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PAST WORK

Clients

  • Adoption Museum Project
  • Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
  • Autry Museum of the American West
  • California Historical Society
  • California Science Center
  • Chinese American Museum
  • Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California
  • Corita Art Center
  • Design Museum, University of California, Davis
  • Heart of Los Angeles
  • Indian Creek Nature Center
  • Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
  • LAFD Historical Society
  • LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
  • Library Foundation of Los Angeles
  • Mineral King Preservation Society
  • Museum of Ventura​ County
  • Skirball Cultural Center​
  • Tomás Rivera Library, University of California, Riverside
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PROJECTS BY TYPE

Exhibition Design

Nikon Small World
California Science Center // 2023 //  Los Angeles, CA
Still I Rise: The Black IE fight for Justice
Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California // 2022 // Riverside, CA
All That Glitters is Not Gold
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Museum of Ventura County // 2022 // Ventura, CA
All in This Together: COVID 19
California Science Center // 2021 //  Los Angeles, CA
The Origins of Stop, Drop and Roll
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation and LAFD Historical Society // 2021 // Los Angeles, CA
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Skirball Cultural Center // 2019 // Los Angeles, CA + traveling

with Debi van Zyl
Murales Rebeldes: L.A. Chicana/o Murals Under Siege
California Historical Society // 2018 // San Francisco, CA
with Debi van Zyl
Circles and Circuits II: Contemporary Chinese Caribbean Art
Chinese American Museum // 2017 // 
Los Angeles, CA
with Annex Design Services
America's Shakespeare: The Bard Goes West
Los Angeles Public Library Central Branch
Library Foundation of Los Angeles // 2016 // Los Angeles, CA

with Annex Design Services
Corita Kent: Somebody had to Break the Rules
Corita Art Center // 2016 // traveling exhibition
Orange Roots
​Tomás Rivera Library
​University of California, Riverside // 2016 //  Riverside, CA

with Annex Design Services
The History of the LGBTQ Civil Rights Movement
Tomás Rivera Library
University of California, Riverside // 2016 //  Riverside, CA

with Annex Design Services
Our Place at the Table: Honoring Birthmother Stories
Adoption Museum Project // 2013 // San Francisco, CA
 
Structures, Signifiers and Society: People and Textiles
Design Museum, University of California Davis // 2013 //  Davis, CA
Native Voices 
Three Rivers Historical Museum // 2023 // Three Rivers, CA
Chromatic: The Museum in Six Colors
Museum of Ventura County // 2022 // Ventura, CA
Welcome Gallery
Museum of Ventura County // 2022 // Ventura, CA
Native Voices
Mineral King Preservation Society & Three Rivers Museum // 2022 // Three Rivers, CA
Creek Exhibition Stepping Stones 
Indian Creek Nature Center // 2020 // Cedar Rapids, IA
¡Ya Basta! The East L.A. Walkouts and the Power of Protest
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes // 2018 //  Los Angeles, CA
with Debi van Zyl
Spotlight: Selections from Kehinde Wiley The World Stage Israel
Skirball Cultural Center // 2018 //  Los Angeles, CA
Paul Simon: Words & Music
Skirball Cultural Center // 2017 //  Los Angeles, CA

with Debi van Zyl
Pop for the People: Roy Lichtenstein in L.A.
Skirball Cultural Center // 2016 // Los Angeles, CA

with Debi van Zyl
Laughing Matters: The Experiences of Women in Stand-Up Comedy
Nous Tous Gallery // 2016 // Los Angeles, CA.
Filed Away: the undocumented experience
University of California Davis // 2014 // Davis, CA
Route 66: The Road and the Romance
Autry Museum of the American West // 2013 // Los Angeles, CA

with Autry In-House Design Department
Floral Journey: Native North American Beadwork
Autry Museum of the American West // 2013 // Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition Design with Autry In-House Design Department

Donor Recognition Walls

Creek Exhibition Donor Recognition Wall
The Amazing Space
Indian Creek Nature Center // 2020 // 
Cedar Rapids, IA
Capital Campaign Donor Recognition Wall
HOLA Arts & Recreation Center
Heart of Los Angeles // 2019 // 
Los Angeles, CA

Immersive Environments + Set Design

Noah's Ark Outdoor Experience
Skirball Cultural Center // 2021 // Los Angeles, CA
Harvest Festival Sukkah
​Skirball Cultural Center // 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 //  ​Los Angeles, CA
Summer Family Lounge
Skirball Cultural Center // 2017 // Los Angeles, CA
Quirky Tours for the Orientation Gallery
Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens // 2015 // San Marino, CA
with Karina White
"The Stages of Business Disruption" production design
short film for Deloitte Digital
Rustic Production // 2016 // Los Angeles, CA
Voices  theatrical set design
University of California, Davis // 2014 // Davis, CA
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  • HOME
  • Exhibit Design
    • PORTFOLIO >
      • Chromatic
      • Still I Rise
      • Notorious RBG
      • Stepping Stones
      • All That Glitters
      • COVID-19
      • Paul Simon
      • Donor Recognition Walls
      • ¡Ya Basta!
      • Noah's Outdoor Explorers
      • Harvest Festival
      • Summer Family Lounge
      • Pop for the People
      • America's Shakespeare
      • Our Place at the Table
    • Past Work
  • Services
  • About
    • Bio
    • What is Exhibit Design?
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