Mariana Valencia

Mariana Valencia (born 1984) is an American contemporary multidisciplinary artist. She was honoured as the "Outstanding Breakout Choreographer" at the 2018 Bessie Awards.

Early life
Valencia is of Guatemalan descent, and was born and raised in Chicago during the 1980s. She received her BA from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA in 2006..

Career
Mariana Valencia was a Whitney Biennial artist (2019) and a Movement Research Global Practice Sharing artist (2016/2017) Her work has been commissioned by the Baryshnikov Arts Center, The Chocolate Factory Theater, The Whitney Museum, and Performance Space New York. She is a founding member of the No Total reading group, and was the co-editor of Movement Research’s Critical Correspondence from 2016-2017. Mariana Valencia published two books, Bouquet and Album in 2019

Awards:

 * LMCC Extended Life Grant (2020)
 * Bessie Award for Outstanding Breakout Choreographer (2018)
 * Jerome Travel and Study Grant (2014-2015)
 * The Foundation For Contemporary Arts Award to Artists Grant (2018)

Residencies:

 * AUNTS
 * Chez Bushwick
 * New York Live Arts
 * ISSUE Project Room
 * Brooklyn Arts Exchange
 * Gibney Dance Center
 * Movement Research
 * Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
 * Lower Manhattan Cultural Council