A photo of artist Victoria "Thirteenvic" DelValle at work. She has turned away from her piece and is laughing at something off camera.

Victoria “thirteenvic” DelValle

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Victoria Alicea DelValle is a multi-disciplinary artist whose uncanny, bizarre and darkly humorous works explore the themes of identity, culture, heritage, generational trauma, hidden truths, femininity and childhood. Influenced by her inner city upbringing within a Puerto Rican enclave and inspired by artists like Lady Pink, Rixy, ProBlak and Imagine876, her art has a foundation rooted in the vibrant and rebellious world of graffiti and street art. She employs bold strokes and surrealist techniques to challenge perceptions, provoke thought, and ignite a sense of wonder. Through the juxtaposition of elements drawn from the realms of humor and fantasy horror, she seeks to blur the boundaries between the known and the unknown, the beautiful and the grotesque. In doing so, she invites viewers to confront their fears, embrace the absurd, and discover beauty in the darkest corners of the imagination.

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Victoria Alicea DelValle​ is a Diasporican visual artist, designer & educator based in Boston, MA. Her current artistic practice has roots in storytelling as she has performed as a spoken word youth poet at Louder Than the Bomb Massachusetts, Brave New Voices and at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. She transitioned into pursuing her passion for visual arts while receiving a BFA at New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2022. By 2023, she held her first solo exhibition, titled “Lost Grief,” at Nubian Square Open Studios for the Arts in Roxbury, MA. She uses her foundation of writing & performance to develop her visual art concepts and engage with students. Introduced to Boston’s art community through her participation in multiple social justice centered youth art programs, she recognizes the significance of art education and mentoring young people.

Stylized painting of children on the playground. They are playing with hoola-hoops, paper airplanes, dice, monkey bars, hop-scotch, basketballs, and slides. A lit school building stands in the background.
Victoria DelValle. The Playground, 2022. Acrylic and marker on canvas, 36 x 48 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.
Rows of teeth adorned with gems flow into the background like a fractal.
Victoria "thirteenvic" DelValle. Gates, 2023. Acrylic and Gems on Canvas, 24 x 36 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.
Black-and-white drawing of the artist's niece smiling wide. She wears a butterfly pattern on her shirt. The background is full with cartoon eyes and teeth.
Victoria "thirteenvic" DelValle. Second Smile, 2023. Charcoal on paper, 19 x 22 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.