B. 1997, East Los, CA Lives & Works in Los Ángeles, CA
Representation
Munzón Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, Master of Fine Arts: Drawing and Painting (Forthcoming) 2027
California State University, Long Beach, Bachelor of Fine Arts: Drawing and Painting Summa Cum Laude 2019
Solo Exhibitions
2025
Divine Rides: Rasquache Relics, Dates TBD, College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
2024
Con Safos, Con Fuerzas, September 26 - January 4, Dezember/Cunningham Gallery, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
On This I Stand, May 4 - June 15, Arts at Blue Roof, Los Angeles, CA
2023
Sunday Service: Slow Ride, December 9 - January 6, Munzon Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2020
Bajito Y Suavecito: Mujeres de Lowriding, January 6 - February 10, Arts & Recreation Center, Baldwin Park, CA
Duo Exhibitions
2020
Nobody Baby But You & Me, November 7 - December 5, Flatline Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2019
Fuerza: A Duo Painting Exhibition, February 17 - 21, Max L. Gatov West Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Fairs
2024
CONTEXT Art Miami, December 3 - 8, Art Miami, Miami, FL (Booth with Band of Vices)
2023
Nomad II, October 27 - 29, The Del Amo Crossing, Torrance, CA (Curated by Torrance Art Museum)
TRYST: An Alternative Art Fair, October 27 - 29, The Del Amo Crossing, Torrance, CA (Booth with Munzón Gallery)
2022
The Other Art Fair, September 23 - 25, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA
Group Exhibitions
2025
What’s My Thesis?, January 27 - March 20, OCC - Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA
Bajitas y Suavecitas, January 21 - March 13, CSUN Main Art Gallery, Northridge, CA
No Parking Anytime!, January 5 - February 1, Long Beach Creative Group, Long Beach, CA
2024
Each One, Teach One, December 13 - March 21, Stay Gallery, Downey, CA
El Velorio, October 26th - November 8th, Plaza de La Raza, Los Angeles, CA
All Things Equal: The MFAs of LA, October 19th - November 16th, Good Mother Gallery, Los Ángeles, CA
PAF 2024, October 19th - April 26th, Long Beach, CA
Con Ganas: Art of Resolve and Resilience, September 7th - December 31st, 400H Gallery, Forth Worth, TX
SMOL: Small Works Group Show, June 29th - July 20th, Thinkspace Projects, Los Ángeles, CA
Meet me at the Boulevard, June 8th - July 7th, Altura LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Pink Tide, June 1 - June 29, Dama Gallery, Ventura, CA
Studio System, June 1 - June 29, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
Made in California, April 27 - June 23, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Under the Same Sun, April 20 – July 29, Elverhøj Museum, Solvang, CA
Munzón Gallery x John Wayne Airport, April 19 - August 23, John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, CA
Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, April 12 - May 12, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
A Better Tomorrow, April 6 - April 27, Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Battle of the Saints, March 7 - April 27, Long Beach City College Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA (Curated by Self Help Graphics)
In the Paint (Public Viewing), January 27 - February 24, Band of Vices, Los Angeles, CA
2023
TRADITIONS/TRADICIÓN, Muzeo Museum, December 2 - February 25, Anaheim, CA (Curated by Thinkspace Projects & Tlaloc Studios)
Blossom: A Female Group Exhibition, November 11 - December 16, Eastern Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Represent, Barrio Fuerza, November 11 - 25, San Bernardino, CA
Jardín de Rosas, November 7 - December 4, Open Gallery, Long Beach, CA
In the Now, November 4 - 25, Munzón Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Cluttercore, Rasquachismo, and the Indelible Need to Display, October 31 - November 30, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
2023 National Juried Painting Exhibition at The University of Southern Mississippi, October 9 - November 3, The University of Southern Mississippi
Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, MS
The Local Group Show 5, October 6 - January 5,Stay Gallery, Downey, CA
Black, Brown, & Beige, September 30 - March 10, Watts Towers Art Center Campus, Watts, CA
Raices/Roots, Barrio, September 30, City Terrace, Ca
LatinXhibit, September 15 - October 14, The Arts Center Gallery, Fayetteville, NC
¿Estamos…? (We Are…?), September 15 - October 1, Side Street Studio Arts, Elgin, IL
All Media 2023, July 8 - October 7, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
Everything, but the Kitchen Sink, July 8 - August 31, La Luz de Jesús Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Metro Montage XXIII, July 1 - September 4, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
