ANNA VALDEZ

Anna Valdez is a multi-disciplinary artist who examines the relationship between objects, cultural formation, and collective consciousness. Creating epic tableaux in her studio, Valdez moves seamlessly between still life and landscape painting as she collects objects and makes new ones—throwing, firing, and glazing new ceramic vessels inspired by ideas for paintings, new plants or taxidermy, recent trips, or works in progress. Toggling between collection, creation, observation, and fictionalization, Valdez works with saturated hues and surprising scale shifts to communicate an abstract temporality. Layering the personal with the historical in dense compositions that collapse foreground and background, Valdez’s compositions resemble immersive installations.

Valdez (b. 1985, California, United States) received her BA in Anthropology and Art from University of California, Davis in 2009 and her MFA in painting from Boston University in 2013. Her work has been exhibited nationally at venues including Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR; North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC; New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, CT, Asheville Art Museum in Asheville, NC; Cañada College in Redwood City, CA; Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco, CA; David B. Smith Gallery in Denver, CO; 1969 Gallery, Alexander Berggruen Gallery, and Nancy Margolis Gallery in New York, NY; and OCHI in Sun Valley, ID and Los Angeles, CA. Valdez’s work has been featured in publications including The New York Times, Juxtapoz, Artforum, Artsy, and Artillery Magazine. Her work is included in various private and public collections including the American Museum of Ceramic Arts in Pomona, CA; Xiao Museum in Rizhao, China; the Phyllis & Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art at Chapman University in Orange, CA; the Microsoft Art Collection in Seattle, WA; and Aritzia in Toronto, Canada. Valdez currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Featured Works

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ANNA VALDEZ

b. 1985, California, United States

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION

2013

MFA, Painting, Boston University

2009

BA, Anthropology & Studio Art, University of California Davis

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024

Solo Show, OCHI, Los Angeles, CA (forthcoming)

2023

The Nature of Things, Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, NC
Bird's Eye View, Dangxia Art Space, Beijing, China

2022

NADA, presented by OCHI, New York, NY

2021

My Own Private Arcadia, OCHI, Los Angeles, CA

2020

New Patterns, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
Objects of Affection, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA

2019

Natural Curiosity, Hashimoto Contemporary, New York, NY
Bones & Stones, Dianna Witte Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2017

The Stuff that Surrounds You, Parts Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Through Observation, Cañada College, Redwood City, CA
Works Sighted, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA

2015

Recollections, EN EM Art Space, Sacramento, CA
All That Surrounds Us, BLOCK-Gallery, Oakland, CA
Re/Site, BLOCK-Gallery, Oakland, CA

2013

Recent Paintings, Boston University Art Galleries, Boston, MA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

Cluttercore, Rasquachismo, and the Indelible Need to Display, Harris Art Gallery at University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
LEVITY, Alexander Berggruen, New York, NY
HORIZONS, curated by Sow & Tailor, Woaw Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Too Much is Just Right: The Legacy of Pattern and Decoration, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC

2022

Immersed, Jack Siebert, Los Angeles, CA
Wish You Were Here, OCHI, Sun Valley, ID
Breaking Ground: Women in California Clay, American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, CA
The Natural World II, Alexander Berggruen, New York, NY

2021

Expanded Field, OCHI, Los Angeles, CA
Vessel, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Ridiculous Sublime, SFA Advisory, New York, NY
Lush, Hashimoto Contemporary, New York, NY

2020

Interiors, 1969 Gallery, New York, NY
100 Bay Area Womxn, Faultline Artspace, Oakland, CA
In These Strange Times, Caitlin Berry Fine Art, Washington DC
Bird, Nest, Nature, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Multiples, Hashimoto Contemporary, New York, NY
Friends and Family, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA

2019

UNTITLED, Presented by David B Smith Gallery, Miami, FL
Absolute Space, OCHI, Sun Valley, ID
Potluck, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Flowering Inside/Outside, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
Group Show, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Flora, Elliot Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
The Beyond: Georgia O'Keeffe & Contemporary Art, New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain CT; North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC; Crystal Bridges Museum of Art in Bentonville, AR
Everyone is a Creative, The Assembly Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2018

Art Toronto, presented by Dianna Witte Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Pleasure Garden, Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA
World of Frida, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Summer School, The Assembly Gallery, Hamilton, Canada
Enormous Tiny Art, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH

2017

People and Plants, Elephant Gallery, Nashville, TN
Collect, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
So Fresh, Faultline Art Space, Oakland CA
Enormous Tiny Art, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Group Show, Parts Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2014

Group Show, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, CA

2013

Group Show, Danforth Art Museum, Framingham State University, Framingham, MA

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

2021

Travel Fellowship, The Jaunt, Anchorage, AK

2020

Travel Fellowship, The Jaunt, Oakland, CA

2019

Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA

2016

Northwestern Oklahoma State Institute, Avla, OK

2014

Left Coast Annual Award, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2023

Zara, Janelle. "LA, Miami, and Dallas stake their claim in the US art market," Financial Times, May 11
Provencal, Terri. "Anna Valdez at OCHI, Los Angeles," Patron Magazine, Apr.
"Lauren Haynes's Top 5 Works on Frieze Viewing Room," Frieze, Feb. 15
Fry, Victoria J. "Anna Valdez," New Visionary Magazine, Iss. 5, Jan.

