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Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/danae-lenda-b89ba6170

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Education

University of San Francisco, Magna Cum Laude

Fall 2017-Spring 2021

GPA: 3.83

Major: Art History

Minor: Fine Arts

Semester Abroad: The American University of Paris, Fall Semester 2019

 

Internships

Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA

January-September 2021​

 

Precita Eyes Muralists, San Francisco, CA

January-March 2020​

 

Work Experience

Children’s Art Teacher and Sales Associate at Old Sculpin Gallery, Edgartown, MA

May 2024-Present, Seasonally (May-October)

• Taught a wide variety of artistic mediums to children ages 6-12

• Created a unique, 8-week curriculum, managed class registration, student information, and classroom materials, identified and brought in scholarship students

• Hung and sold art in the gallery, managed inventory, and created work labels

 

Art Specialist at YMCA Afterschool Programs, San Francisco, CA

November 2024-May 2025

• Created a curriculum of art projects designed to engage and inspire students, as well as improve fine motor skills and critical thinking

• Taught a variety of mediums to children ages 4-11, at five different schools

• Managed my classroom and all materials

• Provided care and supervision for all children, ensured safe spaces and pickups

 

Cafe Lead at Cafe Reveille, San Francisco, CA

April 2022-May 2024

• Lead barista, ordered and managed all inventory for the cafe

 

Artist’s Studio Assistant 

June 2021-Present

• Assistant to Bay Area Artist, Julie Chang

• Assisted in the creation of her latest body of work for an exhibition with Hosfelt Gallery as well as a mural project in Oakland

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Organizations

• Member of City Art Cooperative Gallery since November, 2022.

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Exhibitions

• City Art Cooperative Gallery: April 2026, May 2025, April 2025, May 2024, April 2024, June 2023, February 2023, San Francisco, CA.

• Get Real, San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco, 2026.

• Morsels: Tiny Bites of Delectable Art, Arts and Crafts Cooperative Inc. Berkeley, CA. 2026.

• Portrait Show, Two Cats Gallery. El Cerrito, CA. 2026.

• Still, We Gather. Rosebud Gallery. San Francisco, CA 2026.

• Irrepressible Women, San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco, 2025.

• Daisy Chain, Rosebud Gallery. San Francisco, CA. 2025.

• Feedback Loop, The Midway Gallery. San Francisco, CA. 2025.

• The Elizabeth Exhibition, Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2023

• Unmuted: The 22nd Thacher Annual Exhibition, Thacher Gallery. San Francisco, CA. 2021.

• Between Somewhere and Nowhere, University of San Francisco’s Senior Thesis Exhibition. Online. San Francisco, CA. 2021.

• Women in Art, Las Laguna Art Gallery. Laguna Beach, CA. 2021.

• Portrayed. D'art Center. Norfolk, VA. 2021. 

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Residencies

• The Midway Gallery's Summer Artist Residency. July-October 2023. 

 

Awards

• Dean’s List 2017-2021

• Winner of the Gloria Osuna Pérez Award for body of work in the 22nd Thacher Annual Exhibition, 2021

• Nauset Regional High School Senior Art Award

• Awarded scholarships from the Eastham Painters’ Guild and the Pastel Painters’ Society of Cape Cod