Rodrigo Valenzuela (artist) explained

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.

Notes and References

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