Badri Valian, Interdisciplinary Visual and Conceptual Artist
www.Badrivalian.com/ info@badrivalian.com / +1 650-450-1866
Biography:
Born in Iran , 1977
Living in San Francisco Bay Area since 2013
Artist Statement:
Human’s physical and emotional interweaving with other humans, and the universe as a whole, is a story magical and mystical as no other.
Education
2013-2015 , 23rd Street Studio , San Francisco
1996-2000 , BA, Fine Art at Art University, Iran
Galleries & Museums:
2024, CCC, Chinese Cultural Center, SF, CA
2024, NUMU Museum Los Gatos, CA
2024, ICA San Francisco, Institute of Contemporary Art, SF, CA
2024, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Georgia, USA
2024, Salesforce Tower Wall Display, Public Art, San Francisco, CA
2023, PLAYsPACE, San Francisco, California
2023, Shibori Museum, Kyoto, Japan
2023, Four Chicken Gallery, San Francisco, California
2023, Galleria Boheme, Mission District, San Francisco, California
2023, O-Rama Gallery, 1920 Polk Street, San Francisco, California
2023, YBCA ( Yerba Buena Center of the Arts ), San Francisco, California
2023, CSMA ( Community School of Music and Art ), Mountain View, California
2023, Clarion Alley Mural Project, Resilience of Poppies, San Francisco, California
2023, Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco, California
2022, Clarion Alley Mural Project, The Wind in My Hair, San Francisco, California
2022, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, UC Berkeley, California
2022, Santa Fe Art Institute, New Mexico
2022, Restart Exhibition, Palo Alto Art Center, PA, Californioa
2021 28th Edition of Oslo World Music Festival, Oslo, Norway
2021 National Center for Contemporary Arts of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk
2021 Modernisem West with Modernism Inc, San Francisco, California
2020 De Young Museum, San Francisco, California
2019 Pacific Art League, Palo Alto , California
2018 Art Venture Gallery , Menlo Park , California
2017 Pars Gala , Los Angeles and San Francisco, California
2017 Open Studio , Menlo Park , California
2016 East Lund boutique Hotel , Portland , Oregon
2014 IAWFoundation, Ritz Carlton Hotel ,Burlingame, California
2013 Seyhoon Gallery , Los Angeles
Artist Residency , Grants & Awards
SFAC, San Francisco Art Commission, SF, CA, 2024
Ted Purves Social Practice award, San Francisco, CA, 2024
Impact Award, The Center for Art and Public Life Annual Grant, San Francisco, CA, 2024
CERF+ , Craft Emergency Relief Fund, 2024
Mozaik Philanthropy Future Art Writers Award, 2024
APICC, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center Annual Grant, San Francisco, CA, 2024
ARTogether Grant, Oakland, CA, 2022
DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution, Women in the Art Recognation Award, 2022
Santa Fe Art Institute, Revolution Residency, 2022
IBERO University, Democracy Artist Residency, Puebla, Mexico, 2022
Center for Cultural Innovation Grant for Professional Development Reimbursement, 2021
ICA San Jose, Portfolio Review Recipient, 2021
Mozaik Philanthropy Award, 2021
Press:
PR newswire, 2021
Project13exhibition, 2021
San Jose Museum of Quilt & Textile, 2020
Shondaland Online Magazine, 2020
Stanford Magazine, 2020
Los Altos Hills Magazine, 2020
CSUMB.edu, 2018
Domino Online Magazine, 2018
In Menlo online Magazine, 2018,
In Menlo online Magazine, 2017
Domino Online Magazine, 2015
Elle Decor online Magazine, 2014
Solo Exhibitions:
2018 CSUMB( California State University Monterey Bay ) , Monterey , California
2018 Art Venture Gallery , Menlo Park , California,
2017 Open House Studio , Menlo Park , California
2013 Seyhoon Gallery , Los Angeles , California,
Collections :
2018 F.L family, Portola Valley, California, private collection
2018 BuZeyd Family, Portola Valley, California, Private Collection
2017 Industry Standard NY , Company collection
2017 R&Q Wisniewski , Los Altos , California , Private collection
2016 East Lund Boutique Hotel , Portland, Oregon ,Commercial collection