2022

Schwendener, Martha. "At NADA, a Glorious Collision of Paintings and Ceramics," The New York Times, May 5
Ross, Ayanna. "The Best Booths at New York Art Week 2022," Artsy, May 6

2021

Yang, Catherine. "Pick of the Week: Anna Valdez at OCHI," Artillery Magazine, Dec. 1
"My Own Private Arcadia: Anna Valdez at OCHI, Los Angeles," Juxtapoz, Nov. 12
"Must See: Anna Valdez, My Own Private Arcadia, OCHI," Artforum, Nov.

2020

Thurston, Andrew. "Objects of Her Affection," Boston University CFA Magazine, Nov. 12
Rosenbluth, Alfred. "Interiors at 1969 Gallery," Whitehot Magazine, Nov.
Brandes, Alyson. "The Colorful World of Miss Anna Valdez," American Museum of Ceramic Art

2019

New American Paintings, Iss. 139, Dec. / Jan.
Boone-McCreesh, Amy. "Anna Valdez at UNTITLED Art Fair," INERTIA, Dec. 29
Dunne, Susan. "37 Georgia O'Keeffe works hang next to contemporary artists at NBMAA," Hartford Courant, Feb. 26

2018

Hess, Erika. "Painter Anna Valdez: The Presence of Painting," I Like Your Work, Nov. 3
Farr, Kristin. "Anna Valdez, Everyday Exceptionality," Juxtapoz
"#ArtistatCB: Anna Valdez," Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Jul. 20
"The Language of Painting: Interview with Artist Anna Valdez," Art & Cocktails
Lowinsky, Nora. "Anna Valdez," Garrett Leight, May 18

2017

Heyman, Marshall. "Tour Mindy Kaling's Cheerful Los Angeles House," Architectural Digest, Jul. 11
"Anna Valdez' Inventions Through Observation," Juxtapoz, May 24
New American Paintings, Iss. 127, Dec. / Jan.

2016

Furino, Giaco. "Vibrant Flora Paintings are an Archaeological Portrait of Life," VICE, Nov. 13
Stone, Bryony. "Artist Anna Valdez brings her eye for detail to digital painting," It's Nice That, Oct. 24
Lee, Patina. "Jeffrey Cheung & Anna Valdez Exhibition Opening," Widewalls, Jan. 30

2015

Pricco, Evan. "Everyday Objects with Anna Valdez," Juxtapoz, Mar. 16
"On The Rise: Anna Valdez," H&M CULTURE/LIFE, Jan. 1

2014

New American Paintings, Iss. 155, Dec. / Jan.
Alagiah, Matt. "The 2014 It's Nice That Annual is officially here and we're proud as punch," It's Nice That, Dec. 5
Laluyan, Oscar. "Triple Trifecta of People, Places, and Things," ARTE FUSE, Sep. 23
Belcastro, Serena. "Anna Valdez, California Self-Portraits," Metal Magazine, Sep. 12
Juarez, Frank. "Anna Valdez," 365 Artists, 365 Days, Feb. 23

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA

The New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CT

Phyllis & Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art, Chapman University, Orange, CA

Xiao Museum, Shandong, China

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, WA

Aritzia, Toronta, Canada

Meta, Menlo Park, CA

News

  • Anna Valdez
    Anna Valdez and “The Nature of Things” @ CAM, Raleigh, North Carolina
    Juxtapoz
    January 16, 2024
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  • Anna Valdez
    29 Things to Do in Raleigh This Week
    Raleigh Magazine
    November 15, 2023
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  • Anna Valdez
    Bird’s Eye View
    Dangxia Art Space in Beijing, China
    September 15 – December 15, 2023
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  • Anna Valdez
    FIFTEEN FOR 15: Dallas Art Fair, Connecting Galleries Worldwide with
    the Arts Community and Collectors, Marks its Anniversary.
    ANNA VALDEZ at OCHI, Los Angeles
    PATRON’s 2023 April/May Issue
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  • Anna Valdez
    The Dallas Art Fair Returns This Month, Promising to Highlight the City’s ‘Booming Art Market’
    Artnet Gallery Network
    April 7, 2023
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  • Anna Valdez
    Landscape with Birds has been acquired by
    the American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona CA

  • Anna Valdez
    Group Show: Breaking Ground: Women in California Clay
    AMOCA
    September 10, 2022 – February 19, 2023
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  • Anna Valdez

    ARTSY:
    The Best Booths at
    New York Art Week 2022
    5/6/22
    LINK

  • Anna Valdez
    New York Times:
    At NADA, a Glorious Collision
    of Paintings and Ceramics
    5/5/22
    LINK