Patricia Cariño Valdez

Education

  • Curatorial Intensive, Independent Curators International (ICI), Manila/New York, 2016

  • M.A. Curatorial Practice, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, 2014

  • B.A. History of Art, University of California, Berkeley, 2010

Professional Experience

  • Director of Collections, Olivia Collection & Foundation, Los Angeles/Mexico City, 2023–Present

  • Founder & Principal, PCV Art Consulting, 2021–Present

  • Programming Director, Various Small Fires (VSF), Los Angeles, 2022

  • Sales Associate & Artist Liaison, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2021–2022

  • Public Engagement Program Developer, Oakland Museum of California, 2018–2021

  • Public Programs Supervisor, Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2018

  • Curator & Director of Public Programs, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 2016–2018

  • Public Programs Coordinator & Development Specialist, Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2014–2016

  • Independent Consultant, LSS Art Advisory, San Francisco, 2014–2015

Independent Curatorial & Writing Projects

  • Curator, Suspended Matter, Berkeley Art Center, 2021–2022

  • Curator, Soundwave 9, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, 2019

  • Curator, Super Sarap, Asia Society Texas Center, Houston, 2019

  • Curator, Super Sarap, Gallery 6/67, Santa Ana, 2018

  • Curator, Visiting Curator Series, ICI & Central Features Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, 2018

  • Curator, From Where it Stands, San Francisco State University, 2018

  • Guest Curator, Stanford University MFA Program, 2018

  • Curator, Samuel Levi Jones: Talk to Me, Pro Arts Oakland, 2015

  • Author & Contributor, Art Asia Pacific, Art Practical, PlantingRice, 2013–2019

Guest Lecturer, Panelist, & Juror (Selected)

  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 2022

  • Arizona State University, 2021, 2020

  • UC Berkeley, 2020, 2019, 2017

  • San Francisco State University, 2019, 2017

  • University of San Francisco, 2019

  • Stanford University, 2017

  • Multiple roles as selection panelist, juror, and guest speaker for San Francisco Arts Commission, Santa Clara University, and others, 2017–2021

Leadership Roles

  • Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC), City of Oakland, 2017–2020

  • Advisory Board, Emerging Arts Professionals San Francisco Bay Area, 2016–2018