Rodrigo Valenzuela (artist)

Rodrigo Valenzuela (born 1982) is a Chilean-born[1] award-winning contemporary[2] visual (focusing on photography, video and installation) artist with exhibitions worldwide.[3] He has a BFA in Art History from the University of Chicago, a BA in Philosophy from the Evergreen State College, Washington, and an MFA in PhotoMedia from the University of Washington.[4] In 2017 he was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Art, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.[5]

Awards and recognitions

A selection of awards Valenzuela has received include:

  • The Artist Trust’s Arts Innovator Award,[6]
  • Texas Contemporary Award, Texas Contemporary Art Fair,[7]
  • Individual Artist Project Award, 4Culture,[8]
  • Genius Award for Art from The Genius Foundation,[9]
  • New Works #16 Fellowship,[10]

Collections

Valenzuela's work is held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art,[11] the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[12] the J. Paul Getty Museum,[13] among others.


References
  1. "Rodrigo Valenzuela CV" (PDF). Klowdenmann.
  2. "UPFOR — RODRIGO VALENZUELA". UPFOR. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  3. "BBA Gallery | Artists, Art for Sale, and Contact Info | Artsy". www.artsy.net. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  4. "Rodrigo Valenzuela biography". Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  5. "UCLA Arts: School of the Arts and Architecture". UCLA Arts: School of the Arts and Architecture. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  6. "Artist Profile - Artist Trust". artisttrust.org. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  7. "The ultimate guide to the Texas Contemporary art fair: Houston's intelligence praised by arty power players". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  8. "Exhibitions". 4Culture. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  9. Graves, Jen. "Rodrigo Valenzuela". The Stranger. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  10. New Works #16. 8 July 2013.
  11. "Rodrigo Valenzuela". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  12. "Rodrigo Valenzuela". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  13. "Rodrigo Valenzuela". J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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