Valerie Corvin

Valerie Corvin is an American contemporary abstract painter working in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her paintings uncover the magic within the ordinary, transforming the unseen into wonder. Through bold forms and layered textures, Corvin work captures fleeting moments that echo our shared human experience.
Corvin holds a Master of Arts, Museum Administration from John F Kennedy University, (2007). Corvin worked for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as a museum educator for three years. She has been painting for over twenty years, studying fine art at the California College of the Arts and with numerous instructors.
Corvin’s work has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions nationwide, including Manna Gallery, Lireille Gallery, and UCSF Women’s Health Center. She has participated in prestigious art fairs such as Red Dot Miami and ArtExpo New York through Jen Tough Gallery and has been featured in publications like Canvas Rebel, American Artwork Magazine, and Artists of the Bay Area. Her paintings have been juried into exhibitions at Marin MOCA, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, and Palo Alto Art Center, earning recognition for their expressive energy and thoughtful abstraction.
In February 2025, Corvin attended an artist resi...

MA | Museum Administration | John F. Kennedy University | 2006
Fine Arts Education | studied painting and drawing | California College of the Arts|Oakland, CA| 2002-2005
Focused abstract painting workshops with numerous art teachers around the US.

solo exhibits
Lireille Gallery | Oakland, CA | 2025
Manna Gallery| Oakland, CA| 2023
Fusion Gallery | Online | Artist Solo | 2022
Wilder Art Gallery | Orinda, CA | 2022
UCSF Women’s Health Center | SF, CA | Serenity | 2022
UCSF Women’s Health Center | SF, CA | Serenity | 2014

select group shows
Gray Loft Gallery| Aligned | Oakland, CA | 2025
North Berkeley Wealth Management | Berkeley, CA | Acts of Discovery | 2024
Uptown Fine Art Gallery | Oakland, CA | Wide Open Spaces | 2023
Jen Tough Gallery | Santa Fe, NM | Inaugural Exhibit | 2023
select juried art competitions sampling
2025
Sebastopol Center for The Arts | Sebastopol, CA | Driven To Abstraction | Juror: Carl Heyward
2024
Belvedere Tiburon Library Art Gallery| Belvedere, CA | Making Art In The Changing World
2023
O’Hanlon Center for Arts | MillValley, CA | Women Making Their Mark | Juror: Gallerist Donna Seger
Marin MOCA | San Rafael, CA | There is Magic Here! | Juror: Gallerist Svea Lin Soll
2022
Palo Alto Art Center | Palo Alto, CA | RESTART | Juror: Curator Patricia Hickson
2021
Gallery Route One | Point Reyes Station, CA | Crossing the Divide | Juror: Gallerist Donna Seager
2020
International Society of Acrylic Arts | 11th Annual Juried Art Show | Juror: Dean Mitchell
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