Mark Valenzuela

Mark Valenzuela (b. 1980, Pagadian, Philippines) is an artist who lives in Adelaide and whose work interrogates Filipino and Australian cultural and political systems. Valenzuela employs ceramics, video and painting and drawing techniques to reconfigure diverse historical and contemporary references in multifaceted installations. He often examines cultural narratives and identity, using his work as a vehicle to create alternative mythologies.

Mark's work as part of the 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres has been assisted by the South Australian Government through Arts South Australia, its art funding and advisory body.