Education

Arizona State University, Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts, Tempe, AZ

MA in Art History, LACMA-ASU Fellowship in Art History Program, May 2021

BFA in Painting, BA in Art History, May 2016

International Studies Institute of Florence, Florence, Italy       

Public Commissions

09/24 Desert Botanical Garden Mural, “Pollination Celebration” Butterfly Pavilion, Phoenix AZ

02/24 Wendy’s Mural, “Vermilion Rising (For Sophia Belle),” Southern & Dobson, Mesa AZ

10/23 City of Phoenix Traffic Signal Cabinet Wrap Design, “At Dawn,” Tatum Blvd & Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix AZ

10/23 City of Phoenix Traffic Signal Cabinet Wrap Design, “Juntos y Unidos,” McDowell Rd & 32nd St, Phoenix AZ

10/23 City of Phoenix Traffic Signal Cabinet Wrap Design, “From the Ground Up,” Thunderbird Rd & 43rd Ave, Phoenix AZ

10/23 City of Phoenix Traffic Signal Cabinet Wrap Design, “,” Thunderbird Rd & 47th Ave, Phoenix AZ

10/23 Elmer’s Tacos, “The Wolves Den" Mural,” Chandler, AZ

09/23 Echo Canyon School Mascot Mural, Camelback & 62nd St, Scottsdale, AZ

03/23 Baseline Flowers Mural, “Bees’ Bliss,” Baseline Rd and 40th St, Phoenix, AZ

01/23 TOST by Tostitos Super Bowl Installation in partnership with Roosevelt Row CDC, Roosevelt & 2nd St., Phoenix, AZ

11/22 Echo Canyon School Signage Mural, Camelback & 62nd St, Scottsdale, AZ

10/22 Asian District Mural, “Take Flight,” 111 S. Dobson Rd (Barcelona Center), Mesa, AZ

07/22 City of Gilbert Utility Box Wrap Design, “Grazing Gilbert,” Gilbert Rd & Vaughn Ave, Gilbert, AZ

07/22 City of Gilbert Utility Box Wrap Design, “El Gran Correcaminos,” Gilbert Rd. & Page Ave, Gilbert AZ

03/22 Baseline Flowers Mural, Baseline Rd and 40th St, Phoenix, AZ

01/22 Shane Co Mural, “Bloom,” Arizona Ave and Loop 202, Chandler, AZ

11/21 City of Chandler Utility Box Wrap Design, Palomino & Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ

02/21 Grand Canal Mural, “Neighborhood Watch,” 7th Ave & Minnezona, Phoenix, AZ

05/20 Commonwealth Canal Mural, “Hum of the Desert,” Downtown Chandler, AZ

11/19 City of Chandler Utility Box Wrap Design, Warner & Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ

Exhibitions  

Oct 2024 Dreaming of the Desert, Desert Botanical Garden Marley Education Building, Phoenix, AZ, Solo Show

Nov 2023 Carmody Foundation Art for Good Grant Exhibition, Sisao Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, Group Show

Aug 2023 Painting Showcase, Fair Trade Cafe, Phoenix, AZ, Solo Show

Jan 2022 Creative Drive, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ, Group Show

May 2021 Take A Hike, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ, Group Show

Dec 2019 The Square, Modified Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, Group Show

July 2019 Florecer Aquí y Allá desde Phoenix, CO+HOOTS, Phoenix, AZ, Group show

June 2019 All Art Arizona 2019, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ, Group Show

June 2018 Flowerchild, {9} The Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, Two Person Show

Mar 2018 Deck'd, {9} The Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, Group Show

Oct 2017 Senses, New City Studio, Phoenix, AZ, Group Show

Aug 2017 The Art of Science, First Studio, Phoenix, AZ, Group Show

Sep 2016 The Nature of Things, New City Studio, Phoenix, AZ, Two Person Show

Mar 2016 The Blissful Body, Phoenix, AZ, Solo Show

Feb 2016 Familiar: BFA Drawing and Painting Exhibition, Gallery 100, Tempe, AZ, Group Show

