Patssi Valdez was born on 1951 and is an American Chicana artist.
12 Facts About Patssi Valdez
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Patssi Valdez is a founding member of the art collective Asco.
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Patssi Valdez was born in 1951 and grew up in East Los Angeles.
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Patssi Valdez recalls that during the time she was growing up in Los Angeles, racism, police brutality and poor schools were a big problem.
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Patssi Valdez received a BFA degree in 1985 from Otis Art Institute.
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Patssi Valdez was a founding member of the Asco artist collective.
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Patssi Valdez started working with Asco right out of high school.
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Patssi Valdez was very involved with street performance art and "cinematic Goth film stills" during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Patssi Valdez relates that during her time in Asco, she had "grand ideas about being a great painter," but she felt lacked the skills she needed to be a successful painter.
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Patssi Valdez' installations are considered feminist works that defy cultural expectations of a woman's role in society.
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Patssi Valdez honed her skills and invited honest critique of her first works which helped boost her confidence in her painting.
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Patssi Valdez is located in the show both individually at PAMMTV, and as part of Asco collective.