Original Artwork Exhibiting Opportunities, Growth, and Dreams "Serie Dibujos Felices 5" Original Painting by Sergio Valenzuela

Description

Sergio Valenzuela “Valenz” is a contemporary Guatemalan artist who tells stories with everyday objects, primarily expressing them with graphite and … more Sergio Valenzuela “Valenz” is a contemporary Guatemalan artist who tells stories with everyday objects, primarily expressing them with graphite and acrylic on canvas. His artworks prominently feature elements such as chairs, ladders, and beds. These recognizable structures serve as a way for the artist to signify the opportunities, growth, and dreams we all carry as individuals.

This 9-inch high by 7-inch wide original artwork is created with ink and watercolor and mounted on a 1/4-inch thick canvas board. Framing of this artwork is recommended. It is signed on the front. Convenient local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental US and global shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued is included.

Regarding the subjects of his paintings, Valenzuela states: “By using elements such as chairs, ladders, beds, mono-cycles, trapeze artists, swings, machines… it is a way of telling stories about life. The chairs signify, according to the context, opportunities and the patience required for them to step into our lives. The ladders represent our desire to climb, to continue our personal growth. Beds represent periods when we sleep and dream, things we cannot share with anyone else.”

Valenzuela was born in Guatemala in 1970. He graduated from Universidad Galileo de Guatemala with a major in Communications. He is a graphic designer, creative director, and publicist. He is also a professor, teaching university courses on creativity, advertising, and graphic design at his alma mater.

His first group show was at the Bienal de Arte Paiz, Guatemala City, in 1992. Since that time, Valenzuela has been featured in over eighty group shows and thirty solo exhibitions in South America and around the world. He was selected as the winner of the “Young Artist” award in 2005 and granted a scholarship to study at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts. His works are exhibited in the French Allegiance of Guatemala, Forma Museum of El Salvador, private collections in Guatemala, Central America, Europe, Mexico, and the United States of America.

REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, USA

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
2009 SUMARTE Art Auction Recognition Award
2009 Finalist at the Latin American Art auction commemorating 45 Years of Juannio
2008 Recognition Award at the X International Festival by Rozas Botran
2007 Selected work for the IX International Festival Rozas Botran
2007 Invited artist by the Embassy of Mexico to the Frida Kahlo Tribute Show
2006 XV Biennal de Arte Paiz (best artwork among invited artists)
2006 Latin American Art Expo (best artwork)
2005 Juannio (best artwork)

EXHIBITIONS
2016 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
2016 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, California, USA
2015 Samso Dinamarca Galeria Vandstrup 1771, Solo Exhibition, Guatemala
2015 Juannio 2015, Museo de Arte Moderno Carlos Mérida, Guatemala
2015 Galeria del Centro, Solo Exhibition, Fundación G&T, Guatemala
2015 Heath Gallery, Palm Springs, California, USA
2015 “La Crisálida” NYFA New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, USA
2015 Arte en Mayo Fundación Rozas Botrán, Museo de Arte Moderno Carlos Mérida, Guatemala
2015 Heath Gallery Palm Springs, California, USA
2015 Galeria Maria Elena Kravetz, Cordoba, Argentina
2015 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, California, USA
2014 Fundación G&T Revista Galeria
2014 Galería el Attico Artistas y Punto
2014 Juannio 2014, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida, Guatemala
2014 Fundación Rozas Botrán, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida, Guatemala
2014 Alberto Linero Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
2014 Northern Trust Bank, Exposición Colectiva Latinoamericana, Miami, Florida
2013 Mujeres en Café Galería de arte rozas Botran
2013 exposición individual galería el Attico ” DOCE” escultura
2013 Arte en Mayo, Fundación Rozas Botrán, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2013 Exposición individual Arte, vino y tecnología Aktiva
2013 Fundación Rozas Botrán, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2013 Juannio 2013, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2013 ¨Entre Tierras¨MUNA museo de Antropología EL Salvador
2013 FUNSILEC Zona Pradera, Guatemala
2013 SUMARTE Museo Marte El Salvador
2013 IDEARTE Museo de Identidad Nacional Honduras
2013 Galeria VIVA Rozas Botran Caballos de batalla
2013 Miniaturas Galeria El Tunel Guatemala
2012 Museo Diego Rivera Anhuacalli Coyoacán México
2012 Juannio 2012, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2012 Fundación Rozas Botrán, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2012 Junkabal
2012 Fundacion Mario Monteforte Toledo
2012 Miniaturas en el galeria El túnel
2012 Miami Oceanía Club Key Biskayne
2012 museo Marte san Salvador SUMARTE
2012 museo de identidad nacional Honduras IDEARTE
2011 Salón del Grabado Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2011 Juannio, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2011 Fundación Rozas Botrán, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2011 Funsilec
2011 Junkabal
2011 Plastica Contemporánea Guatemalteca Encuentros y Tendencias
Sala Tonalli, Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli Mexico DF
2011 Exposición Colectiva Plastica Contemporánea Guatemalteca Encuentros y Tendencias
Salas José María Velasco y Rufino Tamayo del Centro Cultural Jardín Borda
2011 Amor Contemporaneo, Museo Ixchel Guatemala
2011 Fundación Rozas Botran Inauguración Galería Paseo Cayalá
2010 Amor Contemporáneo Museo Ixel
2010 Subasta Club Rotario
2010 Fundación Rozas Botrán, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2010 Finalista,Juannio 2010, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2010 Funsilec
2010 Junkabal
2010 Centroamericana Galería Códice
2009 Rotarios Subasta de Arte
2009 Fundación Rozas Botrán, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida
2009 Artista Invitado, Inauguración Galería Die Augen
2009 Finalista 45 Años de Juannio. Museo de Arte Moderno Carlos Mérida
2009 San Salvador Museo Forma Solidarios en el Arte
2009 San Salvador Museo Marte, Mención de Honor Subasta de arte latinoamericano SUMARTE 2009
2008 3er Aniversario La casa del Aguila
2008 Fundación Rosas Botrán, Museo de Arte Carlos Mérida, Mención Honorífica
2008 Homenaje a Francisco Auyón Galeria CAOS
2008 San Salvador Museo Forma Unidos por el Arte
2008 de Miniaturas CAOS
2007 Rosas Botrán Obra en Catálogo
2007 Madrid España Jai Alai
2007 Homenaje a Frida Kalho, Embajada de México y Casa Santo Domingo Antigua Guatemala
2006 Bienal de Arte Paiz. Parque de la Industria
2006 Juannio 2006. Museo de Arte Moderno Carlos Mérida
2006 Galería CAOS
2005 Feria Internacional SCAE Asociación de Cafés especiales de Europa, Athens, Greece
2005 Alianza Francesa Guatemala Primer Premio IV Certamen del Jóven Pintor
2005 Juanio 40 años, Museo de Arte Moderno Carlos Mérida
2005 Sueños tendidos Galería de Arte CAOS
2005 École Nationale Suéprieure des Beaux Arts Paris, France
2003 Inauguración Galería CAOS
2001 Parque de la industria,Camara de comercio de Guatemala
1998 Cours Joubernon, Crest – Francia
1997 “Casa de la Cultura Antigua Guatemala”, Exposición Itinerante Grupo Tafhú Sheps
1997 Universidad Rafael Landivar,“Galería de Arte”, Primera Exposición Grupo Tafhú Sheps
1996 Bienal de Arte Paiz, Obra Seleccionada
1992 Bienal de Arte Paiz, Exposición colectiva less