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Vincent Valdez will kick off the Visiting Artists and Scholars Endowment series at the Center for Creative Photography.
Marking the 16th season, the School of Art's VASE series focuses on bringing diverse artists and scholars from around the world to the University of Arizona campus.
Based in Houston and Los Angeles, Valdez is recognized for his monumental portrayal of the contemporary figure. His drawn and painted subjects remark on a universal struggle within various socio-political arenas and eras.
Valdez (b. 1977, San Antonio, Texas) received a full scholarship to study at the Rhode Island School of Design and earned his BFA in 2000. He is the recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for Painters and Sculptors in 2016, as well as residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting in 2005, the Vermont Studio Center in 2011, and the Künstlerhaus Bethania International Studio Residency, Berlin, in 2014.
Artist Vincent Valdez, with self-portrait titled "So Long Mary/Ann"
Courtesy of Vincent Valdez