Meet the Artist
Valeria Angel is a Colombian-born visual artist based in New York and the Finger Lakes. Her practice spans photography, film, and digital work, rooted in a deep exploration of place. As an award-winning filmmaker, she brings a cinematic sensibility to fine art photography that transforms the spaces they inhabit.
Explore the Practice
Valeria Angel creates visual works that explore memory and place — threads that run through both her life and her art. Her photography often begins with landscapes, moving beyond the picturesque to reveal stories and layers of meaning within place. Through a cinematic and often minimalist lens, she elevates the ordinary and uncovers what might otherwise be overlooked.
Her work reflects the dialogue between self and environment — how a place shapes an individual, and how presence in turn shapes a place. Nature, as one expression of this exchange, becomes both subject and collaborator: a living presence that reminds us of the responsibility to see, honor, and care for the world we share.
Trace the Cinematic Roots
Film has long been a foundation of Valeria Angel’s artistic vision, offering a way to explore stories in motion with rhythm, depth, and perspective. Her award-winning documentary short Crossroads in Jackson Heights captures the vibrancy of the most diverse neighborhood in New York. The film won Best Editing at the Culture and Diversity Film Festival in Los Angeles and was part of the Official Selection at The Queens World Film Festival.
For those interested in viewing the full documentary, a digital download is available here.
Discover more about her filmmaking process and the online community built around this project here.
