Alexandra Valenti
Overview
Alexandra Valenti (Washington, D.C.) lives and works in Austin, Texas. She received her BA in Art History from UC Berkeley. She was a commercial photographer for over 15 years shooting for fashion and sports brands, TV, and Music, including shooting for brands such as Nike, Adidas, Nordstrom, Outdoor Voices, The Cut, Samsung, Harper’s Bazaar Australia, Shon magazine, Portlandia, and celebrities such as Minnie Driver, Jenna Lyons, Sam Rockwell, Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Justin Timberlake, Michael Dell, Mandy Moore. During the pandemic, in June of 2020, Valenti turned to painting, and never stopped, giving up her photography career to become a full time artist. Recent projects include a solo exhibition titled, Future Finally, in 2022 at Preacher Gallery in Austin, TX, and work featured in a group presentation with New American Paintings, Issue #156, a Southwest Edition in 2022. Valenti first had a solo show with McLennon Pen Co. in June 2024 and has since had a solo art fair presentation with the gallery at Friends Fair 2025.
Selected Works
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Magic Mountain on Fantasy Island. Part 1., 2025
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The Return to Magnificence, 2025
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The Local Goddess at Fantasy Island, 2025
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Island Meeting, 2025
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Fish in Wine Glass Wife, 2025
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Fishing on Fantasy Island, 2025
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Rope Swing at Magic Mountain, 2025
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Swimmers at Fantasy Island, 2025
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Sunbathers at Magic Mountain 2, 2025
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Sunbathers on Magic Mountain 1, 2025
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A Lazy Fauvist Afternoon, 2024
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Bracing for the Good Times to Come, 2024
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Circadian Way, 2024
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Daphne, 2025
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Her Version of Lady Like, 2024
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Inflection Point(settias), 2024
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Lean in, Listen To This, 2024
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Mind Bendy, 2024
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Pilgrimage to Cap Martin, 2024
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Lee's Alphabet, 2024
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Picnic Wife, 2025
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Portrait at San Raphael, 2024
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Processing in Real Time, 2025
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Stomping Ground, 2024
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The Cabaret of Blooming, 2024
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Untitled, 2024
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Vesuvius, A Sensational Show, 2024
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Welcome to the Garden Party, 2024
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Wisteria Hysteria, 2024
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Work Like A Gardner, 2024
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Wrapped Up Fish Wife, 2025
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Velvet Trees, 2025
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Untitled, for now, 2024
Press
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Review: Inaugural Friends Fair at The Loren Hotel, Austin
Renee Lai, Glasstire, May 28, 2025 -
Austin’s Art Scene Continues to Grow with the Launch of New Art Fair
Elizabeth Gillett, HASTA, March 20, 2025 -
Austin, a Texan City with a Growing Gallery Scene, to Get a New Art Fair in May
Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews, March 5, 2025 -
PRESS RELEASE: FRIENDS FAIR DEBUTS IN AUSTIN, MAY 15-17, 2025
March 3, 2025
Gallery Exhibitions