Valerie Camila (b. 2002) is a Colombian-Canadian visual artist from Southern Alberta who lives and works in London. She holds an Honours BFA and a Certificate in Media Studies from Queen’s University and is currently a MFA candidate at Goldsmiths, University of London. 

Through a balance of drawing and painting, Camila is an introspective storyteller and a celebrator of affection. Her work is immersed in moments of emotional perseverance using light, shadow, and confusion. Concerned with ambiguity, she reflects on human-nature relations, the vastness of introspective space, and the relationship between the self and parallel entities—how the self may extend beyond the human frame to exist through layers, queerities, and negative space. 

Her work has been exhibited across North America and featured in publications internationally. In 2023, she received the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant, and in 2024, she was awarded the Andre Bieler Prize. 

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valeriiecamiila@gmail.com