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About Jacqueline Valenzuela

Jacqueline Valenzuela is a first-gen Mexican-American artist currently living in Whittier, California. Jacqueline is influenced by the subcultures that are common within her community. This ranged from the underground punk scene in East L.A. to the candied lowriders she saw cruising Whittier Blvd. on Sunday mornings. Eventually, as an adult, she would come to own her own lowrider, a 1975 Cadillac El Dorado. Upon becoming a lowrider owner she became more aware of the lack of representation for women lowriders. Usually within this world women were seen merely as sexual objects to be placed near these beautiful cars.

This is when her work flourished as it began to magnify the important role women lowriders play. By focusing on women lowriders like her self she is able to bring their stories to a wider audience than would otherwise be unaware of women who cruise. Using bold colors, portraiture, and the urban landscape she creates compositions that emphasize femininity in a male-dominated world.