Director's Works
Amanda Valle (b. 1984, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, installation, video, and, most recently, sculptural works in glass and porcelain. Raised as the only daughter of a single mother, she spent much of her youth at home, drawing and painting the vibrant imaginary worlds that lived in her mind. After a brief period at the local Art Academy, she moved to the United States, where she continued to develop her artistic language across various media.
Her short film, Back in the Island, has been selected by more than 20 international festivals, earning awards such as Best Generation at the Berlin Commercial Festival, Best Photography at the Le Femme Filmmakers Festival (UK), and Best Dominican Documentary, both in her home country and at the Milan Fashion Film Festival.
Valle’s exhibitions include Art Basel Miami (2017, 2021, 2022), Salone del Mobile in Milan at Nilufar Gallery (2018), group and solo shows at Molin Corvo Gallery in Paris (2020, 2022, 2023), collateral events at the Venice Biennale (2022), and the Women of Diaspora exhibition at the Nader Museum during Art Basel Miami (2022). Her recent work also features a collaboration with Venini for Art Basel Miami (2022) and Shin Gallery in New York (2024).
Between 2024 and 2025, Valle embarked on a reflective pause from painting to navigate profound personal changes. During this period, she focused on writing and developing her second short film, La Soledad No Viene Sola, an intimate, nearly autobiographical exploration of a defining chapter in her childhood.
In the last year, Valle has discovered profound inspiration and affection for Buenos Aires, where she is developing a project to establish an art studio that will serve both as her personal creative space and as an artist residency for others.
She now lives and works between New York and Buenos Aires, continuing to explore themes of memory, belonging, and the fragility of human experience.
My work explores the delicate structures of memory and belonging through painting, installation, video, and sculpture. Growing up in Santo Domingo as the only daughter of a single mother, I spent much of my childhood imagining vibrant inner worlds, which still influence my art today.
I use visual stories and immersive spaces to look at how personal and cultural memories shape who we are and how we feel. Recently, I have focused on sculptural works in glass and porcelain, using fragile materials to express the sensitivity of human experience.
Filmmaking has also become an important aspect of my life. My first short film, Back in the Island, reflects on themes of absence and imagination through personal memories. I am now working on my second short film, La Soledad No Viene Sola, a very personal story about a part of my childhood, created during a time of deep reflection.
