KATHALEENA  THIRTLE
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EDUCATION

2021  Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Art Therapist
2019  MA in Martial and Family Therapy – Clinical Art Therapy, Loyla Marymount University, Los Angeles CA
2015  BA in Fine Art, UC Riverside, Riverside CA
2015  BA in Philosophy, UC Riverside, Riverside CA
2013  UC Riverside UCEAP Immersion Program,  Leeds University, England
2007  Computer Programming Advanced Certification, Global IT Academy, Brea CA

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EXHIBITIONS
Selected Group Exhibitions:

2023  Renewal Public Art Exhibit, Catalyst, Westminister CA 
2015  ART 162 Public Art Installation Exhibit, CHASS UCR, Riverside CA
2014  Undergrad Studio Exhibit, Phyllis Gill Gallery UCR, Riverside CA
2013  Immersion Students Art Show,  Leeds England
2010  Make Art Save Art Online Finalists Exhibition

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Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2015   The Art of Brea – History of Visual Expression,  Brea Heritage Museum, Brea CA
2015   Redlands Art Walk,  City Council of Redlands, Redlands CA
2014   N7 Artist Spotlight, N7  Creamery, Rancho Cucamonga CA
2014  “Ferment” Undergrad Solo Studio Exhibit, Phyllis Gill Gallery UCR, Riverside CA
2013  Augie’s Solo Exhibition,  Augie’s,  Riverside CA

 SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2021-present  Liscensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Orange County CA

2017-2021  Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Orange County, CA
2016  Visual Arts Instructor, OC Children’s Therapeutic Art Center, Santa Ana CA
2014  Art Education Intern, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside CA
2011  Lead Art Instructor, Edutainment Arts,  Diamond Bar CA
2010  Docent and Intern, Festival of the Arts – Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach CA
2010  Lead Gallery Intern, Floating Cloud Art Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
2007  Found/Artist, Terribly Artistic Designs, Orange CA

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SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2023  Muralist – Embark Behavioral Health, Newport Beach CA

2019  Muralist – Casa Youth Shelter, Los Alamitos CA

2017  Muralist – City of Santa Ana Public Art Commission, Santa Ana CA
2016  Muralist – 41 Olive, 41 Olive at Mission Viejo Galleria, Mission Viejo CA
2015  Prison Art Instructor – Creative Horizons, Juvenile Hall and Riverside Art Museum , Murieta CA
2014  Artist , Augies Coffee Roasters, Riverside CA
2013  Muralist – Prado View Elementary Dedication, Prado View Elementary, Corona CA
2012  Muralist - Visions for Hope, California Hospital Medical Center and Ritz Carlton, Los Angles CA
2010  Muralist - BOHS Enhancement Project, Brea CA

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2015  Simonetta, Kathy: “Ophelia – Selected Works”, Terribly Artistic, June 2015
2012  Verma, Akshay: “Defy and Create”, Spoiled Minds Magazine, February 2012
2010  Simonetta, Kathy: “Perfectly Lovely”, Terribly Artistic, December 2010
2010  Gaede, Susan: tinyurl.com/n5nep6v”, The Orange County Register, November 4th, 2010
2010  Yeh, Chelsea: “Simonetta Breaks Barriers”, The Wildcat Newspaper, October 2010

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COLLECTIONS
Public Collections
Brea Heritage Museum, Brea CA
Spoiled Minds, Riverside CA
 

Private Collections
Sarah Empson: Geo Heaven, Leeds, England
Dawn Liu: Wandou Labs Private Collection, Beijing, China
Christian Orpineda Photography Private Collection, Barcelona, Spain
Private Collection, El Dorado Hills CA

 

AWARDS
2010 “Make-Art-Save-Art” International Contest Winner, DoSomething.Org, September 2010