Rodrigo Valenzuela (artist)

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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

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