Jackie Valadez (b.1994) is based in Milwaukee, WI. Using mainly 2D works on paper and mixed-media sculpture, her work is interested in objects of play and the liquid sense of emotion and body. She graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design with a BFA in New Studio Practice in 2019. Since then she has exhibited in: Meow Moon (2021) at Rudimento (Quito, Ecuador), Perrita (2021) at Antes de Cristo (Hermosillo, México), and Lábilmente (2022) at Biquini Wax EPS (CDMX). Her solo exhibitions include Sower of Thistles (2021) at Dungeon (Detroit, Michigan).