Cultured Critter Collective

Valerie Gudell, 3D mixed media artist, was born in NYC.  She currently works in Houston, TX, where she creates assemblage art as well as vinyl and clay creatures with unique and sometimes complex personalities.  Her main artistic influences include the Steampunk genre, Asian culture, and street art.  

Online Shop: https://culturedcrittercollective.bigcartel.com/

During the past few years, Valerie has shown her work at the Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA), Irving Arts Center (Irving, TX), ShockBoxx Gallery (Hermosa Beach, CA), CraftBoston, d’Art Center (Norfolk, VA), and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (San Angelo, TX).  She has shown her work locally at the First Saturday Arts Market, Ardest Gallery, Texas Art Asylum, Winter Street Studios, and Art Museum TX.  Her work has been featured in the Houston Press, Culturemap, The Leader, the LA Beat, and the OC Register, among others.  Valerie is currently an artist at Hardy and Nance Studios (Houston, TX).