Between 1993 and 1994, I developed In Search of Roots מתוך a need to understand my identity and sense of belonging. My attention turned towards Ecuadorian folk art
Exhibiciones
Recent Paintings and Porcelain | 2026
In this exhibition, Diana Valarezo brings painting and porcelain into dialogue to explore the relationships between nature, matter, and imagination
Across Mountains and Seas in Jingdezhen China | 2025
As part of the autumn art fair programme in Jingdezhen, China, Across Mountains and Seas was a group exhibition presented at the Taoxichuan Qiumo Art Gallery
Imagined Nature | 2023
Play opens up the possibility of other worlds. In Imagined Nature, I construct landscapes that emerge from my sensitive relationship with the natural world and are transformed through imagination
Memory Beings | 2019
From the beginning, my practice has been shaped by an exploration of memory, inner journeys and displacement. Over time, these concerns have expanded into questions of migration, identity and belonging
Imagined Consciousness | 2012 – 2016
The exhibition Imagined Consciousness is a project that began in 2010, when Diana Valarezo (Guayaquil, 1968) left Ecuador and, within a short period of time
Everyday Objects | 2014–2015
This research began with Everyday Objects (2014–2015), a series of high-fired stoneware sculptures, and continued through drawing in Hybrid Objects (2016)
My Space – Ecuadorian Women in Belgium | 2013
My Space is a photographic project bringing together portraits and personal accounts of ten Ecuadorian migrant women living in Belgium.
Brussels Bestiary | 2010–2011
During my first stay in Brussels, between 2010 and 2011, I developed Brussels Bestiary, a series of ink drawings and screen prints that emerged from my experience as a foreigner
Repetitive Structures | 2010
Repetitive Structures emerges from my observation of time, transformation, and repetition. The project takes as its starting point the renovation of the Faidherbe Bridge in Saint-Louis, Senegal.
The Middle Way | 2005
Zhongguó, meaning “the Middle Kingdom” or “central land”, gives rise to the title The Middle Way, an exhibition that explores the encounter between Ecuador and China
Identity Mutations | 2001–2002
En 2002, Identity Mutations – Experimenting the City fue presentada en el Kwang Hwa Information & Cultural Centre, Hong Kong, …
I Demolished, I Reconstructed, 2000
“The structure of thought is changing, as is its very nature. Patterns of thought are becoming less rational. With the collapse of many of the hierarchies of the Modern Era, systems of knowledge have been replaced by multifaceted alternatives
Shadows in Consciousness |1995–1997
Shadows in Consciousness emerged when I moved my studio to my family’s former country house in Pomasqui, a place deeply connected to my relationship with nature and my sense of belonging.
In Search of Roots | 1993–1994
Between 1993 and 1994, I developed In Search of Roots מתוך a need to understand my identity and sense of belonging. My attention turned towards Ecuadorian folk art, national symbols, popular religious practices
Installations at the Former Military Hospital |1991–1992
In late 1991, after graduating from the Faculty of Arts, I moved my studio to Quito’s former Military Hospital, sharing the space with artists Pablo Barriga, Jenny Jaramillo, and Olivia Hidalgo
Abstract Experimentations | 1990–1992
Developed during the early 1990s, the series Abstract Impressions marks an initial exploration of the body, sexuality, and identity through an organic, abstract visual language