoretical content in disciplinary and interdisciplinary art and design practices. Facilitated thematic collaborative projects utilizing various 2D, 3D, and 4D materials, methods, tools, and concepts.
Core II: Guided students in creating personal archives of inspiration using diverse research and working methods, culminating in interdisciplinary outcomes across the School of Art and Design's five program areas.
Studio I: Led hands-on exploration of drawing and two-dimensional design through exercises and projects, integrating contemporary art-making methods such as collage, photography, sculpture, digital technologies, and collaborative processes.
Beginning Painting: Taught foundational techniques and concepts in painting, focusing on color, composition, and expressive paint application.
Beginning Drawing: Directed students in perceptual and expressive drawing from life and the human form, exploring a range of subjects and materials.
University Seminar: Supported first-year students in transitioning to university life by fostering academic success skills, campus resource connections, community involvement, and career exploration.
Team Teaching
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
January - February 2024
Co-instructor for upper division Printmaking, focusing on lithography and relief techniques, including intaglio (etching, drypoint, color printing) and stone lithographic print techniques. Techniques in traditional/analog and contemporary/digital were covered, providing a historical, technical, visual, and conceptual foundation for printmaking.
Adjudicator
St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin, TX.
54th Annual ISAS Fine Arts Festival
April 11 - 13, 2024
Evaluated submissions and provided adjudication for the festival.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Ivester Contemporary, Austin, TX. (upcoming 2025)
DUO EXHIBITIONS
2024 From the Outside In, Lisa Guevara & Sydney Guzman, Spellerberg Projects, Lockhart, TX.
2024 Whispers from the Trees, Ally Harrison & Sydney Guzman, Flex Space Texas State Galleries, San Marcos, TX.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 One of These Things is Not Like the Others, Residency Review Exhibition, St. Andrew’s Center, Chattanooga, TN.
2024 Juried Regional Exhibition, Contracommon Gallery, Bee Cave, TX.
2024 In Conversation With…, The Gallery by MUI, curated by Maria Ilochi, Washington, D.C.
2023 Constellations, The Peale Museum, curated by Joan Waltemath, Baltimore MD.
2023 13th Annual “Figurative,” Light Space and Time Art Gallery.
2022 We Are Not Similar, Lazarus Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, curated by Joan Waltemath, Baltimore, MD.
2022 With Body and Earth, Lazarus Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, curated by Rhea Beckett, Baltimore, MD.
2021 Eyes in the Light, Lazarus Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, curated by Stephen Ellis, Baltimore, MD.
2021 Rising Eyes of Texas, Rockport Center of the Arts Annual Juried Collegiate Exhibition, Presa House Gallery, curated by Rigoberta Luna, Rockport, TX.
2021 Back to Abnormal, Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Texas State Galleries, San Marcos, TX.
2019 Beauty in the Unexpected, Lyndon B. Johnson Gallery, LBJ Student Center, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
ARTIST TALKS
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
July 2023, Painting Students, Tommy Fitzpatrick
October 2023, Thesis Students, Joey Fauerso
RESIDENCY
2023 September Mineral House Media, Online Residency
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2019 One of a Kind, mural assistant to Miranda Terry and Onix Rodriguez, Evans Liberal Arts Building, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
AWARDS
2023- 2022 Graduate Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
VOLUNTEERING
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
San Marcos Studio Tour
April 2024
Assisted students in setting up their artwork throughout the school of design