Artist in Residence: The Ellsworth Artist Residency Program Exhibit, June 24 - July 29, ArtShare L.A., Los Angeles, CA
Orígenes, June 17 - October 1, The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
Culture & Community, June 10 - 25, Barrio Fuerza, San Bernardino, CA
Ethnicity Through the Eyes of the Artist, June 9 - July 24, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
Sacred Space: Reflections Unseen, June 3 - July 29, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
Art in the City, May 4 - 26, HWH Luxury Apartments, Los Angeles, CA
ROOTS: Amor y Folklore, May 4 - 27, Ángel City Brewery X ArtShare L.A., Los Angeles, CA
Mix ‘N’ Mash: Alimento Para El Alma/Food for the Soul, March 3 - 19, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
Just a Girl, Ángel City Brewery X ArtShare L.A., Los Angeles, CA
Centered on the Center, January 28 - March 11, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
35x35 Bicentennial, January 20 - March 3, The Mexican Center for Culture and Cinematic Arts of the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
RAIZ, January 17 - March 17, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA (Curated by Thinkspace Projects & Tlaloc Studios)
Year One, January 13 - February 10, Espacio 1839, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Street Schooled, December 17 - January 28, ArtShare L.A., Los Angeles, CA
Reboot: The Visions of the Future, December 10 - January 14, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA
Noche De Nostalgia, December 3 - 9, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
L.A. TO S.A., December 3 - 23, Mercury Project, San Antonio, TX
Filling the Void, November 19 - January 6, Munzon Gallery, Long Beach, CA
OPENING Group Show, November 4 - 19, Collective 2one9, Santa Ana, CA
CYCLES, October 22 - December 9, Stay Gallery, Downey, CA
L.A.’s Originales, October 15 - 30, HVNS, Los Angeles, CA
My Neighborhood - Mi Barrio, October 15 - January 14, South Gate Museum, South Gate, CA
Crimson Tide, October 6 - November 19, Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Chicano Art Not Yet at the Cheech, September 3 - 25, Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Politics of Low & Slow, September 2022 - July 2023, CSUN Library, Northridge, CA
Lowrider Art Show, August 6 - August 28, Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA
Nuestra Cultura, August 4 - September 24, Gallery Azul, San Pedro, CA
The LA Six and the Underground, July 16 - September 10, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
The Local Group Show, July 1 - September 23, Stay Gallery, Downey, CA
Sitting on Chrome, June 4 - June 26, Flatline Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Amor Y Dolor, February 12th, CMYK Gallery, Chicago, IL
CuÍdate: Take Care of Yourself, January 29 - March 26, South Gate Museum, South Gate,CA
2021
California Cowboys Vol. 1, November 14th, 3431 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Drawn to Paper: New Perspectives in Mixed Media, October 8 - December 10, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Cruisin Magulandia in Aztlan, September 11 - October 24, The dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA
Summertime in the LBC, July 31, Syndicate Barbershop, Long Beach, CA
Taking Up Space, January 30 - March 28, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2020
Made In California, July 22 - September 11, Brea Gallery Brea, CA
Latinx Art Show, September 21 - October 16, Amador County Arts Council Gallery, Jackson, CA
The Sketchbook Show, March 7 - March 20, Flatline Gallery, Long Beach, CA
The Poetry in Place, February 15 - April 9, South Pasadena City Hall Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2019
Contrast in Motion, November 21 - December 5, The Midnight Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Erasure, November 2 - 30, The 6740, Whittier, CA
2 Live and Die in L.A., September 14, The Compound, Burbank, CA
35X35 Self & Identity, September 10 - October 28, The Mexican Center for Culture and Cinematic Arts of the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Becoming, September 8 - 12, Werby Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Meet Me at the Garden, September 7, The Hangout, Long Beach, CA
Los Angeles Paints Itself, August 8 - September 8, Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
Street Surreal, June 5 - July 21, ArtShare L.A. Main Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Common Walls, May 18 - August, Great Park Artist Studios, Irvine, CA
CSULB President’s Show, Jane Conoley Estate, Long Beach, CA
