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 BA in Art History from the University of Chile, 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.