EDUCATION:

BA Studio Art, emphasis in painting, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, June 2013

BA English, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, June 2013

MA Teaching, Single subject art teaching credential, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, June 2019

PUBLICATIONS:

Inside Arden, September 2015

Santa Clara Review Volume 98, No. 2 Spring 2011

EXHIBITIONS:

California State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Sacramento, CA, July 2019

The Human Form, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, August 2018

Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, July 2016

Salon at the Triton: 2D Competition and Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA, April-May 2016

The Art of Love, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, February 2016

Holiday Show, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA, December 2015

Fall Open Juried Show, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, November-December 2015

Inside Publications 20th Anniversary Art Show, 33rd Street Bistro Gallery, Sacramento, CA September-October 2015

California State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Sacramento, CA, July 2015

Spokes, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA, May 2015

The Art of Gastronomy, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA, March-April 2015

Love Show, ARTescape, Sonoma, CA, February-April 2015

Figuratively Speaking, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA, February 2015

Holiday Show, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA, December-January 2014-15

UArt Open 2014, 1st place in Oil and Acrylic Painting category, University Art, Redwood City, CA, October 25-November 8, 2014

Reflections, Artspace at Women’s Health Resource Center, San Francisco, CA, May-September 2014

Reflections, 33rd Street Bistro Gallery, Sacramento, CA, April 2014

Reflections, Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley, Los Gatos, CA, August-October 2013

Reflections: Paintings by Hallie McKnight and Bridget Walsh, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, June 2013

BFA/MFA: An Exhibition of Student Work, New Coast Studios, Palo Alto, CA, March-April 2013

Art of Painting in the 21st Century Student Exhibition, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, March 2012, 2013

Santa Clara University Juried Student Art Show, Santa Clara, CA, June 2011, 2012, 2013

California State Fair Youth Exhibits, Sacramento, CA, annually 2005-2009

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Award of Merit, California State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition 2019
Award of Merit, California State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition 2015
1st place in Oil and Acrylic Painting category, UArt Open 2014
Benson Center purchase award, Santa Clara University 2013
One of three students selected by art department faculty to receive Sullivan Scholarship on the basis of dedication, enthusiasm, and artistic talent, Santa Clara University 2012-2013
Painting award, Santa Clara University Juried Student Art Show 2012

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Canyon Heights Academy
Art Teacher, August 2015-Present

Freelance Artist
June 2014-Present

Michael Rosenthal Gallery, Los Gatos CA
Gallery Assistant, March 2014-June 2014

Children’s Discovery Museum, San Jose, CA
Exhibit Specialist, February 2014-June 2014

Facilitated learning for young children and their parents by fostering their creativity and curiosity
Maintained exhibit spaces

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Art Editor, Santa Clara Review, September 2011-June 2013

Performed Internet research and attended networking events in order to persuade artists to submit visual art pieces for publication
Selected works for publication in the art section of literary magazine
Thoroughly proofread each issue to ensure no mistakes made it to the final copy
Assisted with distribution and promotion of the magazine by assisting with the planning of the publication party for each issue, as well as promoting each issue and its corresponding party through social media and tabling
Promoted from Assistant Fiction Editor

Peer Educator, September 2012-December 2012