Shifting Through the Circuit: A BFA Painting Exhibition, May 5 - 9, Max L. Gatov West & East Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Identity, January 7 - February 16, Arts & Recreation Center, Baldwin Park, CA
2018
RAW, October 28 - November 1, Max L. Gatov West Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Mujer, Femme, Donna, September 23 - 27, Max L. Gatov East Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Mi Gente, February 18 - 22, Werby Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2017
Life and Death, November 13 - December 16, Arts & Recreation Center, Baldwin Park, CA
Curatorial Experience
2024
Meet me at the Boulevard, June 8th - July 7th, Altura LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023
S.A. TO L.A., December 9 - January 6, Munzon Gallery, Long Beach, CA (Co-curated with Motherling and Munzón Gallery)
2022
L.A. TO S.A., December 3 - 23, Mercury Project, San Antonio, CA (Co-curated with Motherling)
Sitting on Chrome, June 4 - June 26, Flatline Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2020
Nobody Baby But You & Me, November 7 - December 5, Flatline Gallery, Long Beach, CA (Co-curated with Mark Anthony Hocutt)
2019
Fuerza: A Duo Painting Exhibition, February 17 - 21, Max L. Gatov West Gallery, Long Beach, CA (Co-curated with Vivian Torres)
Collections
Public Collection, AltaMed Foundation, Los Angeles, CA **
Private Collection, Buckeye, AZ *
Private Collection, Carson, CA ****
Private Collection, Escondido, CA *
Private Collection, Inglewood, CA *
Private Collection, Long Beach, CA ***
Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA **
Private Collection, Madison, WC *
Private Collection, Malibu, CA *
Private Collection, Ontario, CA *
Private Collection, Pasadena, CA *
Private Collection, San Antonio, TX *
Private Collection, Santa Fe Springs, CA ***
Private Collection, San Diego, CA *
Private Collection, San Leandro, CA *
Private Collection, San Pedro, CA *
Private Collection, Seattle, WA *
Private Collection, Sierra Madre, CA *
Private Collection, South Los Angeles, CA ***
Private Collection, Whittier, CA *
Private Collection, Mazatan, Nayarit, MX **
Publications
2024
Bushman, Monica. “Meet The Artist Shaking Up Male-Dominated Lowrider Culture (With A Hot Pink Cadillac)”. Published by LAist. https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/meet-the-artist-shaking-up-male-dominated-lowrider-culture-with-a-hot-pink-cadillac
Chang, Richard. “CSULB alumna pushes the boundaries of the SoCal lowrider and art scenes”. Published by CSULB. https://www.csulb.edu/news/article/csulb-alumna-pushes-the-boundaries-of-the-socal-lowrider-and-art-scenes
Diaz, Soraya. “Mujer al Volante: El Viaje de Jacqueline Valenzuela”. Published by VozEs: Expresión Cultural. https://voz-es.com/2024/10/01/mujer-al-volante-el-viaje-de-jacqueline-valenzuela/
Sáenz, Lissete Lanza. “Meet Jacqueline Valenzuela, the Chicana Changing Lowrider Culture Through Her Art”. Published by Remezcla. https://remezcla.com/features/art/interview-jacqueline-valenzuela-chicana-changing-lowrider-culture-through-her-art/
Sandoval, Denise. “Lowrider Grrrl: Jacqueline Valenzuela: Punk, Feminism, and Lowrider Art”. Published by Lowrider Magazine. Special Edition 2024. https://www.motortrend.com/plus/magazines/lowrider-special-edition-2024/issue/652907
Wiseblood, Caleb. “Elverhoj Museum hosts intimate dialogue and demo with five artists”. Published by Santa Maria Sun. https://www.santamariasun.com/arts/elverhoj-museum-hosts-intimate-dialogue-and-demo-with-five-artists
Woodard, Josef. “Slices of Latinx Life, Cali-Style”. Published by Santa Barbara Independent. https://www.independent.com/2024/06/21/slices-of-latinx-life-cali-style/
2023
Arredondo, Jose. “Art curators creating more opportunities for women”. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2023/02/20/art-curators-creating-more-opportunities-for-women-
Canvas Rebel. “Meet Jacqueline Valenzuela”. https://canvasrebel.com/meet-jacqueline-valenzuela/
Garcia, Jasmine. “Artist Talk: Just a Girl Exhibit with Jacqueline Valenzuela”. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5uGsTyh40TvF5zKtcZ73hU
Gee, Kristopher. “Art Share LA residency program supports local artists”. https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-east/arts/2023/08/22/art-share-l-a--residency-program-supports-local-artists
Have a Dope Day Podcast. “Jacqueline Valenzuela”. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cyeB7511gb6s3yc8xxZOe
Los Angeles Lakers. “In the Paint - Artist Spotlight: Jacqueline Valenzuela”. https://www.nba.com/lakers/in-the-paint/2324/artist-jacqueline-valenzuela
Love, Katie. “L.A. Artists: Discover 22 Dynamic Contemporary Artists Living & Working in Los Angeles”. Published by Crewest Studio.