Oct 2015 The Florence Experience: Drawings by ASU Students in Italy, Wong Studio, Tempe, AZ

Nov 2014 (Sur)face Tricks, Harry Wood Annex, Tempe, AZ, Group Show                   

Mar 2013 Art on the Lawn, Hayden Lawn, Tempe, AZ, Group Show

Jan 2012 Undergrad Juried Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ, Group Show

Experience

Phoenix Airport Museum, Phoenix Sky Harbor, AZ, Museum Assistant October 2021 - September 2022

Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ, Assistant Registrar  July 2016 - October 2021

Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ, Windgate Registration Intern     Aug 2015 - May 2016

• Implement, maintain, and ensure compliance with the Museum’s collection management policies and procedures, assuring their ethical integrity and effectiveness with regards to AAM best practices for collection stewardship.

• Prioritize and develop ethical and empathetic standards for documenting artist identity in order to facilitate the teaching and research of more diverse histories of art, and deepen the data associated with collected artworks.

• Guide objects through the accessions process involving the administration of Deed of Gift and Gift in Kind forms, creating provenance files, issuing object numbers, labeling objects and finding appropriate storage.

• Coordinate incoming and outgoing loan and exhibition logistics, overseeing transportation, packing, shipping, and storage.

• Condition works of art as they are received by the museum as loans and accessions, allowing for the examination and handling of a variety of art media.

• Monitor gallery and storage environments related to the collection and exhibitions, including temperature and humidity readouts, pest management and light exposure recording.

• Manage and organize object, constituent, exhibition and loan records in The Museum System (TMS) database, helping to advance the production, accuracy, and detail of digital cataloguing records.

• Manage rights and reproduction requests for the permanent collection.

• Administer legal forms (loan agreement, incoming/outgoing receipt, etc.), as well as other appropriate forms, contracts, and logs related to the collection.

• Effectively communicate with artists, lenders, and donors via email and phone, while also closely working with members of museum staff on a daily basis.

• Courier outgoing loaned objects in order to ensure safe and secure arrival of artwork and proper installation.

• Maintain and update the Museum’s Disaster Response Plan for the safety of staff, visitors, and collections.

• Advise staff on matters concerning storage, insurance, loan, security and display of objects, condition, as well as other collection or exhibition issues

• Assist preparators in gallery turn over and movement of artwork when needed.

• Oversee department interns, establishing a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and mutual support

• Continue professional development and sharing of best practices with colleagues nationally through participation in professional conferences and seminars on collection care and management.

ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ, Assistant to the Curator of Education     May 2013-Aug 2015

• Plan, prep and facilitate monthly family programs that correspond to museum exhibitions.

• Assist visiting artists in executing their projects during monthly workshops.

• Conduct research on art works and artists within ongoing exhibitions for drafting extended text label content.

• Give tours to a range of visitors, from preschoolers to the university’s group of trusted donors.

• Partake in various outreach opportunities at schools and events within the community, informing the public about the museum’s ongoing family programs and exhibitions through means of presentation and project making.

Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ, Smithsonian Young Ambassador Intern     June 2012-Aug 2012

• Participate in workshops with preeminent Latino scholars and leaders to discuss and understand the role of Latinos in the arts, sciences and humanities. Program culminated into an internship at the Arizona Science Center.

• Design multidisciplinary project based on an ongoing sustainability exhibition that incorporated art into a scientific environment.

• Interview individuals in various departments in the Arizona Science Center to understand their interdisciplinary roles in meeting the Museum’s mission and how their community of staff worked together.

• Participate in community outreach event with Scottsdale Public Library to promote early childhood literacy.

Bibliography

Sep 2024 Desert Botanical Garden Blog, “Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden: New Butterfly Exhibit Mural.”

Mar 2023 Srianthi Perera, East Valley Tribune, “New big murals augment Asian District’s vibrancy.”

Jan 2023 Visit Mesa, Visitor’s Guide 2023, “Culture Seeker,” page 15.

Nov 2022 Lily King, City of Mesa TV, "Mesa's Asian District Murals."

