Allison C. Valdivia
allisoncvaldivia@gmail.com.
EDUCATION
2016 BFA- Painting/Drawing, Minor in Art History. University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas.
2015 Study Abroad, Art History, Lima, Peru.
2012 AA- Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, Texas.
GALLERY WORK/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018-2022 Registrar/Exhibits Technician, The San Antonio Museum of Art
2017 Gallery Attendant, Linda Pace Foundation.
2016 Guest Art Instructor, Teen Arts Fest, San Antonio Central Library.
2016 Gallery Attendant, Linda Pace Foundation.
2015 Gallery Attendant, Linda Pace Foundation.
2014 Mural Painting Assistant, San Anto Cultural Arts Center.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
June 16th - August 18th, Great Northwest Branch Library, 9050 Wellwood St. San Antonio, TX 78250
March 3rd - March 25th, "Vestiges" Presa House Gallery, 725 S Presa St. San Antonio, TX 78210.
2016
September 10th - September 30th, "Family Happiness" Provenance Gallery, 1906 S. Flores, San Antonio, TX 78204.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
October 4th - November 2nd. “Mestizo” Muertitos Fest 2019, SAY Sí, 1518 S Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78204.
May 15, 29th Annual Red Dot Art Sale, Blue Star Contemporary, 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204.
January 11th - February 22nd, “Ctrl+A”, K Space Contemporary, 415 D Starr Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78401. Curated by Rigoberto Luna.
2018
October 6th - November 24th, “Mujeres del Sur”, The Union HTX, 3215 Union Street, Houston, TX. Curated by Theresa Escobedo.
June 27th - August 3rd, “Culturas” UTSA Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. Curated by Andrei Renteria.
February 1st - May 6th, Common Currents, Blue Star Contemporary, 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204.
January 25th - April 28th, St. Anthony's Lost and Found, Culture Commons Gallery, 115 Plaza De Armas, San Antonio, TX 78205.
2017
September 22nd, Art to the Power of Ten, McNay Art Museum, 6000 N New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio, TX 78209. Curated by Danny Anderson, President, Trinity University.
September 6th - November 24, 2017, Entre La Sombra: Life Along the Missions, World Heritage Festival, Plaza De Armas Gallery, 115 Plaza De Armas, San Antonio, TX 78205.
April 1st - April 17th, NASAD Student Exhibition, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
January 20th- February 18th, The Contemporary Print,2017. Juror: Susan Tallman. PrintAustin, Flatbed Press + Gallery, 2830 East Martin Luther King Jr., Austin, Texas.
2016
-May 4th - May 11th, Spring 2016 BFA Exhibition, Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
-March 23rd - April 18th, College of Liberal Fine and Arts 32nd Annual Student Exhibition, Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
-March 19th - March 31st, Sister Solidarity Art Show, The Movement Gallery/Underground Library, 1412 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX
-March 1st - March 26th, The San Antonio Art League Museum’s Annual Collegiate Exhibition, 130 King William, San Antonio, TX
-January 28th - February 28th, Delta National Small Print Exhibition, Juror: Dennis Michael Jon. Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, Arkansas
-January 9th- February 14th, The Contemporary Print, 2016. Juror: Mary Heathcott. PrintAustin. Flatbed Press + Gallery, 2830 East Martin Luther King Jr., Austin, Texas
2015
October 10th- November 14th, Print It Up, R Space, 110 E. Lachapelle, San Antonio, Texas
July 10th, Juried exhibit by Art at the Jalapeno. High Wire Contemporary Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
March 18th- April 15th. College of Liberal and Fine Arts 31st Student Art Exhibition, Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
March 6th - March 12th. Blank Canvas Group Exhibition, San Antonio, TX
February 13th - March 5th. Juried exhibit by Art at the Jalapeno, High Wire Contemporary Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2014
COLFA'S 30th Student Art Exhibition, Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
2011
Northwest Vista Faculty and Student Show, Art at the Jalapeno, San Antonio, TX
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Color mixing and matching with oil and acrylic paint.
Framing and unframing 2-d art.
Stitching textiles and embroideries.
Etching, aquatint and lithography processes.
Proficient in the use of Photoshop.
PUBLISHED WORK
"'Vira y Jr", Etching, Aquatint, Chine- Collé. PrintAustin's "The Contemporary Print 2017" catalog. 2017
"Dona Raquel, 'Vira and Company" Lithograph. PrintAustin's "The Contemporary Print 2016" catalog. 2016
"I never could stay grounded" Aquatint/etching. Delta National Small Print Exhibition catalog. 2016.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2019
Hannah Dean. “Ctrl+A: Presa House in Corpus Christi” Glasstire. February 11th, 2019.
2016
James Courtney. "Artist Allison Valdivia Remixes Memories into ’Family Happiness" San Antonio Current, San Antonio, Texas. September 8th, 2016.
Stephanie Torres. “Artist Profile Allison Valdivia” Provenance Gallery, San Antonio, Texas. August 28th, 2016
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, "Print Austin celebrates city’s visual arts scene", myStatesman, Austin, Texas. January 14th, 2016.
2015
Christopher Breakell, "UTSA students 'Print It Up' at new art show", The Paisano, San Antonio, Texas. October 21st, 2015.