McWatt, Cade. “Live Local: Meet Jacqueline Valenzuela, a Female Lowrider”. https://ktla.com/la-unscripted/live-local-meet-jacqueline-valenzuela-a-female-lowrider/amp/
Orsagh, Abraham Aguillon. “Latinx Art Connects Cities Thousands of Miles Apart.” El Placazo , 2023.
Saatchi Art. “23 Artists in 2023: Jacqueline Valenzuela”. https://www.saatchiart.com/stories/23artists/
2022
Car Krush. “Hotboxing Episode 72: Girls Will be La Play Girls w/ Jacqueline Valenzuela“. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6u2tIL2wS7Y6rYeUxz0SC4
GATA Magazine. “Woman Power, Art and Lowriding in LA - Meet Jacqueline Valenzuela”. https://gatamagazine.com/articles/girls-lowriding-and-la
Motherling. “L.A. to San Antonio”. Glasstire. https://glasstire.com/events/2022/11/14/l-a-to-san-anto/
James, Julissa. “In the world of L.A. lowriding, a car club plaque serves as a sacred language”. LA Times Image: Issue 10. https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/image/story/2022-04-21/the-making-of-a-lowrider-car-club-plaque-in-la
Mai, Sofala. “Jacqueline Valenzuela is "La Playgirl“. https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/film/jacqueline-valenzuela-is-la-playgirl/
Martinez, Rob. “Diverse group of artists find their similarities in L.A. to S.A.”. Texas Public Radio. https://www.tpr.org/2022-12-22/diverse-group-of-artists-find-their-similarities-in-l-a-to-s-a?_amp=true
Nguyen, J’Net. “The Style Guyde Presents: “L.A’s Originales” - Women Defining Contemporary Street Art”. UP Magazine. https://upmag.com/la-originales
Ñ Studio. “Jacqueline Valenzuela as an artist”. https://www.ñ.studio/blog/jacqueline-valenzuela-as-an-artist
Ñ Studio. “With the Artist: Mark Hocutt and Jacqueline Valenzuela”. https://www.ñ.studio/with-the-artist/with-the-artist-mark-hocutt-and-jacqueline-valenzuela
2021
Brea Gallery. “Jacqueline Valenzuela”. https://www.breaartgallery.com/jacqueline-valenzuela
LA Reflections. “LA Stories: The Heart of Gold”. https://laraised.com/f/the-heart-of-gold?ltclid=62389189-b18b-4795-a957-1decf644466c24f31ff8-ddd6-421c-87da-34835e44bfab
2020
Bhand, Mike. “ Taking Risks: How Your Perspectives Affect Your Life & Career”. https://shoutoutla.com/meet-jacqueline-valenzuela-artist/
Cazares, Ivan. “Whittier-based Artist Infuses Femininity Into Lowrider Art”. http://wavepublication.com/whittier-based-artist-infuses-femininity-into-lowrider-art/
DeQuina, Ella. “Made In California” Lets Us Peer Into The Mind And Heart of Contemporary California Art”. https://www.ocartblog.com/2020/09/made-in-california-2020/
Liz, Paula. “Artist Interview: Jacqueline Valenzuela” . https://www.antiracistartteachers.org/artist-interviews/jacqueline-valenzuela
Love, Katie. “ Jacqueline Valenzuela: Artist + 2020 Not Real Art Grant Recipient”. https://notrealart.com/jacqueline-valenzuela/
Munzon, Elizabeth. “Jacqueline Valenzuela: Capturing the Women of Lowriding” . https://www.flatlinegallery.com/post/jacqueline-valenzuela
2019
Chowdhury, Amrita. “Your First and Your Last” Fake Art Mag. https://issuu.com/fakeart/docs/fake_art_issue_02
Rodriguez, Stephanie. “Meet Jacqueline Valenzuela” VoyageLA. http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-jacqueline-valenzuela-whittier-ca/
Grants & Awards
2024
Graduate Opportunity Award, UCLA Graduate Education, UCLA MFA
MICA 2024 Juror’s Pick, Brea Gallery
Professional Artist Fellowship, Administered by the Long Beach Arts Council
2023
California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship: Los Angeles County Awardee - Emerging Artist Tier, Administered by Los Angeles Performance Practice,
Lakers in the Paint: Contributing Artist 2023-2024, Presented by Band of Vices & DWS, Administered by Los Angeles Lakers
