EDUCATION
MA in Art, Painting, California State University, Northridge, with Distinction
BA in Art, Painting, California State University, Northridge, Cum Laude
Independent Study, ACCENT International, Paris, France

AWARDS & HONORS
Collage Artists of America Scholarship
State University Grant, California State University
National Excellence in Leadership Award, National Society of Leadership and Success
The Henry Van Slooten Scholarship, California State University Northridge
CSU Summer Arts Scholarship, California State University

EXHIBITIONS
2023
Anniversary Exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Call & Response: Nature, Shoebox Arts, Online Exhibition
Anniversary Exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Anniversary Exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Anniversary Exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
Technology and Ethics, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Labyrinth, CSUN Arts Alumni @ Embed Gallery, Chatsworth, CA
Organic Synthetic, Embed Gallery, Chatsworth, CA
LOVE &/OR FEAR: A Celebration of Genders, Freewaves, Los Angeles, CA
Subconscious Nature, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
Tactile: Textiles & Radical Crafting, Art Share L.A., Los Angeles, CA
Forest for the Trees, Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX, Los Angeles, CA
Anniversary Exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Holiday Art Raffle, Monte Vista Projects / Tiger Strikes Asteroid L.A., Los Angeles, CA
Solo Exhibition; Memory | Mythology, The MAIN, Newhall, CA
Maiden L.A. Launch Party & Fundraiser, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles, CA
Under Construction, The Gallery @ Finishing Concepts, Los Angeles, CA
Let Me Eat Cake, PØST Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
CSUN Arts Alumni Small Works & Books, Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Anniversary Exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
Combined Effort, MNK Studio, Los Angeles, CA
New Threads: Perspectives in Contemporary Fiber Art, Laband Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Holiday Art Raffle, Monte Vista Projects / Tiger Strikes Asteroid L.A., Los Angeles, CA
Off the Wall, Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Sustainability Grand Opening, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Two-person Exhibition; Desire Trails: Vanesa Gingold & Theresa Knopf, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
Shop Show, West Gallery, Northridge, CA
Anniversary Exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
California Yarnscape, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Art Trumps Hate Fundraiser, Valley Art Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
Altered States of Collage, San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, Tarzana, CA
100 Show, Co-Lab Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA
#CautionMayBeHot, Long Weekend, San Francisco, CA
CSUN Graduate Arts Exhibition, CSUN Art Gallery, Northridge, CA
Dreams of Another Time: CSU Call & Response, Leo Freedman Gallery, Fullerton, CA
Stories Forgotten, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
Solo Exhibition; Storied, Shed Gallery, Northridge, CA
It’s a Small World After All, Shed Gallery, Northridge, CA
Everybody Street, West Gallery, Northridge, CA
Always a Body, The Glass Box Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
In The Mix, Good Eye Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
88 Miles, Palm Temporary Gallery, Camarillo, CA
Meet the Guild, West Gallery, Northridge, CA
At Home: Juried by Cliff Benjamin, West Gallery, Northridge, CA
Solo Exhibition; Taut, Shed Gallery, Northridge, CA
2014
Express Yourself, CSUN Pride Center, Northridge, CA
Meet the Guild, West Gallery, Northridge, CA
CAT SHOW, West Gallery, Northridge, CA
Reimagining, The Ice House, Sarasota, FL
Meet the Guild, West Gallery, Northridge, CA
2013
CSU Summer Arts Student Culmination, Monterey, CA
Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, CSUN Art Galleries, Northridge, CA
Pretty and Dead, Juried by Cole Case, West Gallery, Northridge, CA
2012
CSU Chancellor Juried Art Exhibit, State University House, Long Beach, CA
Rotating Gallery, Art Administration Building CSU Northridge, Northridge, CA
Painting as Object, West Gallery, Northridge, CA
2011
Meet the Guild, Shed Gallery, Northridge, CA
Pop-Up Thesis, Los Angeles, CA
Salon des Refusés, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
CSU Summer Arts Student Culmination, Fresno, CA
“The Reach of Resonance” Film Premier/Art Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
CSUN Illustration Club Exhibit, Northridge, CA

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
Artist Talk, College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
Yarn Bombing Workshop, Santa Clarita, CA
Artist Talk, Collage Artists of America, Los Angeles, CA
Panel Discussion: Always A Body, Santa Barbara, CA
Xerox Transfer Workshop, Painting Guild, Northridge, CA
Zine Making Workshop, Los Angeles Zine Fest, Los Angeles, CA
Canvas Stretching Demonstration, Northridge, CA
Drawing Demonstration and Workshop, Girl Scouts, Simi Valley, CA
Pastel and Street Painting Workshop, Girl Scouts, Santa Clarita, CA
American Women in Art History Lecture, Girl Scouts, Santa Clarita, CA
Drawing Workshop, Girl Scouts, Santa Clarita, CA

EXPERIENCE
CSUN Arts Alumni Board, Vice President, Northridge, CA, 2018-20
CSUN Arts Alumni Board, Programs Director, Northridge, CA, 2016-18
Independent Shakespeare Co., Griffith Park Festival Volunteer, Los Angeles, CA, 2015-19
Painting Guild, California State University, Northridge, President, 2014-15
Painting Guild, California State University, Northridge, Vice President, 2012-13
429 Collective, Los Angeles Zine Fest, Los Angeles, CA
429 Collective, San Francisco Zine Fest, San Francisco, CA
Graduate Assistant, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Women’s Center for Creative Work, LA Art Book Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Machine project, Gamble House Event Volunteer, Pasadena, CA
Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Monothon Volunteer, Northridge, CA
College Art Association, Projectionist, CAA Conference, New York, NY
Machine Project, Holiday Event Volunteer, Los Angeles, CA
La Femme Pastel, Co-Founder, Los Angeles, CA
URBAN CANVAS Art Walk Gallery Exhibits, Coordinator, Los Angeles, CA

ASSOCIATIONS
CSUN Arts Alumni Board, Northridge, Vice President
CSUN Arts Alumni Board, Northridge, Programs Director
Women’s Center for Creative Work, Los Angeles, Member
Collage Artists of America, Los Angeles, Member
429 Collective, Los Angeles, Co-Founder
National Society of Leadership and Success, ΣΑΠ, Presidential Member
Graduate Artists Association, California State University, Northridge, 2014-16
Printmaking Society, California State University, Northridge, 2013-16
Painting Guild, California State University, Northridge, 2012-16
Drawing Society, California State University, Northridge, 2011-12

COLLECTIONS
California State University, Northridge
Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA
Private Collection, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Jaeger, Emily. “Interview: Theresa Knopf.” The Woven Tale Press. 10 October 2016. Web.
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