CHRISTINA VALENZUELA
christina@christinavalenzuela.com
B. 1996 in Phoenix, AZ
Education
2022    Masters of Fine Arts in Painting & Drawing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2020    Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
2018    Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2017    IES Abroad Milan at University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, IT
Exhibitions
2022    2022 University of Washington MFA Thesis Exhibition
2022    Meet us in the Afterglow, SOIL Art Gallery, in Seattle, Washington

2021    The Reordering of Things, Jacob Lawrence Gallery in Seattle, WA
2021    SUMMER: a Summer Works Exhibition, Sand Point, Gallery in Seattle, WA
2020    Work in Progress, Sand Point Gallery in Seattle, WA
2020    Break the Stigma, New City Studios in Phoenix, AZ
2019    Growing Down (Solo Show), Xico Arte y Cultura in Phoenix, AZ
2019    Annual Winter Juried BFA Show, Harry Wood Gallery in Phoenix, AZ
2019    The Square, Modified Arts in Phoenix, AZ
2019    Where the Figure Lies, North Wall Gallery in Phoenix, AZ
2014    National Congressional Art Competition, United States Capitol, Washington, DC
Teaching
2022    Teaching artist, Mid-City Community Music, San Diego, CA
2021    Instructor, Introduction to Drawing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Awards
2022        Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artist Scholarship
​​​​​​​2021        Graduate Study Equity & Excellence Tuition and Graduate Supplemental Award
2021        Boyer and Elizabeth Bole Gonzales Scholarship
2020        Top Scholar Award
Publication
2022    ArtMaze Magazine, Issue 27
New American Paintings, No. 150, West Issue
Residencies & Programs
2021    Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Portraiture & Figuration Workshop with Christina Quarles, Catherine Opie, & Helen Molesworth, Snowmass, CO
2019    Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA