Valerie Beller
Valerie Beller was raised in San Antonio, Texas, and has always been involved in various creative pursuits. As a child, she dedicated her time to drawing, ballet, singing, and playing the clarinet. Beller gained international exposure and became fluent in Spanish after living in Spain briefly. In 1987, she earned her BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where she studied Art History and Painting. She also participated in an intensive summer program in Painting, Printmaking, and Filmmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute. Beller obtained her MFA in 1991 from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently resides and works as a painter in Chicago. Viewers and critics have noted that Beller’s work establishes thought-provoking connections between nature and science, the cosmic and the personal, and memory and the sublime. Her work’s mood, color, and composition diversity reflect a depth of painterly discipline and emotional understanding that resonates with viewers. You can refer to Lisa Wainwright’s brief essay to analyze her work further. Beller exhibits her work nationally, which can be found in over two hundred private and public collections across the United States.
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