Hi, I’m Haley!

My paintings come from a place of constant observation of the outdoors and a deep love for the woods. I give equal attention to both animal and environment, emulating the camouflage one might observe in nature and telling a greater story about the habitats animals call home. I am fascinated by the colors, textures, and forms that occur naturally without the influence of humans. My inspiration lies in my passion for birdwatching, the love and peace I find in nature, and my travels, particularly to remote, off-the-grid locations teeming with wildlife. I aim to strike joy and wonder in the hearts of others who may feel encouraged to get outside and explore wild places on their own.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston MA

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Sustainability minor, Academic Honors

Relevant Experience

  • Fine Art Technician, Maquette Fine Art Services, Malden MA (2024-present)

  • Art Instructor, Concord Art, Concord MA (2024-present)

  • Art Instructor, Hunakai Studio of Fine Arts, Foxboro MA (2020-2021 and 2024)

  • Gallery Sales Associate, Maine Art Hill, Kennebunk ME (2023)

  • Curator, Birds of a Feather, MassArt (2022)

  • Museum Contractor, Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA (2020)

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Life Cycle Stories, MassArt (2023)

    • Drawing from Constructions, MassArt (2022)

    • Painting from Observation Summer Intensive, MassArt (2022)

  • Studio Assistant

    • Professor Evelyn Rydz (2022-2023)

    • Professor Jane Marsching (2020)

Exhibitions

  • Fauna and Flora, Midway Gallery, Boston MA (2026)

  • Seascapes, West Window Gallery, Quincy MA (2026)

  • MJ1: Painting and Sculpture, Concord Art (2026)

  • Winter Show, West Window Gallery, Quincy MA (2025)

  • Peaked Hill Trust Exhibition, Provincetown MA (2025)

  • Anchors in Memory Solo Show, Rochester Museum of Fine Arts NH (2025)

  • 26th Annual Frances N. Roddy Competition, Concord Art (2025)

  • The Fall Show 2025, West Window Gallery, Quincy MA (2025)

  • Bodies of Work, The Distillery Gallery, Boston MA (2025)

  • The School Show, Concord Art, Concord MA (2025)

  • Interlace, 82 Parris, Portland, ME (2025)

  • Art in the Barn, Essex MA (2025)

  • Skipping Stones, Zepster Gallery, Brooklyn NY (2025)

  • Solo Show, Norwood Space Center Art Gallery, Norwood MA (2025)

  • Birds, Concord Art, Concord MA (2024)

  • Duo Show at Custom Art Framing, Norwood MA (2024)

  • NE Collective XIII: Voices and Visions, Galatea Fine Art (2024)

  • Passions, Blue Space Gallery (2024)

  • Wish List, See Saw Art Gallery (2023)

  • Visions of the Earth, Central Library of the Argentine Catholic University UCA (2023)

  • Sustaining the Next 150 Years at MassArt, MassArt (2023)

  • 24th Annual Frances N. Roddy Competition, Concord Art (2023)

  • Full Circle: The First Revolution, Mosaic Art Collective (2023)

  • Brush with Nature, Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm (2023)

  • State of the Earth, Midway Gallery, Boston MA (2023)

  • 2023 Emerging Artists Exhibit, Cambridge Art Association (2023)

  • Echos of Belonging, Pitcher-Goff House (2023)

  • Emerge Show, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2023)

  • Graduating Senior Exhibition, MassArt (2023)

  • Senior Thesis Show, MassArt (2023)

  • All-School Show, MassArt (2023)

  • 37th Omer T. Lassonde Exhibit, NHAA’s Levy Gallery (2023)

  • Childhood and Nostalgia, MassArt (2023)

  • MassArt Auction (2023)

  • Fledgling, NHAA’s Levy Gallery (2023)

  • Fresh Faces, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery (2023)

  • Birds of a Feather, MassArt (2022)

  • 41st Haystack Show, MassArt (2022)

  • Art on the Line, Hunakai Studio of Fine Arts (2022)

  • Outside In, Upside Down, Cultural Center of Cape Cod (2022)

  • George Nick Award Show, MassArt (2022)

  • Anything Goes, Rhode Island Watercolor Society (2022)

  • All-School Show, MassArt (2022)

  • 40th Haystack Show, MassArt (2021)

  • All-School Show, MassArt (2021)

  • Faculty Show, Hunakai Studio of Fine Arts (2021)

  • Painting Through the Pandemic, Rhode Island Watercolor Society (2021)

  • All-School Show, MassArt (2020)

  • Opposites, Attleboro Arts Museum (2019)

Awards

  • Honorable Mention, Passions, Blue Space Gallery (2024)

  • Third Prize, Frances N. Roddy Competition, Concord Art (2023)

  • Marcia Lloyd Auction Award (2023)

  • George Nick Prize, MassArt (2022)

  • Gamblin Paint Supply Award, MassArt (2022)

  • Departmental Award, MassArt All-School Show (2022)

  • FA2D Nominee for the Yale Norfolk Summer Program, MassArt (2022)

  • Sophomore-Level Foundation Painting Award, MassArt (2021)

  • Studio Foundation program high achievement award, MassArt (2020)

  • Second place, Marine Art Contest high school division, Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary (2019)

  • Excellence in Art Award, King Philip Regional High School

  • Silver Medal, Silver Key, two Honorable Mentions, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (2019)

  • Art All-State 2018, UMass Dartmouth (2018)

  • Silver Key, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (2018)

Publications

  • Featured in “Living the Wild Life” via Inside Art link (2025)

  • Photography included in Ecological Assessment of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (2023)

  • Cambridge Art Association's Emerging Artist's Exhibit catalog, cover page (2023)

  • MassArt's 2023 President's Report Magazine (2023)

  • Artistonish Magazine (2022)

  • Furrow Magazine at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, cover page (2022)

Residencies

  • Allagash Wilderness Waterway Artist Residency (2025)

  • OCARC Margo-Gelb Dune Shack Residency (2024)

  • Maine Audubon Brush with Nature (2023)

  • Haystack Mountain School of Crafts with MassArt (2022)

  • Haystack Mountain School of Crafts with MassArt (2021)