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Valerie Ostenak

Art & Styling to transform space and spirit

Art & Styling to transform space and spiritArt & Styling to transform space and spiritArt & Styling to transform space and spirit
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  • PORTFOLIO : PAINTINGS
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  • PORTFOLIO : JEWELRY
  • Painting Process
  • Sculpture/Jewelry Archive
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • SPECIAL PRICING

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Atmospheric paintings exploring transformation and states of becoming: inspired by the movement of water and clouds, colors of flowers, and the immensity of the cosmos. Sculptural and whimsical jewelry for a bit of joy! Interior Styling services to soothe YOUR spirit.

In My Own Words

An interview with SaatchiArt's The Other Art Fair about my work.

Select exhibitions • Honors • public art • Publications

Exhibitions • Invitationals

Exhibitions • Invitationals

Exhibitions • Invitationals

XV FLORENCE BIENNALE, invited: juried exhibition, Fortezza da Basso, Florence Italy

(painting)


CROCKER/KINGSLEY Juried Exhibition, Blue Line Arts, Roseville  CA; Juror: Grace Kook Anderson

(painting)


ON EDGE 2025, Edge Gallery, Lakewood CO; Juror: Jane Sook Burke

(painting)


ROLLS ROYCE LONDON UK—North American Rolls-Royce Owners Club Annual Mee

XV FLORENCE BIENNALE, invited: juried exhibition, Fortezza da Basso, Florence Italy

(painting)


CROCKER/KINGSLEY Juried Exhibition, Blue Line Arts, Roseville  CA; Juror: Grace Kook Anderson

(painting)


ON EDGE 2025, Edge Gallery, Lakewood CO; Juror: Jane Sook Burke

(painting)


ROLLS ROYCE LONDON UK—North American Rolls-Royce Owners Club Annual Meet, Co-branded by-invitation-only to exhibit sculptural art jewelry at their luxury event in Lake Tahoe CA


ARTISTAR JEWELS, invitational art jewelry exhibition, Milan, Italy (4 yrs)


SOFA CHICAGO USA, Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery, Cordoba, Argentina (2 yrs)


DESIGNER SHOWCASE PARIS FASHION WEEK recognized & invited by National Jewelry Institute

Honors • Public Art

Exhibitions • Invitationals

Exhibitions • Invitationals

2022 FLAG PROJECT at ROCKEFELLER CENTER NYC, selected by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Climate Museum NYC, 2022

(painting: center flag)


PURCHASE AWARD, Arizona Citizens for the Arts, 38th Annual Governor’s Art Awards

(painting)


NEW MEXICO ART IN PUBLIC PLACES 2025, Navajo Technical University

(painting) 


NEW MEXICO ART IN PUB

2022 FLAG PROJECT at ROCKEFELLER CENTER NYC, selected by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Climate Museum NYC, 2022

(painting: center flag)


PURCHASE AWARD, Arizona Citizens for the Arts, 38th Annual Governor’s Art Awards

(painting)


NEW MEXICO ART IN PUBLIC PLACES 2025, Navajo Technical University

(painting) 


NEW MEXICO ART IN PUBLIC PLACES 2024, University of New Mexico Hospital Tower

(two paintings)


NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Artist Appreciation Month selection 


SAUL BELL DESIGN AWARD, Finalist: Alternative Metals/Materials category, Rio Grande 2017


EMERGING DESIGN WINNER–CENTURION LUXURY JEWELRY SHOW: One of six from an international field, an exclusive invitation-only show for luxury jewelers and retailers worldwide


HALSTEAD JEWELRY DESIGN & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT, Grand Winner

Interviews • Publications

Exhibitions • Invitationals

Interviews • Publications

“Artists & Geography,” Caryl-Sue Micalizio, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, Interview 2011: 


“Steely Disposition,” Jeff Prine, Watch & Jewelry Review, interview Apr 2011


“Art From the Forge,” thefabricator.com, Dona Meilach, interview May 2003: www.thefabricator.com/thewelder/article/arcwelding/art-from-the-forge


STRIVE FOR PERFECTIONS 2018, Rolls-Royc

“Artists & Geography,” Caryl-Sue Micalizio, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, Interview 2011: 


“Steely Disposition,” Jeff Prine, Watch & Jewelry Review, interview Apr 2011


“Art From the Forge,” thefabricator.com, Dona Meilach, interview May 2003: www.thefabricator.com/thewelder/article/arcwelding/art-from-the-forge


STRIVE FOR PERFECTIONS 2018, Rolls-Royce commemorative boxed hard-bound edition exclusively for Rolls-Royce and Bentley owners and collector


CONTEMPORARY ART OF THE SOUTHWEST, E. Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Books 2013


SHOWCASE 500 NECKLACES, Lark Books, June 2013


ART JEWELRY TODAY, Dona Meilach, Schiffer Publishing


ART JEWELRY TODAY 2, Jeffrey Snyder, Schiffer Publishing


THE CONTEMPORARY BLACKSMITH, Dona Meilach, Schiffer Publishing


BEST OF AMERICA, JEWELRY ARTISTS AND ARTISANS VOL I, Kennedy Publishing 

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