Biography

Gallery history Valentina DuBasky is a painter and printmaker who has exhibited her work in New York since 1980. For thirty-two consecutive years (1980–2012), she was represented by several prominent New York City galleries, including Oscarsson-Hood Gallery and Ruth Siegel Gallery on 57th Street, and Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts in Tribeca. More recently, her work has been showcased at the Marilyn Davidson Fine Art and Argosy galleries in New York.

Grants She is a Fulbright Specialist (India, 2016) and a recipient of two Pollock-Krasner painting grants.

National gallery representation Throughout her career, DuBasky has been represented by galleries across the United States, featuring one-person exhibitions in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Sun Valley.

International exhibitions DuBasky’s international exhibition record spans 12 countries, including nine through the Art in Embassies Program (China, Estonia, Iceland, Jordan, Latvia, Oman, Panama, Peru, and Thailand). Additionally, she has shown work in Cambodia, Cuba, and Germany.

Public collections DuBasky’s artwork is featured in more than 66 public and museum collections, including the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Library of Congress, the Seattle Art Museum, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University, the Newark Museum, the Orlando Museum of Art, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum. Additionally, her recent map print, The Silk Route Art Transit Map with Extended Routes, was acquired by the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.

Painting reviews and media profiles DuBasky’s work and solo exhibitions are extensively cited and reproduced in major publications and in premier fine art journals. Featured in over 64 reviews and profiles, her art has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Art & Antiques, Luxe Magazine, and Christian Science Monitor. Her paintings have also been highlighted in fine art journals, such as Artforum, Arts Magazine, Art in America, and ARTnews. With a career spanning over 170 national and international exhibitions, 22 of her 40 solo shows have received critical acclaim. Notable highlights include a feature on WGBH Public Television showcasing her celebrated Riverbirds and Rainforest series.

Print reviews and features Monotypes and print editions are a significant component of DuBasky’s body of work. Created in collaboration with Tandem Press, Cheryl Pelavin Editions, Ltd., and Solo Press, her prints are widely exhibited, collected, and reviewed. Her work has been featured in Art in Print, Journal of the Print World, Twenty-first Century Prints (Japan), Print Collector’s Newsletter, and Print News: International Journal of Contemporary Prints. Her work is featured in Singular & Series: Contemporary Monotype and Monoprint by Catherine Kernan and Ashley E. Rooney (Schiffer Publishing, 2019) and Presswork: The Art of Women Printmakers by Eleanor Heartney and Trudy Hansen (Lang Publications, 1990).



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