Pancho holds an M.F.A. in Sculptural Ceramics from San Francisco State University and a BA degree from Santa Clara University. He has exhibited at the Sonny Art Center in London, England, and extensively in the Bay Area and nationally at museums, universities, commercial galleries, and civic spaces.  His work is part of the permanent collection of the Crocker Museum of Art in Sacramento, CA, the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, CA, the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA, and the University of San Francisco.  He was named an Artist Laureate by SVCreates.  His solo show at the Triton Museum of Art was named one of the Ten Best in Northern California by Art Ltd. Magazine. He has been featured in Ceramics Monthly and numerous publications, including, "The Ceramic Design Book", "Extruded Ceramics," and “500 Ceramic Sculptures.”  He has taught at San Francisco State University and West Valley College and is currently a Senior Lecturer at Santa Clara University, where he has been teaching since 1999.