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

Some of the awards Valenzuela has received include:

  • The Artist Trust’s Arts Innovator Award,[6]
  • Texas Contemporary Award, Texas Contemporary Art Fair,[7]
  • Nominee, Northwest Contemporary Arts Award,[8]
  • Individual Artist Project Award, 4Culture,[9]
  • Genius Award for Art from The Genius Foundation,[10]
  • New Works #16 Fellowship,[11]
  • de Cilia Graduating with Excellence Award, UW School of Art,[12]
  • shortlisted for Vimeo Festival + Awards Nominee,[13]
  • Art Walk Awards Nominee, City Arts Magazine,[14]
  • JUNO Scholarship for Art, Evergreen State College,[15]
  • SONY Animal Gallery Video Art Contest Award.[16]

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. 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. Kandlhoffer, Galerie L. "Rodrigo Valenzuela (b.1982)" (PDF). Kandlhoffer.
  9. "Exhibitions". 4Culture. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  10. Graves, Jen. "Rodrigo Valenzuela". The Stranger. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  11. New Works #16.
  12. "2012 Graduation Awards | School of Art News + Events". Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  13. "Vimeo Festival + Awards: Learn Filmmaking and Celebrate Creative Video". Tubular Insights. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  14. Baltus, Leah (2013-01-21). "Jan. 24 Art Walk Awards Finalists". City Arts Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  15. NWOlympia, The Evergreen State College2700 Evergreen Parkway; Washington 98505867-6000Phone; Directories, Email (2018-08-16). "Art Lecture Series: Rodrigo Valenzuela". The Evergreen State College. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  16. Amanda Manitach (2012-07-25). "A Flash, Then Nothing". City Arts Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.