2022
Broken Pencil Zine Awards: Best Collab Zine
Certificate of Appreciation from the City of South Gate
State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition for participation in Cuídate/Take Care of Yourself
Cuidate 2nd Place Winner, South Gate Art Museum
2020
MICA 2020 1st Place Winner, Brea Gallery
Not Real Art Grant 2020, Not Real Art
2019
President House Candidate, California State University Long Beach
Residencies
2024
Studio Systems: An Experimental Residency, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
INCUBATOR AiR, Art Gallery Studios/The Bureau of Queer Art, CDMX, MX
A Room of One’s Own Spring AiR, Arts at Blue Roof, South LA, Los Ángeles, CA
2023
Ellsworth Artist Residency, ArtShare L.A., DTLA, Los Angeles
Public Art Installations
2022
Daydreaming & I’m Thinking of You, The Other Art Fair (Barker Hangar)
Artist Talks & Panels
2024
Artists on Artists: Jacqueline Valenzuela & Cesar Martinez, December 14, Facilitated by Victor Gonzales, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
BMoA Winter Exhibition Tours: Jacqueline Valenzuela & Cesar Martinez, December 13, Facilitated by Victor Gonzales, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
Fall Mixer w/ Guest Speaker Jacqueline Valenzuela, November 14, Facilitated by Latina Leaders of Kern County, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
MetaLab: Lowrider Legends Share Their Stories of Pride & Connection, November 9, Facilitated by Dr. Denise Sandoval, MetaLab LA, Los Angeles, CA
Artist Demonstration & Dialogue: Under the Same Sun, June 29, Facilitated by Daniel Dove, Elverhøj Museum of History & Art, Solvang, CA
Artist Panel: Battle of the Saints, April 27, Facilitated by Miguel Zavala, LBCC, Long Beach, CA
2023
Artist Walkthrough: Sunday Service: Slow Ride, December 17, Facilitated by Elizabeth Munzón, Munzón Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Artist Talk: Artist in Residence, July 15, Facilitated by Baha Danesh, ArtShare LA, Los Angeles, CA
Artist Talk: Ethnicity Through the Eyes of the Artist, July 6, Facilitated by Erika Land, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
Curator Tour & Artist Talk: Street Schooled, January 19, Facilitated by Man One, ArtShare LA, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Alumni Artist Panel, December 10, Facilitated by Artist & Professor Siobhan McClure, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
Not for Nothing, October 20, Facilitated by Poet: Michael Torres, Virtual
Art Talk: Latinx Identity, October 8, Facilitated by Council Member Anthony Rendon, Virtual
Workshops
Holiday Glow: Low & Slow, December 19, Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
How to Play the Game: A How-To for Applying to Residencies, Grants & Fellowships, October 26, Facilitated by Slanguage University, Studio One Eleven, Long Beach, CA
Build Your Own Lowrider: Papercraft, October 8, LBCC Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Paper Cruisin’: A Lowrider Papercraft Workshop, September 20, Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Build Your Own Lowrider, May 11, Ontario Museum of History & Art, Ontario, CA
Television
2023
KTLA Unscripted, KTLA News, First Aired September 15, 2023
Spectrum News 1, Los Angeles, CA, First Aired August 22, 2023
Spectrum News 1, San Antonio, TX, First Aired February 20, 2023
2022
Mexicanicos, Discovery En Español, First Aired July 21, 2022
Commercial Partnerships
2024
IT’S HER RIDE, November 7 - January 10,Commissioned by Meta, MetaLab LA, Los Angeles, CA
Juntos, Hispanic Heritage Month JCPenney Campaign, October 3 - 15, Commissioned by United by Design & JCPenney, JCPenney Stonewood Shopping Center, Downey, CA