BIOGRAPHY
Valeria Valeri (b. December 26, 1990, Mérida, Venezuela) is a conceptual and visual artist based in Madrid, strongly influenced by her architect mother. From a young age, she explored art through crayons and watercolors, and during her industrial design studies, she delved into botanical and zoological illustration. In her third semester, she launched an aluminum can mosaic project, gaining international acclaim. She works with oil, digital, and manual techniques, blending the visible and invisible. Currently in Madrid, she continues to develop her career, recognized for her unique approach in creating interactive and thought-provoking works.
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Education: Bachelor’s in Industrial Design from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá (2019) and Master’s in Product Design from the University of Technology Innovation and Design, Madrid (2024).
Exhibitions: Featured in Flamantes book and magazine (2019-2020), Luxembourg Annual Art Prize and Mombo Art Gallery (2021), International Art Fair Madrid (2022), and exhibitions in galleries in Mérida and Madrid (2023-2024), solidifying her artistic trajectory.
STATEMENT
I view art as a bridge between dimensions; through my work, I aim to create lasting memories and a mental exercise where one story unfolds within another. My vision explores diverse environments, generating experiences and reactions. I innovate with mosaics made from cans collected worldwide as my signature technique, yet I also enjoy painting with oil and illustrating with markers and colors on various surfaces.
