Sculpture as a map of emotions in the space of home and body
Mapping Space, Time, Movement, Sound, and Emotions through Drawing During the 2020 Covid19 Quarantine in Chicago, IL I’ve been working with my GAC students and colleague, Andres Hernandez to visually map our experiences during the Covid19 Pandemic. We actually started mapping our community before Covid19, but then we were concerned with issues of safety and…
Proud to be able to collaborate with my daughter Athena Xanos and her best friend (my other daughter from another mother) Jessica Dzialek for this series of photographs created Oct 2019 – March 2020. The works chronicle the birth of Athena’s son, my grandson, Basile Grey. Printed on fabric, we explore the labor of women,…
Here are a few of glimpses into my final video for the Never(W)here Installation. I’ll have the full video available soon…
Νύχτα :|: Night Without the bustle of people, you’d think the city would be silent. But in the dead of night, you hear the background noises behind the silence. There is a hum of electricity. It is a low vibration and almost palpable in the air. I imagine how it would feel if…
Valerie Xanos, Sanctuary – Barriers, Collage & Tape on graph paper, 2019
Valerie Xanos, Untitled (Covid), Collage & Tape on Clayboard, 2020 Videos of collage process
Σκότος :|: Storm Lying in bed, I slowly awaken to the staccato sound of pattering rain. A low rumble of thunder vibrates through my belly. I feel a surge of exhilaration and leap from the bed. Pulling the cord to raise the wooden window blinds, I rejoice at the gothic view from the window. The…
Φως :|: Light Standing barefoot at a window in the dark room, I reach out one finger and pull aside the curtain for a peek. A bright narrow beam of light streams through the tiny opening. A white-gold blade, it cuts through the air and lands on the floor near my foot. I move my…
This is a third video as part of the Exiled in Light :|: Never(W)here series. Click the link below: Blue Veils
I am pleased to announce that I have a studio residency at the Chicago Art Department. I feel so lucky to be part of this amazing group of artists. I look forward to a fantastic year of making, sharing, showing, workshops and much more at CAD. Valerie’s Profile
A window into the studio world of Valerie Xanos
A window into the studio world of Valerie Xanos