July 2021 Claire Selvin, Charting a Path to the Top: A museum and university are teaming up to address the pipeline problem in leadership positions,” ARTNews.

May 2021 Aimee Smith, Phoenix Magazine, “The Phix: Phoenix Mural Project Spotlight: Blooming Spring Murals,” .

Nov 2020 Deborah Sussman, DISRUPT: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 2019-2020 Issue, “Hum of the Desert: ASU-LACMA Fellow Commissioned to Paint Mural.”

Aug 2020 Jessica Dunham, Leah LeMoine, M.V. Moorhead, Craig Outhier & Madison Rutherford, Phoenix Magazine, “Love Your Downtown.”

June 2020 Madeleine Heppermann, LACMA Unframed, “Meet the LACMA-ASU Fellows - Ariana Enriquez (she/her/hers).”

May 2020 Kevin Reagan, SanTan Sun News, “Young artist graces Commonwealth Canal with mural.”

Apr 2020 Tom Ferguson, Fox News interview, “New mural along Commonwealth Avenue Canal in Downtown Chandler, Arizona.”

Apr 2020 AZ Big Media, “Commonwealth mural brings vibrancy to Downtown Chandler."

Jan 2019 Ever Eden Literary Journal, Issue 01, Spring 2019, Cover art

Dec 2018 Herberger Institute News, “LACMA-ASU: Meet the Future of Art Museum Leadership.”

Sep 2018 Voyage Phoenix, “Check out Ariana Enriquez’s Artwork.”

Jan 2017   Margaret Golonka, MARIA Arts & Culture Zine, Vol. 1, https://issuu.com/stmariamag/docs/issuu_layout

Mar 2016   Lux Undergraduate Creative Review, Vol. 12, https://luxmag.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/lux-2016-template-pdf.pdf        

July 2012  East Valley Tribune, "Chandler High School Graduate Picked as Smithsonian Ambassador."

May 2012   Tram Mai, AZ Central Channel 12 interview on being an Art of Dairy contest finalist.

Feb 2012   Kerry Fehr-Snyder, "Chandler student's cow will be up for vote," Arizona Republic and AZCentral.com

Lectures

Mar 2024 “History Bites: M is for Murals,” Chandler History Museum, Chandler, AZ

Mar 2021 “Masterpieces at Midday: Behind the Scenes at the Ceramics Research Center,” ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

Nov 2020 “I Have A Dream,” City of Chandler Youth Arts Council, Chandler, AZ

Nov 2020 “My Artistic Journey and Recent Works,” City of Chandler Girl Scouts, Chandler, AZ

June 2020 “Masterpieces at Midday: The Adventures of Adriana Varejão,” ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

Professional Development

Apr 2021 Congressional Art Competition hosted by Representative Greg Stanton, 9th District, Judge

Mar 2021 artEquity Everyday Justice: Antiracism as Daily Practice Workshop

May 2020 American Alliance of Museums Virtual Annual Meeting & Museum Expo, Conference

May 2019 Congressional Art Competition hosted by Representative Greg Stanton, 9th District, Judge

May 2018 American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting & Museum Expo, Conference

July 2017 Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service, Protecting Cultural Collections Workshop

Jan 2017 Museum Hack Audience Engagement Workshop                                       

Jan 2015 Boys & Girl’s Club National Fine Art Exhibition, Arizona Mills Mall, Tempe, AZ, Judge

Awards and Honors

July 2023 Carmody Foundation Art for Good Grant Recipient

Aug 2018 Inaugural LACMA-ASU Fellowship in Art History

May 2016 Summa Cum Laude graduate from Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Mar 2016 Moeur Award Recipient 

Aug 2013-May 2014 Jack Breckenridge Prize in Art History Recipient 

Aug 2012-May 2016 Regent High Honors Endorsement Recipient

June 2012 Smithsonian Latino Center Young Ambassador, Washington, D.C. 

Jan 2011 Nationwide Lucerne Art of Dairy Contest Finalist