DACA Artist Arleene Correa Valencia Debuts Textile Works at Fridman Gallery
Arleene Correa Valencia, a DACA artist from the Bay Area, has launched her inaugural solo exhibition titled "CÓDICE •• SOBREVIVIENDO A LA PERSECUCIÓN" at Fridman Gallery in Manhattan, which will be open until May 2. The showcase features a blend of textile and acrylic works crafted on amate bark paper, addressing immigrant hardships during the Trump era. Originating from Michoacán, Mexico, Valencia moved to Napa Valley in the 1990s. Notable among her pieces is the 16-foot artwork "En El Cielo No Hay Fronteras," symbolizing the US-Mexico border. The collection reflects on themes of love and the complexities of undocumented existence.
Key facts
- Arleene Correa Valencia is a DACA recipient and Bay Area artist.
- Her debut solo exhibition is at Fridman Gallery in Manhattan.
- The exhibition is titled 'CÓDICE •• SOBREVIVIENDO A LA PERSECUCIÓN'.
- The show runs through May 2.
- Valencia uses amate bark paper handcrafted by Jose Daniel Santos de la Puerta in Puebla, Mexico.
- Her works incorporate thread, fabric, and glow-in-the-dark materials.
- Valencia's mother-in-law taught her sewing after a double mastectomy in 2020.
- The exhibition responds to violence against immigrants under the Trump administration.
Entities
Artists
- Arleene Correa Valencia
- Jose Daniel Santos de la Puerta
- Dana Schutz
- Fain Hancock
Institutions
- Fridman Gallery
- California College of the Arts
- Next City
- Hyperallergic
Locations
- Manhattan
- United States
- Mexico
- Napa Valley
- Michoacán
- Puebla
- El Salvador
- San Francisco
- New York City