Rodrigo Valenzuela (artist)

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Rodrigo Valenzuela (born 1982) is a Chilean-born [1] award-winning contemporary [2] visual (focusing on photography, video and installation) artist with exhibitions worldwide. [3] He has a BFA in Art History from the University of Chicago, a BA in Philosophy from the Evergreen State College, Washington, and an MFA in PhotoMedia from the University of Washington. [4] In 2017 he was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Art, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. [5]

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Awards and recognitions

A selection of awards Valenzuela has received include:

Collections

Valenzuela's work is held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, [11] the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [12] the J. Paul Getty Museum, [13] among others.


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