Valentina Olmedo

My name is Valentina Olmedo, I am a painter, architect and teacher of painting and drawing at the National School of Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking "La Esmeralda" in Mexico City.
My artwork is focused on painting, drawing and design, disciplines in which I deal with architectural themes that go from landscape to abstraction. Since 2016 I have been developing the concepts "pictorial architectures" and "sculptural paintings" which combines painting, graphic resources, geometry and trompe l'oeil on irregular formats that often have reliefs and openings. My paintings also result of my training as an architect, in the sense they resemble architectonic models and the way I represent forms and spaces. In addition, I take many elements from the ancient and contemporary architecture.

I studied Architecture at the Mexican School of Architecture and Design of La Salle University (Mexico City. 1992-1998) and Fine Arts at The National School of Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking, "La Esmeralda" (Mexico City. 2000-2005).

Solo exhibitions:

“Polymorphisms”, Intero, Houston, Texas (2017) and Fundación Sebastián, Mexico City (2016)

“Geometric Landscapes”, Juan Rulfo Cultural Center, Mexico City (2012)

“Abstract-Concrete,” Fundación Sebastián, Mexico City (2010)

“Urban Topography II”, Magnolia Gallery, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco (2008)

“Urban Topography I,” La Salle University, Mexico City (2005).



Group exhibitions (selection):

“Territorios de la memoria. 1985-2019”, Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City (2019) and Arocena Museum, Torreón, Coahuila (2020)

“4th National Biennial of Painting José Atanasio Monroy” UDG, Guadalajara, Jalisco (2018)

“Klimt, the golden weave” Fundación Sebastián (2018)

“1st National Biennial of Landscape Luis Nishizawa”, Studio-Museum Luis Nishizawa, Toluca (2017)

“The Nature of El Bosco over 500 years after his death” Fundación Sebastián, Mexico City (2016)

"Miradas. 7th National Visual Arts Biennial," Tijuana Cultural Center, Tijuana, Baja California (2016)

“The Soledad Collection” Manuel Felguérez Museum of Abstract Art and The Ancient Temple of San Agustín, Zacatecas, Zacatecas (2016)

“Contemporary Painting” Urban Gallery, Mexico City (2016)

“Our Sourroundings” Intero, Houston...