Valerie Campos facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Valerie Campos
Born	Valerie Campos Maldonado (1983-12-25) December 25, 1983 (age 41) Mexico City, Mexico

Valerie Campos is a talented artist from Mexico City. She was born in 1983 and grew up in Los Angeles, California. In Los Angeles, she first became interested in art through street art and a style called Lowbrow.

Valerie gets ideas from many types of music. She creates paintings that feel lively and natural. Her art mixes abstract shapes with real-life figures. She often breaks these elements apart and puts them back together, like looking through a kaleidoscope.

Valerie Campos: An Artist's Journey

Valerie Campos has always worked to bring different ideas together in her art. She explores how people, communities, and societies behave. Her artwork often includes symbols from around the world.

Sometimes these symbols are clear, and other times they are hidden. She blends elements from ancient Mesoamerican cultures. This includes hieroglyphics from Mayan and Mixtec codices (old books). She also uses ideas from cartoons, which are great for simple messages.

Exhibitions and Awards

Valerie Campos has shown her art in many places. She has had both solo shows (just her art) and group shows (with other artists). Her work has been seen in Europe, North America, and Asia.

She has won many awards and grants, both in Mexico and other countries. Some of these include the National System of Art Creators in Mexico (2020). She also received the Young Creators Program (2014/15). Other awards came from Finland (2019), India (2019), and Belgium (2017). She also received grants in the United States (2014/15), China (2013/14), and Canada (2011). Her art has also been chosen for film festivals and art competitions.

Cultural Projects

Besides her own art, Valerie Campos also works on projects that connect different cultures. In 2014, she started the Nao Now project. This project helps artists and cultures from Mexico, China, and the US share ideas.

In 2020, she started Vaivén Collectors. This is a group that makes short films and essays about art. They also organize art events. Their goal is to share and discuss modern art in Mexico.

Valerie Campos lives and works in Mexico City and New York. She has a special scholarship from the National System of Art Creators (SNCA). This award is given by the Mexican Ministry of Culture to artists with a strong career.

Education and Learning

Valerie Campos has continued to learn and grow as an artist.

• 2019 She earned a diploma in Cultural and Media Management.
• 2014 She participated in a cultural exchange program. This program connected China and Latin America at the University of Kansas.

Selected Art Shows

Valerie Campos has had many important art shows. Here are some of them:

• "VÉRTIGO" (2024) at La Máquina Taller de gráfica, Oaxaca, México.
• "VORTEX" (2024) at WEXLER GALLERY, Philadelphia, USA.
• "OSMOSIS" (2024) at WEXLER GALLERY, New York, USA.
• "ANALOGÍAS" (2024) at Galeria M5CONTEMPO, Oaxaca, México.
• "ART FAIR CHICAGO" (2023) with WEXLER GALLERY, Chicago, USA.
• "SALON ART+DESIGN" (2022) in New York, USA.
• "THE END" (2016) at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de San Luis Potosí, México.
• "THE JOURNEY" (2016) at Galeria Quetzalli, Oaxaca, México.
• "NEVER ENDING STORIES" (2016) at Heart Ego Gallery, Monterrey N.L. México.
• "CUENTOS SUBTERRÁNEOS DEL ETERNO RETORNO" (2016) at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca, México.
• "NATURAL SELECTION –THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS" (2016) at Lawrence Arts Center Gallery, Kansas, USA.
• "EL PAÍS DEL NUNCA JAMÁS" (2015) at Polyforum Alfaro Siqueiros, México DF, México.
• "LOS 4 ELEMENTOS" (2013) at Museo de los Pintores Oaxaqueños, Oaxaca, México.
• "INTERVENCIONES DEL MUNDO FLOTANTE" (2013) at Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca, México.
• "AMAZING STORIES, LOS 4 ELEMENTOS" (2013) at Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China.
• "WHERE THE DREAMS COME TRUE" (2013) at Centro Cultural Jaime Sabiens, Chiapas, México.
• "WHERE THE DREAMS COME TRUE" (2012) at Galería Ramón Alva de la Cana, Veracruz, México.
• "I WANT TO BELIEVE" (2011) at Van! Centre for the Arts, Canadá.
• "WHERE THE DREAMS COME TRUE" (2011) at Museo de los Pintores Oaxaqueños, Oaxaca, México.
• "NATURALEZA MUERTA" (2011) at Bodega Quetzalli, Oaxaca, México.
• "IRREVERSIBLE" (2007) at Galería Quetzalli, Oaxaca, México.

Artworks and Collections

Valerie Campos has created many artworks for different clients. These are called commissions.

• In 2019, she made "The Last Supper" for MINART FOUNDATION.
• In 2020, she created "Mutatio" and "Merge" for the DPF Collection.
• In 2018, she painted "Still life" for Black Coffee in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Her art is also part of several important collections:

• Graphic Arts Institute of Oaxaca (2014)
• National Museum of Prints, Mexico City (2018)
• Chirhart Collection, USA (2021)
• David P.Feregrino Collection, Mexico (2020)
• Solivagus Collection, Mexico (2023)
• MINART Foundation Collection, Mexico (2017)

More Information

You can find more about Valerie Campos and her work here:

• Vaivén Collectors - Valerie Campos
• Vaivén Collectors - Home

Valerie Campos's work has also been featured in various news articles:

• Beijing Today
• China Daily
• La Jornada
• La Otra Magazine
• Excelsior