The 2024-2025 CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists Exhibition

the air we share The 2024-2025 CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists Exhibition will feature a selection of artworks by Joseph D. Valencia spanning from performance to photography, painting, and installation by the 2024-25 cohort of artists from the California Community Foundation’s Fellowship for Visual Artists (FVA), funded generously by the J. Paul Getty Trust. The fellowship, which offers financial and professional support to mid-career artists in Los Angeles County, seeks to propel the careers of artists who have dedicated themselves to nourishing the cultural vitality of the County by providing the means to further their careers into the next stage. 

“This exhibition showcases the vibrancy of each artist selected for the 2024-25 FVA,” said guest curator Joseph Daniel Valencia. “Rather than imposing a theme on the artists, I met with each of them to understand how this fellowship is supporting their work at this stage in their careers. Some have recently completed major projects, while others are in transition. Together, we selected artworks that reflect their professional paths and current interests—from ancestral knowledge and the politics of representation to placemaking within a shifting urban landscape—each deeply relevant to our contemporary moment.” 

Participating artists include Mercedes Dorame, Gabriela Ruiz, Raymundo Tonatiuh Reynoso, Salvador de la Torre, Bumdog Torres, Genevieve Erin O’Brien, Maria Maea, Ray Anthony Barrett, Felix Quintana, Maryrose Mendoza, and Leslie Foster. 

This exhibition is generously supported by the California Community Foundation and the J. Paul Getty Trust. 

(Image Above) Raymundo Tonatiuh Reynoso, TIRE’D, 2025. Acrylic, screen print, spray paint, toner, resin print, collage, tape, signage on wood panels (11 elements), 68 x 160 in. Image courtesy of the artist.