In Juana Valdes’ solo exhibition “Mettre Noir Sur Blanc” (literal translation: “to put black on white”), the artist invites the viewer to ponder the history of global trade through the display of china and other domestic wares she collected for this show.
From Island to Ocean: Caribbean and Pacific Dialogues at Rutgers Arts Library, NJ
October 16, 2015
“From Island to Ocean: Caribbean and Pacific Dialogues”:
Fall Exhibition at Rutgers Art Library
Exhibition in conjunction with the
Center for Cultural Analysis’ 2015-16 seminar Archipelagoes.Parsons Hosts Pop Up Print Shop and Shop
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015
1:00-2:30PM Artist Talk
4:40 – 6:30PM Panel Discussion / Reception
Exhibition on view:
FROM ISLAND TO OCEAN:
CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC DIALOGUES
Juana Valdes and Fidalis Buehler
Rutgers Art Library / Information
September 1 – December 10, 2015
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
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METTRE NOIR SUR BLANC opening at Guttenberg Arts
July 10, 2015
Opening Reception
Friday, July 10, 2015 7:00pm 9:00pm
Guttenberg, NJ (June 24, 2015)— Guttenberg Arts Gallery is pleased to present Mettre Noir Sur Blanc a solo exhibition of works by Juana Valdes, currently an Artist in Residence, on view July 3 through August 1, 2015.
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Lecture Series at Florida Atlantic University organized by Juana Valdes and moderated by Dr. Mary Ann Goqser-Esquilin
April 19, 2015
If you are in the area I would like to invite you to attend the following lecture I I have organized. The panelists will present on their current research and answer questions on contemporary topics in the visual arts. Their conversation will focus on contemporary trends that are emerging in the Caribbean and Latin America as artists and art move across countries and nations following the flow and convergence of biennials and art fairs. continue…
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Remnants – “What Remains,” at the Thomas Hunter Project Space opens Oct. 6.
October 03, 2014
Juana Valdes’ most current work elicits migration as a complex process, constructing history through a continuum that involves both the homespace of the diasporiccommunity and their new homeland. In Remnants –“What Remains,” curated by Aisha Tandiwe Bell at the Thomas Hunter Project Space, Juana Valdes reevaluates the worth of artistic production once considered craft-like. She uses them as a medium to identify herself and as a means to subvert the modern conception of value in visual art.
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Treasure Island @ Lower East Side Printshop
October 01, 2014
Juana Valdes, On Route II (detail), 2014, cotton handkerchief w/ screen print, monotype, letterpress, 48 x 32 inches
Lower East Side Printshop is pleased to present Treasure Island guest curated by NYC/DC-based curator and writer Julie Chae.
The exhibition will be on view at the Printshop from October 1 – November 9, 2014 with a public reception on Wednesday, October 1, from 6-8pm.Treasure Island includes works by: Theresa Bloise, Amanda Church, Amy Friedberg, Esperanza Mayobre, Ali Medina, Bundith Phunsombatlert, Felix Plaza, Paul Shore, Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, Juana Valdes, Daniel Vasquez, Liz Zanis, and Anya Zelinska.
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Mujeres al borde de una isla/ Women at the Edge of an Island
June 26, 2014
Mujeres al borde de una isla | Women at the Edge of an Island is part of the Sweet Home Museo Cubano series, of Museo Cubano Inc. The exhibition features a select group of women artists of the Cuban Diaspora, in order to initiate a rapprochement with the artistic output of those who—geographically and existentially—find themselves on the margins of their country and/or culture of origin. In this sampling, we wish to highlight and explore the creative statements of a group of artists based on the various meanings of the phrase “al borde de,” with the word “borde” being used in its multiple definitions or interpretations Curators: Jesús Rosado and Ileana Fuentes
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DVCAI Cultural Exchange-Antigua March 13, 2014
March 13, 2014
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator’s 17th International Cultural Exchange to Antigua, West Indies, Thursday -Tuesday, March 13– March 17, 2014. Artists are selected to represent Miami-Dade in the fifth DVCAI artists’ biennial to the Caribbean.
Diaspora Vibe’s International Cultural Exchange is a six-eight day exchange, Friday to Saturday in which artists of diverse backgrounds working in varied media converge to explore the concept of “Cultural Diaspora” intellectually and creatively in “Queen: Everything All at Once” deeply immerse self in discussion through workshops, chat sessions, studio visits, and cross cultural dialogue centering around cultural identity and projects.
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Sensei Gallery -UNTITLED ART FAIR
January 05, 2014
In this new series of ceramic pieces, I chose to work with bone china for its history of trade between Europe – Asia and its value as a commodity. Bone China is separate from all the other porcelain for its whiteness and translucency. In altering the clay “body” through inserting pigment directly to the clay I’m changing its chemical composition (DNA). By adding color and taking away its pureness “whiteness” it challenges the historical expectation placed on the medium traditionally and market value. The clay body becomes a substitute for the female body to question skin color, tones, aging, and gender bias. The “Colored China Rags” emulates the subtle skin tones of a “Mulata, Irish lass, the pale alabaster of victorian heroines ” and formally explore space, light, and the darkness hidden in a complexity of folds. Hidden in the fold are the politic of skin tones “Colorism.”