Olivia Valentine | 2020 Iowa Artist Fellow

Olivia Valentine is an interdisciplinary visual artist working in textile construction, drawing, and photography, and in collaborations with composers, architects, and designers. Olivia received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship for Installation Art in Turkey (2012-13), The Founding President’s Award from the Textile Society of America (2014), and the Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Arts (2012). Recent exhibitions include Museum of Arts and Design (New York) Pasajist (Istanbul), the American Academy in Rome (Italy), Page Bond Gallery (Richmond, VA), the Rijswijk Museum (The Netherlands), Maquis Projects (Izmir, Turkey) and Arlington Arts Center (Arlington, VA). She is an Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture at Iowa State University.

The Iowa Arts Council is committed to recognizing the impact individual artists have on the vitality of the arts in Iowa. The Iowa Artist Fellowship Program provides support to individuals who demonstrate exceptional creativity in the arts and the capacity for continued contributions to the excellence and innovation of the arts in the state. The Iowa Artist Fellowship Program seeks to elevate the arts in Iowa by advancing the artistic careers of Iowa artists through funding and professional development.

Learn more: https://iowaculture.gov/about-us/about/grants/iowa-artist-fellowship-program

Funding for the Iowa Artist Fellowship Program is made possible by an annual appropriation from the Iowa Legislature to the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Director of Photography / Editor : Bruce James Bales
Gaffer : Spencer Michael Smith
Sound : John Hennessey Baker
Camera PA : Madison Kim

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