Bio

VENEZUELA 1998
BASED IN STOCKHOLM SINCE 2020

Valentina Oyon Bruzual is a venezuelan designer and artist whose life is dedicated to the arts. Valentina developed a passion for visual arts early on. She holds a Bachelor’s in Digital Arts & Design from Full Sail University (2018) in the United States.

In 2019, she completed a basics course at Roberto Mata's School of Photography in Caracas, Venezuela. After gaining experience as a designer and nurturing her passion for street photography as a hobby, she took the next step by enrolling in the Master’s in Photography program at Shifta, an institution affiliated with Elisava in Barcelona, which she completed remotely in 2024.

Valentina is known for her unique ability to capture distinctive moments, such as having one of her images published by HarperCollins in The Year Time Stopped, a book documenting life during the 2020 pandemic.

EDUCATION
2023-2024 Online Master in Photography in Design, Shifta (by Elisava)
2019-2020 Basics of Photography Certificate, Roberto Mata’s School of Photography, Venezuela
2016-2018 B.S. in Digital Arts & Design, Full Sail University, USA

PUBLICATIONS
2020 The Year Time Stopped, HarperCollins

AWARDS
2024 Award winner as “The Best Fashion and Beauty Print Designs by DesignRush