Photo District News named her one of their top 30 new and emerging photographers to watch in 2011. She also recently received a Queens Community Arts Fund grant from the Queens Council on the Arts. She has held many artist residencies, most recently at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Her work has been exhibited at many venues, including Michael Mazzeo Gallery and El Museo del Barrio in New York. She earned a Master of Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute.